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Women's Tennis Travels to Harvard for Ivy League Opener
3/30/2023 12:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
A challenging non-conference slate has the Big Green prepared for the rigors of conference play
HANOVER, N.H. — With non-conference action behind them, the Dartmouth women's tennis team visits Harvard on Saturday, April 1 for the first Ivy League match of the season. The Big Green are looking for their first win over the Crimson since 2016.
The season started on a high note as Dartmouth upended St. John's, 5-2, at home to avenge last year's early-season 6-1 loss. A dominant win over Merrimack preceded losses to Boston College and Maryland leading into the ECAC Championship, which was held at Alexis Boss Tennis Center. The Big Green challenged three-time defending Ivy League champion Princeton in a match that came down to the final point in the opening day's 4-3 decision. A 4-1 win over Cornell furthered Dartmouth's momentum, but a five-match losing streak, including tough tests like a road date with No. 42 USC, persisted until the end of the team's California trip. A 6-1 neutral site win over Arkansas Tech marked the end of non-conference action.
CO-CAPTAINS LEADING THE WAY
Seniors Emily Zhou and Ashley Hess, both serving as captains, have been catalysts for the Big Green in singles. Zhou holds a team-best 7-3 record, having seen action on Courts 3, 5 and 6. Hess is a fixture at the No. 2 position and has a 6-4 record, including wins in each of her last two matches. Zhou and Lexi Dewire are 8-1 on the season and winners of their last seven matches in doubles.
AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE
Four Ivy League teams appear in the most recent iteration of the ITA rankings: Princeton (52), Brown (65) and Harvard (69). Princeton has the fourth-ranked singles player in the nation, Daria Frayman, and the 25th ranked doubles pairing in Frayman and Grace Joyce. Columbia, Penn. Brown, Princeton and Harvard each have winning records heading into the weekend. Columbia and Cornell already met on Saturday, March 25 with the Lions claiming a 5-2 victory.
LOOKING AHEAD
Following the trip to Harvard, the Big Green return home to face Brown on Friday, April 7. It's one of three home conference matches for Dartmouth as Princeton (Saturday, April 22) and Penn (Sunday, April 23) are set to visit Hanover for the final matches of the regular season.
The season started on a high note as Dartmouth upended St. John's, 5-2, at home to avenge last year's early-season 6-1 loss. A dominant win over Merrimack preceded losses to Boston College and Maryland leading into the ECAC Championship, which was held at Alexis Boss Tennis Center. The Big Green challenged three-time defending Ivy League champion Princeton in a match that came down to the final point in the opening day's 4-3 decision. A 4-1 win over Cornell furthered Dartmouth's momentum, but a five-match losing streak, including tough tests like a road date with No. 42 USC, persisted until the end of the team's California trip. A 6-1 neutral site win over Arkansas Tech marked the end of non-conference action.
CO-CAPTAINS LEADING THE WAY
Seniors Emily Zhou and Ashley Hess, both serving as captains, have been catalysts for the Big Green in singles. Zhou holds a team-best 7-3 record, having seen action on Courts 3, 5 and 6. Hess is a fixture at the No. 2 position and has a 6-4 record, including wins in each of her last two matches. Zhou and Lexi Dewire are 8-1 on the season and winners of their last seven matches in doubles.
AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE
Four Ivy League teams appear in the most recent iteration of the ITA rankings: Princeton (52), Brown (65) and Harvard (69). Princeton has the fourth-ranked singles player in the nation, Daria Frayman, and the 25th ranked doubles pairing in Frayman and Grace Joyce. Columbia, Penn. Brown, Princeton and Harvard each have winning records heading into the weekend. Columbia and Cornell already met on Saturday, March 25 with the Lions claiming a 5-2 victory.
LOOKING AHEAD
Following the trip to Harvard, the Big Green return home to face Brown on Friday, April 7. It's one of three home conference matches for Dartmouth as Princeton (Saturday, April 22) and Penn (Sunday, April 23) are set to visit Hanover for the final matches of the regular season.
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