Tri-Captains Jenny Holleran and Sheila Morrissey are the only members of the team to be seeded. Holleran will be playing at number five, while Morrissey is eight on the intercollegiate ladder. They are the number-one and two players on the Harvard team.
The number-three and four Crimson players, sophomore Stephanie Clark and junior Hope Nichols, are not seeded, since only the top twenty collegiate players are ranked.
Although Harvard's Diana Edge won the tournament last year to become the intercollegiate champion, Coach Steve Piltch isn't expecting any of the Crimson to take home a first place trophy this year.
"I think they'll all work hard and play well, but I can't say I'm expecting any of them to get [first place]," Piltch said.
The favorite to win the tournament is Princeton's Demer Holleran--sister of Harvard's Holleran--and the Tigers' freshman standout Berkley Belknap. The Tigers are the only team to beat Harvard (7-1) this season.
Tennis Update: The 24th-ranked Harvard women's tennis team will take on eight-ranked Kentucky in the first round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Conference Association in Wisconsin this weekend. During the fall season, Kentucky's players garnered the most match points at the Harvard Invitational individual tournament.
"I wouldn't want to play them in a match in Cambridge this spring," Kentucky Coach John Dinneen said after the Harvard Invitational.
Harvard can improve in the rankings with a good performance in the tournament, which includes about five of the top 20 teams in the country.
Quote of the Week: "A lot of people say to me, 'Hey, I bet that's a lot of fun to play in the SEC.' But I've thought about writing a letter. 'Dear Coach, I'd like in every way possible to get you out of this league. If you want to put my name down for a recommendation, you don't even need to call me.'"--Mississippi women's basketball Coach Van Chancellor, referring to six of the SEC teams being ranked in the top 20.
Runner-up: "He's over here now--he's an Afro-American now, not an African. I'm going to get on him and give him all the grief I give the American kids."--Georgetown men's basketball Coach John Thompson, referring to 7-fit., 3-in. Dikembe Matembe.