Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Freshman Michael Zimmerman faltered in the second set but won the third handily to defeat senior Rob Kresberg at number-one singles, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Kresberg is currently ranked third in the East and 23rd in the country...
Freshman Derek Brown came from behind in both sets to defeat Hari Aiyer, 7-5, 6-3, in the fourth spot. A study in form and controlled precision, Brown caught Aiyer flat-footed on several points with groundstroke winners...
Sophomore Jonathan Cardi rallied from a 5-4 deficit in the first set to defeat Tom Mahoney, 7-5, 6-0 at the fifth singles position. The last point perfectly exemplified the play of the match as both players exchanged a flurry of volleys, with Cardi winning when Mahoney's shot landed wide...
Freshmen Mike Shyjan and Albert Chang also won in straight sets at number three and six respectively. Shyjan utilized aggressive net play to defeat Lee Feldman, 6-4, 6-2. Chang prevailed over Jim Barkley...
...land hardly famous for political comebacks, Boris Yeltsin, the brash populist who a year ago was ousted as Moscow Communist Party boss and candidate member of the Politburo, has become a symbol of the opportunities and obstacles that Gorbachev now faces. Yeltsin's triumph, along with the defeat of party hacks from Siberia to Lithuania, represented a rousing endorsement of Gorbachev's vision of perestroika. But it also represented a feisty revolt against the failure of his reforms to improve the harsh realities of Soviet life...