Word: netting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Allen '26 defeated D. M. Upjohn '25, in a three set match 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. It was an unexpected victory for Allen, since he was seeded number eight and Upjohn number four. Allen's steady driving won the match for him. Upjohn ran up to the net time and again only to be passed by a well placed drive...
...defeat of L. H. Bondi '25 by L. O. Pratt '26 was the main upset of the tournament. Bondi, who is a seeded player, was a member of the University tennis team two years ago. Pratt's brilliant net play was largely responsible for his easy victory 6-2, 6-3. Bondi is the first seeded player who has been defeated...
...most outstanding match was that between Briggs and Harada, and the Kunkel brothers. The latter, getting away to an early start, took the first set at 6-3 before Briggs, who is fundamentally a back-court player, could get his net game going. Another factor which contributed to the reverse in this set was Briggs's failure to hold his service in the fourth game...
...second set, the Japanese star and his partner began to hit the ball harder, and contenting themselves for the most part with remaining in the back of the court, they depended on the severity of their drives to keep the Kunkel brothers from making any placements from the net position. Briggs and Harada took that set 6-1, and thereafter had the match well in hand, the score of the third and fourth sets being...
With the score in games 3-1 against him, Briggs started a brilliant rally. By coming in to the net and angling for the corners, he succeeded in taking the next two games, but his efforts seemed to tire him, and he dropped the following two games. With the score 5-3, each player kept his own service, giving Harada...