Word: grandness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This season sophomore James Blake dominated college tennis. During the course of the year, Blake won the middle two legs of the NCAA Grand Slam, earning the nation's No. 1 ranking in the process...
...With that mindset, Blake went in relaxed to the ITA All-American Championships--the second leg of the NCAA Grand Slam--in October. Playing loose, but with great confidence, Blake exceeded all expectations, by powering to the title...
...just continued to focus on each match, and came out on top," he added. "I never expected to win a Grand Slam tournament...
...February, Blake headed to Dallas for the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships--the third leg of the Grand Slam. As the No. 1 seed, Blake withstood stiff challenges to his throne, even saving a match point in the quarterfinals, before finally winning the title...
...Although the season ended for Harvard, Blake was not done. He was seeded No. 1 for the NCAA Singles Championships--the fourth and final leg of the grand slam--and No.3 with Majmudar in the doubles competition...