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...Fenno '21, one of last year's regulars, will be back again. His remarkably steady backcourt game stamps him as the best defensive player the University has had in the last four years. The well concealed direction of his drives, his imperturbability under adverse circumstances and his knowledge of inside tennis are the results of many years of tournament experience...
Michael Redd, Scoonie's backcourt mate, is also a solid player and should give UConn some problems in the semifinal game...
...Laverack '01 won the final match in the tennis tournament yesterday, defeating S. H. Derby 2L., 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. The match was well played throughout and was won by Laverack's steadiness at critical points. Derby played a backcourt game entirely and tried to pass his opponent by drives along the sidelines and cross court. His strokes were not as sure as in the previous matches and his lobs were generally too short. In the third set, however, he was more successful and won, 6 to 2. Laverack played a safe game most...
...loosely played and one sided. Wrenn played fairly well, but showed lack of practice, making several double-faults and frequently driving into the net. However, he did some good smashing of Parke's short lobs and played well at the net. Parke stayed most of the time in the backcourt; he did not run to the net more than six or seven times during the entire match, and was thus at a disadvantage, as he lobbed poorly and generally failed to pass Wrenn at the net. He played a careless game and did not seem to be in as good...
Parke played a good all around game, his only weak point being his inability to handle lobs when at the net. His places both from the net and from the backcourt were very accurate. He also had a swift service which his opponent was unable to return effectively...