"I was very disappointed in my individual performance," Karlen said. "But the tournament was a lot tougher this year," he conceded.

Harvard "B" opened the tournament by triumphing over the U.S. Junior National Team, but followed with two straight losses to second-place Chicago and New York "B" before rebounding with a 3-2 win over Williams.

Grayson Witcher scored a huge victory in the 7th place match against the Ephs, outlasting 3 time All-American Zafrir Levy in 5 games. Thomas Storch and Ziggy Whitman were solid all weekend, combining for a perfect 8-0 individual record at the No. 4 and 5 spots, respectively.

Deepak Abraham played at the top spot for the "B" team, and while compiling a disappointing 1-3, he managed to take a game from Wyant in a grudge-match between former teammates.

"B" team No. 3 David Barry was unable to salvage any victories, but learned some lessons in Hartford that may benefit him and the team as the dual match schedule heats up again in late January.

"We saw how much we have to improve for the Trinity match," he said.

First the Crimson will have to get through Williams and Dartmouth, but if all goes as planned, the Feb. 3 showdown with defending national champion Trinity should be a dandy.