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Netwomen's Tale: East Meets West

Women's Tennis

With a shoulder injury sidelining Harvard Co-Captain Kristin Bland, the Crimson has had to juggle its lineup. The senior played number-one singles last year. Freshman Kim Cooper is also on the injured list with a shoulder injury.

But the netwomen have three new doubles teams with Bland out. Sophomores Jamie Henikoff and Amy deLone are playing at number one, Mulvehal and Dragomirescu at two, and Jennifer Minkus and Jacki Farrell at three.

"We're strong all the way down," Mulvehal said. "We're still working with the new doubles teams. It takes a few matches to get a new team clicking together."

"We have a lot of depth," Dragomirescu said. "We're pretty equal up and down the lineup."

Before Bland's injury, she and Henikoff were ranked 19th in the country in doubles. The duo finished the fall season with an 8-5 record.

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Together Again

At second doubles, Mulvehal and Dragomirescu are back together again. Two years ago, they teamed up at third doubles. Last year, Dragomirescu played with deLone, compiling a 20-8 record at second doubles.

Dragomirescu played at number-six and seven singles for the Crimson last spring, but the junior has made many improvements in her game. After playing number three during the fall, she has now moved up to number one. Last summer, Dragomirescu was a finalist in the National Amateur Championships.

DeLone is playing number-two singles for the Crimson, hoping to improve on her 16-6 record last year at number five. The sophomore won the Coach:  Ed Krass Captains:  Kristin Bland, Kathy Mulvehal Last Year:  (20-8, 7-0) 1989 Record:  (2-5) Home Meets:  Beren Tennis Center The Schedule

March Sat, 25  at Univ. of San Diego  10:00 a.m. Mon, 27  at U.S. International  1:30 p.m. Tue, 28  at San Diego State  2:00 p.m. Wed, 29  at UCLA  3:00 p.m. Thu, 30  at Pepperdine  1:30 p.m. Fri, 31  at Cal. State-Long Beach  2:00 p.m.

April Fri, 7  at Pennsylvania  2:00 p.m. Sat, 8  at Columbia  1:00 p.m. Fri, 21  at Yale 2:00 p.m. Sat, 22  at Brown  1:00 p.m. Wed, 26  at Dartmouth  2:00 p.m. Fri, 28  SYRACUSE  2:00 p.m. Sat, 29  CORNELL  12:00 p.m.

May Wed, 3   PRINCETON  2:00 p.m. National Amatuer singles championship in Augustby defeating Princeton's Diana Gardner, thetop-ranked player in the east.

Henikoff, who is playing at number-threesingles, went undefeated last year in Ivy singlesand doubles matches. She teamed up with Bland towin the 1988 ITCA Eastern Regional Rolex Doublestournament. Henikoff posted a 6-7 singles recordand an 8-5 doubles mark last fall.

At number-four singles is Jacki Farrell, whowon the New England Women's Open last June with aconvincing win over Princeton's Gardner.

Mulvehal, who competed in the numbers four tosix slots, finished with a 27-7 singles mark lastyear. She has never lost an individual Ivy singlesmatch during her four-year career at Harvard. Shefinished 7-0 last year.

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