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Pssst... Don't tell anyone, but Princeton first singles player Jay Lapidus sweats. You'd never know it if you watch him from the dim confines of the Palmer-Dixon stands, but if you get down close you can see that the Tiger ace does in fact exert at least a little effort...
...capacity crowd of over 100 watched Lapidus smoothly lead a ferocious Tiger squad to a convincing 7-2 win over the Crimson. The loss drops the netmen to a 6-1 Eastern League mark, while simultaneously crushing their title hopes...
...What Lapidus doesn't do is exert himself needlessly. He only pushes himself far enough to win--which he does often, and consistently. Yesterday came Crimson number one Don Pompan's turn to lose, and although he put up a creditable battle, came away with nothing but blisters and a 7-6, 6-2 loss...
...first set wasn't as close as it looked. Pompan pulled out all the stops in an effort to stop the unstoppable Tiger ace, and had lost all his power by the time the set extended into the tiebreaker. Lapidus's mastery over the match became evident in the tiebreaker, and he cruised to a 5-1 decision...
Throughout the match Pompan had trouble returning his opponent's thundering serves, and more importantly, keeping up with Lapidus's booming, finely placed baseline-to-baseline backhand shots. Pompan played dangerously anytime he ventured into the forecourt, since Lapidus's crosscourt shots nearly inevitably shot past his racquet and bounced within a few inches of the sideline...