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Pacing the ball with pinpoint accuracy, the Harvard senior mixed tenacious consistency with an occasional glorious crosscourt backhand winner. Even when Eames made repeated lob returns of Chaikovsky smashes, the Crimson number two refused to grow careless and pounded down more overheads until Eames finally netted the ball...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Trounce Penn State As Chaikovsky, Pompan Star | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

...never expect her to be capable of playing a power tennis game. The diminutive five footer, with large, dark eyes and girlish bangs, hardly looks like she possesses a crosscourt forehand that could intimidate Attila the Hun. But it you don't believe Betsy Richmond can rip her groundstrokes, try standing across the net from her sometime. It's frightening...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Following an Open-Minded Road to Tennis Success | 4/13/1979 | See Source »

Steel sent it to four-all with two excellent shots, then stole the match with an incredible crosscourt backhand winner from behind the baseline...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Netmen Nail Big Green, 6-3, Sending League Mark to 4-0 | 4/26/1978 | See Source »

Relying mainly on her crosscourt shots and consistent play, number-five Tung overwhelmed her opponent, 15-12, 15-12 and 15-10. "It was our first real challenge, Tung said of the Brown match yesterday, adding "and I feel we responded well...

Author: By Kevin Shaw, | Title: Racquetwomen Nip Bruins, 4-3 | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

...gamebreaker came with 0:53 when Hooft whipped a crosscourt pass to Irion underneath to give the Crimson the lead for keeps...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Shock Columbia in OT, 73-71 | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

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