Word: backhanded
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Gideon Valkin clinched that victory at the No. 5 position, 6-2, 6-3, holding off an impassioned late run by his opponent with his trademark shot, running around his backhand to blast powerful but controlled forehands...
...conclusion, the fans felt as worn out as the players.The match started out auspiciously for Harvard but proceeded with such riveting swings of momentum that the final turn—in Purdue’s favor—felt almost anticlimactic.That swing came in the form of a missed backhand volley by No. 3 Junior Dan Nguyen with the score knotted at 10-10 in a third set tiebreaker. The volley did not stretch Nguyen much—four feet from the net, at a seemingly comfortable height—but Nguyen underestimated, punching the ball into...
...being down a break in both sets to beat Bogdan Borta 6-4, 7-5. Borta, a lefty who had beaten Clayton soundly in their two previous meetings, forced Clayton into numerous long rallies after which both players were thoroughly winded. Clayton, for his part, frequently ran around his backhand to unleash fearsome cross-court forehands with high precision to his opponent’s forehand...
...Tobe made a great pass to me there, put it right on my tape, gave me a little speed,” Morin said. “I saw the defenseman was flat-footed, so I took it wide and tried to throw it upstairs on the backhand.” TWO-MINUTE MINORS Tobe’s assist on Morin’s goal earned him his first point of the season…After a pair of penalty-filled contests last weekend, when the Crimson piled up a two-day total of 23 infractions, Harvard was whistled just...
...showing off its depth in the 3-1 victory.Sophomore winger Sarah Wilson represented the first line, scoring the game-winning goal 1:13 into the third period. Wilson found the puck at her feet after co-captain Julie Chu’s slapshot hit her, and quickly reacted to backhand it into the net for her 11th goal of the season.The freshman defenseman, Kathryn Farni, not known for her scoring, added some padding to the lead, receiving a pass from senior Katie Johnston as she charged in from the blue line and slamming it home.“[Johnston] passing...