Women's Waterpolo

The Harvard women's water polo team captured first place at the Brown Tournament in Providence, R.I., over the weekend.

After trailing for part of their opening match of the round robin competition, the aquawomen came back to defeat Brown, 10-7, as Co-Captains Kelley Withy and Catherine Ysrael led the way.

The Crimson (now 7-0) next defeated MIT, 10-5, marking the fourth time this season the squad has topped the Engineers.

Sophomore Leslie Barbi then scored two goals in Harvard's final match of the weekend, leading the Crimson to a 6-1 victory over the University of Rhode Island and giving the squad the first place crown.

The aquawomen next see action this weekend when they host the Harvard Tournament.

Sailing

The Harvard varsity sailing team placed a disappointing ninth in the Friis Cup at Tufts University over the weekend.

The Crimson managed only one first place finish during the competition. In the B divison, Harvard's Peter Wagner and Jeff Kurland accomplished that feat in the ninth race.

Going into the last four races of the day, the Crimson was tied for fifth. But the sailors ran into trouble, and only managed to score 53 points. Cold rain and light variable breezes affected the last day of competition.

In the A divison, Harvard's Gordon Burnes and Petra Schumann racked up 126 points. Burnes finished in 10th place.

In the B divison, Wagner and Kurland combined for 95 points, with Wagner finishing in sixth place. Next weekend, the sailors will travel to Kings Point.

On the other side of the river

The Harvard women's sailing team sailed to a fourth place finish in the Sloop-Shew Cup at Charles River.

In the A divison, Harvard's Jane Fogg and Dana Barron led the Crimson with an impressive five first places. In the B divison, Harvard's Betsy Robinson and Tami Harvey tallied two first places.