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
Location Syracuse, NY, USA
VenueDrumlins Country Club
(Syracuse University)
Champions
Men's Singles
Ham Richardson
(Tulane)
Men's Doubles
Robert Perry / 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
UCLA5611
California246
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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