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Word: match (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Terriers, who defeated Providence in a playoff last Sunday to earn their NCAA berth, will face the winner of tonight's B.C.-Bowling Green match on Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B.U. Badgers Wisconsin, 5-2; Silk Scores Two in NCAA Semis | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

...using mule-drawn drag-pans. Overnight. Pinehurst became the mecca of American golf. The idea of building a resort at Pinehurst was the brainstorm of another Bostonian, the soda-fountain magnate James W. Tufts. On Monday, April 10, the Harvard golfers open the new season with a dual match against Tufts and Amherst

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Crimson Golfers to Hit Florida Links | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

From the very beginning, you knew this was an Evert-Goolagong match, because nothing that happened could ever have been predicted. The 26-year-old Australian, who earned $20,000 for the win, began with her engines in full throttle, burying Evert in a 4-1 deficit before the crowd had time to settle in its seats...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Goolagong Shocks Evert, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

Finishing with a flourish, Goolagong worked the serve-volley strategy which she had abandoned through the middle of the match to perfection. Evert held off three match points, but with the tenth game knotted at deuce, she netted two consecutive backhands which shot the championship over to Goolagong...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Goolagong Shocks Evert, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

Both players called it a very "strange and shaky match," and Evert said there were "far too many errors." Goolagong added, "I know Chris is not producing the best tennis she can, and I know I can do better...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Goolagong Shocks Evert, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

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