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...York City-raised champ began climbing the ladder to excellence early; her father, a former collegiate fencer, introduced his son, sophomore Sam Cross, to the sport early on. But it was at Sam’s ninth birthday party when his younger sister took up the mantle...
Perhaps the best sign for the Crimson was the renewed dominance of the top of its ladder. For much of the year Harvard was believed to have the strongest top four in the country. After faltering for the past two weeks, the Crimson’s top four once again made a strong case for themselves, taking all four of their matches in straight games...
With Suchde and Broadbent leading the charge, the rest of the Crimson ladder fell into place perfectly. Intercollegiate No. 9 sophomore Ilan Oren and No. 7 Blumberg won their matches in three games at the No. 3 and 4 spots. Blumberg, who has been the most consistent player for Harvard this season, only dropped seven points in his victory...
Suchde was followed in the ladder by intercollegiate No. 2 junior Will Broadbent, who has battled knee and hip problems all season. But if Broadbent was hobbled at all by the injuries, he didn’t show it. The junior put together his most dominating performance of the year, crushing intercollegiate No. 17 Joshua Schwartz...
Isaacs, 60, has hopped up the social ladder herself. When she wrote her first book, Compromising Positions, she was a housewife in Long Island, N.Y. That novel began her nine-book best-seller streak. Her fiction has since been translated into 30 languages, and two of her books have been made into films. Isaacs allows that her success has brought some changes. "The lifestyle got better and offered enormous opportunities, including not doing my own laundry," she says. But Isaacs, who still has an unmistakable New York accent, has stayed put on Long Island. "I see everything out there...