The Crimson has swept every one of its opponents by a score of 9-0 and sophomore Laura Gemmell—who looks to defend her national individual championship title this year—claims the top individual rank in the country.

Still, this weekend will provide Harvard with a big test, as the team will take on two of the country’s top squads.

“Penn and Princeton are two very strong teams,” Mashruwala said. “We’ve trained very hard these last few weeks, so what we want to do is just play our best and hopefully we’ll come out [of the weekend] with two wins.”

To do this, the women’s team will rely on their training regimen leading up to the weekend and a lot of team chemistry.

“The biggest things we have going for our team are our team sprint and the hard work that every single player shows, day in and day out,” Mashruwala said. “There is never a day when everyone is not giving her all. I think a lot of our success has come because we’ve worked very hard this season.”

“It’s weird because squash is an individual sport when you go out there,” she continued. “But you also have to do well as a team, which makes it a bit harder. The team aspect is what we thrive on. We really motivate each other to do well as a team.”

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.