But now, the squad is ready and raring

to go.

Fish has submitted his preliminary lineup—eight players to fill six singles spots—and it contains co-captain Cliff Nguyen in the fourth singles position. The senior missed six of seven Ivy matches with a lingering back injury, but his pivotal win at Brown clinched that match and, for all practical purposes, the Ivy crown.

“I feel pretty healthy—reasonably healthy enough to play,” Nguyen said before he knew of Fish’s lineup, adding that he has been practicing every day.

Also healthy is Martin Wetzel, who has been sidelined for much of the year with a persistent groin injury but is tentatively penciled in the fifth spot for the NCAAs. The junior has played in the last five dual meets though, winning four.

“Every single day now, I feel like I’m making a huge improvement,” Wetzel said several weeks ago, “and my game is there. I’ve got the potential.”

Lingman, Chu, and Riddell will play one, two and three respectively—all three have missed at least one Ivy match for various reasons.

Senior Chris Chiou has missed time as well, in fact, and will fill the seventh spot while freshman Jack Li takes the sixth. Sophomore Brandon Chiu rounds out the group at eight, while senior George Turner—who has gone 8-3 this spring—didn’t make the list.

“Obviously George Turner’s been an integral part of our success this spring,” Fish explained, “but we can only name eight.

“If everybody’s healthy in that group, we probably won’t be able to name him. If we have an injury, we’re happy to have him on that list.”

—Staff writer Rebecca A. Seesel can be reached at seesel@fas.harvard.edu.