Word: net
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...semi-finals in doubles Holt and Ward beat Shaw and Marvin in straight sets chiefly through Ward's fine work at the net and Shaw and Marvin's poor lobbing...
...best match played yesterday in the singles was that between R. F. Parke '98 and H. C. Whitfield '99, the former winning 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. At the start Whitfield played all around his man, passing him repeatedly at the net and serving and driving with force and accuracy; but, after winning the first set, his play weakened decidedly and Parke won the second and third sets rather easily...
...steadier of the two and finally winning 9-7, after Foster had three times been within a point of the set. In the second and third sets Foster improved wonderfully, driving down the side lines and across court with great speed and accuracy. This, added to Holt's unsteady net play and weak forehand strokes, gave Foster the match...
Whitman and Forbes played a remarkably steady game and several imes were within two or three points of winning the match. Ware and Scudder were erratic, but made a brilliant and successful finish. Ware went to pieces in the middle of the match, and hit continually into the net...
...match between Wrenn and Ware was much better played and was very close. Wrenn got the first set, 6-3; then Ware took the second, 6-4, by good smashing at the net. In the third set both men improved, and the tennis was remarkably good. Both men ran up on their service, and each won on his service until the score was 3-3. Wrenn won the next two games. Ware got the ninth, although Wrenn was in one point of the match four times in this game, but then Wrenn won the next game...