The varsity tennis team yesterday lost its third and what it hopes will be its last match of the season. The defeat, like the previous two, was at the hands of powerful North Carolina, and, although the score was 8 to 0, the Crimson took five sets and seemed much improved over the squad which lost 12-5 and 11-4 at Chapel Hill in April.

When not playing the Tarheels, the varsity won eight and tied one. Two of the wins and the deadlock were in Eastern Intercollegiate League play; after tying Navy, 4 to 4, the Crimson walloped Army, 7 to 2, and Dartmouth, 14 to 1. In non-conference action, Coach Jack Barnaby's team easily beat the Country Club of Virginia, the University of Virginia, Springfield, Bowdoin, M.I.T., and Amherst.

Four of its remaining matches should give the varsity little trouble, but these with Yale and Princeton will be rough. Also an underdog against these fees last year, the Crimson upset the Elis and lost to the first place Tigers to take second in the League.

Three of the standouts of that squad Charlie Ufford, Dave Watts, and Art French--graduated, but they have been replaced on the top twelve by four relatively inexperienced, yet rapidly improving sophomores. Two of them, Ham Gravem and Brooks Harris, currently top the constantly fluctuating varsity ladder.

Gravem, who has been at number one all spring, is a hard-hitting southpaw, but his strokes are not yet finished to the satisfaction of Barnaby. The coach does, however, see great promise in Gravem's "fight, fire, and talent." Harris, who has fought his way up from number four to second, "improved phenomenally over the winter." He boasts a strong serve and has made great progress on his backhand.

Barnaby's spirited captain and his number one man of last year, John Rauh, currently plays number three. Rauh also has a good serve which he generally follows to the net. Playing with the captain at first doubles is the fourth singles player, Alex Haegler. The powerful junior missed the spring trip and might have made the difference in the Navy match. Like the team, he has suffered from his late start.

Behind these four is Gene Mann, the smallest and fastest man on the squad. A tremendous counter player, Mann "covers the court like a demon," according to Barnaby.

Second Doubles Team

The sixth and seventh singles players, Donn Spencer and Don Bossart, make up the second doubles team. Thanks to an improved service, Spencer is playing the best tennis of his career, reports Barnaby. Bossart also serves well, but was missing on his attack early in the season.

Behind them comes Conrad Fischer, a rapidly rising sophomore who showed very well on the spring vacation trip. After Fischer at nine and ten follow Herb Stone and Terry King. This pair is currently vying with Gravem and Harris for the third doubles position.

Just below the top ten but pressing hard are senior Frank Goodman and sophomore Maynard Canfield. Other men like Doug Manchester, Mike Ward, Bob Zock, Karl Purnell, and lettermen Dan Mayers and Mike Levinson have seen less action in matches than Goodman and Confield, but could rise, and their presence keeps the higher-ups on their toes.

In the only tennis action of this afternoon, the Yardlings will play at Milton Academy at 3:15 p.m. The match, originally scheduled for yesterday, was rained out.