Word: racquetmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...racquetmen started well in the fiveman tournament, blowing off a Chicago city team 5-0 in the quarterfinals, after receiving a bye in the first round The Crimson then triumphed over a tough squad from Toronto, 3-2, to earn the honor of facing the Mexicans in the championships...
...incredible depth of the Harvard squad showed as the racquetmen won eight of the nine matches in straight games...
...racquetmen now have four days to prepare for the USSRA five-man championships in Cleveland this weekend. Fish has decided that the depth of the squad will allow him to send two teams to the tournament...
Fish has been drilling the racquetmen individually over the last few weeks, getting on the court and working with each player as much as possible. The team has also been undergoing a rigorous conditioning program. "We've been running a lot, so we will be totally ready for whatever comes down," said Fish. "We don't want to lose for the factor that we could have worked harder," he added...
...Jackson, who has seen little court time due to a succession of minor injuries this season, the most recent of which kept him out of the Penn match. The other four have all been playing good squash and looked particularly strong against the Quakers. If Jackson plays well, the racquetmen look to be a good bet to repeat as champs...