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M. Tennis Solid at Tulsa; Jerath Shines for Women

The results from the last weekend do not count towards Harvard's overall team record. However, each match counts towards an individual player's ITA ranking.

"We're starting to come together as a team, with all the new players and doubles combinations," Rich said. "I thought we compete hard all weekend and showed poise on the courts."

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The Crimson will need all that poise and team spirit next week in Princeton for their first big tournament. The ECAC fall championships are taking place Oct. 8-11 at Princeton University.

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The women's team was also in action in its first tournament of the season at Chapel Hill, N.C. in the UNC Invitational. Players were from most of the top 20 schools, including Wake Forest, William and Mary, Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth. Freshman Nivedita Jerath, playing in her first intercollegiate tournament, finished second in the "B" flight, losing the final to Andrea Cowlter of William and Mary 7-6, 1-6, 6-4.

"It was really close, a really tough match," Jerath said. "I wasn't nervous, though, I was goofing around, and I'm always smiling."

The eight women Harvard sent to UNC did well for their first tournament. Sophomore Andrea Magyera was happy for the practice and experience.

"It was a pretty good warmup," Magyera said. "It definitely showed our depth as a young team."

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