While Harvard made quick work of its two opponents on Saturday, the team’s three defeats this season have come at the hands of three ranked teams: Berkeley, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern.

However, the team does not see its losses against top competition as a weakness, according to Crimson coach Dave Fish.

“It’s not really an issue, especially since the matches were so close [The Crimson lost to the Commodores and Wildcats by the same 4-3 margin]…. It hasn’t dampened our enthusiasm,” Fish said. “Some people played spectacularly in those matches. These matches are excruciatingly close—[the equivalent of] a three-point shot at the buzzer.”

And even with the close calls against top teams, Fish has seen progress and consistency from his squad.

“The team has done a really good job at being consistent, whether we’ve won or lost matches,” Fish said. “You have the feeling that everyone out there knew what he was doing and wasn’t going to get thrown off, and that builds a lot of confidence for the team.”

From here, Harvard has a two-week break to gear up for its annual spring break trip.

“Now, we’ll take two weeks to just work on our games,” Chaudhuri said. “During most of the season, we can’t take a two-week period to work on specific areas. But now we have time to increase our conditioning, work on technical components of our games, and get some rest mentally and physically.”

—Staff writer Justin C. Wong can be reached at justin.wong@thecrimson.com.