Word: gideons
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...courts, the members of the team got the chance to engage in some friendly competition against some of tennis’ all-time greats from their respective countries; sophomore Chris Clayton played a set with American great John McEnroe, outgoing co-captain senior Gideon Valkin hit with one-time world No. 6 Wayne Ferreira, and freshman Michael Hayes played with Australia’s Pat Cash and Todd Martin. Hayes won at Wimbledon in 1987 and Martin was once ranked as high as fourth in the world. [PLEASE SEE CORRECTION BELOW.] The tennis stars were in Boston for an benefit...
...men’s tennis team earned spots on the All-Ivy League team annouced Tuesday. Sophomore Chris Clayton was one of four players voted unanimously onto the All-Ivy singles squad. The doubles duo of sophomore Sasha Ermakov and junior Ashwin Kumar made the doubles team. Co-captain Gideon Valkin and junior Dan Nguyen received second-team and honorable mention nods, respectively. Both Clayton and Ermakov and Kumar played at the Crimson’s No. 1 spots in their respective categories. Clayton’s 4-3 record in league belies the quality of his play...
...first place with co-champions Columbia and Penn. Harvard secured last night’s contest early, winning doubles matches at No. 2 and No. 3 for the doubles’ point in addition to winning three singles matches at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5. Co-captain Gideon Valkin, playing at No. 3, rounded out his collegiate career with his 11th straight singles win, “When Gid came on, it was lights on, lights off,” sophomore Chris Clayton said. “He went out with a bang.” Playing...
...sophomore Chris Clayton said. “There is pride on the line, regardless of the records.”With the end of his collegiate career in sight—and playing in his final match on Harvard’s courts—co-captain Gideon Valkin elevated his game even further, coasting to victories in all of his singles and doubles matches.“Gideon has been hot,” Clayton said. “Period. It’s been phenonemenal—it takes a lot of pressure off the top singles players...
...said. “He didn’t really try to hit winners, and the way I generally lose is trying to go for too much and beating myself.”Harvard’s other two singles wins came from senior No. 4 and co-captain Gideon Valkin (6-1, 7-6) and No. 5 sophomore Sasha Ermakov, who won a trying three-setter (5-4, 6-7, 6-3), persevering in a pressure situation that would have tripped him up just weeks earlier.Valkin’s win boosts his current singles win streak to eight...