Sophomore Courtney Bergman is most affected. While the team tournament lasts until May 18—and could end for Harvard as early as tomorrow—Bergman must stay even later for the NCAA individual tournament. She will be taking all of her finals in Florida.

“I don’t even know what I’m going to do,” Bergman said. “It’s like I’m going to start going to school there. It’s crazy.”

Coaches and Awards

The opponent is Stanford, and the setting is Florida, but neither is unfamiliar to Harvard’s assistant coaches.

Volunteer assistant coach Ania Bleszynski, graduated from Stanford in 1998, where she was a four-time All-American, and an individual finalist. She is currently a Kirkland House tutor seeking a ph.D. in physics at Harvard.

Assistant coach Stephanie Nickitas was a six-time All-American at Florida. During her career from 1995 to 1999, the Gators made the team finals four times and won two national titles. Stanford was the spoiler in both championship defeats, including the last match of her career.

On the awards front, both team and ITA regional honors were handed out to Harvard players in recent days.

Bergman was named the East Regional’s Player to Watch, Bajin won the Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, and Graham was named Regional Coach of the Year.

Bajin and freshman Lyly Cao Minh were named the team’s most improved players. Bajin went undefeated this year after missing almost all of last season due to injury. Minh has worked herself into the starting lineup for NCAAs.

Bergman and sophomore Susanna Lingman were named next year’s captains. Bergman and Lingman make up Harvard’s No. 1 doubles team and play at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.

—Staff writer David R. De Remer can be reached at remer@fas.harvard.edu.