Word: squashing
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...third consecutive year, the men’s squash Ivy League Championship came down to a riveting 5-4 decision between Harvard and Princeton. And for those hoping that the home-court advantage would swing the match’s outcome in the Crimson’s favor, the road team triumped for the third straight year as well...
After suffering a decisive, 8-1 defeat to No. 1 Trinity on Saturday, the No. 2 Harvard men’s squash team knew it needed a strong performance against No. 13 Amherst last night to re-energize its quest for the national title...
Trinity’s ascent to the top of college squash has been marked by an influx of international talent—both Harvard rosters, as well as those of other traditional Ivy League powers, have a more balanced ratio between foreign and American players...
Trinity’s overseas recruiting presents Ivy League schools with a competitive recruiting challenge that was once primarily relegated to other sports—getting around the schools’ own high admissions standards. Leong, for example, was rejected by her first choice, Yale, and other squash schools. She went to Trinity as a backup. Other potential recruits, intimidated by the requirements, don’t look at Harvard...
Elsewhere in squash this weekend, the No. 4 Princeton men barely edged No. 3 Yale as Eric Pearson needed five games to pull past the Bulldogs’ Christopher Olsen to clinch it at No. 5. Meanwhile, the Yale women breezed past the Tigers, 7-2. Yale, which had not factored into the Ivy championship mix in past years, has aggressively recruited young talent over the past two years and has gotten remarkable early success from its new players. Yale’s women’s top nine includes six freshmen, and the Yale men’s victories...