Netwomen Blank Cornell, 9-0

Beren Tennis Center, home of the Harvard women's tennis team, has rarely been visited by the Crimson netwomen this season.

Since Harvard's two previous home matches were both moved to the indoor Palmer Dixon courts, the team had yet to host a match at Beren--until yesterday afternoon, that is.

And the way Harvard played against Cornell, the netwomen probably will never want to leave Beren again.

Harvard swept the Big Red, 9-0, to increase its consecutive-match winning streak to eight and improve its unbeaten Ivy League record to 6-0 (11-5 overall).

The match, which lasted less than three hours, was the Crimson's second shutout of the year. (The squad blanked Syracuse, 9-0, on April 17.)

Even more impressive was the fact that Cornell did not capture a single set from the defending Ivy League champions. All of the Crimson's victories came in straight sets.

"I'm not surprised by the results," Harvard Coach Ed Krass said. "I could sense the team was really ready for today."

Harvard Captain Robin Boss led a Crimson team that has not lost an Ivy League match since 1983. Boss, who easily deafeated Jana Klein, 6-0, 6-0, had one of her best singles matches of the year. Her backhand winners and lightning-quick serves, along with some beautifully-placed drop shots, tired out the slower Klein.

"In the singles match, I was under control," Boss said. "I had a mental edge. Singles is very different mentally than doubles."

Even though Boss, along with partner Kristin Bland, defeated the Cornell duo of Carloyn Savage and Anne Meinig, 7-6, 6-1, her singles play definitely overshadowed her somewhat inconsistent play in doubles.

Junior Cyndy Austrian also had a stellar performance, defeating Meinig, 6-3, 6-2, in her singles match. Austrian, an emotional player, won the match on an excellent backhand winner.

The Tigers

With its victory, the Crimson will now set its sights to Wednesday, when the squad hosts Princeton. The Tigers, the only other unbeaten team in the Ancient Eight, will try to deny Harvard from earning its fifth straight Ivy League title.

The Tigers, who finished behind first-place Harvard last year, have not won an Ivy League title since 1983.

Women's Tennis 9, Cornell 0 at Beren Tennis Center

1st singles: Vigna, H, def. Savage, C, 6-2, 6-4; 2nd singles: Boss, H, def. Klien, C, 6-0, 6-0; 3rd singles: Bland, H, def. Prins, C, 6-3, 6-2; 4th singles: Austrian, H, def. Meinig, C, 6-3, 6-2; 5th singles: Dragomirescu, H, def. Demsey, C, 6-3, 6-3; 6th singles: Mulvehal, H, def. McPeak, C, 6-3, 6-0; 1st doubles: Boss and Bland, H, def. Savage and Meinig, C, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1; 2nd doubles: Vigna and Austrian, H, def. McPeak and Levine, C, 7-5, 6-4; 3rd doubles: Dragomirescu and Mulvehal, H, def. Klien and Prins, C, 6-4, 6-1

Harvard: 11-5 (6-0 Ivy)

Cornell: 3-9 (0-6 Ivy)