Word: thal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first singles slot, Denise Thal came from behind to down her opponent, 7-5, 6-4. Thal said yesterday, "I started to play to her forehand more. She was very tall and missed a lot of shots because she didn't get down low enough to return them...
Coach John McCarthy said after the meet yesterday, "Thal is a much stronger player this year. She's a lot tougher mentally...
Captain Lissa Muscatine and Denise Thal captured top laurels in the coubles competition. Brenda Schafer, a junior from Brandeis, repeated last year's performance at this tournament by winning the first place singles trophy. In the semifinals Radcliffe's Rita Funaro fell to Schafer's racket, 6-3, 6-0. Racking up the same score in the finals Schafer whipped the new addition to the Crimson squad, freshman Sally Roberts...
During the semi-finals Muscatine and Thal pounded out a resounding 6-2, 6-1 victory against their opponents from Boston College. Thal said yesterday about the match, "It was the best doubles we'd ever played together. We played out of our minds...
...While Thal stayed in the backcourt and patiently volleyed the long lobs, her partner waited at the net for the put-away shot. When the ball came near her, Muscatine fired the ball back with a smashing overhead directed right at her opponent...