M. Squash Aces Penn, Princeton

The Harvard men's squash team--seven-time defending national champions--continued its overwhelming dominance this weekend as it soundly defeated Ivy League foes Penn and Princeton.

Since 1983, Harvard has won the National Championship every year-the only exception being 1990 at the hands of Yale. This is quite a dynasty.

In the first of the two match weekend, Harvard crushed Penn by a cumulative set score of 27-1 on Saturday.

On Sunday, the intensity was stepped up a notch.

"In most sports, such as football, every game is the most crucial," said sophomore No. 3 player Tim Wyant. "In squash, there are only two or three really big ones. Sunday's match against Princeton was one of those."

Harvard prevailed by a score of 6-3. Although this seems quite lopsided, it is actually the closest of any Ivy League match this season for the Crimson.

"Our coach prepared us really well mentally for the match," Wyant said. "It was the most competitive match of the year thus far for us."

In addition to Penn, Harvard blew past both Brown and Cornell 9-0 earlier this season.

Although spectator space was limited, many devout Harvard squash fans made the trek to the University Club of Boston.

"Oftentimes, a squash meet does not attract as many fans, but the support we received was great," Wyant said.

Harvard now looks forward to its next large obstacle--Trinity--this coming Saturday.

"[The Trinity match] could make or break the season for us. They will be the best team we have encountered so far," said senior co-captain Jeff Blumberg.

However, Harvard must first conquer Dartmouth tomorrow. Ultimately, Harvard is preparing for its eighth straight National Championship, which could be achieved at the NISRA Team Championship at the end of this month.