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...play. But his surge was not enough to overcome Nedovyesov, who held out to win the second set, 6-3.In the consolation draw, Nguyen faced Ohio State’s preseason No. 6 Bryan Koniecko, who had been upset in the opening round. Overwhelmed by Koniecko’s spinless lasers, Nguyen was bageled, 6-0, in the first set. He bounced back to win the second set, 7-5, but could not hang onto his momentum, and lost the third set, 6-2. Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, junior co-captain Chris Clayton, senior Ashwin Kumar, and junior Sasha Ermakov powered...
...Once the ball leaves the hand, no one, not even the man on the mound, knows where it will end up. Gripped with the fingertips and, unlike every other pitch, thrown with a completely stiff wrist, the ball should not spin. A revolving ball slices through the air; a spinless knuckleball floats free in the breeze, its trajectory altered by every passing zephyr. A gale wind in Candlestick Park or, it would seem at times, a cough from a fan in the front row of the Astrodome can change its course, making it the hardest pitch to hit. Says Cincinnati...
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