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...grandkids. He does a three- to six-month prep with them, one by one, just before they reach age 3. First he takes them to the airport to accustom them to the roar of engines and the odor of fuel. When they're ready, they venture out on the wing, then into the cockpit. Only after they ask to go up does Corbett take them. Afterward, he proudly awards each one a personalized first-flight certificate and photos of the occasion. "It's their day," he says. "They don't have to share...
...Crimson's first singles player last year, junior Gina Majmudar, advanced to yesterday's first-flight singles final. There, however, Wisconsin's Melissa Zimpfer overpowered Majmudar for the 6-0, 6-2 victory and single's crown...
Harvard sophomore Mylin Torres was also impressive in first-flight singles action, advancing to the semifinals against Zimpfer. Torres battled Zimpfer for three close sets--6-7 (7-3), 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)--but an ankle injury hampered her performance and left her a few points shy of the victory. The injury was so severe that she was forced to default her match for third place yesterday...
...earlier doubles action, the first-flight tandem of Rueb and freshman Josh Hausman defeated their opponents 9-8 in an eight-game proset...
Sophomore Jennifer Minkus and Elmuts will play in the second flight in singles and will be the Crimson's other entry in the first-flight doubles competition...