1953 NCAA Tennis Championships

1953 NCAA Tennis Championships
Date June 22–27, 1953
Edition 42nd
Location United States New York (state) Syracuse, NY, USA
Venue Drumlins 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)

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)
RankTeamSinglesDoublesTotal
1st, gold medalist(s)UCLA5611
2nd, silver medalist(s)California246
3rd, 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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