Three Netwomen Compete at Invite

While the majority of the Harvard women's tennis team had the weekend off, three members of the team were denied the chance to relax as they traveled to New Jersey to compete in the Princeton Invitational.

Freshman Ivy Wang teamed up with sophomore Julia Kim for the doubles competition. Wang also participated in singles, as did junior Gina Majmudar.

After losing their first match in three sets to Boston College, Wang and Kim won their next match in straight sets to advance to the semifinals of the consolation round, where they lost a two-set match to Cornell by a 6-2, 6-2 count.

"It was a learning experience for us," Kim said. "We haven't played together very much. It think we both learned a lot."

Wang, playing in one of her first tournaments following an injury early in the fall, put forth an impressive singles performance as well. She won three matches to advance to the semifinals of the 32-competitor field, finally falling to senior Jana Strnadova of Syracuse (6-3, 6-3), the top-seeded player in the tournament.

"I guess for a comeback it was okay," Wang said. "I could have done better. I kind of got psyched out."

Majmudar won two matches to advance to the quarterfinals, before falling to sophomore Nicole Strnadova of Syracuse, the second-seeded player and eventual winner of the singles competition.

Since this wasn't a team competition, it will not count in the team's overall Ivy League standings.

"It felt weird because it was an individual tournament," Kim said. "It was just a different feeling in general."

Kim wasn't originally scheduled to make the trip. She was called upon to fill in for senior team captain Kate Roiter, who was ill and could not compete.

The packed field featured competitors from all eight Ivy League schools as well as participants from eight other schools from Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and New England.