Louisa Hall will likely have the unenviable task of facing Reta next. The freshman phenom, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has shown poise beyond her years while playing No. 1 in her freshman campaign.

Junior Margaret Elias and sophomore Carlin Wang will play No. 2 and No. 3 against a Quaker team that boasts five top-20 ranked players. In order for Harvard to prevail, the Crimson will need strong performances from its entire lineup.

Against Princeton, Harvard will have to contend with an undoubtedly angry Beaver. A two-time national champion, Beaver is an overpowering presence at the top spot. However, the Tigers as a whole lack of depth of the other elite teams. Consequently, strong performances from positions 4 through 9 will again be key.

Having narrowly missed an opportunity to exorcise the demons of last year's National Championship loss to Trinity on Saturday, the Crimson men (6-1, 3-0 Ivy) will look to erase another tough memory from the 2000 season--the Tigers' clinching of the Ivy League Championship at the Murr Center. In that contest, Princeton's Peter Yik defeated Harvard's Tim Wyant in a memorable marquee matchup.

Wyant and Yik are gone, but the quality of both the rivalry and the play remains very high. Yik's younger brother, David, is now a sophomore and one of the nation's best players. He anchors the Tigers lineup, one that has not lost a dual meet so far this year.

Harvard hopes to change that. Although the team lacks the marquee player it once had in Wyant, co-captains Deepak Abraham and Shondip Ghosh lead a very deep and talented Crimson squad. Among the brightest stories this year has been that of junior Pete Karlen.

Karlen has recently defeated two of the top five players in the country, including a 3-0 blanking of Trinity All-American Lefike Ragontse on Saturday. Although generally not regarded as a superstar player at the start of the season, Karlen is beginning to play like one.