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With strong leadership throughout the lineup—sophomore Chris Clayton played at No. 1 all year and senior co-captain Gideon Valkin competed at No. 5 for most of the season—Harvard had great potential, even if the outlook looked grim with an 0-3 record going into March...
...captain Gideon Valkin ended his season and his career with 11 straight wins, earning Harvard’s sole nomination for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award...
...honors may have eased the pain of having his personal win-streak snapped at the hands of Ferreira, who beat Valkin in a baseline rallying contest that the Harvard senior took to match point...
...Ferreira’s got one of the best groundstroke games ever,” Valkin said. “We played a baseline game that lasted 10 minutes, but I felt like I played a three-set match. At the end of the day, he could hit a forehand winner from pretty much wherever he wanted...
...Like Valkin, Clayton elevated his game against one of his tennis heroes. The two played on serve for ten games, calling the match at five apiece because McEnroe had to attend a banquet...