Tennis Squad Achieves 1-1-1 Tour Record

The varsity tennis team returned from its southern tour with a win, a loss, and a tie, and Coach Jack Barnaby is pleased with the results. The Crimson lost to North Carolina, 7 to 2, drew Navy in an unfinished match, and trimmed Army, 5 to 4, to conclude the tour.

Barnaby had feared the results of the trip would be much worse, since the 1949 tennis team is on paper a far cry from the experienced squad of 1948. Last year's North Carolina team shut out the Crimson, 9 to 0, and the current Tarbeel squad is a strong one.

Courts Flooded

The two varsity victories over North Carolina last Monday were scored by Howie Swartzman, number six singles player, and by the first doubles team of Bud Ager and Captain Ted Bullard. North Carolina and Harvard had hoped to play a second match on Tuesday but a rainstorm flooded the courts.

In the Navy match Wednesday, the Middies were leading, 4 to 3, but under league rules any match lacking five victories goes into the books as a draw. Harvard could easily have won, for in the unfinished doubles, called because of darkness, the Crimson was ahead in one match and even in another.

Upset Army

The win over Army might well be termed an upset, for the Crimson was by far the greener team. Wet outdoor, courts forced play onto the hockey rink's cement courts, and after a bad start the Crimson rallied to win most of the late sets.