women's tennis
Doubles Partners Earn Wins in 2 Ivy Losses for Women’s Tennis
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“I want to see a little bit more heart, a little bit more grit and the love of being out there. I hope to see people rise to the occasion and handle their nerves.”
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens_tennis/page/2/)
“I want to see a little bit more heart, a little bit more grit and the love of being out there. I hope to see people rise to the occasion and handle their nerves.”
“I have so many memories of van rides and clinching points that I’ll never forget.”
“Our coaches always say, ‘We want to peak starting from our first Ivy match’.”
For the first time in program history, Cornell has clinched the regular season title.
With a statement win against Harvard, Cornell heads into the final weekend of Ivy play in a tight race for the title.
“It was a really sad ending to the weekend, so I think that knowing that we don’t want to feel like that for the rest of the season, we are going to go into practice this week and the matches this weekend feeling that we have nothing to lose.”
“Everybody took care of their business and played really solid, so I think that should translate well heading into our first Ivy match on Saturday.”
“I think that now we are really confident about the rest of the year.”
In important matches against its Ancient Eight rivals this weekend, the Red tennis teams saw mixed results. The men’s team (12-5, 3-2 Ivy) remained perfect at home, beating Yale 6-1 on Friday and defeating Brown, 5-2, on Saturday. The women’s team, facing the same opponents on the road, dropped both matches, losing 7-0 in both outings.
As the weather gets nicer, the opponents get tougher and the games become more consequential for the Cornell men’s and women’s tennis teams. After suffering losses to Harvard in their last outing, both the men’s and women’s teams look to return to their winning ways this weekend, in games against Ivy League foes, Yale and Brown.
The men’s team (10-5, 1-2 Ivy) was edged out by Harvard, 4-3, on Saturday. The loss reflected the team’s recent underwhelming play, having also lost to Columbia before its match against the Crimson. The Red, which previously held a six-game win streak over Spring Break, currently possesses a losing record, 1-2, against Ancient Eight rivals.