Completing Bajwa’s intense fitness regimen during fall practice allowed each player to remain confident and maintain the composure necessary to come back after falling behind.

“I think conditioning was definitely a factor in those matches,” Blumberg said. “All three of those guys did a great job in really wanting the victory and their conditioning gave them the opportunity to win.”

Harvard now turns its attention to the USSRA Team Championship at Trinity this weekend. The top five players on each team will compete in the three-day event at Hartford, Conn.

The Crimson hopes to have Bullock back from the slight groin strain he suffered this week in practice. That, combined with the match experience Harvard’s younger players gained this weekend in his absence, should prove important in deciding Harvard’s fate.

“I think that the tough fight Cornell put up will really help us this weekend,” Broadbent said. “We know we are going to play some great players this weekend, and having some experience in close matches should prove invaluable.”

M. Squash 6, Cornell 3

1. Broadbent (H) d. Cheng 9-6, 10-8, 9-6

2 Hochberg (H) d. Soo 9-6, 5-9, 5-9, 9-6, 9-7

3 Patterson (H) d. Bernstein 9-6, 9-1, 9-1

4 Blumberg (H) d. Nagel 9-6, 9-5, 9-1

5 Storch (H) d. Greenberg 8-10, 9-7, 8-10, 9-6, 9-1

6 Yadav (H) d. Porter 6-9, 9-4, 9-10, 9-6, 9-1

7 Mosier (C) d. Allen 8-10, 9-2, 10-8, 9-6

8 Delany (C) d. Vainu 9-7, 9-6, 9-7

9 Greer (C) d. Wallach 9-3, 9-2, 9-3