No. 5 Harvard Travels to No. 13 Brown and No. 10 Williams

Pictured: Senior Franklin Cohen and the Crimson kick off the 2009-10 season at Brown Nov. 20.
Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot.

The fifth-ranked Harvard men’s squash team hits the road to begin the 2009-10 campaign, as the Crimson visits No. 13 Brown Nov. 20 and plays at No. 10 Williams Nov. 22.

About Harvard:
The Crimson begins the 2009-10 season ranked fifth in the Collegiate Squash Association (CSA) preseason national poll. Senior co-captain Colin West is the second-ranked player in the CSA individual preseason national poll. Harvard ended last season with a 7-6 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the Ivy League. Last year, the Crimson earned a 9-0 win and 8-1 victory over Brown and Williams, respectively, at home to open the season.

About Brown:
The Bears begin the year ranked No. 13 in the CSA preseason national poll. Senior captains Pat Davis and Adam Greenberg lead Brown in 2009-10. The Bears finished the 2008-09 campaign with an overall record of 4-8.

About Williams:
The Ephs are the No. 10 team entering the season in the CSA preseason national poll. Williams plays at Yale to start the season and plays host to Middlebury Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. and the Crimson later in the day. Last season, the Ephs finished the year with a 9-7 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).

Up Next:
Harvard will travel to Hanover, N.H. to face Dartmouth Dec. 2 and will host Cornell Dec. 5 at the Barnaby Courts in key Ivy League contests.