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Junior Richard Hill, playing No. 2 for Harvard at the team and individual championships, earned a spot on the All-America Second Team after going 9-6 on the season and winning a first-round battle at the CSA Individual Championships.
Freshman Jason Michas had an impressive first individual championship appearance, winning four matches on his way to the Malloy Cup finals. But in the final match, Michas fell to Yale junior Christopher Plimpton in five games, dropping the last of these games by the tight margin of 11-9.
One shot was all it took for West, who persevered despite a busy schedule and tough competition. After winning four matches in two days, he defeated Princeton freshman Todd Harrity to claim the national title.
The squad, under the leadership of captain Mike Hayes, did an impressive job of forgetting. Unfazed by its losses, the team went on to defeat every remaining Ivy League foe and finish the season on a winning streak.
In Ivy League play, though it suffered back-to-back losses in the opening weekend, the Crimson rebounded with a five-match conference winning streak to tie for second place.