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...break points, and eventually lost the set 6-4, sealing Harvard’s defeat.“I fought hard, but didn’t bring my best tennis out there,” Clayton said. “I wasn’t able to attack my forehand as much as I do, wasn’t able to do my inside-out forehand.”The loss cut short Nguyen’s match at No. 4, though he was up 3-2 in the third set after splitting the first two sets 3-6, 6-3.Though...
...first set with relative ease, but eased up just enough in the second set to allow his opponent to force a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, Nguyen found himself, jumping out to a 5-1 lead, and sealed the match, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), with a tightly angled forehand approach shot.At No. 2, junior co-captain Chris Clayton made his way back from down a break in the first set to win the set 7-5 and then methodically pulled through the second set 6-4.“I just slowed it down, got my rhythm back...
...Tallett in the penalty box for hitting from behind, co-captain Mike Taylor forced a turnover at the Crimson blue line and broke up the ice, gaining a step on his defender. Despite having a stick in his side from the trailing defender, Taylor deked Scrivens on the forehand side and finished on the backhand to put Harvard ahead, 1-0.“The Taylor goal was an incredible individual effort,” Donato said. “Mike Taylor is a guy that has been a great player for us this year and, over the past month...
Call it tennis diplomacy. A lithe, 20-year-old Israeli with sun-streaked hair and a laser-accurate forehand is smashing down one barrier in the Arab-Israeli conflict: the unofficial boycott that has kept Israeli tennis players out of the mega-money tournaments held in the gulf states...
...dropshots.“I just tried to be really aggressive,” Kumar said. “It was nice to be the first one off the court.”The next Harvard player to win was No. 6 freshman Will Guzick, who showcased his strong forehand and steady composure in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.“Will has a big forehand and he’s been hitting it well,” Nguyen said. “He’s been coming into his own in the past two dual matches...