Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After the injured Al Bunis dropped his number six singles in straight sets, the tally stood at Harvard 4, Columbia 2, with three doubles matches remaining. The Crimson needed to take one of the three doubles contests for the victory.
Teamed together in number three doubles, Ditzler and Wen demolished their opponents, 6-1, 6-0, in one of the most lopsided wins of the match.
The first and third singles matches were halted because of impending gloom. Sally Roberts and Denise Thal played their doubles matches before their solo contests and ended up ahead in only one of the three encounters.
Paired up together, they lost the doubles, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, in a tiebreaker. When darkness prevailed, Roberts was down a set and officially lost her match while Thal won a tiebreaker imposed when the third set of her match was even at one game apiece
Walker at three, freshman Dan Gerken at four, Kevin Shaw at five and Bunis at six are all of similar caliber--good. The doubles combinations--Lundy and Waldman at one. Walker and Shaw at two, and Adler and Gerken at three--appear solid on paper, though they remain untested in...