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...Charlito's serve in the first game of the fourth. But Pasarell retaliated by breaking Ashe's serve. And after that, both men held on steadily until, with the core 8-7 and Ashe serving, Charlito rattled off four straight points-the last on a cross-court backhand passing shot that Ashe could only watch go by as he shook his head in frustration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Mental Muscle on Court | 3/3/1967 | See Source »

Parrot moved Harvard ahead 24 seconds into the second period. The Crimson scoring leader picked up his own rebound and flipped a backhand past goalie Tom Nichol from the face-off circle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Team Bombards RPI, 8-2 | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

...ranks only No. 13 in the U.S.-though he did beat the world's No. 2 and No. 3 players, Australia's Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle, to win a tournament Down Under last year. Up to now, Graebner's trouble has been a relatively weak backhand, which has kept him from a Davis Cup singles berth. At Cleveland last week, he had the backhand to go with his searing forehand and serve. In the first singles match, he beat Mexico's Joaquin Loyo-Mayo 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: A Lot of Horses | 8/26/1966 | See Source »

Adelsberg, in the number two match, proved too strong even for the stylish strokes of Yale lefty Mike Brooks. Rushing net on punishing forehands to Brooks's backhand, Adelsberg pounded away to a 6-2, 6-4 triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Netmen Smash Yale, 6-3, To Capture Eastern Tennis Title | 5/12/1966 | See Source »

Gonzalez rolled over Eli number five player Bill Keeton, 8-6, 6-1. Putting all 210 pounds into his serve and strong backhand, Gonzalez finished in a rush after losing the first four games. Except for one non-league match at Williams, he has not lost a set since the Southern trip...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Netmen Smash Yale, 6-3, To Capture Eastern Tennis Title | 5/12/1966 | See Source »

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