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Word: third (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unbeaten on the year with a straight-set win, and first singles, where senior captain Todd Lundy--playing the last major match of his stellar career--pulled his classic match with Tiger co-captain Tom Brightfield out of the fire when he won on the final point of a third-set tiebreaker...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Princeton Racquetmen Sock It to Crimson, 7-2 | 5/10/1978 | See Source »

Princeton third singles man Jim Zimmerman opened the competition by crunching his big lefty serve and complementing it with some adequate groundstrokes to the tune of a 6-3, 6-4 win over Chaikovsky...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Princeton Racquetmen Sock It to Crimson, 7-2 | 5/10/1978 | See Source »

Harvard's other super-frosh, second singles man Don Pompan, found the going tougher. Playing some of the best tennis seen at Palmer Dixon this year, Pompan nevertheless took one on the chin when Tiger co-captain came alive and "zoned" late in the third set, brilliantly reeling off five of the last six games...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Princeton Racquetmen Sock It to Crimson, 7-2 | 5/10/1978 | See Source »

Pompan looked to be on the verge of winning when he broke the massive Tiger's serve at two-all in the third. But Gross suddenly exploded, and he had his power game clicking so well that Pompan could do little else but fight it out to the end. Princeton, suddenly, was in control...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Princeton Racquetmen Sock It to Crimson, 7-2 | 5/10/1978 | See Source »

...discus event, Joe Pellegrini grabbed the third slot, behind Paul Baginski of Cornell and Duane Fuller of Army. In the pole vault, Geoff Stiles, who had won last year's competition with a 15 ft., 6 in. mark, came away with a disappointing fourth place finish...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: Trackmen Tie for Fifth Slot in Heps | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

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