Word: backhanded
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...transition from squash to tennis arises from a difference in stroke technique. A player uses much more wrist action in swinging a squash racket and therefore undercuts his groundstroke. In tennis, the strokes are longer and more graceful. A player often puts overspin on both his forehand and backhand. Tennis strategy also necessitales a factor of restraint which is not present in squash because of the surrounding walls...
...going. Gallwey and Fred Vinton tripped up Scott and Tom Freiberg, 5-7, 17-15, 9-7, while Junta and Sears triumphed over Dell and Clark in three tight sets, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3. It was fitting that the deciding point of the entire meet was a backhand overhead putaway by Junta, one of the hardest shots in tennis...
...This is the biggest win of my life" Terrell said after his victory. "My forehand and backhand drives were strong, my drop shots were effective, and I was running better which enabled me to stay in there when I was fooled," he added. Terrell lost in the quarter-finals to J. Smith Chapman of Montreal...
Parrot knotted the game at 1-1 when he deflected in a long shot by Bob Carr at 3:47. Fredo gave Harvard its only lead of the tournament when he faked past a defensemen going down right wing and flipped a backhand past goalie George McPhee...
...lost the first set to top Quaker City Hamlin before he could get untracked and succumbed, 6-2, 6-4. Bernie Adelsberg took, the first set off Penn's Fred Levin at number two, but the steady Sylvan wore down the Crimson's number two man, parlaying a steady backhand and Adelsberg's rusty volleying to a 6-8, 8-6, 6-3, decision...