Word: volleyed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...serve (a slice, spot-picking variety), the compact groundstrokes, the volley and the overhead are all more than adequate. His approach shots are deadly, his court movement and quickness easily the best on the team...
...finals Sunday, Pompan's superior all-round game led him past Goldberg's big serve and volley, 6-4, 6-3. On a slow surface that favored him, the Crimson ace hit hard ground strokes and passing shots to break Goldberg's serve once in each...
...Redman netted an overhead of a deep Horne lob to tie the set 5-5. In a tie-breaker at the end of that set, the Crimson pair fell behind, 3-2, before running off three straight points, the last on a Kirsch put-away of a high Hudson volley. The pair took the second set more easily, 6-4, as Kirsch continued hitting overpowering overheads and repeatedly putting the ball away...
Andy Chaikovsky faced old rival Billy Brady, who beat him in the same match two years ago. Saturday it was Chaikovsky's turn. He claimed the first set, 6-3, then traded games to 4-4 in the second set. Brady netted an easy forehand volley at 3-3 of the next game to give Chaikovsky the break he needed...
Clenching his first and muttering and screaming instructions to himself after every point. Walker refused to lose another game. When Walker ran to the net to hit the final volley that clinched the set he had captured his fifth straight game and the match...