"The doubles have changed," Krass said. "We're going to be relying on [our doubles play] to win some matches."
Although the success of past Crimson teams can't hurt the confidence of this year's squad, the netwomen are not yet ready to make predictions.
"The change is seen in other schools," Mulvehal said. "The competition is getting tougher."
Among the Ivies, Krass said that he expects Princeton and Yale to challenge the Crimson's hopes to repeat.
"We're going to respect everybody one at a time," Krass said.
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That attitude just might add another Ivy title and earn Harvard another trip to the NCAA's.