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...Thomas Blake ’98, former captain of the Crimson, won the Alex Howard Invitational Tournament Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over pro Trevor Spracklin...
...Blake was the second seed to Spracklin’s first, but after watching little brother James make the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open last week, Thomas stormed into Cambridge and swept his way through the tournament...
...Both Blake brothers were All-Americans during their time at Harvard—Thomas graduated in 1998, and James left in 1999, after his sophomore year...
...some ways, that become the story: it was triumph over tragedy rather than triumph, per se. Every match Blake won became another victory in spite of heartbreak...
...though there was no siphoning crowd loyalty away from Agassi, Blake fast became the Flushing fans’ No. 2, never batting an eye at the continual reminders of his tragic year and impressing with his grace and resolve...