Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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But then the B.C. Eagles broke onto the scorecard, defeating J.V. regulars Perry Heffelfinger and Amy Kuhn at the first doubles position, 6-2, 6-3, and it was a losing battle from there on in.
With a couple of the varsity racketeers sick and another half dozen out with academic conflicts, the weakened Crimson called up three J.V. team members, but a shortage of personnel still forced the forfeit of one doubles match.
That left the match knotted at three each. Adding in the forfeit at number two doubles, the final tally read 4-3, with the Crimson racquetwomen one short.
After a short break, Lundy and Waldman teamed up to smash Yale's first doubles squad of Leeds and Matt Doyle, 7-5, 6-3. The Elis now trailed, 4-3, and it appeared as if the early Yale lead had been a fluke. The Harvard tennis bandwagon, temporarily slowed...
As pandemonium broke out on the Yale bench, the Elis' third doubles team broke serve to edge ahead of Gerken and Cliff Adler, 5-3. Yale's Jim Kaufman held his serve, and the Elis gained a stunning victory.