Forget about being merciful, revenge is sweet.

After losing to Columbia for the last two years, the men's tennis team decided to collect, taming the Lions, 7-2. Sparked by the victory over Columbia, the Crimson went on to capture the EITA title.

April 30, 1988, Ohiri Field.

Forget about being merciful...

The women's lacrosse team, undefeated after 11 games, edged defending national champion Temple, 5-4. Char Joslin scored a hat trick, and the Crimson defense was as stingy as Mr. Magoo. Harvard remained the only unbeaten team in the nation.

On the banks of the Charles the day before, the Harvard and Radcliffe heavyweight crews continued to show why they were the best crews in the nation this spring. The Black and White ripped past Yale for the Case Cup. The Crimson nipped Penn and Navy for the Adams Cup.

The sweetest of all cups, the Eastern title, would soon find a home in Cambridge. Two weeks after their win over Penn, the Harvard heavies won the Eastern title in Worcester. The Harvard lightweights did the same. On May 21 in New Preston, Ct., the Radcliffe heavies bagged the Eastern crown.

February 25, 1989, Payne Whitney Gym, New Haven.

If you want to talk about perfection, you can turn to the game the men's basketball squad had against Yale. Freshman Ron Mitchell pumped in 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Harvard triumphed, 101-86.

"It's a matter of getting fed up with coming to practice and hearing 'We have to do this' and at halftime hearing 'We have to do that'" Co-Captain Neil Phillips said.

If you want to talk about perfection, you can turn to the Eastern women's swimming and diving championships at Penn State, where Harvard captured the title.

How big was the victory? The closest team to the first-place Crimson, Penn State, was 211.5 points away.

May 7, 1989, Soldiers Field.

For the first time in the history of Harvard softball, the Crimson had a chance to capture the Ivy title. But it had to face six-time defending champion Princeton.

The Tigers struck again and swept Harvard 8-2, 3-0.