Word: lob
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although Labreque won the finals in straight games, the match was close and exciting, marked by long rallies. The new title-holder hits every ball with terrible speed, placing his shots low and hard down the sides of the courts. Against his game, Hinkle tried alternating high "lob" shots and "drop" shots...
Captain E. M. Hinkle '23 won the only game for the University, defeating Lawrence Foster 2L. 10-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-9. Hinkle played high lob shots to Foster's backhand in the back of the court, and won mainly through his opponent's errors. R. P. Rose '25, playing his first match for Team A, was easily defeated in straight games by D. M. Gilmore 3L. 15-12, 15-8, 15-12. J. H. Douglas 2L. was too experienced a player for J. J. Glessner '25, winning 10-15, 16-15, 18-16, 15-10, although...
...advance to the net. Sanders, however, also went up to the net at every opportunity and as the match progressed he gradually drove Duane into a defensive back-court game. Time after time, more frequently with each succeeding set, he forced Duane to return a hard drive with a lob, and then finished the rally with a well-placed smash...