"We have a lot of depth," Miller said. "Our top four and five players have a lot of experience. We're all fairly close in ability."

"Our goals are to continue to work as hard as we can," Harvard Coach Steve Piltch said. "and let each match take care of itself. It should be a real competitive season. Princeton, Yale and Penn are stronger than last season."

"I feel we have a bunch of great women," Piltch said. "Diana and Lucy are not only good players, but they are also good leaders."

"Our underclassmen have been through it before," the second-year coach said. "Many of them played in the top six last year, and doing so again this season. We have a couple of freshmen who look like they have real promising careers ahead of them."

Piltch also pointed to the fact that his players from 8-12 are all pretty much even. Grace Sheffield, Mary Cist, Lynn Swett, and Sarah Bayliss will vary up and down the line-up during the rest of the season.

Harvard is also looking forward to return of Liz Reynolds and Emily Knowlton next semester, both of whom took off the fall semester.

"I'm really excited about this team," Piltch said. "We have some fine squash players, a real great group of people. I'm looking forward to the season."