All the pressure landed squarely on senior Lucy Cumming's shoulders--a win would mean a Crimson victory for the day and a loss would mean, well, shame.

And it couldn't get much closer. With a huge crowd cheering her on, Cummings came through with a clutch win in her very last game to seal the Crimson victory over the Tigers. The women were not displaced from their throne.

The Harvard men also finished with a 5-4 nail-biting win, but it did not enjoy any of the drama of Cumming's victory. Unlike the women, it was the reliable top Crimson men who helped secure a victory.

Dartmouth

There really isn't much to say about the Dartmouth meet on Wednesday except that the slaughter was over pretty quickly. Wilbur mentioned that it was hard for the team to maximize its intensity level because it felt very confident in a victory--a luxuary few teams enjoy--but its confidence paid off as it belittled the Big Green with an 8-2 pounding.

Dartmouth may be improving its squash program but it certainly is not even close to Harvard's level yet.

The men barely broke a sweat against the Dartmouth contingent, calmly winning 8-1. It is like the Boston Celtics against the Chicago Bulls. As a spectator there's nothing you can do but sit back and watch the stars tear up the court.

The women used the Dartmouth meet as a chance to gear up for its Ivy matchup against Trinity on Saturday and for the all-important Howe Cup on Friday, Feb. 14 (which the women won last year and which is their most important tournament of the season).

The Crimson men had similar intentions as the women. Today, they face their toughest competition of the season against Trinity in Hemenway Gym.

Maybe this time the men will have to break a sweat, and provide us with some real excitement.