1953 NCAA Tennis Championships

1953 NCAA Tennis Championships

Date	June 22–27, 1953
Edition	42nd
Location	Syracuse, NY, USA
Venue	Drumlins Country Club (Syracuse University)
Champions
Men's Singles
Ham Richardson (Tulane)
Men's Doubles
Robert Perry / 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

Scoring: Quarterfinals (1 point), Semifinals (2), Runners-up (3), Championship (4)

Rank	Team	Singles	Doubles	Total
01 !	UCLA	5	6	11
02 !	California	2	4	6
03 !	Tulane	4	1	5
04 !4	USC	2	2	4
05 !5	Washington	1	1	2
06 !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

References

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

External links

List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions

NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship

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