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Coming off of a season-ending upset of ninth-ranked Clemson, many netmen realized they were capable of beating Stanford if they could elevate their games. But that knowledge made everyone play a tighter game of tennis...
...Harvard NCAA tournament history has been so disappointing because the Crimson has never been seeded among the 16 teams invited to the tourney, and when the squad's card is drawn from the hat for pairings. Harvard invariably gets paired with a top team. This year the victory over Clemson, which would have heightened chances for a high ranking came too late, and the Crimson's early-season California jaunt didn't produce any upsets over top-ranked squads...
...boiled down to a battle of reflexes at the net, and luckily for the Crimson, Grossman and Loud employed both of theirs outstandingly. When the Clemson pair tied five all in the set, tension increased, as both pairs held serve...
...give Harvard all the credit for the win," Clemson Coach Chuck Kriese said after-wards. "We didn't really do anything to win the doubles. They were down, and like a wounded animal they came back. "The Tigers have lost only two sets in 30 played in their last 10 matches, and two pairs are ranked nationally Krantz and Nido are ranked 36th while all Harvard's pairs are unranked...
...tennis 5. Clemson...