“I have a lot of confidence in my second serves,” Riddell said. “It gives me more freedom on the first serve.”
Riddell posted an undefeated weekend at No. 2 singles and at No. 1 doubles, where he teamed with sophomore Jonathan Chu, the 2001 Ivy Rookie of the Year.
A total of seven teams participated in the Invitational. Also competing were squads from Princeton, Rutgers and UNLV.
The tournament provided valuable match experience before next week’s ECAC Championships in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The event is the first team competition of the fall season and will pit Harvard against potent squads from Brown and Virginia Tech.
One key for success in the fall’s most important tournament is naturally the Crimson’s health. The team looks to build on its recent success with the return of Lingman, Chiou, Choo and Nguyen in time for ECACs.
—Contributing writer Yiwey Shieh can be reached by email at yshieh@fas.harvard.edu.