Evening star., 1945-07-02
Ann Gray Captures
Star Net Tourney
Title in Hot Tilt
Nv ROD THOMAS.

Winner of probably the most bril-
liantly contested women's tennis
match in the history of the sport
in Washington, Ann Gray today
was the justly proud possessor of
the singles championship of The
Stars City of Washington tourna-
ment although she had won the
title before.
Yesterday, however, her victim
in the final, played at Edgemoor
Club, was Midge Van Ryn, former
Wightman Cup player, who still is a
formidable opponent for the best
Mrs. Gray'S game was as terrific
as the temperature. which must
have scared well beyond 100 on
the baking courts, as she took the
measure of Mrs. Van Ryn, 6-8
8-6, 81. The triumph gained her
bountiful revenge for the whipping
she took from Mrs. Van Ryn in
the final of the same tournament
two years ago.
Mrs. Gray Nervous at Start.
Yesterdays was a spectacular bat
tie. Mrs. Gray, nervous at the
start, dropped the first three games,
then won four in a row and led
40-30 in the eighth game when Mrs.
Van Ryn turned on all her steam
and mainly through brilliant net
play pulled out the set, 8-6. In
the second, while Mrs. Van Ryn
was showing the effects of her
firing efforts at the net, Mrs. Gray
ran up a 5-3 lead. With another
all-out splurge, Mrs. Van Ryn
gained the lead at 6-5, but her op-
ponent, by hard, consistent driving
and accurate passing shots. cap
tured the next three games and
the set at 8-6. She literally ran
away with third, 6-1.
The climax of the battle came in
the eighth game of the second set
which was deuced five times, with
Mrs. Gray the victor.
Mems Competition Stiff.
In the District mems champion
ships being played at Edgemoor 1t
Henry Uhl pulled near upset when
he defeated 1t. Comdr. Kahl
Spriggs, 6-8, 60, IS. Sergt.
Nathan AskinS shot the works to
defeat Col. David Hoppock, 6-3,
ll-9. In other hard-fought en-
gagements Casper Names who, in
cidentally refereed the Gray-Van
Ryn match, defeated 1t. James
Moore, "a, 6A; Charles Lo erased
Henry Aappel, rs, 60, Ga; Alan
McCarroll conquered Bill Walker
6-3, 8-6.
Mems results and pairings:
First round-Bin Walker defeated Chet
Page, S-6. 60: Austin Rice defeated Lit
Howard Church, 60, 81: Sergt Nathan
Askin defeated Col; David Hoppock, 6-3,
defeated Ensign x. symon, 80. ss sm3:
Jim Green re- psds defeated Emanuel vsrdi. e-2,
los, "a; Roy Black defeated ted H. l.
Halpin, 81, 90; Robert Bowditch de-
1eatsd Mats6r Aubrey Aubrey Mattingly. 60, oil
man defeated sykes. rs, 81; sSos- he,s-
maker defeated Royal by default
1t. John Curtiss defeated wilbur Taylor
"a 90 MaeR 'h Tasfof Sf5eaief defeated ten sehast ahlsF
man, 6-3, 90; Lit. H. Uhl defeated 1t.
Comdr: Kahl Spriggs, 6-S, 60. 7-5;
Bob Miller defeated John Andary, 60,
50: Bill Reynolds defeated A. Chinta-
kananda, 7--5, 6-1; Charles Lo defeated
Charles Gordon, 81, 60.
Second round-Rice defeated Middle
camp, 6-2, 6-1; Davis defeated Phillips,
%, 6-3; Keiles defeated Green, 60,
e.; Black defeated Purdy, 60, 6-2:
Nef defeated Erana, 6-4, 6-2; Bow
ditch defeated zerega. 6--3, 81; Nc
Carroll defeated Walker, 6-3, S-6;
SaFsatss Chen dsfsated @ded. Tsylor 81 S4 Askn
Strauss; 20, Cd, 6--l: Names de-
feated Moore, g., 6--4: Bob Miller de-
feated Hackney, 7--5, Go; Reynolds de-
feated Strand johnson. 60. S-6; Lo
defeated Happel. 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Mems Doubles.
First round - Spriggs -McCarroll de-
feated Swope-Swope, 6-1, 81: Trigg-
Church defeated Embrey- -Haller, 90,
6-2; Hunt-Curtiss defeated Baker
Woernle, Go. 30; Biesel-Brister de-
feated Adair- Mitchell, "a, 6-2; Lynch
Hayes defeated StrubeI-Cook, 6-2, 90:
Green-Symon defeated Carr-Carr Go,
Is: Askin- Kettles defeated Copeland
Agoo. 80, 70; Chandler-Ogden de-
feated Taylor-Vardi. 60, 6-1; Moore
Todd defeated Faircloth- Beight, 60,
60.
TODAY'S PAIRNGs
Singles.
$3.50 p.m.-Rice VS.. Davis.
$50 p.m.-Curtiss VS. Smith.
8 p.m.-Askin VS.. Uhl.
Doubles.
$50 pm.-Loeb-Bowen VS.. Spencer