Jack and George Polsky have nick-named themselves the dynamic duo.

Jack and George are from New York. Jack was the co-captain of the 1987-88 men's squash team, while George reached number-seven on the ladder.

Jack, three years older than George, came to Harvard first. "I chose Harvard because of its academics and reputation," Jack says. "I also like the squash program."

George had different reasons for picking Harvard. "I had to even out the score," George says, referring to the fact that they already had two brothers at Yale. "Neither Jack nor my other brothers tried to push me either way. They let me decide where I wanted to go."

"[Harvard and Yale] are pretty equal in a lot of things," he continues, "but I really like the Harvard squash team and the fact my brother was going to be co-captain was appealing to me."

Both brothers got their start in squash by watching their father play at the Harvard Club of New York, where they took lessons.

Ironically, both Jack and George started playing squash in second grade.

"We've never had to compete against each other since we were three years apart," George says.

"We did play once in a qualifying tournament," Jack corrects. "I won the match, but it wasn't a very serious match."

"He didn't want it to get serious, so he never let it get too close," George says.

In George, Jack sees a mirror image of himself. Through George, Jack can retrace his career at Harvard.

"It's awesome having a brother here," Jack says. "It's fun to watch him go through what I went through."

"But not make the same mistakes," George interrupts.

"And I watch him make the same mistakes," Jack insists. "I hope I made his year a little bit easier."

For George, having an older brother has enabled him to adjust more readily to his new environment.