They’ve played in Wimbledon, Flushing Meadows, Roland Garros, and in Melboune, and today, they played at Harvard University.
With a combined 18 Grand Slam titles, tennis legends Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe appeared at the Staples Champion Cup Pro-Am yesterday at the Murr Center.
The Pro-Am is hosted annually to raise money for Tenacity, a program that aids at-risk Boston youth by teaching life skills through involvement with tennis. According to tournament organizer and four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier, the tournament and accompanying dinner will raise “in the $100,000 range” for Tenacity. Courier founded the tournament in 2005.
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Aside from last weekend’s upset win by the men’s lacrosse team over No. 6 Princeton, it has been the Harvard women who have been making headlines lately. Dominating the Ivy League in a pair of sports are three Crimson ladies, who have taken home some of the highest honors the Ancient Eight has to offer this week.
Freshman standouts Jennifer VanderMeulen and Katie Sylvan were unanimously voted as Ivy League Rookie of the Year in lacrosse and golf, respectively, and each garnered first-team All Ivy honors. Sylvan’s teammate, sophomore Christine Cho, earned second-team All Ivy honors but took home the title of Ivy League Player of the Year based on her performance throughout the season.
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The Harvard women’s lacrosse team was well represented when the Ivy League released its season awards Tuesday afternoon.
Three Crimson players were honored with All-Ivy selections, and freshman Jennifer VanderMeulen was unanimously selected as Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
VanderMeulen also earned a spot on the first-team All-Ivy squad after finishing the regular season as the conference’s leading scorer.
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Everyone knows Harvard students are pros at hitting the books, but few are aware that the students can be just as good at hitting each other.
Tonight, the Harvard Boxing Club will put its talent on display at its second annual Exhibition Night. The event is free to the public and will take place from 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at the Quad Recreational Center.
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For many Ivy League teams, the end is near (or already here). This weekend wraps up the regular season for baseball, softball, and men’s lacrosse, while women’s lacrosse and golf crowned their league champions last weekend.
Penn won its first-ever Ancient Eight title in women’s golf to go with its fourth-straight conference crown in women’s lacrosse, and Columbia outplayed the field at Baltusrol to take home its third-consecutive men’s golf title.
That wacky New England weather means that there are still plenty of games to be played on the diamonds before this weekend’s home-and-home series between travel partners, but the picture in men’s lacrosse is even murkier, with five teams competing for three open spots in the tournament.
Ready for the madness? Let’s take a look around the Ivies.
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