Word: match
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Washburn of New York won the eastern doubles lawn tennis championship at the Longwood Cricket Club on July 31, when they defeated I. C. Wright of Boston and W. F. Johnson of Philadelphia, 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the final round of the championship match...
...Casino singles tournament at Newport, Williams came back again. Having defeated C. J. Griffin of San Francisco in three straight sets the day before, Williams met McLoughlin in the final round, and had no difficulty in winning from him, although the loss of one set carried the match into four sets...
...thirty-fifth annual championship tournament of the National Lawn Tennis Association held at Forest Hills, New York, during the first week of September, Williams again climbed into the semi-final round by defeating W. Rand, 3d, '17, 8-6, 7-5, 6-1, in a very close match in the fifth round. Williams was not up to his usual form, Rand forcing him to two deuce sets, and carrying the play far beyond what had been expected. In the semi-final round played the next day, Williams was defeated in a sensational five-set match by W. M. Johnston...
...first round of team play the University team was defeated by the champions 7 to 2. J. W. Hubbell '17 won the only singles match for Harvard by defeating L. H. Bredin. J. W. Hubbell '17 and G. A. McCook '16 secured the remaining point by defeating L. L. Bredin and D. H. Mudge in the four-ball competition. In the remaining first round matches, Princeton and Pennsylvania defeated Williams and Cornell respectively, while Illinois, a new entrant, drew a bye. Yale and Princeton advanced to the finals, the former taking the title...
...University team ended its season brilliantly by defeating Yale in a decisive fashion on May 29. Only one match of the nine counted for the Elis, that being lost by Curtis. Such an overwhelming victory was hardly expected after the Cornell and Princeton matches, and supplied a fitting climax of a successful season...