Women's Tennis
Harvard Women’s Tennis Shines at UMass Minutewomen Invitational
The Harvard women’s tennis team put on a spectacular showing at the UMass Minutewomen Invitational in Amherst, Mass., this past weekend. The Crimson, brimming with poise, swept through its matches, clinching numerous victories across singles and doubles play throughout the three-day tournament.
Harvard Women’s Tennis Kicks Off Season in Style, Shining at Fall Classic
The Harvard women’s tennis team returned to the courts for the first time in the 2024 fall season with an emphatic display at the Harvard Fall Classic. Fresh off an historic 2023-24 campaign, which saw the team achieve 19 victories, a second-place Ivy League finish, and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010, the Crimson appeared determined to carry that momentum into the new season. Over the three-day Harvard Fall Classic tournament, Harvard faced a trio of local rivals—Boston College, Boston University, and Providence—and left no doubt about their potential, notching a string of dominant victories.
Ball in Block's Sights
Freshman Natalie Block takes a forehand shot during a match earlier this year.
Tennis Titans: Harvard Women Outplay UMass in Pre-Ivy Showdown
Returning from a successful 3-0 spring break trip to California, the No. 50 Harvard women’s tennis team (14-2, 0-0 Ivy) defeated the University of Massachusetts (8-6, 0-1 Atlantic 10) 4-1 on Saturday at the Murr Center. The victory in its final non-conference match of the season extended the Crimson's win streak to an astounding 10 games.
Harvard Women’s Tennis Continues Rolling, Wins Two More at Home
The Harvard women's tennis team (10-2, 0-0) kicked off March with impressive home victories against Boston University and Army, displaying dominant results which saw the Crimson down their opponents in two decisive 4-0 victories.
Harvard Women's Tennis Roars Back: Dominant Sweeps and Redemption at 2024 ECAC Championship
Returning to its home courts this weekend for the first time since the season opener, Harvard women’s tennis (8-2) hosted the 2024 ECAC Championship at the Murr Center, hosting Ivy League foes Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. Over the three day tournament, the Crimson fell to Yale, but delivered decisive sweeps against both Cornell and Dartmouth the following days.
Women's tennis against Boston College
Harvard lunges for the overhead shot in a match against Boston College on Nov. 7th, 2021.
Women's tennis vs. Boston College
Harvard women's tennis takes on Boston College on Nov. 7th, 2021
Harvard Women’s Tennis Continues Winning Streak with Back-to-Back Victories in Doubleheader
This weekend, the Crimson women’s tennis team returned home on an extended three-match winning streak, as it prevailed with resilient wins over the DePaul University Blue Demons and the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers in two decisive away match-ups.
After the First Half of the Spring Season, Harvard Women’s Tennis Sits at No. 60 in the Country
Close to the halfway mark of its 2022-23 season, Harvard’s women’s tennis team looks to continue improving. With a 6-5 start already, the Crimson is gearing up for its Ivy League season in April, undeterred by any previous setbacks, and dedicating itself to success.
Lunging for the Ball
Both Crimson players lunge for the ball on November 7, 2021 against Boston College.
Vicious Volley
Sophomore Rachel Arbitman returns a volley against Boston College on November 7, 2021.
Swing into Spring
A Harvard women's tennis player hits a backhand return during a match against Boston College on Nov. 8, 2021. Nearly a year later, the Crimson continued its success against the Eagles, claiming all but one of its singles matches.
Harvard Women's Tennis Wraps Up Fall Season With Strong Performances at Harvard Invitational
In its final competition of the fall season, Harvard’s women’s tennis team faced off against Boston College and Boston University at home for the Harvard Invitational. Throughout the short fall season, the Crimson saw action at the ITA Super Regionals, Brown Quad Invite, and Harvard Fall Classic, with overall positive results. The Harvard Invitational gave players a chance to compete in a dual-match format, the predominant format for the spring season.
Conference Win Streak Comes to Close After Princeton and Penn Defeats
The Harvard women’s tennis team entered the Cordish Family Pavilion and Lenz Tennis Center in Princeton, N.J. ready to fight, quickly securing the doubles point. Despite the team’s initial momentum, the No. 72 Crimson lost each singles match to No. 50 Princeton and finished the overall match 1-4.
Tennis Halloween
Harvard played in the Crimson Halloween Invite from Oct. 29-31 in Cambridge, M.A. This past weekend, the men's and women's teams took on Columbia and Cornell.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Complete Successful Weekend with Wins Over Columbia, Cornell
“One thing that our team has really come a long way in this semester is with our confidence and belief in ourselves,” said first-year Holly Fischer. “So I think that even though we were down, everyone who was playing was fighting so hard and really leaving everything out on the court.”
Women's Tennis Wraps Up Non-Conference Play with Back-to-Back Victories
The No. 71 Crimson is heating up just in time for Ivy League action after it closed out non-conference play with two home wins over the weekend with a close 4-3 victory over the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a dominant 7-0 performance over Hofstra University. Harvard has now won three straight matches and remains a perfect 5-0 at home.
Ready at Net
Senior Rachel Lim goes for a volley during a match against Boston College last November.
Women’s Tennis Suffers Back-to-Back Defeats in Illinois
Harvard fell in two tough matches in Evanston, Ill. over the weekend, with Northwestern delivering a swift 7-0 defeat, and Miami University edging out the Crimson 4-3. The matches bring Harvard’s overall record to 5-4.