Men's Tennis
Harvard Men's Tennis' Family Dynasty: Bo and Lane Leschly
Both junior Lane Leschly and sophomore Bo Leschly play varsity tennis at Harvard. Their grandfather, Jan Leschly, played professionally for Denmark. Their father, Mark Leschly ’90, also played for the Crimson.
Stay in Your Lane
Junior Lane Leschly follows through on a backhand for Harvard Men's Tennis, a team he shares with his brother, Bo
Young Talent Leads Way for Tennis at Regionals
Both the men's and women's teams had impressive performances in tournaments over the weekend.
Men's Tennis Has Mixed Results at Dartmouth Invitational
The Crimson treats its fall off-season as practice, however, and is optimistic about future results.
Rally Dialled In
Since the tennis season really gets into high gear in the spring, the Crimson treats the fall as a chance to perfect its play.
Men's and Women's Tennis Open Season on High Note
Coming off two straight weekends of tournaments, both the men’s and women’s teams are looking to maintain their momentum after a hot start to the year. New and old faces on the team had their chance to hit the courts and see how their off-season training translated into in-season performance. And for many, the hard training paid off.
Raqueteering
Despite the weekend loss to Columbia, Harvard men’s tennis still has a chance at the Ancient Eight crown supposing Crimson win and Lions loss next week.
Men’s, Women’s Tennis Split Weekend Matches vs Columbia, Cornell
Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams both went 1-1 over the weekend, with both programs picking up wins versus the Big Red on Saturday before falling to the Lions on Sunday.
Men’s Tennis Starts Ivy Play 2-0, While Women’s Split Weekend
Men's and Women's Tennis both march on with positive performances this season.
Serving out Strong
Both Harvard Men’s and Women’s Tennis dominated the weekend, only dropping one collective loss to the Princeton Tigers.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis: The Season Thus Far
The No. 44 Harvard Men’s Tennis team finds itself in good form entering Ivy League play this weekend at Penn.
Eyes On the Ball
Senior Erica Oosterhout tracks a backhand at the baseline. Oosterhout is playing from the Crimson’s No. 1 singles position this year. She was a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection in singles play last season, a feat that she will aim to match in her final season playing on the Murr Center courts.
Men's Tennis Unable to Muster Comeback in ECAC Final against Penn
Despite a streaking hot start in the ECAC Championships and a series tie against Penn in the final, Harvard failed to win their final match.
Upset Gone Upset
Throughout the Championship, Harvard dominated over its competition. However, despite their best efforts, the Crimson failed to complete the 3-1 comeback against the streaking hot Penn team in the finals.
Mid-Season Recap: Harvard Tennis
As Harvard men’s and women’s tennis teams kick off the latter half of their respective seasons, here is a brief recap of their seasons to date.
Striking with Authority
Senior Andy Zhou is a co-captain on the men's side, alongside classmate Christopher Morrow.
On Tour
Shi began playing tennis at age five and credits his first coach, Mihai Grecu, with his dedication to the game.
Brian Shi Takes Unconventional Path to Harvard Tennis
When he was 14, Brian Shi nearly quit playing tennis. Instead, he stuck with the sport he loved and became the sixth-best recruit in the nation.
Men's, Women's Tennis Conclude Weekend with Commanding Results
Both men's and women's teams had strong performances this past weekend at the Big Green Invite and Harvard Fall Scramble, respectively.
Men's and Women's Tennis To See Tough Competition This Weekend
Splitting up across the Ivy League, both of Harvard’s men and women’s tennis teams will be competing this weekend. The men’s team will be on the road for the Big Green Invite hosted by Dartmouth, and the women’s team will be playing at home, hosting the Harvard Fall Scramble.
Not A Ball Bro
Sophomore Robert Wrzesinski hails from Vilnius, Lithuania and has competed in the Australian Open.
Men's and Women's Tennis Compete at the ITA Northeast Regionals
Both the Harvard men’s and women’s tennis teams saw action this past week at the ITA Northeast Regionals, and both squads had impressive finishes to the tournament. Fellow Ivy League school Princeton hosted the men’s tournament, which welcomed players from schools all around the Northeast, while Yale hosted the women’s side. Both tournaments ran from Oct. 11-16.
Andrew Rueb '95 Continues to Lead and Learn As Men's Tennis Coach
When Dave Fish announced his retirement after 42 years, Harvard lost a coaching legend who immensely shaped the men’s tennis program. However, there was one person who was the obvious choice to be Fish’s successor, and that was Andrew Rueb ‘95. For the past 11 years, he has helped Harvard to 192 victories and four Ivy League Championships as an assistant and associate head coach. Now he looks to continue the program’s tradition of excellence created by his mentor.