The Crimson current winning streak is not the only big one the squad has enjoyed. The 1962-'66 squad won 47 straight matches before losing a 5-4 decision to Princeton.

"We have a good deep team," sophomore John Bernheimer said. "We have a lot of good players. I think we can do it again, if we put in the time and effort. But it is definitely going to be a lot tougher than last year."

"We would like to keep the streak going," Bernheimer said. "It would be great if we could go undefeated again."

The racquemen's toughest matches will come against Princeton, Yale and Franklin & Marshall.

In the first-ever Ivy League squash scrimmage, an exhibition event held at Yale two weeks ago, the host Elis came away victorious. Yale captured the tournament with a stunning 6-3 victory over the Crimson. Harvard finished in second-place with a 5-4 victory over the Tigers.

While Yale's victory was impressive, Harvard was missing Pandole, Bernheimer and Doug Lifford. Lifford is taking the fall semester off.

"Yale handled us pretty easily," Fish said. "We had a couple of guys out, but they played very well. Yale has a very strong team. It should be a very competitive season."

To win its seventh straight Ivy championship, the racquetmen will have to win The Match on The Day at The Gym to keep The Streak alive. When the squad faces Princeton on Febuary 6, next year, it will mark the sixth year since the Crimson last lost. On February 6, 1982 at Hemenway Gymnasuim. Princeton recorded a 5-4 victory over Harvard: since that loss, the Crimson has rolled off 58 straight victories.

Harvard visits Yale on February 27.

"Our toughest competition will come from Yale," Polsky said. "They have a lot of players returning from last year. Princeton and Franklin & Marshall are the next teams. They're all excitied about beating us, because every win win adds to the record."

Fish pointed to former Crimson Captain Dinny Adams '66 as putting the winning streak in perspective. Adams said, "I don't happen to think that it is the end of the world if the streak is broken. It's okay to lose once every four or five years."