Title grabber

Oct. 15, 1978--Harvard racquetwomen make Massachusetts tennis history by triumphing in both the singles and doubles categories on their way to securing the state title.

Crimson freshman Betsy Richmond beat out teammate Martha Roberts in the singles division while Meg Meyer and Katie Ditzler topped the doubles.

Richmond's victory made her the first Radcliffe state singles champion ever, and her emergence the next week as New England's number one collegiate female tennis player marked another distinction in Harvard tennis history.

MORE SPORTS HIGHS AND LOWS

Feb. 2, 1979--The women's track teem cops the Greater Boston Championships crown.

Feb. 4, 1979--The Harvard men's squash team starts on its lost week, dropping a 6-3 contest to Princeton. Seven days later the men would lose to Penn by an identical score.

Feb. 4, 1979--The women's squash team finishes third out of 20 teams in the Howe Cup tournament. The losses to Princeton and Yale snap Harvard's undefeated record.

Feb. 10-11, 1979--The women's swim team strokes to a fine fourth-place finish at the Ivy Championships. Freshman diving ace Pam Stone takes first from one meter and second off the high board.

Feb. 11, 1979--The women's fencing team rides a rollercoaster season to a low, dropping a 15-1 bout with Cornell.

Feb. 24, 1979--Controversy about the officiating surrounds a thrilling 17-10 Harvardmen's fencing win over Yale.

Feb. 24-25, 1979--Riding high into the Ivy League Tournament, the women's hockey team drops a pair of contests for a disappointing finish.

March 4, 1979--The women's track team stuns powerful Princeton, edging the Tigers by two points to take the Big Three title.

April 28, 1979--Despite only club-status funding, the Harvard volleyball team upends Northeastern to take the New England crown.

April 30, 1979--The slumping Harvard linksters coast to victory in the Greater Boston Championships.