"Frank leads by example," Anz says. "Simply by watching what he does is all the inspiration you need as a member of the team. He personifies guts."
At the beginning of the year, Lifford reached the number-one spot on the team. He is currently playing number-two. Huerta is playing sixth or seventh, but the non-recruit has secured his spot on the varsity team.
"Doug has precise control," Huerta says. "He's really deceptive. He's also improved his game with a front-court game. He has a very good three-wall-especially when he hits it off his back foot.
But Lifford admits, "I don't do that anymore."
"[Frank] is the Cinderella of the squash courts," Lifford says. "He uses his speed more as an offensive tool now. He can run down practically anything. Well, everythng except for my three-walls."
Both laugh again. Neither one is fighting the other for top honors as the best player or athlete. They're working together to bring another Ivy and national championship to Cambridge.
It sure seems a long way from their playground days in elementary school.