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...Luxilon shot can be traced back to 1997, when Gustavo Kuerten, a gangly, low-ranked Brazilian player, decided to string his racket with a co-polymer monofilament designed by Luxilon Industries, a small Belgian company specializing in medical sutures and bra straps (it still makes both). Kuerten confounded opponents with his aggressive, dipping shots, winning three French Open Championships and reaching number one. He credited Luxilon for a crucial role in his unlikely ascent. (See pictures of Wimbledon...
DIED After 12 seasons as a standout power forward in the NBA, Wayman Tisdale, 44, turned to music. Tisdale, whose first love was the guitar, embarked on a stellar second act as a chart-topping bass player...
...deserved it. “ Ko was the standout performer on the championship team. Ranked No. 99 in the nation by the ITA at the end of the season, the senior went undefeated at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and was unanimously named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Captain Laura Peterzan, playing at No. 2 singles, earned second-team Ivy League honors. She went 4-3 in singles and undefeated in doubles. A pair of sophomores, Rosekrans and Sibilski, held down the middle of the singles lineup. Both went 4-3 in league play. Freshman...
...falling in the quaterfinals to the No. 2 seed. Snyder won the Holleran Cup—the “B” bracket of the CSA tournament. Five All-Americans were selected from Harvard’s squad, and Guruge became the third Crimson player in the past four years to be named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, making this season one of the most memorable for women’s squash. With no seniors lost from this season, Harvard is poised to make a serious run at the national title next year. “Next year...
...Drought ended, streak terminated, star player overcome...