Racquetmen Take Opener, 9-0, Over Talented Trinity Squad

The last time the Harvard men's squash team squared off against Trinity, most of the members of this year's Crimson squad were too young to walk.

But in the first meeting in more than 15 years between the two squads yesterday, the racquetmen showed what they had learned, warning away with a 9-0 win. The match, played at Hemenway Gym, was the season opener for both teams.

"It turned out to be a good match," Crimson Coach Dave Fish said afterwards. "They're certainly one of the better teams, so I'm glad we got an opportunity to play them."

The Crimson (1-0), however, had little trouble stopping the highly touted opposition. With the win, the racquetmen showed that they should once again rival Princeton for the nation's top ranking.

Led by freshman Kenton Jernigan, Harvard was extended to a fifth game in only two of the nine matches, and took five of the match-ups in straight sets.

Jernigan were down Trinity's Michael Georgy, 3-1, to win the number one match "He's a hard hitter and he came out really quickly," Jernigan said, referring to his close friend Georgy. "But he eventually were himself down."

Meanwhile, the Crimson's number-two seed, David Boyum, needed all five games to win his match Boyum used quickness and finesse to pose his come-from-behind, 3-2 victory, Fish said.

"I don't think I played particularly well," Boyum said. "But a lot of the time you lend to be shaky in your first match."

In the number three and four positions, George Lemmon and John Dinneen posted 3-1 and 3-2 victories, respectively, for Harvard.

The Crimson cruised to straight set victories in the number five through nine matches. Rich Jackson, Peter Dinneen, Spencer Brog, Jim Lubowitz and David Segal scored the 3-0 wins for the racquetmen.