Word: racquetmens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Boasting a 13-4 season record (3-1 in the league), the Crimson racquetmen host archrival Yale Saturday at 2:00 at Soldiers Field...
Shaw (at four) and Bob Horne (at three) had a hard time getting into their matches, though, as they dropped a three-setter and a tight two-setter, respectively. And when Curley lost his number five singles match, 6-4 in the third set, the Crimson racquetmen were sitting on the wrong end of a 3-2 score...
Drained but enthusiastic following an encouraging performance during their spring-break California trip, the 6-3 racquetmen will face a talented Maryland squad at College Park this afternoon and a highly competitive, if less talented. Navy team at Annapolis tomorrow. The Navy match represents the start of the "real season" for Harvard--a string of nine Eastern League (the Ivies plus the academies) matches the Crimson must virtually sweep to take the league crown...
Maryland features a solid trio of doubles teams and a good deal of depth in the middle of their six-man singles ladder, but Harvard matches up well in both categories. The Crimson racquetmen have two factors on their side going into the match--momentum from a 5-4 early April win over another ACC team, Virginia, and the fact that Maryland tennis players have a history of squandering their talent...
Harvard's racquetmen handled Navy easily, 6-3, at the Palmer Dixon courts last April, and indeed, no player on the Harvard varsity has ever lost to the Midshipmen. Saturday's match should not be a problem...