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...unlikely script began in the fourth. Sophomore Spencer Livingston, reaching into his And-One bag of tricks, scored a backhand scorcher (with two defenders on his back) in the beginning of the fourth to cut the Bear lead to four...
...Backhand. As graceful an artist as he is on the tennis court, no true artist paints with two hands. Federer's fluid, one-handed backhand attracts admirers, but it also offers a small opening for his foes. "You have to hit a heavy serve above his backhand," says Nick Bollettieri, whose famed Florida tennis school has spawned a slew of stars, from Andre Agassi to Maria Sharapova. "No matter how good you are one-handed, that does cause some problems." High shots to the backhand will get Federer reaching, which opens the court a bit for your return. "Hopefully...
Freshman Michael Hayes, whose performances in the fall made him a likely candidate for the starting lineup, was sidelined with a wrist injury that neutralized his strong two-handed backhand until late in the season...
...Winingham in singles 6-1, 6-2 for her third straight win since a painful third set tiebreak loss against Yale.Mukundan displayed her clinical precision and extensive repertoire of shots throughout the match. In the second set, Winingham hit a high bouncing second serve to Mukundan’s backhand. Mukundan’s sharply angled slice backhand return hit the intersection of the service line and the singles sideline, forcing Winingham hopelessly out of position and giving her no choice other than to come to net. Mukundan’s next shot, a topspin winner that hit the same...
...well today, and rebounding is the sign of a good team,” coach Gordon Graham said. Harvard entered the match with intensity, as sophomore Beier Ko and freshman Lena Litvak cruised to an 8-4 victory in No. 1 doubles, clinched by Litvak’s solid backhand on match point. No. 2 doubles pair freshman Elizabeth Brook and senior captain Preethi Mukundan pulled out a hard-fought 8-6 win. “The match today all came down to our No. 2 doubles team,” Graham said. “They were a point...