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...decisive 12-point tiebreaker, where the first player to reach seven with a 2-point or more lead would take the match. Meyer stayed cool, taking advantage of the wind and her opponents mistakes to save these three and three additional match points and finally take the tie-breaker...
Howard Sands, in the number one slot, battled Paul Beirnstein in a tight see-saw match only to lose in a tie-breaker in the deciding third set. Adam Beren, number two player, and captain Don Pompan, filling the number three position, followed Sands' lead, forcing their respective Sundevil opponents into similar tiebreakers. But the Crimson were all unsuccessful...
Another Crimson surprise took form in the fifth position as Clark Bain edged Eli Alex Stahl, who was also heavily favored in four rough-and-tumble games, culminating the win in a final-game, 18-16 tie-breaker victory...
...Charlie Duffy against Scott "Fur-head" Schumann. After splitting the first four games with the Eli, Duffy found himself down 14-11 in the final frame. "That's when I started getting a little scared," Duffy said afterwards. "When I got to 14-14 and the three-point tie-breaker, I knew I could handle...
...with Crimson losses in the sixth and ninth positions, the Quakers had evened the bout at four apiece. Left to carry the Crimson was freshman Jim Lubowitz, who in the number eight slot had taken the first two games with a pair of tie-breaker victories...