"Jen was a real trooper," Rival said. "I didn't think that she was going to make it. We showed the Ivies what we can do and that was short-handed. We all pulled together and everybody played well."

The Single Life

At first singles, Dragomirescu recorded a straight-set decision over Ho, 6-4, 6-4, while Henikoff rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to win, 7-6. In the second set, Henikoff played more aggressively and used a strong mid-court game to win, 6-2.

After deLone fought off a stubborn challenge from Abrams in the first set, 7-6, the sophomore easily defeated her opponent, 6-2, while Mulvehal continued her career Ivy unbeaten streak with a straight-set decision over Von Kesler, 6-4, 6-2.

"She played a really solid match," Krass said. "She kept the balls deep enough to win. Once again she was mentally stronger than her opponent."

Something to be Rival-led

Rounding out the singles for the Crimson, Rival played a controlled match against Katherine Wanner. The senior dictated play throughout the match en route to a 6-3, 6-4 decision.

"Nikki's becoming a strong player for us," Krass said. "We know that we can count on her down the line."

Harvard's is off this week and its next action will be at a showdown at Yale April 21.

"We're all taking these matches so seriously," Harvard Co-Captain Kathy Mulvehal said. "All of these matches are so important. Yale is probably the biggest match of the season. They defeated William and Mary earlier this season. It should be a tough match."