Word: flukes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year ago the gangling, inexhaustible teenager became the youngest man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. Last week Boris Becker, 18, made it clear that the improbable victory was no fluke. He beat the world's No. 1- ranked player, Ivan Lendl, 26, in straight sets with a 150-m.p.h. serve that blurred across the center court's slick grass surface for 15 aces and with volleys that edged deep or skidded down the sidelines. For the West German wunderkind, this year's win was even sweeter than last year's. At a postgame press conference he announced...
Rowning's stellar performance yesterday (six strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter) proved that the preseason success of the pitching staff was no fluke. Through six contests, Harvard hurlers have now held the opposition to a mere seven runs...
...runner-up in the Beanpot and ECAC tournaments, the Crimson (22-7-1 overall) will have the opportunity to prove its high preseason ranking was no fluke when Western Michigan (32-10) comes to Cambridge for the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament...
...feel that this season was a turning point in the history of Harvard women's swimming," Costin said. "It showed to the rest of the league that we weren't a fluke in getting third last year. Also, it gives both Brown and Penn State a hint of the bigger and better things to come...
...good that students recognize the way workers are treated is relevant to them," said CEC Co-Chair Elizabeth E. Ruddick '87. "The [Dunster] resolution shows Lowell House isn't just a fluke...