Word: matching
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Junior John Doran, Harvard's other representative in the A-Flight singles, won his first round match, but couldn't get through the second round. He also teamed with freshman Cillie Swart to reach the semifinals in A-Flight doubles...
Although they were also missing probable starters Scott Clark and Mike Passarella, the Crimson came through with a solid showing at the Ball State. Senior co-captain Kunj Majmudar battled his way to the semifinals of the A-Flight singles, where he dropped a tough three-set match (6-1, 1-6, 6-0) to Shlomo Shemesh of Butler University...
This was the first collegiate match for Swart, who is the second-ranked junior player in his native South Africa...
Sophomore Andrew Styperek, playing in the B-flight singles, lost a tantalizingly close first match. Serving at 5-5 in the third set, he broke two strings, and dropped the game. His opponent, Nathan Crick of Illinois State, capitalized on Styperek's bad luck, and held serve to take the third set 7-5. Styperek bounced back to win three matches in the consolation round...
...know I could have won that first match," Styperek said. "It was just bad luck, breaking those two strings. But the team did pretty well. We're still setting up, and feeling out the competition. It's tough because we only have indoor courts for practice, so we're not used to the wind and the feel of outdoor courts. We beat a lot of good players though, and we look strong for the rest of the season...