“Coming into the tournament we’re looking to extend our season,” he said. “We can look back once it’s over, but we don’t consider it our last tournament but rather one of our final ones."

The women’s team, on the other hand, travels to New Jersey this weekend to face off against the other Ivy teams. Coming off the momentum from its big win at Roar-EE Invitational at Columbia, the Crimson will attempt to secure the title as a sign of its successful season.

“The team has been building up to this point,” said junior Chloe Altchek, “Last week was a great confidence booster.”

Last year, Harvard won every tournament leading up to the Ivy League Championships. In the end, the women lost to Yale.

“We’ve come really close; it’s been sort of frustrating,” Altchek explained. “There’s always some luck involved, but I think we’ve done our very best at increasing our chances this year."

The team, aware of past disappointments, started early with their training and focus regimen.

“We put in a ton of effort starting early in the season in preparation for this,” Altchek said.  “The hours of practice are really starting to show.”

The Crimson will play as a team and individually, which they’ve had success in both this year. Freshman Tiffany Lim has regularly contributed to the team effort and has been recognized individually as one of the top ten freshmen in the country.

Winning three tournaments, the Roar-EE Invitational, and the Yale and Princeton Invitationals, the women are experienced in putting up good numbers and beating their Ivy League rivals.

The Crimson has been consistently dominant among other teams in its league, but it will take focus to get the win this weekend.

“It’s going to take everyone just thinking about our own game and not what’s at stake—putting our head down and focusing,” Altchek said.

The last time Harvard women won the Ivy League was in 2008, a memory in the seniors’ minds.

There is also a solid chance that this won’t be the last tournament for the team either. If the women win the Ivys, they move on to the NCAA championships in May.

The women recognize the importance of this tournament as a culmination of the team’s successful season. With the hopes of a perfect end to a winning season, Harvard will rely on its leadership and young talent.

“The whole season depends on one tournament,” Altchek said. “So we really have to be there for it.”

With momentum on their side, Harvard men and women will tee off against their leagues with the possibility of a sweep.