Of course, not all of this beauty has come without a price. This round of eye-popping first-years has also found themselves the brunt of some unfair criticism from some of their closest associates.

“Even if I’m on the tennis court training, there are guys ripping on me,” said Gideon Valkin, a freshman from the fifteen who puts the model back into the model/athlete.

Players from teams that aren’t even in season have been on the receiving end of many a cruel joke, even though they can do little to change their appearance.

“I was definitely verbally harassed by the players, the coaching staff, [and] the strength trainers,” Yada said.

But if history should teach those short-sighted upperclassmen anything, it’s that they should be thanking these brave young men for bringing a little bit more than just sunshine into the hearts of the young women sitting court-side. And to the coaches of these male teams: way to think out of the box. Because if winning isn’t going to increase the size and spirit of the Crimson crowds, the new wanton good looks of the teams certainly have.

—Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu. His column appears on alternate Tuesdays.