Word: gravem
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Gravem's powerful serve and forceful not game were too much for Al Hahn in the number one singles match, Gravem winning in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-2. This was his first match of the season, as he did not go on the southern trip...
Barnaby is less certain about his doubles combinations, who to play and where to play them, but will probably use Harris and Haegler at one, Fischer and Canfield at two, and Gravem and Heckscher at three...
Test matches yesterday led to several changes in the varsity line-up, showing that the team is still being formed. There was a complete rejuggling of the top four players. Last year's number one, Ham Gravem, defeated both Captain Alex Haegler and Steve Gottlieb to regain the first position. Heagler, by beating Brooks Harris, moves from three to two, leaving Harris at three and Gottlieb at four...
Though he did, not go on the southern trip, Ham Gravem, the varsity's number one last year, will probably begin at four Saturday. A left-hander, he is very aggressive, with a good net game and a powerful forehand. Maynard Canfield, who won an important match against Navy at number four, will play at five. He played at nine last year, and employs steady ground strokes and a good twisting serve...
...varsity tennis team capped its Joint European tour with Yale by defeating a combined Cambridge-Oxford squad, 6 to 4, at Wimbledon to regain the Prentice Cup. The three Crimson players making the trip were Ham Gravem, Steve Gottlieb and Brooks Harris. Gravem and Gottlieb were among the four American players gaining singles wins in the cup matches...