Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Against Tufts no Radcliffe players could participate in more than one match apiece, and the teams played only four singles matches instead of the usual six. Tufts, blessed with superior depth, took advantage of the change and swept all three doubles matches to take the victory.
With all of the doubles matches left to play, a Crimson victory seemed assured, but Radcliffe, unable to replay its best players, could not squeeze out another victory in the face of the Jumbos' depth.
During the semi-finals Muscatine and Thal pounded out a resounding 6-2, 6-1 victory against their opponents from Boston College. Thal said yesterday about the match, "It was the best doubles we'd ever played together. We played out of our minds."
"That's the best way to play doubles," Muscatine said yesterday. "If you hit it right at them, they can't do anything with it, but if you hit to their side they have a chance at returning it."
Coach Barnaby said, "I was extremely pleased with the doubles' results. For a first effort towards building new teams these wins were encouraging."