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...credits his Ph.D. advisor, Joseph B. Keller, professor of mathematics and mechanical engineering emeritus at Stanford, for teaching him that one can think of anything and see something interesting...
Harvard met the immovable object yesterday, and found out why it was so hard to move. In the opening round of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Madison, Wisc., the Crimson became No. 1 Stanford team’s 31st consecutive victim, suffering a hard-fought but convincing 5-2 defeat...
...Stanford (2-0), defending champion in this event, earned the first point over No. 35 Harvard (1-1) in doubles play and never looked back. The top two doubles pairs both fell 8-1, setting the tone for a frustrating afternoon in the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium...
...intersession training trip to California, where the Crimson recovered from exam period with a non-stop barrage of match play. The squad played a variety of opponents, including adults and club teams, providing a change in the type of competition. The Crimson also played exhibitions against both the Stanford men and women. These teams, only recently established, presented a very different style of play from Harvard’s typical intercollegiate opposition...
...College kids have a textbook game, versus the guys we were playing from Stanford,” Thorndike said. “They were strong, in great shape, scrappy—a totally different type of player. And then the older people have a lot wiser play. It was just a good mix. It’s nice to get out of the comfort zone...