Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Open culminated an entire summer during which Blake met the world's best and fared quite well. At the satellite level he defeated Stanford's Mike Bryan, as well as No. 484 Raviv Weidenfeld and No. 350 Alex Reichl. On the ATP circuit, he competed at the tennis classic in Newport, R.I., where he lost in three sets to the quirky Jeff Tarango, currently ranked No. 62, and narrowly lost No. 145 Alex Radulescu, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the first round of qualifiers at the Pilot Pen International Tennis Tournament...
...most important thing for [Blake] is that he gets to play people at or above his level," Fish said. "He'll gain experience and figure out how to beat them...
...immediate lesson Blake learned is that he must improve his fitness level. The increased range of ground strokes, heavier topspin and more dynamic second serves of the pros clearly took their toll on Blake's body. Twice during ATP competition--during the U.S. Open and Pilot Pen--Blake had to be treated for cramps...
Rising to that fitness level will not become any easier here at Harvard...
...Blake changes the level of the team," Fish said. "He adds punch in NO. 1 singles. Every time he takes the court we know we have a great chance...