Racquetwomen Mean Busines; Face Tufts in Today's Opener

With a motto like "tough in the corners, but definitely off the wall," it is difficult to see anything but success for the women's squash team this season.

The squad has lost only one player to graduation. However, gifted all-around athlete-Sarah Mleczko--last year's number two player--has decided to take a rest from competitive sports, and her sneakers will be hard to fill.

High Expectations

Paul Moses has high expectations for the team in his second year as coach. "We took a couple of people by surprise last year, especially Yale. But we have to get Princeton this year--they're the team to beat."

The racquetwomen, led by captain Jenny Stone, open their campaign with home matches against Tufts today and Bowdoin Saturday. Their first stiff test is against Brown December 9. The Crimson edged out Brown, 4-3, last season en route to an overall 9-2 won-lost record.

Becky Tung, who is ranked number one on the squad, said the team's real aim is to establish itself and to prove that last year's performance "wasn't just lucky."

Freshman standouts Cynthia Stanton and Courtney Stimpson hold down the number two and three spots, respectively. Player-manager Nell Foreman, a junior transfer from Smith, follows in the fourth position.

Blood Drive

"We were really good last year, but we have some new blood and we're going to be even better this year," team member Ellie Cunningham said yesterday.

Although there are no seniors on women's squash this year, Moses feels the team will perform well under pressure. "The emphasis is on mental toughness," he said while sending another racquet-woman to do windsprints. The racquet-wielder groaned, but ran.

A Hemenway Gym onlooker observed, "Paul probably has them playing chess at night."

Look out, Princeton.