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Following Sands' lead, Don Pompan grabbed a 6-2, 6-4 win at number two. The Crimson, captain never let Glenn Layendecker catch his breath as he chased the Yalie all over the court with pin-point volleying...
...Pompan is referring to the match with the Eli today at Palmer-Dixon that the Crimson, currently 5-0 in Ivy play, must win if they hope to have a shot at an NCAA berth. Yale's only loss this season came at the hands of Ivy favorite Princeton, another team Harvard must beat (May 6) if they hope to gain the post-season playoffs...
...Crimson will be able to count on clutch play against the Eli, winning a 5-3 tiebreaker to pull out a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Darrel Lindsey. Service return was another key to Beren's triumph, as he managed to deal with Lindsey's serve, which Pompan described as being the "biggest" in Ivy tennis...
...doubles matches, played after the victory was clinched, were about as interesting as the gray sky outside. Turner and Sands took Hare and Diehl, while Beren and Bob Wheeler edged Lindsey and Judge; Pompan and Grossman completed the trend of two-set victories by defeating Diaz and Schaff...
...that today's romp was over a greatly improved Bruin squad that already has more victories this year than last season's total. The easy match didn't drain any of the emotional energy that will have to be summoned for today's Yale match. In the words of Pompan. "Today was encouraging to watch. We're all building up for Yale. We're building intensity...