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...crowd hushed, Pierpont served and responded to two rifled forehands down the line with successive reflex volleys. The second, a backhand lunge, forced Kreiger to put up a lob that fell just inches over the baseline. Pierpont carried the set to win the match...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Netwomen Smash Eagles, 8-1; Frosh Martha Roberts Shines | 4/12/1978 | See Source »

...number-two team of Ditzler and Pierpont ousted Kreiger and Moorhead in a jiffy, registering a 6-3, 6-1 triumph. Meyer walked away from her singles match and right into her doubles match, where she teamed up with Miller to bagel the Nolan...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Netwomen Smash Eagles, 8-1; Frosh Martha Roberts Shines | 4/12/1978 | See Source »

...Libby Pierpont took a deep breath. "I think," she mused, "you should take advantage of what you have to offer." What Pierpont has to offer are the groundstrokes and backhands to rate as the number-two player on what is expected to be the best women's tennis team in these parts since, well, ever...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: United We Stand, Divided We Conquer | 4/12/1978 | See Source »

...fact that such harmony exists in a sport so individualistic by nature is a compliment to sophomore captain Katie Ditzler, freshman coach Peter Felske and in particular, the Harvard-Radcliffe admissions office. Last spring, the latter served and volleyed acceptance letters to four women--Pierpont, Martha Roberts, Meg Meyer and Leslie Miller--who know their way around a tennis court. The rest will soon be history...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: United We Stand, Divided We Conquer | 4/12/1978 | See Source »

...fact that we're all young really helps," says Ditzler, the youngest player on last year's team, the second oldest this time around. Explains Pierpont, "The women's sports program here is growing, and we'll be able to grow with...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: United We Stand, Divided We Conquer | 4/12/1978 | See Source »

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