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1953 NCAA tennis championships

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1953 NCAA tennis championships
DateJune 22–27, 1953
Edition42nd
LocationNew York (state) Syracuse, NY, USA
VenueDrumlins 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)
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

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  • Scoring: Quarterfinals (1 point), Semifinals (2), Runners-up (3), Championship (4)
Rank Team Singles Doubles Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) UCLA 5 6 11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) California 2 4 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tulane 4 1 5
4 USC 2 2 4
5 Washington 1 1 2
6 Texas 1 1 2

Singles tournament

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association Yearbook, 1953–1954. New York, NY: NCAA Service Bureau. 1954.
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