The team will jetset to the West Coast on Friday, where they will face their toughest competition of the season. Next Saturday, the Crimson will try to defeat U.S. International University, the nation's 24th-rated team, for the first time in its history. The team remains optimistic.

"Something good is going to break on through there," Krass predicted. "This team can do some serious damage."

Does the team feel intimidated playing in the shadow of the nationally seventh-ranked men's tennis team? Rival doesn't think so.

"Since I've been here, we have been the force, and the men have been in our shadow," the co-captain said. "But I'm behind them 100 percent. It shows that an Ivy League school that gives no academic scholarships can compete in the national rankings. That motivates us."

And if Harvard's season progresses better than anticipated, Krass may schedule an extra match for his Kardiac Kids.

"We'll have to challenge the men's team," Krass declared.