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...service break was again all Blake needed. He closed out the match by holding at love, with three service-winners in the game, including an ace on match point...

Author: By Keith S. Greenawalt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Rolls Past Princeton, Navy | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...Aces were wild for Doran as well. His all-courtgame kept him in control of the match against AhnAhn Liu from the beginning and he also finishedoff his opponent 6-3, 6-2 with an ace on matchpoint...

Author: By Keith S. Greenawalt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Rolls Past Princeton, Navy | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...only Crimson player to drop a singles setwas Clark at the fifth spot. The freshman droppedthe first set tiebreaker to Patrick Sweeney, butfought back by winning the second set tiebreakeron an ace...

Author: By Keith S. Greenawalt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Rolls Past Princeton, Navy | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

Among the sea of Dominican flags at Fenway Park Friday night, a few of the more traditional Red Sox fans in attendance were getting their first lesson in Spanish. Pedro Martinez, Boston's new ace, was on the mound against the Cleveland Indians, and a large contingent of the city's Dominican population had arrived to lend him their vociferous support. Long before the first pitch, as Martinez warmed up in the bullpen, the chanting and cheering began, and it didn't stop until Pedro's final pitch retired David Justice to end the ninth...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: The Red Sox Go International | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...researchers quoted in a story by The Associated Press, there may be "some psychological factor that can exert its impact cumulatively over the years...At every stage it's a little tiny depressant to be called PIG, or a little tiny boost to your esteem to be called ACE...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: THE INITIALS OF FATE | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

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