Word: cross-courts
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...Freshman teams resulted in victories. The second team defeated the Tech. freshmen by six matches to two, while the 1922 players made a clean sweep over English High School with a score of 6-0. Cauldwell, for Technology, played a strong game, varying a reverse service with a straight cross-court one. D. P. Robinson '21 was the best individual player for the University, defeating Elliot in two well played sets...
Weber was unmistakably off his usual game, whereas the winner played a swift, accurate game, repeatedly finding the corners on sizzling cross-court drives, which completely baffled his opponent. The result of the match was unexpected, in that Weber had been picked as a sure winner...
...than his opponent, at the same time playing a strong game at the net. One of the best played matches of the afternoon was that between F. J. Sulloway and F. W. Cole. Although Sulloway won in straight sets, the play was much closer than the score indicates. The cross-court drives of both men were fast and sure. Sulloway won by playing a more accurate and steadier game than his opponent. A. J. Wertheimer won the first set of his match with P. L. Miller, but then weakened, allowing Miller to win the next two sets...
...University tennis team yesterday won the Massachusetts state tennis championship in doubles at the Brae-Burn Country Club, defeating N. W. Niles and R. Bishop '01, 6-1, 9-7, 4-6, 6-3. The match throughout was closely contested. Niles and Bishop were especially strong in cross-court shots, but could not overcome the steadiness of Larned and Sulloway...
...Smither '06, 9-7, 8-6, 6-3, in the semi-final round of the tournament for the College tennis Championship. The men very evenly matched, and Sulloway won by his superior steadiness. Smither lobbed well at times, but was unable to return many of Sulloway's cross-court shorts. Sulloway also passed him at the net many times by accurate drives from the back line...