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Word: ace (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pssst... Don't tell anyone, but Princeton first singles player Jay Lapidus sweats. You'd never know it if you watch him from the dim confines of the Palmer-Dixon stands, but if you get down close you can see that the Tiger ace does in fact exert at least a little effort...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Princeton Tigers Devour Netmen, 7-2 | 5/8/1980 | See Source »

Freshman scoring ace Jennifer White tilted the momentum toward Harvard, when she nailed the Wildcat net with only 1:58 left in the first half...

Author: By James N. Woodruff, | Title: Laxwomen Drop First Game, Finish 3rd in New Englands | 5/5/1980 | See Source »

...double came on a delicious hanging curve ("I was smiling when I saw that pitch," Santos-Buch said) tossed by the supposed ace of the UMass staff, Chuck Thompson. Thompson, now 5-2, sported a fancy 1.79 ERA coming into the contest, but the lanky junior looked unimpressive in his seven-inning stint...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Kelley's Bat and Doyle's Arm Push Crimson Past UMass, 9-3 | 5/2/1980 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the non-league games continue: UMass today, Boston College tomorrow, Tufts Friday. The pitching situation is still up in the air, but one thing is for sure--ace Ron Stewart will face Cornell next weekend. A good bet for the Army games would be Bill Larson and Rob Alevizos--the pair who turned in fine performances against Brown...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Praying to Ithaca | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

...Stewart, the ace of the Harvard baseball team's pitching staff, says he would rather bang out base hits than keep the other team from getting...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Ron Stewart | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

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