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Captain E. M. Hinkle '23 won the only game for the University, defeating Lawrence Foster 2L. 10-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-9. Hinkle played high lob shots to Foster's backhand in the back of the court, and won mainly through his opponent's errors. R. P. Rose '25, playing his first match for Team A, was easily defeated in straight games by D. M. Gilmore 3L. 15-12, 15-8, 15-12. J. H. Douglas 2L. was too experienced a player for J. J. Glessner '25, winning 10-15, 16-15, 18-16, 15-10, although...
...advance to the net. Sanders, however, also went up to the net at every opportunity and as the match progressed he gradually drove Duane into a defensive back-court game. Time after time, more frequently with each succeeding set, he forced Duane to return a hard drive with a lob, and then finished the rally with a well-placed smash...
...Tappin 2L., 6-2 5-6, 6-2. Leonard and Warland took the net at the start and held it throughout the match. Their game, however, was not as steady as usual, and they lost the second set through their inability to kill many of the easy lobs given them at the net. Tappin and Rice played a strong game, but lost the match by their failure to lob over their opponents' heads...
...Longwood yesterday by the score of 6-4, 6-4, and 6-1. Davis played an exceptionally strong and brilliant game. His smashes at the net were accurate and sure and he passed Ware time and again by swift strokes along the side lines. Ware at first attempted to lob, but could not avoid the fierce smashes of his opponent. In the last set he tried to pass Davis by strokes, but was even less successful...
Bidwell played a steady, aggressive game, placing well and continually forcing Miller to the back of the court where he was unable to lob. The finals between Davis and Bidwell will be played today at 2.30, best three out of five sets...