Word: upsets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...anything can happen in Ivy tennis--Princeton came to Palmer Dixon cocky and brash two years ago, and the Crimson scored a 5-4 upset to tie for the championship...
There's catch, though. Harvard will be sky-high for the match at New Haven, because of (1) Yale's 5-4 upset last year, and (2) some less-than-nice feelings the Crimson harbors about Eli coach Steve Griggs...
NUMBER 5 or 6, KEVIN SHAW. Junior and three-year starter, has one of best serves on squad, known as the "blue racer"...tallest member of team, appropriately nicknamed "Highpockets" or "Stork"...keyed 5-4 upset over Princeton freshman year with a straight-set victory at number four over current Tiger co-captain Jon Gross; Harvard tied for the league title with that win...smart doubles player, good volleyer, better in singles with improved groundstrokes this year...terror in Palmer-Dixon...key to game is return of serve, since he holds serve well...won Ohio state doubles championship as schoolboy...
Number-two player Tak Wong upset Rutgers's nationally ranked star, Elliot Katz, by 21-17 and 21-19 scores to spark the win over the Scarlet Knights. The Crimson dropped the A singles against Rutgers, 5-4, but managed to win the B singles, 6-3, and the doubles, 2-1, for the semifinal...
...rate, the rusty but aggressive Crimson overcame the obnoxious Hopkins cannon and the rainy weather to bring the score to 6-2 midway through the third period, when they found themselves with a man up, but a Bluejay fast-break goal shattered any upset hopes. The final count was 11-4, with Mike Faught (2), Steve Martin, and Mike Ward providing the Crimson goals...