Harvard would go on to defeat Tulane 4-2 with contributions from all courts, but Lingman’s play on the day was nothing short of spectacular.
“It was a superb performance,” said Crimson coach David Fish ’72, “and I thought that it was the quintessential Lingman game.”
And though the “quintessential Lingman game” has been only sporadically present this year, the California native has compiled a 30-8 record in singles—16-6 in spring dual matches—both testaments to his sheer talent.
But he had that game on Sunday.
“Certainly, it was the Lingman of old,” declared junior Jonathan Chu, adding that “his intensity is just electrifying.”
“We had a feeling that this was starting to come,” Fish explained. “David’s a pretty cool customer, so I thought that the importance of the event would be more likely to bring out his best.”
It did, and for that, David Lingman is our Athlete of the Week.
And for his modest admission that “it was a good match,” Lingman should also take home Understatement of the Year honors.