Word: netted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tough first match captain Dave Benjamin beat Clay Hamlin, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. The Penn junior followed his service to the net to consistently score on the volley. Hamlin's net game remained strong throughout the match, but Benjamin was lobbing well and he got even better as the match progressed. Benjamin simply wore his opponent down with his combination of lobs, drop shots, and fantastic retrieving...
Harvard's offense played its usual game, plenty of passing and no shots in the net. Even high-scoring Larry Palmer couldn't buy a goal...
Benjamin pulled out the long second set, 8-6, and after that it was downhill all the way. He regained his control and ran out the match against Higginbottom, who was now unable to rush the net...
Brown put up a fight in only two matches -- the first and fifth singles contests. Senior Bob Higginbottom, scoring consistently with his crisp, high volleys at the net, took the first set from the Crimson's Dave Benjamin. Higginbottoms' volleying was considerably poorer on low balls, but Benjamin's control was off and he couldn't keep the ball down...
...only Bruin win came in the fifth singles when Brown sophomore Johnny Moglescu beat Dick Appleby, 6-2, 2-6, 8-6. Appleby dominated play from the start with a sharp net game and a booming forehand -- which he usually hit with both feet off the ground. But Moglescu, an awkward looking lefty, hung on and extracted more and more errors from the erratic Appleby as the match progressed...