Word: nets
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...second and third sets went to Whitney and Woods, who showed good team play and were very steady at the net, while their opponents made a good many errors. The fourth set showed a reversal of conditions, and Sweetser and Fraser-Campbell were able to pass the other pair several times by hard fore-hand drives down the middle of the court...
...first two sets of the Sweetser-Cutting match, Cutting frequently ran up to the net, where Sweetser passed him with well executed shots along the side-lines and won comparatively easily. In the third set, Cutting changed his tactics and both men played a back court game, Cutting winning the set at 6-2. The fourth set, the closest of the match, was finally won by Sweetser at 6-4, giving him the match...
...Fraser-Campbell-Whitney match was more closely contested. Whitney won the first set easily, Fraser-Campbell driving a good many balls outside and in to the net. In the second set Fraser-Campbell braced, and at one time was leading 4 to 1, but Whitney by steadier playing was able to pull up and finally win the set at 7-5. In the next two sets, Fraser-Campbell's service proved very effective and he scored several aces. His strokes were also working well and frequently he passed Whitney at the net, although the latter made several brilliant places...
Sweetser's opponent in the final round was Holden of Yale. In the first set Sweetser's strokes were all working well and he won easily 6-3. Then Holden followed up his serve to the net and ran up whenever possible. Sweetser, however, came in seldom. This set showed Holden Sweetser's weakness and he was able to win the next two sets easily by the scores of 6-2 and 6-3. Sweetser showed greater care at the beginning of the fourth set. With Holden serving, Sweetser reached 5-6, 15-40, but Holden deuced the score...
...against all his other opponents, he played almost faultless tennis and was not in the least pushed to win. His serve, falling deep in first one corner of the court and then the other, and with a high-bouncing twist, proved almost impossible for Seaver to handle, while his net game was brilliantly sharp and severe. From the back-court he played with a remarkable combination of speed and accuracy, making almost no errors. When in College, Niles was captain of the University team in 1909, University champion and first man on the team for four years, and intercollegiate champion...