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Anyone else notice how close every match has been in the Ivies this year on the men's side? Literally almost every match has been 4-3 and many have been decided by 7-6 in the 3rd set. Shows how competitive the league has gotten.
Also, two teams with new coaches made big jumps this year. Dartmouth went from 2-5 last year to 4-2 as of now this year and was very close to beating Ivy Champs Cornell (came down to 7-6 in the 3rd at 5 singles) and Princeton (came down to a 3rd set at 4). Quite an improvement over last year. Cornell also showed an improvement from 2nd the last to years to the clear favorites this year. They've won every match 4-3 and squeaked out quite a few of them. Very mentally tough team, although they are losing 4/6 starters next year.
Also, two teams with new coaches made big jumps this year. Dartmouth went from 2-5 last year to 4-2 as of now this year and was very close to beating Ivy Champs Cornell (came down to 7-6 in the 3rd at 5 singles) and Princeton (came down to a 3rd set at 4). Quite an improvement over last year. Cornell also showed an improvement from 2nd the last to years to the clear favorites this year. They've won every match 4-3 and squeaked out quite a few of them. Very mentally tough team, although they are losing 4/6 starters next year.