1953 NCAA Tennis Championships

1953 NCAA Tennis Championships
Date June 22–27, 1953
Edition 42nd
Location United States New York Syracuse, NY, USA
Venue Drumlins Country Club
(Syracuse University)
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Ham Richardson
(Tulane)
Men's Doubles
United States Robert Perry / United States Lawrence Huebner
(UCLA)

The 1953 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships were the 8th annual tournaments to determine the singles, doubles, and team national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate tennis.

This year's tournaments were played in Syracuse, New York, hosted by Syracuse University, from June 22–27, 1953.[1]

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

Rank Team Singles Doubles Total
1st UCLA 5 6 11
2nd California 2 4 6
3rd Tulane 4 1 5
4 USC 2 2 4
5 Washington 1 1 2
6 Texas 1 1 2

Singles tournament

  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

  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      

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. National Collegiate Athletic Association Yearbook, 1953–1954. New York, NY: NCAA Service Bureau. 1954.

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