Word: hamstringing
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Of course, with fifth-seed Carrie Cunningham staying home because of illness and second-seed Mary Greenhill defaulting in her final round because of a pulled hamstring, the Crimson could not be expected to play up to par.
Crimson second-seed Greenhill had a tough first draw, playing former national champion and Princeton first-seed Demer Holleran in the first round. Greenhill not only lost in three, but she also pulled her hamstring, forcing her to default from her next match.
Third place went to the Tigers' Mary Belknap after Greenhill defaulted because of a pulled hamstring. Since early in the season, the persistent injury has plagued Harvard's second seed, who was ranked fifth in the nation last year.
After trouncing Trinity's number-one player--Sarah Hammond--Greenhill defeated Princeton's second seed, Mary Foulke, in three games. The wrath of Greenhill relented, however, when her hamstring began to bother her late Friday night.
Ten miles down, 13 miles, 15, 18. Finally, Heartbreak Hill loomed before me. I broke it up into little pieces--16 steps running with my hamstring muscles, 16 steps with my quads, hamstrings, quads, hamstrings. I powered up the whole hill without stopping, and when I got to the top...