Word: pochoda
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...Harvard captain Ivy Pochoda, looking to cup a career of near-misses with a first-ever national singles championship, the end of streaks is a mixed blessing--unaccustomed team misfortune, but long-sought-after personal glory...
...twist of fate, Pochoda's four-game, come-from-behind finals victory came over Penn's Jessica DiMauro, the same woman who narrowly beat her out for the 1996 singles title...
DiMauro won the first game easily, but Pochoda regrouped and took the second, 10-8. Pochoda took control thereafter, posting 9-1 and 9-4 victories in the final two games for her first USWIRA title...
...elated," said Pochoda after the match. "I've been focusing on this competition for a while, and it's just great to come out and play the way that I've always felt I was capable...
...Pochoda held just a three seed entering the tournament, which meant the road to the finals ran through top-seeded Princeton freshman Julia Beaver. It took five games for Pochoda to put the freshman in her place, as she went on to win 9-1, 7-9, 9-7, 6-9, 9-6 in a hotly contested veteran versus rookie matchup...