Word: cross-courts
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...than Cashin, in what had to be one of the more humorous matches in college squash history. The court seemed too small for the two big men, who both had trouble getting out of each other's way. Lets and collisions were abundant, but Cashin pressed on relentlessly, hitting cross-court to keep the gangly Groff out of the center...
...second-man match, Andy Wirgand capitalized on the portliness of Amherst's Brian MacDermott, hitting cross-court slams and then changing up with a variety of drop shots to ace his slower opponent...
Number one singles player Joy Skon, using a consistent cross-court game, outlasted Pine Manor's first, Marta Schaeffer, 6-3, 6-2. The Crimson number two player, Marcie Richmond, had to depend on her serve to defeat Toni Carton. Lissa Muscatine, who earlier in the afternoon had to defeat teammate Ingrid Sarapuu to play third singles, powered by Pine Manor's Karen Logar...
Displaying a devastating assortment of backhand shots, unseeded Lutz vanquished some formidable opponents. He knocked out top-seeded John Newcombe of Australia in the first round, scoring the final point in a tense tie breaker with typically audacious anticipation of a cross-court drive. "Fortune favors daring," Lutz later explained. Lutz's other victims, in order, were New Zealander Brian Fairlie, Aussie Laver, South African Cliff Drysdale and Dutchman Tom Okker. Okker was out-hustled in the final by Lutz, who earned $10,000 for his 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph...
...showed tremendous improvement over last year and swept Bob Rodgers. 15-7, 15-7, 15-11. Briggs discovered Rodgers's weakness, shots to the deep right corner, in the opening game and won close to a dozen points there. When Rodgers overcompensated for his weakness. Briggs confused him with cross-court drops...