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Chaikovsky spotted the Crimson to a quick one-zip lead by destroying Australian freshman Scott Rowlands at number two singles, 6-4, 6-2, with "a lot of low, chiselly slices and some good backhand passing shots...
...After Curley reversed that score to capture the second set 6-3, the pair traded six service breaks before the score reached 6-6 in the critical third set. Then, at 4-4 in the tie-breaker, Curley, unable to put away three previous match points, set a low backhand volley down the center of court which jammed Stone on his forehand side. The return landed a foot wide of the sideline on Curley's backhand side, and the Crimson had its fourth and in the end, decisive, singles victory...
Murray, whose three goals Saturday were one more than he had scored in the entire season, took a slick backhand pass from McDonald and staked the icemen to a lead they never relinquished 1:08 later...
Yesterday was a different story, though the results remained the same. Down by three goals--an ice-length rush by Betsy Field, a backhand stuffer by Nancy Milholland, and a high pop that Nelia Worsely apparently lost in the sun--the Crimson bounced back to play some of its better hockey of the season. Huber finished a two-on-one with Streeter by sweeping a rebound between the pads of Big Green netminder Janice Ellis 11:42 into a Harvard-dominated second period...
Seconds before Wilson's tally, George Hughes failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity. After coach Billy Cleary pulled goalie John Hynes with 1:13 left for an extra attacker, Hughes needed merely to flip a backhand over the outstretched arm of Friar goalie Bill Milner. But, he could not lift the puck, and P.C. saved the victory...