"Probably my finest memories from tennis so far have been just being on the team and with the people--especially on the road trips," Roiter says.

The team side is certainly something Granat has come to appreciate at Harvard, compared to the lack of the team aspect during her youth career.

"In junior tennis, everything is geared towards the individual," Granat says. "Now my own mentality is different--it's more of a team effort, and I'm no longer in it for the glory."

And as members of the team, Roiter and Granat suffer together through the not-so-cheery aspect of the sport--the commitment.

"The unpleasant thing about tennis is the fact that it is a full-year sport and the time commitment is huge," Granat says. "The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas is really our only break."

"I've always had plenty of time to do other things besides tennis," Roiter says. "The hardest part [about tennis] is not being able to participate in the many activities that Harvard offers."

Granat contends that balancing the time constraint of tennis with that of academic demands can sometimes jeopardize one's individual performance.

"When you play in a match, you are rarely performing at your best because of the fatigue from school and practice," Granat says.

Despite the adversity, the two Crimson women always come out on top.

"Our unofficial team motto is `find a way to win,' and I'm sort of the champion of that motto," Granat says.

Coming off a wrist injury which benched her for the winter, Roiter has also found a way to win.

How do they do it?

Harvard education, no doubt.

"Although I feel that I am weaker as a technical player [than in junior league], I am smarter on the court--and this makes me a solid and reliable player for the team," Granat says.

"I've learned from experience playing at Harvard not to look ahead and to focus only on the upcoming match--I can teach this to the freshmen as well," Roiter says.