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Captain Dave Benjamin, in the number one position, won the easiest match of the day over Tom Thornhill, 6-2, 6-0. Moving up to number three to replace Clive Kileff, who has not recovered from the Boston Marathon yet, senior Richie Friedman beat Bill Ewen, 6-3, 6-2. Brian Davis (six) downed Bruce Simon, 6-2, 6-4, for Harvard's third singles...
Dinny Adams and Benjamin won easily in the third doubles, 6-3, 6-2. Adams, who was not slated to play, tried no spectacular shots but played steady tennis to give Harvard...
...tough first match captain Dave Benjamin beat Clay Hamlin, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. The Penn junior followed his service to the net to consistently score on the volley. Hamlin's net game remained strong throughout the match, but Benjamin was lobbing well and he got even better as the match progressed. Benjamin simply wore his opponent down with his combination of lobs, drop shots, and fantastic retrieving...
Playing in the number one slot for the Quakers will be junior Clay Hamlia, a hard-serving junior who was undefeated at number three last year. Harvard's Dave Benjamin, a control player, should fare better against Hamlin today on the soft Crimson courts than he did against slugger Peese on hard courts last season...
Adelsberg and Benjamin will play the first doubles match for Harvard. Davis and Appleby will play second, but Barna, by has not decided on his third team yet. Penn has had more trouble in the doubles this year, and the Crimson should fare especially well...