The hardest part of the weekend for the men's and women's squash teams was enduring the long bus ride to and from Ithaca, N.Y.
Sandwiched between hours of driving through cold and barren countryside, the men (3-0) took all nine matches from Cornell and the women (2-0) triumphed 8-1 as both Harvard teams remained undefeated.
Harvard Men 9, Cornell 0
Lacking the depth that has made Harvard a perennial contender for the national title, the Big Red did provide some competition in the top spots that the scores don't indicate.
One particular bright spot for Harvard was the return of Karlen, the team's top player, who looked strong despite still feeling the pain of a shoulder ailment.
"He's a workhorse," said No. 8 Dave Barry, a longtime playing partner and boyhood friend of Karlen's. "He played through any pain he still had."
James Bullock, Deepak Abraham and Andrew Merrill cruised to victory in the middle of the lineup, and Isaac Whitman, Barry and Thomas Storch proved equally dominant in the bottom three positions.
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