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Rounding out Harvard’s six singles competitors was eleventh-seeded sophomore Cliff Nguyen, who dropped his second round match to Rutgers’ Greg Schweitzer...
...legend and song, and by authors in the West such as John Hersey and Paul Theroux. We have come to Chen's home in Daxi in part because of Hersey's 1956 novel, A Single Pebble, which vividly describes the Qutang trackers' path, a narrow walkway carved into the cliff wall. Hersey calls it "the most terrible place on the whole river," a tempting endorsement for any adventurer. The soaring Gorges cliffs draw thousands of visitors a year to cruise the Yangtze. But many are underwhelmed by the sterile tourist-boat experience. We're hoping to find a more unspoiled...
...summer temperature rises to 38?C as we enter the unshaded canyon. After two sweaty hours we reach Windbox Gorge, the most spectacular section of the trail. Here the path has been chiseled out of the sheer cliff wall; some sections narrow to less than 1 m. To our left, the trail drops nearly 70 m to the rushing waters. There is no handrail, forcing us to move carefully. There are no boats below: it's the first time I've ever been in the Gorges without the accompanying puttering of a motor and chattering tourists. Our solitude is complete...
Riddell, playing at the No. 5 singles spot, easily took the first set, 6-1, over Rosenfeld. A few minutes later, Chu took advantage of some early breaks to win the first set over Goldman, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. And sophomore Cliff Nguyen, at No. 3, also had won his first set, 6-1 over Shackleton...
...extremely competitive. Senior and team co-captain William Lee is expected to be Harvard’s No 1. Lee defeated some nationally ranked opponents last season. Along with Lee, Choo, Chu and Wan, Harvard is expected to play sophomores Chris Chiou, George Turner, Mark Ridell and Cliff Nguyen...