The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-14
lCruz Boys Again Reach Finals
In Junior Net Championships

Key West Junior Tennis
championships. They achi-
fved this feat by overcon-
ang two of this city's most
promising ne w c o nj e RS.
Frank Roberts and Leo
Carey.
In the first match of the
evening Don Cruz defeated
carey 81, Ga. This contest
9n general was a battle be-
tween a sharp hitting,
beautiful stroking but in
Experienced player, Leo
Aarey, and a retrieving,
tricky, experienced player,
Don Cruz. In the end the
steadiness and experience
proved enough to exc out
victory but in this match
LEO proved he has come a
Hong way. 1t may be a long
time before Don takes the
measure of Leo in an Off
cial match again.
Nobody can take a thing
away from Don in the man
ner that he played this
match however. He played
q well calculated and hard
fighting match and this
WAS enought to pull victory
put of the bag.
FOUR IN A ROW
Play started with Leo hitting
ierrsfiesllY and Don ran TO a
81 lead. Then Leo came back TO
hold service and break Don's ser.
vice as Don soffened 90 too much
on his hitting and Leo got
couple easY-to-PlaY volIeYs az the
net. Leo then held his service
and won his fourth game in
row to take a IS lead as Don
started 10 crack badly.
But then ineXperience took its
toll Needing only to get the bali
into play TO be able to run the
match out on a faltering Don Cruz,
Leo d0ubled-faulted twice and gave
his opponent just the lift he need
ed to come back and tie the set at
Sc. In the next game Don double
faulted with the score at 80, all but
Leo was not able to take the game.
Leo then managed to hold service
and tie the count at II but with
Don serving, Leo refused to call
Services that were out as out and
this resulted in an 81 Cruz lead.
The final game saw determin-
ed Carey fight off three set points
but he finally succumbed on the
fourth one as Don outfought his
rival on long, holly contested
point.
WELL PLAYED
The second set saw Leo in the
running all the way and had he
followed more OF his singing
drives Up 10 the net he UndoUbted.
iY would have taken the set.
Both boys must be given credit
end display Of shots thar was
for well played match however,
enjoyed thoroughly by the specfs.
tors.
In the second match, a catlike
John Cruz proved too much for the
up and coming Frank Roberts who
had just the day before pulled the
upset of the tournament by elimi-
mating the highly regarded Peter
knight. Jhon never played better
as he defeated his rival 6-3, Ga.
Cruz was magnificent in his vol
ley and several of his overhead
smaShes we're hit with the power
Of a Frank Sedgeman (AuStralian
star and US. champion)s
Frank did have a chance to pull
the second set out however. John
let up for a little while with the
result that errors started to flow
from his racket regularly.
And before anyone realized il
Roberts had a 4-3 lead.
John pulled himself together at
this point and with mixed as
soFiment OF chops, slices and vol.
leYs he pulled out three straight
games and the match.
Tonight at 700 Johnny Sellers
meets Robert Piarrot in the long
awaited match for the City Boys
Tennis Championships and az the
conclusion OF this match John
crvE will meet Don Cruz 10 deter.
mine fhs 1851 Junior Champion.
The matches will be called over
the loUd$peaker system by City
Mems Champion Ralph Harlem
sfine and Coach Van.
Al the conclusion of the matches.
Mr.. J. j. Trevor will give out the
numerous prizes which were donat-
ed by himself, Bob Smith and
Ygnacio Carbonell.
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