Word: backhanders
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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...
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...
...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...
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...
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...