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M. Squash Falls to Trinity at Nationals

The NISRA Individual Championships will be held this weekend at Williams College. Harvard will send seven players to compete in the field of sixty-four.

Harvard 6, Princeton 3

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After breezing past Western Ontario 9-0 in the quarterfinals, Harvard thrashed Princeton in the semifinals, 6-3. Although Wyant lost to defending national champion Peter Yik 3-0 (17-16, 15-13, 15-8) for the second time in two weeks, the rest of Harvard's lineup carried the day. Witcher and Patterson won five-set thrillers, and Pike defeated Princeton No. 8 Harrison Gabel in three games.

"This was a great success," Wyant said. "Losing the Ivy League was very disappointing, and it was great that we redeemed ourselves."

Perhaps the most impressive victory came from co-captain Eric Lauer. Kept out of the top nine for much of the year due to Harvard's youthful depth, Lauer returned to the lineup due to Merrill's injury. He came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Princeton No. 9 Randolph McEvoy 3-2 (10-15, 17-15, 10-15, 15-12, 15-13).

"It was a great feeling," Lauer said afterwards. "And it was a great way for me to end my Harvard squash career."

"Eric was great," Wyant said. "Coming back the way he did, he played his heart out. We won because people played the way he did."

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