1953 NCAA tennis championships
1953 NCAA tennis championships | ||||
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Date | June 22–27, 1953 | |||
Edition | 42nd | |||
Location | ![]() | |||
Venue | Drumlins Country Club (Syracuse University) | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
![]() (Tulane) | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
![]() ![]() (UCLA) | ||||
Men's team | ||||
UCLA (3rd title) | ||||
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The 1953 NCAA tennis championships were the seventh annual tournaments hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions of men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis among its members in the United States, held at the end of the 1952 NCAA tennis season.[1]
This year's tournaments were played in Syracuse, New York, hosted by Syracuse University, from June 22–27, 1953.
The tournament was directed by Syracuse athletic director Milton R. Howard, and the official referee was Perry Rockafellow, the tennis coach from Colgate.
A total of 72 teams entered in the singles tournament and 30 teams joined the doubles bracket, representing a total of 31 universities.[2]
Team scoring
- Scoring: Quarterfinals (1 point), Semifinals (2), Runners-up (3), Championship (4)
Rank | Team | Singles | Doubles | Total |
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![]() | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 11 |
![]() | California | 2 | 4 | 6 |
![]() | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 5 |
4 | USC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Singles tournament
- 72 players, 31 universities
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Shea (USC) | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F Hagist (CAL) | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Shea (USC) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Livingston (UCLA) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Livingston (UCLA) | 11 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
W Quillian (WASH) | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Livingston (UCLA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
H Richardson (TUL) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
H Richardson (TUL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Ricksen (CAL) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Richardson (TUL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Perry (UCLA) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Perry (UCLA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Hernandez (TEX) | 1 | 3 |
Doubles tournament
- 30 total teams, 31 universities
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perry / Huebner (UCLA) | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricksen / Ricksen (CAL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perry / Huebner (UCLA) | 6 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shea / Grigry (USC) | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shea / Grigry (USC) | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Quillian / Flye (WASH) | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Perry / Huebner (UCLA) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hernandez / Springer (TEX) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston / Reed (UCLA) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston / Reed (UCLA) | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richardson / Wickersham (TUL) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
See also
- 1953 NAIA men's tennis championships
References
External links
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