Tennis Varsity Plays Amherst

A year ago, a crippled varsity tennis team was shocked by underdog Amherst, 5 to 4. It was the Crimson's only loss to Northern opposition, as the varsity went on to capture the Eastern Intercollegiate League championship. This same Amherst team travels to Cambridge today for a 3 p.m. match, with coach Jack Barnaby's squad anxious for revenge and likely to get it.

The Lord Jeffs, though weaker than last year, are still a team to be reckoned with. Their captain and number one singles man, Tony Richardson, who beat Larry Sears last year, is back and gave Yale's Don Dell a tough first set in Amherst's 9-0 loss to the Elis last week. Crimson captain Ned Weld, who has been playing very well at first singles, will have his hands full with Richardson.

Don Hicks at number two is the only other returning letterman in the Jeffs' top six; he lost to Tim Gallwey last spring and will face the varsity's Bob Bowditch this afternoon. Gallwey, playing third for the Crimson, will probably meet Amherst sophomore Marty Lowy, and Fred Vinton, at number four, will play Chris Grose, another sophomore. Jorge Lemann and Bill Wood, fifth and sixth, play Andy Ingersoll and Paul Dodyk respectively.

Against Yale, Amherst took exactly three games in the third through sixth singles matches, so everyone below Bowditch will face inexperienced opposition and will not find much difficulty.