Freshman Mary Greenhill, playing in her first varsity match, lost the first game to Robin Silver. But the freshman showed a lot of maturity, rallying to win the next three games. It was fitting that the freshman won on her 19th birthday.

Brooke Bailey, also a freshman, followed suit. Bailey dropped the first game to Louise Davis, but rallied to capture the next three games.

Harvard's other freshman, Carrie Cunningham, is out with an injury.

All three will play vital roles for the Crimson this year and in the future. Each one is steadily moving up the ladder.

"I think that we were all a little nervous," Greenhill said. "It wasn't until after the first game that I started to relax. I was really nervous playing my first college match. It was very exciting playing on my birthday."

"I was really proud of the freshmen," Harvard's Mary Cist said. "By February, they are going to be incredible players. Their performances showed how strong they will be in February."

Sophomore Daphne Onderdonk wasted little time in destroying Ann Nicholson in straight games.

Cist had one of the two five-game matches. After a see-saw battle with Slyvia Price for the first four games, Cist turned her game up a notch to defeat Price in the deciding game.

Louise Zonis and Martha Berkman, both of whom have converted from tennis to squash, enjoyed success in their first varsity matches for the Crimson. Zonis and Berkman both cruised to 3-0 victories over their opponents.

"The match gave us a good perpesctive on where we have to go," Cist said. "We were happy with what we did. Trinity does have a strong team."

Harvard's biggest matches will come against Princeton and Yale in February. Princeton is the favorite pick of many experts.

But the Crimson has a strong tradition of making experts look like fools.