Word: samper
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...both Saturday and Sunday’s contests, the most exciting matches were the last ones. Against the Bantams, freshman No. 1 Will Broadbent, the intercollegiate No. 6, kept Harvard from suffering its first 9-0 loss ever, coming from one game down to upset Bernardo Samper, the defending intercollegiate champion and reigning intercollegiate...
...with the outcome of the match long since decided, Broadbent dropped the first game to Samper, 9-2, and it looked like the Crimson would be unable to avoid the shutout...
...Broadbent, who had lost 3-0 to Samper at the Price-Bullington Invitational in November, gained confidence in his ability to compete with Samper even in falling behind...
Before the second game, Harvard coach Satinder Bajwa reminded Broadbent that Samper would come up with lots of winners, but if Broadbent didn’t get frustrated and stayed in points, he would get opportunities in the front court...
Indeed, Broadbent slowed the game down to jar Samper out of his rhythm and began measuring his lengths...