Sullivan Outplays Walter, 6-2, 6-3, In East Tourney

Crimson captain Paul Sullivan out-stroked teammate Doug Walter, 6-2, 6-3 in a semifinal match in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament, played at the Soldiers Field Courts yesterday.

Sullivan, who lost just four games in winning his first four matches in the tournament, was pressed a bit harder by Walter, the Crimson's number four player. Doug's deep forehands and accurate lobs kept Sullivan away from the net during much of the first set and made the match close.

But Sullivan's serve and net game, consistently strong in recent weeks, brought him out of trouble time and again. After losing two of the first four games in the first set, he began to hit his return of serve more crisply and ran away with the next four games.

In the second set Sully mixed speeds on his forehand, keeping Walter off balance with drop shots and accurate placements. He had little trouble in winning the set, and the match, 6-3.

In the tournament final Sullivan will face the winner of a semifinal match between Frank Ripley, the number two man for the Crimson, and captain-elect Sandy Walker, the number six player. Ripley and Walker will meet Sunday morning at the Longwood Cricket Club.

For Doug Walter, today's match marked the end of a three-year tennis career during which he was always one of the varsity's best players, and consistently one of its least heralded. He won few matches by big scores, and he didn't play the big-serve-and-volley game that spectators like to watch.

But Doug was one of the team's most consistent players. He never seemed to have a bad day, and if he ever did, it wasn't in an important match. This year Doug won 12 of his 14 matches and became the first man to top a Princeton player in singles since 1961.