Word: racquet
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard varsity squash team continued its fall from "National Title hopeful" to "also-ran" Saturday by dropping a 6-3 decision to Pennsylvania on the Ringe courts in Philadelphia. The loss marks the first time a Crimson racquet squad has lost two league matches in a single season and sets Harvard's '78-'79 record back...
Captain Jenny Stone, with a 5-0 record, leads the trio of Crimson racquet women who have posted perfect records for the season. Joining Stone are junior Margo McGlade, 6-0, and first-year sensation Courtney Stimpson...
...through the first set, playing well but not brilliantly with the deft, almost effortless touch that is the trademark of his game, when suddenly it happened, and in an instant, there he was again?Peck's bad boy of tennis. After blowing a key shot, John McEnroe hurled his racquet. The offending piece of equipment landed at the feet of McEnroe's surprised opponent, Hie Nastase, the acknowledged prince of the tennis temper tantrum...
Although there are no seniors on women's squash this year, Moses feels the team will perform well under pressure. "The emphasis is on mental toughness," he said while sending another racquet-woman to do windsprints. The racquet-wielder groaned...
Wootten is also a superb and innovative teacher of basketball. To get ready for Alcindor, Wootten had the 6 ft., 8 in. Whitmore hold a tennis racquet over his head all week long so that his teammates could practice arching shots that would float above even Lew's reach...