Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Old Pro Pancho Segura says that Court will learn the hard way what he and other veteran players know from long experience: "Never bet against Riggs." There was the time in 1939, for example, when the cocksure Riggs went to London, bet the bookies that he would win the singles...
Losing to Master Handicapper Riggs, in fact, is almost fun. Depending on the competition, he will play while being tied to his doubles partner, while holding a poodle on a leash ("It's harder if the dog isn't housebroken"), while running around four chairs placed on his...
Harvard dominated the B play, as John Ingard defeated teammate Tom Loring in the finals, 7-6, 6-1. In B doubles, the Crimson's Gary Reiner and Ingard put down a Dartmouth duo, 6-4, 6-4.
In the tough A singles division, Ken Lindner fought to the finals only to be nipped by MIT's Bill Young, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. The A division doubles finals was the only championship match in which Harvard was not represented.
In other action, Meg Morgan got hot to win first singles, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, Joy Skon walked away with second singles, 6-2, 6-4, and Emily Spitzer won 6-4, 6-1 in third singles. Kathy Agoos and Lisa Muscatine teamed in the first doubles and...