"It was so close, it was very disappointing," Tew said. "We would have liked to have both [the regular-season and tournament] titles."

Early Rounds

Harvard defeated Williams, 9-0, in the first round of play and eventual third-place finisher Western Ontario, 5-4, in the semifinals.

The match was played in front of the Tigers' home crowd, which Doyle said might have been a small factor.

"The crowd certainly didn't hurt us, but it might have helped Princeton," Doyle said.

THE NOTEBOOK: The Harvard men's and women's squash teams compete this weekend in the national individual championships, to be held at Trinity for the women and at Navy for the men. Clark and Ezra are expected to be the top two seeds of the men's side.