The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-25


ed tennis team, coping first places
in both singles and doubles divi-
sions emerged victorious in their
eleventh match OF the season-the
class b Regionals held at Plym-
outh on Friday and Saturday.
Ellis Freatman, number one sin.
giles star, took the Regional title in
that division. He was matched first
with L. 10th OF Ecorse, and won
6-1, 81.
Gerhard Lorenz OF Trenton then
fell before Freatman 81. 81. In the
semi finals, which were held on
Saturday. Freatman was scheduled
to play F. Jones of Rochester. Be
cause the other members Of his
team had been eliminated, and to
play against Freatman would mean
40-mile drive, Jones forfeited to
Freatman.
The finals matched the Ypsilanti
ace with John Dudley of Trenton.
In Ypsilanti's first home match OF
the season, Freatman downed Dud-
ley with but little difficulty. How
ever, an Ypsi-Trenton match at
Trenton last Wednesday saw Frest-
man suffering with a cold, and
| hampered by broken racquet, bow
to Dudley, rs, 6-3.
In Saturdays match, however,
Freatman returned to his old stride
to take the championship ga, 81.
l.. D. Harmon and Henry Herbst
were Ypsi's only other entrants IN
the singles division. Herbst was de-
feated in his first match by Han
sen of Adrian, 81, 6-3.
Harmon started off on the right
foot by downing Stove OF Trenton
by a 81, 81 score. Compton, num-
Der one singles ace from Ecorse,
was finally nosed out by Harmon,
rs in the second set after losing
the first so.
In the semi-finals, Harmon was
matched with Dudley, and started
on the right track by winning the
first set ga. However, Dudley set
tied down to take the next two sets.
81. 81, giving him the match.
Bill Rowe and Bill Strang won the
doubles without dropping single
set. and only once going more than
ten games. In their first encounter,
they made short work of Trenton
Smith and Teifer, beating them 90,
81.
Then came Rochester's Patterson
and Bragg, probably the second
strongest combination in the tourn'
ament. The first set went twelve
games before the locals finally won
rs. and the second, they won o.
Schassberger and Heiser OF Adrian,
who beat out Norman and Camp.
bell rs, ga, were ga, 81 victims oil
the powerful Ypsilanti duet.
Knirum and Allshouse, also oil
Adrian. we're the opponents in the
final round, and fell 6-3, "a.
Jim Miller and Bob Johnston. and
Harold Campbell and Jerry Moor
man we're other Ypsilanti entrants
and both we're defeated In then
first match, Miller and johnson be
ing beaten by finalists Knirum and
Allshouse SO, So, and Campbell
and Norman bowling to Schassoerg
err and Heiser rs, 81.
When the final count was made
Rowe and Strang had contributed
81 points to the Ypsilanti cause
as Freatman donated ga and Har
mon III, giving the Brave tota
OF 1OH points, "a ahead OF Adrial
who placed second. Trenton wai
third with 3, Rochester fourth witt
IN and Ecorse fifth with n.
Plymouth took the class A utl'
after a hotly contested battle will
Dearborn and Ferndale. Final coun
gave Plymouth So while Dear
born and Ferndale tied for seeon'
with 81 each.
Surprising indeed was the rae
that better competition was foun'
in classes B and c rather tnsn IN
larger class A schools.
Both Plymouth sand Dearborn
, were so victims OF the fpsilan'
squad and Detroit Universit
school. class c champions, Ut
umphed over Plymouth 30.
. Glass B summary:
Singles
D Compton (Ecorse) beat Colbot
:. (Adrian). 81, 81.
III Harmon CYpsilantD beat ston
Il (Trenton), 81. 81.
III Dudley (Trenton). beat Readin
| (Rochester), 10, so. 6-3.
HI +. Jones (Rochester) beat l
Jones (Ecorse). 60. 10.
III Hansen (Adrian)' beat Herb
U Ypsilanti), 81. SO.
G.. Lorenz (Trenton), beat Fit
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