Word: volley
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opponent began to vary the pace in the second set, Hricko had trouble adjusting and lost, 6-3. On the first point of the next set, however, she put away a backhand volley and never looked back, cruising to a 6-2 victory...
...dearth of unambiguously competent people in on the council was made painfully obvious in the council's recent presidential debates. The candidates, having dispensed with an opening volley of bizarre accusations about constitutional reform vote stuffing, delved right into pandering to provide more circuses for the masses. Candidates jockeyed to promise the greatest thrills: Harvard-wide formals, a battle of the bands, a raft race and presidential favorite Randy Fine, in a vaguelyphrased "The 'Stones are Coming" tone, promised "a major musical act." It is clear that aside from our love of raft races and the Rolling Stones, the council...
...really disappointing for me," Rueb said. "But my opponent played a perfect match against my serve-and-volley style. There was nothing I could have done...
True, but can a sport named after a vegetable really take the place of tennis? To most serve-and-volley enthusiasts, probably...
...argument here, although the Lions' Rikki Dadason collect his two early goals in spectacular style: one on a nicely-curled set piece from just outside the area over the Harvard wall and into the upper corner; the other on a terrific side-volley that dinged off the inside of the post past Crimson goalkeeper Ned Carlson...