Crimson Crushes JV Foes

The Harvard women's junior varsity tennis team opened its 1988 season with a convincing 5-2 victory against the University of New Hampshire.

The outcome of the match was never in question, as the Crimson captured five of the six singles matches. Two of the three doubles matches had to be cancelled because of darkness.

Leading the way for the Crimson was Sharon Kosakowski, who trounced Debbie Rinadi at number-one singles, while Tricia Small dropped a tough 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 decision to Liz Learner at number-two singles.

At number-three singles, Debbie Cohen defeated Kara McKenna, 6-3, 7-5, while Lynn Davenport wasted little time in destroying Tori Wincup, 6-3, 6-1, at the number-four slot.

In number-five singles, Kirsten Dirksen continued the rout with a 6-2, 6-4 blasting of Sarah Tonna. Caroline Barnett crushed Lori Rice in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0, at number-six singles.

"With the exception of Sharon [Kosakowski], we have a completely new group of players," Harvard Coach Mark Wessenlink said. "With all of the work we've putting in with the varsity team, [the JV] put in a lot of work on their own. I'm very happy with the result."

Doubles

In doubles action, Dirksen and Barnett dropped a 6-3, 7-6 match to Rinaldi and Jamie Hyde. Darkness ended any chances of the Crimson sweeping the doubles competition.

"We would have won them anyway," Wessenlik said.

Cross-Country: The JV men's cross-country team had a successful weekend, defeating Penn, Columbia and Andover. The harriers opened up its season on Friday, finishing ahead of the Quakers, 26-29, and the Lions, 15-49.

Harvard swept its weekend schedule with a perfect score against Andover, 15-50. The Crimson, led by first-place finisher Todd Wells, captured the top seven positions of the race.

In the meet against Penn and Columbia, John Oakes paced Harvard with a second place finish, crossing the line at 27:49.8. Craig Woolf finished with a time of 28:08.1, good enough for fourth place. Mike Evans (28:13.8) and Scott Cole (28:14.1) placed sixth and seventh, respectively.

"It was quite a reversal from last year," Harvard Coach Frank Haggerty said. "Last year we were killed in the same race. A lot of the runners will be helpful on the varsity team eventually."

Soccer: Tuesday, the JV soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 shutout of Connecticut. Mike Pinno led the team in scoring with two goals, while goalies Scott Salisbury and Jamie Reilly blanked the Huskies at net.