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...inspired by Sands' play, the Eli then shifted his strategy his selfdirected cruelty to shots more dangerous to Sands. He became particularly fond of a frontcourt cross forehand drop that would roll immediately out of Sands' reach. His serve, though inconsistent, also plagued the recently unchallenged Crimson first seed. He got down in the third set early as Layendecker won, 6-4. And it was Sands who threw his racquet...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: Harvard Sweeps Doubles Matches, Downs Elis, 6-3, to Insure NCAA Bid | 4/23/1983 | See Source »

Teammates shouted encouragement and placed a few bets among themselves as to who would win most quickly Richard Jackson. Brad Desaulmers and David Segal were the first off the courts Desaulmers led 14.0m hrs second game when he missed a forehand shot to allow his opponent a point...

Author: By Caren D. Williams, | Title: Racquetmen Muneh Engineers: Take Only an Hour to Win, 9-0 | 2/8/1983 | See Source »

Though Borg is a dulls enough fellow, in this company "dull" is appealing. Lendl is a chilly, self centered, condescending, meanspirited, arrogant man with a nice forehand. McEnroe is tennis' current, and quintessential, spoiled brat. Connors is a time-honored boor. With Borg now gone, there may be no one left to root for but the umpires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Free to Be Bjorn, Once More | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

...Kelso battle, Harvard's number one survived many questionable let calls and a late rally by her opponent before putting her away. Up 2-0. Hulbert squandered several match points in the third game, allowing Kelso to force a fourth stanza. The seesaw final game ended when a Kelso forehand hit the tin, giving Hulbert the game, 18-17, the match, and a 1982 collegiate ranking of third...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Squashmen Endure for Six-Man Title | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

McEnroe, who displayed little of his well-publicized temper before the over-flowing Flushing Meadow stadium crowd, settled into a pattern of running around Borg's second serve and rushing net behind deep forehand approaches. Anticipating Borg's counter-punches with uncanny consistency, he cut off many potential passing shots with untouchable volleys...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McEnroe Defeats Borg in U.S. Open; USSR Topples Canada in Canada Cup | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

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