Losing only two singles matches and making a clean sweep of the doubles the Varsity tennis team disposed of the Amherst netmen to the tune of 7 to 2 yesterday afternoon. The visitor's two victories were obtained at the expense of Jim Thackera, who has had tough going at the number 1 post, and Bob Bentley, who recently displaced Robertson at number 4.
The Summary:
Harvard 7, Amherst 2.
Singles--Winston (A) defeated Thackera 6-3, 6-4; Glidden (H) defeated Meldrum 8-6, 6-3; Helmholz (H) defeated Howell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Mahoney (A) defeated Bontley 6-2, 8-6; Robertson (H) defeated Keesey, V. 7-9, 6-2, 7-5; Wallis (H) defeated Coleman 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles--Glidden and Roberts (H) defeated Winston and Mahoney 4-6, 8-6, 7-5; Thackera and Helmholz (H) defeated Kessey V. and Keesey, H. 6-2, 6-4; Wallis and Lowman (H) defeated Meldrum and Coleman 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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