This convinced Petrovic that something had to be done about the state of women's tennis at Harvard.

When Petrovic was elected captain of the club last January, she had two main priorities to focus on in the beginning: securing an official court time for weekly practices and increasing club membership.

"In terms of court time, after months of persistent effort, I was able to convince the athletic administration to grant us weekly Sunday afternoon practice time on courts reserved exclusively for club use," Petrovic said.

And this practice time is not rigid. Players are given the flexibility to come and go as they please. Petrovic points out that while many athletes choose to practice as their schedule permits, many women faithfully attend practice every week and compete in all the club's matches.

Petrovic and sophomore Brook Wilkinson both cite the organization as an excellent way for student-athletes to compete, especially since the schedule is adaptable to basically anyone's time commitments.

"Practices aren't mandatory, so it easily fits in to your schedule," Wilkinson said. "People practice whenever they have the chance."

After securing the practice schedule, it was only a matter of time before Petrovic secured a number of players to attend those weekly practice slots.