Word: tennised
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Richmond decided not to turn pro at age 17, and she returned home with her sights set on Harvard--and college tennis.
The resistance made her entrance into collegiate tennis somewhat uncomfortable. Richmond says she felt left on the periphery of the Harvard unit--one that had its share of internal conflicts aside from the friction accompanying Richmond's entrance.
With an interest in creative writing, especially poetry, and the hopes of someday finding a career in animal behavior study, Richmond has weathered the tennis bug without being consumed by the sport. She still admits to harboring the childhood dream of someday becoming a big tennis star, but she has...
"Tennis will always be more than just a hobby to me," she says. "But it's inperspective now. Your perspective can get very narrow in junior tennis--the game becomes a means of self-acceptance. You can definitely get caught up in a very small world."
Baseball vs. Maine at 3 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Penn State at 2 p.m.