In his last match as a collegiate squash player, Colin West finally accomplished a goal he had been working toward for four years.

At the College Squash Association Individual National Championship Tournament this past weekend, West won his first Individual National Championship and the 33rd title in Crimson history.

“It’s definitely a good way to finish off my career,” West said. “You want to win it for your teammates, you want to win it for Harvard.”

West, a senior and the tournament’s No. 1 seed, defeated Princeton freshman and No. 2 seed Todd Harrity 3-0 in the finals of the Pool Cup division yesterday.

West took a close first game from Princeton’s No. 1 Harrity, 11-9, although he admitted that neither competitor played to his full potential in the opening frame.

“I think we both started off a little bit nervous,” West said.

But during the second game, the match reached the caliber of that of a national championship.

“The second game was where the real thick of the match unfolded,” West said. “He was really in control for most of that game.”

Harrity built up an early 8-5 advantage and had game balls at 10-9 and 11-10, but West was able to save both and win the game 13-11, to take a 2-0 lead.

“The second game was the pivotal point that turned the match totally in Colin’s favor,” said Harvard squash coach Satinder Bajwa.

“[The second game] was the real crux of the match,” West agreed. “Had he won that game, I think it would have ended up being a very different match.”

West easily swept through the third set, winning 11-1 to lock up his first ever national title.

“I was a little bit sharper [in the third],” West said.

Despite the 3-0 score, Harrity pushed West to his limit during the national title match.

“It was a tougher match than the score suggests,” Bajwa said.