1953 NCAA Tennis Championships

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.

1953 NCAA Tennis Championships
DateJune 22–27, 1953
Edition42nd
LocationSyracuse, 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)

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)
RankTeamSinglesDoublesTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)UCLA5611
2nd place, silver medalist(s)California246
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tulane415
4USC224
5Washington112
6Texas112

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

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