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Women's Tennis: Yale's female aces look to serve up an Ivy title this springConsistency from year to year is the key to building championship teams, and is one of the many assets the women's tennis team brings to the court this season. After posting a record of 11-5 overall (4-3 Ivy) last spring, the Elis served up their first spring aces Fri., Feb. 12, against the University of Massachusetts, aided by the return of every player from the '97-'98 season. In a blowout, in which Yale defeated UMass 9-0, the Elis showed they may have just what it will take to steal the Ivy title this season.One of the major focuses of their Ivy championship run will be the doubles matches. "We're focusing on strong doubles, especially the right combination of people," Ashlee Ferlito, CC '01, said. Ferlito is currently playing alongside captain Sara Naison-Phillips, BK '99, in the No. 2 doubles spot, and was part of the fall team which was victorious in each of its four non-Ivy competitions. AlthoughYale has posted its first victory of the season, Massachusetts provided no competition for Yale's rackets. "Harvard will definitely be our best competition," Ferlito added. "They're always in the top 20 in the nation, and we'd like to be right up there with them." Unfortunately, the Bulldogs will have to wait for a while to play their Crimson rivals; the two don't meet until the final competition of the season on Sun., Apr. 25. However, select members of the team will get a taste of the Cantabs this weekend, as Yale kicks off its Ivy spring season at the Princeton Invitational. --Alison Morris
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