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...seeded Radcliffe tennis captain Lissa Muscatine bested her scrappy Dartmouth adversary to lead Radcliffe over Dartmouth, 6-3, in yesterday's away contest...
Background: Junior Lissa Muscatine has been the captain of the Radcliffe tennis team for the past two years. Last year she led the squad to an undefeated season and this spring she is playing the number one seed. Muscatine, a member of the Faculty Standing Committee on Athletics, also starred on the 'Cliffe basketball team last winter...
Profile: Lissa Muscatine is one of Radcliffe's new breed of athletes. Ever since Congress approved "Title IX" which required universities to provide equal athletic opportunities and equal access to athletic facilities for men and women 'Cliffe sports--with Muscatine in the forefront--have been on the upswing...
...Lissa Muscatine grew up as a tomboy. While she was an elementary school kickball captain and a backyard basketball and touch football star, she did not play any varsity sport in junior high or high school. In fact, before she emerged as one of the leaders of the 'Cliffe hoop squad last winter, she had not played organized basketball at any level. "I didn't play basketball in school," Muscatine said, "because I was trying to get out of my tomboy image. Instead I skied or played tennis, as that was more accepted...
...number of New England colleges have an excellent top seed but the talent diminishes rapidly from there. Remembering that the top three players for the 'Cliffe are just about the same in ability, I asked Lissa if she would rather play two or three for a while to give her a chance to break out of her slump. "No, I like to play number one," she said emphatically. "I want to be the underdog. I like to play good people because if someone patsy-balls around, then my game will fall apart also...