Word: championed
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...Denenberg mounted an overall record of 3-1 at the Open before losing a tough match against No. 1 seed Ville Liukko, who was once ranked 117th in the world. The No. 4 seed got down early in the first set against the defending tournament champion and eventual runner-up but appeared rejuvenated in the second set, opening with two winners...
...other half of the draw, Dan Nguyen struggled to match the speed of his opponent, No. 2 seed and eventual tournament champion Rupesh Roy, a 2007 Australian Open junior doubles finalist. Nguyen lost his first set, 6-0, but late in the second set, a clip of the net and a winner down the line from Nguyen allowed for a break back...
...also helped the Crimson close the gap. Clarke won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16:19.67, an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships. Clarke and Aemisegger were the only swimmers to make “A” cuts at the meet. Bassi became a three-time champion in the 200-yard butterfly when she won the event in 2:00.06.—Staff writer Rebecca A. Compton can be reached at compton@fas.harvard.edu...
...road for a doubleheader this weekend in Texas, the four-time defending Ivy League champion Harvard women’s tennis team dropped two matches to fall to 0-4 to open its season...
...anyone is qualified to teach a class about athletics, it’s Baltzell. The visiting psychology professor from Boston University is also a former Olympian and National Rowing Champion. But when asked about her aim for the newly-offered class, she’s quick to point out the emphasis on the psych—not the sport...