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SQUASH--Last spring was the Crimson's dream year. Having lost three of its top four players, Harvard's sophomores came through to whitewash all their opponents, demolish top contender Penn, and clinch the national team title once again...
Entering the final weekend of play, able position. With three games to Harvard found itself in an unenvi-play, the Crimson could clinch the title with a victory over weak Columbia and a split with fast-fading Princeton. Somehow, the roof caved in that weekend, and not only did Harvard lose all three games, it lost badly. With its confidence badly shaken, Harvard (9-5) and Cornell (7-4) agreed to a single-game playoff for the League title. The match was as professional match-up as Soldiers' Field has hosted in years...
Dave Ignacio smashed three hits for three RBI's, Dan DeMichele blasted a home run, and J. C. Nickens hurled a seven-inning two-hitter to clinch the GBL title. But the memorable moments were performed in the stands by a cast that ran from a Harvard alumnus to a Globe reporter...
With the pressure on the Crimson to win one out of two against Princeton to clinch a tie for the Eastern League title. Harvard folded miserably...
...lopsided triumph also kept Harvard undefeated in the Greater Boston Leagne. The Crimson needs only two more victories to clinch its 11th GBL title in 19 years...