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Word: backhand (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...respectable beginning for the Crimson. Sophomore Jimmy Coady celebrated his first varsity appearance with a beautiful backhand pass up the zone to senior Tod Hartje that set up a Crimson goal just 3:06 into the action. Hartje stuffed the puck past Yale netminder Ray Letourneau...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Rude Awakening: Elis Shock Icemen, 6-2 | 11/11/1989 | See Source »

...softest of the sciences Braden uses in coaching. Physics and physiology also play important roles. His lectures are sprinkled with such terms as force vectors and parabolas, as he explains why he recommends certain strokes and movements. "The ball doesn't know if you are hitting forehand or backhand," he says, "or if you're wearing your lucky shorts. It only knows how the racquet meets it. You can't violate the physical laws because Mother Nature will get you every time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teaching Tennis to Toads Vic Braden, Coach Extraordinaire, Uses Humor and Physics to Show Nonstars | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...Coach] Krass told me [Bales] was having trouble with low balls to her backhand, so I started slicing low to her backhand," Pollack said. "She was a hard hitter, and if I had tried to hit hard with her, it would have been a lot closer...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Pollack Captures Singles Title | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...first set was characterized by numerous unforced errors from Zimmerman, especially off his backhand...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Netmen Trounce Bears, Capture 6-0 Victory | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

...before finallyprevailing over Crimson nemesis Dan Levine, 6-2,3-6, 6-3. Last season Levine defeated Berry andCo-Captain Mark Leschly, as well as last year'sCo-Captain Arkie Engle. But this year Berrydictated the play of the match, winning the lastgame at love when Levine netted a backhand return...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Quakers Crushed By Netmen, 8-1 | 4/8/1989 | See Source »

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