Word: shachars
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Despite this domination of the field by the Crimson, the most notable win was, according to Ben-Shachar, "five game thriller" in which Bilimoria overpowered Kevin Jernigan, one of the top players in the U.S. Jernigan, a native of California and Harvard graduate, succumbed to Bilimoria's relentless assault in a 17-14 fifth game tie-breaker...
Despite this setback, the Crimson still dominated the field. "We're very satisfied with our performance especially coming right out of exams," Ben-Shachar said...
Although the score was lopsided, Ben-Shachar claimed that the victory was not as easy as it looked. Williams was undefeated going into this contest against Harvard and many of the matches were close. But Harvard once again prevailed, sustaining an untarnished season record...
Although Penn is not as strong as Princeton, Harvard's mentality all season long has been to take one match at a time and to take each opponent seriously. Ben-Shachar reinforces this outlook...
...merely using the Penn match as preparation and we aren't underestimating them," Ben-Shachar said. Yet he knows--along with the rest of the team--where the Crimson's focus lies. He believes that the team can use the Penn game, which is only one day before its decisive competition against Princeton, to its favor...