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...play of Gambale and Nagle made a Cornell comeback impossible. After delivering intense pressure onto the net, Gambale pushed the ball to the top of the circle, where Nagle was able to gain control, with only Sullivan to beat. Nagle, with skillful stick handling, was able to force Sullivan to fall forward, and then easily maneuver past...
...first with No. 8 Princeton (5-3, 3-0 Ivy). The Tigers have played the most difficult schedule humanly possible in the past two weeks, losing three close games in a row to the nation's three top-ranked teams. Dartmouth (6-2, 3-1 Ivy), who beat the Crimson twice last year and has already lost 5-0 to Princeton this year, looks to be the other main threat...
Facing Army in the quarterfinals the team had a bit more trouble. By winning at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles, Army took the lead by clinching the doubles point. Army's Marshall Clay beat Browne, 6-5, 6-4, but that was all the Black Knights could muster. Harvard won at Nos. 2 through 6 singles to win the overall match...
...loosely paraphrase famed coach Knute Rockne who in turn paraphrased famed player George Gipp, the breaks beat our boys Saturday, but they gave it all they had and the tried to win one for Harvard. And despite the outcome, those of us who were fortunate enough to see it take place should be impressed by the determination of both teams...
...Harvard quickly succeeded in spreading the field, as the Crimson controlled play along the sidelines. Outside midfielders Fisher and sophomore Orly Ripmaster repeatedly beat the Wildcats to loose balls on the wing and set up the Crimson's players in the center of the field with booming crosses...