Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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And indeed it was pitiful, as the mighty Elis decisively quashed the Crimson's upset bid, 6-3, by striking quickly for four one-sided singles wins, then cruising home with a pair of doubles victories.
"It would have helped to have Scott," a quiet coach Dave Fish said afterward. Minus Walker--who had won the New England "A" doubles and "B" singles titles last weekend before damaging the ankle in practice Monday night--Fish's troops never really got a grip on the match, and...
Senior Jack Cobetto led the Eli charge, as he did what is known in tennis jargon as "zoning." Cobetto opened by destroying Andy Chaikovsky in less than an hour at third singles, 6-2, 6-1, then he teamed with Bill Brady to clinch the team victory with an easy...
At that point, the Crimson needed a clean sweep in the doubles to pull off the upset. Cobetto and Brady quickly killed that notion by defeating Pompan and Kirsch, 6-2, 6-3.
Lundy and Chaikovsky engineered a three-set victory over the Elis' highly-touted number one pairing of Doyle and Cary Leeds, and Shaw and John Fishwick--Walker's sub--lost a close three-setter at second doubles, but by that point the matches were irrelevant.