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Leading 8-4 after three rounds, Wellesley sent up its three top fencers to lead off the final round, needing just one more victory to clinch the match...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Spearwomen Nab Silver in Regionals | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

With the Crimson ahead, 4-0, Harvard's number one Darius Pandole took center court. Throughout the match, Pandole hit some fine reverse corner shots and placed his drop shots where he wanted, smashing the Elis' Thomas Clayton in three straight games, 15-7, 15-10, 15-10 to clinch the Crimson's 11th win of the season...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Men's Squash Clinches Ivy Title | 2/25/1987 | See Source »

...record sell-out crowd of 3000 fans jammed Briggs to watch Duke clinch its fourth consecutive 20-win season by powering past the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Duke Be-Devils Cagers, 98-86 | 2/11/1987 | See Source »

...Crimson(now 7-0 overall, 5-0 Ivies) dominated the meet from start to finish, taking a close first race--the 200-yd. medley relay--and never looking back. The squad now needs only two more victories to clinch its second straight Ivy League championship...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: To Sink Or Swim: Question Answered at Princeton | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

However, Neuhardt, sophomore Captain Penelope Papailias and sophomore Kristina Perkin all came through with victories to increase the Harvard lead to three, 8-5. After freshman Michelle Kosch was edged 5-3, Papailias blanked her next foe, 5-0, to clinch the win for Harvard...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue, | Title: Foilers Outduel Wellesley, 9-7 | 2/5/1987 | See Source »

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