The Ivy Title was not the only reason this match was important.

"The Harvard-Yale rivalry makes it that much more exciting," Wyant said.

Yale was the last team to win the Ivy title other than Harvard, taking it from the Crimson during the 1989-90 season.

The ninth straight Ivy title gives the Crimson its 33rd squash crown since league play began in 1956.

Both the Crimson and the Bulldogs will be in action at the Murr Center for the ISA Team Championships from Feb. 26 to 28.

The tournament, which is the national team championship, will be played in a pool format with the top eight teams (according to the college poll) in the top flight. The last team standing will be crowned the national champion.

Despite the win, the Crimson will still be the No. 2 seed at the tournament, and the Bulldogs will retain the No. 3 seed.

If both team win their first match, they would face each other in the second round.

No. 1 Trinity, which has beaten both Harvard and Yale and has a perfect record, will hold the top seed at the tournament. Trinity beat Yale 9-0 on Jan. 20, and defeated Harvard 8-1 on Feb. 6.

Harvard's single match victory in that contest was the only individual loss for Trinity this year.