Radcliffe Squashers Lose

A young Radcliffe squash team dropped its first match of the season yesterday to Wellesley, 4-3, at Hemenway Gymnasium.

"They were nervous. That was their problem," coach Eric Cutler said after the match. "They couldn't quite fathom what their opponents' weakness was."

Relaxed

Captain Julia Moore, playing number one, didn't display any nervousness in her three-game victory over Wellesley's Mimi Stockman, 15-9, 15-4, 15-9.

But despite her outward coolness, Moore said yesterday, she was shaking. "I was scared. I always get nervous before matches."

Six Million Dollar Frosh

At number two Sarah Mleczko, the bionic freshman, won her match over Forbes Singer. Coming off a very productive field hockey season, Mleczko scored a 3-0 victory, 15-2, 18-15, 15-7.

The match at number three, between Radcliffe's Jenny Stone and Wellesley's Laura Smith, was the decisive contest of the afternoon. Stone lost, 3-1, 5-15, 18-13, 17-14, and 15-12.

At one point in the fourth game, Stone won six straight points with a hard serve, but then reverted to a lob serve, which Smith was able to handle better. Stone said afterwards she used her lob serve because it helped her get position in the court. With the hard serve she had less time to move into a strong position, Stone said.

Tight Match

Radcliffe's Eve Caligor lost her match to Jean Ahlborg, 15-12, 12-15, 13-15, 15-10, 15-12. Caligor lost a lot of points by putting the ball into the middle of the court, giving her opponent the opportunity to hit a winner.

Number six player Becky Miles, the only senior on the Radcliffe team, lost her match to Isabell Benton, 3-0.

J'Accuse

Freshman Margot McGlade won her match, 3-0, although she was nervous. "I wouldn't have been nervous but the girl I played was very hard to deal with," McGlade said. McGlade said her opponent accused her of quoting the wrong score and returning balls that had bounced twice.

The fourth freshman on the team, Becky Tung, couldn't handle her opponent, Barbie Bogle. Tung lost, 15-7, 15-6, 15-5.

Captain Moore took the loss in stride. "Once we get used to playing, we'll show them what we've got," Moore said.