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...Tigers, however, broke the undefeated records of both Howard Sands and Pompan, at one and two respectively. Contrasting styles of play highlighted the Sands-Leif Sheiras confrontation. Sands' steady serve and volley play proved unequal to Sheiras's flamboyant court manner. The result was a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Crimson loss to the NCAA semi-finalist...

Author: By Janie Smith, | Title: Netmen Destroy Princeton, Psyched for NCAA's | 5/7/1981 | See Source »

...opening game. Howard Sands, in the number-one position. overpowered the unique double-fisted backhand of opponent Mark Flur to win, 7-6, 6-4. A series of long rallies dominated court play as Sands was forced to modify his usual serve and volley game and frequent the unfamiliar territory of the backcourt...

Author: By Janie Smith, | Title: Netmen Burn Blue Devils, 7-2; Sands, Pompan Win Handily | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

Still playing it tough -perhaps to appease the Kremlin-the government responded with a volley of menacing statements. Pointing to the country's desperate economic plight, Kania angrily demanded: "Who has the boldness to turn a local incident into a national affair threatening catastrophe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: Back to the Precipice | 4/6/1981 | See Source »

Harvard captain Don Pompan beat Drew Robinson 6-3, 6-4 in a fast-paced match. Both played an aggressive, serve-and-volley style, but Pompan's strokes, especially his first serve, were consistent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aggressive Netmen Smash Richmond; Open Spring Season With 9-0 Rout | 3/12/1981 | See Source »

...moderates fired first with a volley of blistering editorials in Banisadr's daily Enghelab-e-Eslami. Noting that the government had recovered only $2.8 billion of its $12 billion in frozen assets-and not a cent of the Shah's fortune-the paper blamed the original, clerically supported seizure of the hostages for most of the country's appalling problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Quarreling over Ghosts | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

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