Navy Falls, 8-1, As Netman Near League Title Tie

Harvard's inspired tennis team over-came its last major hurdle in quest of the Crimson's second straight shared E.I.T.A. title yesterday, destroying an improved Navy squad, 8-1, at Annapolis.

Seemighly eager to put the Middies behind them as quickly as possible. Harvard captured four of its five singles victories in straight sets, then, with the match cliched, demolished its hosts in three ten-game doubles matches.

Devastating

Terry Oxford suffered the only Crimson loss of the afternoon to John Bunker, 7-5, 7-5, at third singles, but throughout the remainder of the ladder, Harvard's talent was devastating.

Captain John Levin, the Crimson's self styled "tall lanky Californian," spotted Navy captain Bob Cowin a first set triumph, then rallied to take the next two, 6-4, 7-5 to avenge his loss to Cowin in Cambridge last spring.

"I was lucky," Levin grinned after his victory, "I edged him." Cowin had defeated Levin 6-4, 6-1 in a match last month which was later nullified when the subsequent matches were rained out.

Rocky Jarvis dispatched Cutler Dawson with a surprisingly easy 6-0, 6-2 victory at number two, then combined with Levin to topple Dawson and Cowin at first doubles, 10-1.

Larry Terrell dropped behind early in his match with Navy's Bob Custer at number four, but rallied to win in straight sets, 10-8, 6-4, and teamed with Butch Kawakami at third doubles for a 10-7 victory.

A Sweep

Sophomores Bill Washauer and Chris Nielsen won 6-3, 6-4, and 7-5, 6-1 decisions at fifth and sixth singles, and a Washauer-Oxford tandem completed a doubles sweep, 10-8.

Only matches with weak Dartmouth and Yale teams remain on the schedule, and unless one of coach Jack Barnaby's patented 'acts of God' occur, the Crimson should tie with Penn and Princeton for the E.I.T.A. crown.