Racquetwomen Shut Out Wesleyan, 7-0

To no one's surprise, the Harvard women's squash team humiliated an inexperienced Wesleyan squad, 7-0, in the Crimson's home opener Saturday at Hemenway Gym.

The racquetwomen, dominating throughout, did not lose a single game on the afternoon.

Coming to Grips

In the first position, freshman Lisa Harrison, using new forehand and backhand grips, swept her match, 15-10, 15-9, 15-11.

Crimson coach Jack Barnaby said he recommended the change early last week. "There's a certain level of player Lisa will not be able to beat consistenly without a new grip," he said.

In the second slot, freshman Jackie Corrigan overcame some initial hitters to crush her opponent, 15-10, 15-4, 15-5.

Harrison and Corrigan took over the first two slots because of the absence of Becky Tung and Margo McGlade, who were competing--with little success, it turned out--at the Princeton Invitational Saturday.

After outlasting Tracey Ball of Yale (18-17, 15-11, 10-15, 15-12) in the tournament's opening round, Tung fell to Penn State's Gail Ramsey, the eventual winner, 15-0, 15-7, 15-8. McGlade dropped her opener to Princeton's Kris Kinney, 15-11, 15-9, 15-11.

Against Wesleyan Saturday, Harvard's Courtney Stimpson was "thrown off a little" when her opponent's racquet hit her in the head. But, playing a finesse game, she recovered quickly to grab a victory in the third position, 15-10, 15-7, 18-16.

Captain Jenny Stone was not very hardpressed at number four, defeating her inexperienced freshman opponent, 15-3, 15-4, 15-9.

Ellie Cunningham, at fifth position, used corner shots "for the first time in my life" to take her match, 15-9, 15-11, 15-2.

Cunningham, who had expected an easy win, called the Wesleyan match "a good time to work on not making mistakes."

Libby Pierpont and Sarah Mlezcko completed the sweep by downing their opponents, 15-10, 15-8, 15-6, and 15-3, 15-8, 15-9, respectively.

Harvard looked impressive, but as Stone said, "The real schedule begings Tuesday at Brown."

Harvard, which has now dominated two matches without the services of its top two players, relies on its depth, but Barnaby seemed most pleased with the squad's consistency.

Quoting Casey Stengel, he quipped, "They done good."