Evening star., 1951-05-28
Thackara and Lynch
To Clash in Feature
|0f City Net Tourney

Smooth-swinging Jim Thackars
the Districts No. ranking ten
mis- player faced the first majo
obstacle in defense of his Cit.
lof Washington mems single
crown today in taking on th'
veteran Hugh Lynch at Edgemoo
Tennis Club. Their match i
scheduled for $50 o'clock will
Tim Coss and John Curtiss open
ling the program at A.
Lynch. long the towns No.
ranking player, was unseeded thi
year because of insufficient data
The battling barrister took a res
from tournament tennis last yea
and it apparently was just wha
the doctor ordered. His GO
6-1 victory over Bill Bennett yes.
terday indicated Lynch is at tn.
top of his game.
Both Are Consistent.
The match brings together two
of the most consistent players Ii
tennis ranks. Lynch Is an experr
at keeping the ball in play. H.
owns murderous forehand ane
saves it for exactly the right spo
to put the ball away.
Thackara, an economist by pro.
fession. has figured all the angle.
of the game and excels at place.
ment shots.
Thackara ousted Sandy Pear.
son with no trouble yesterday
60. 6I1, serving notice tina
lit will take a top-f1ight brand o1
tennis to dethrone him.
The anticipated duel between
Doyle Royal. Maryland tenni.
coach, and Frank Cantwell cam,
up to expectations yesterday, with
Royal squeezing through to s
three-set victory. 81, 2-6, 6-l
Leavens Whips Schwartz.
/ Don Leavens, seeded No. 2
blasted Sanford Schwartz, 60
I6-l. while hard-hitting Malcolm
Fox, ranked No. 4, eliminated
Merle Gullick. Ga, 8-6, ane
Charles Lo. 60, 6-3.
TODAY's PAIRINGs.
Mems Singles.
~ pm'PpcosS IN vs. Gurtiss: pm.-Eck
Van N Mem Lynch vs H.Ess Eoser5 w.,
vs.. Jones; 8 p.m.-Keiles vs.. Covington
Channing VS.. Potts. Spriggs VS.. Burgess.
Mems Doubles,
p.m.-Miller-Hayes VS.. Erickson -Jor
dan. steward-Fisher VS.. Sherry Sherry
ThsseBkasra-Leavens IS; MULTI -ornstein.
RossIvan nm RenssaesF
Huttleman-Schimmel
Women's Singles.
:m.LGunderson vs., Husus, Thomp
son VS. winner Belin-Hall
Women's Doubles.
.m.-Checkett-Madris VS.. Rich
ardson- -Knowlton; 6 p.m.-salmon-O DIV
VS.. Olson-zakova.
RESULTS.
Mems Singles.
Inackara defeated Pearson 60, 81
Lynch Lynch defeated Bennett 6--2, 6-1
defeated Cox 6-4, 80; Davis defeate,
Waits !t. 6-3, 81; Rosers defeate'
Gaisresth e.; c,;;,,1s ct: Fox defeated l
Burnstein 80. e. EeF@an Royai defease' defeass
Cantwell 81. 2-6. 6--1: Threadgil
strom ed defeated as @ sti@ier % s. o eG2: Dsh. Nc
Clifford defeated Browning 81. 60
Leavens defeated Schwartz 60, 6--1.
Potts defeated Wilkinson 3-e, e-3, 90
Claiming defeated Erickson 6-3, 6-4
Nef defeated Eis 60, 6-; Hayes de
defeated Beck al. 81; welsh defeate, ni at
81. 60; coyineton defeated Boyer Sc
1o-s. 6-4: McNair defeated stein %
e.; Miller defeated Pavitt IS. e.
Fox defsated Madrta Gnick e94 sce; MILE
defeated Fiorio 81. e.; Threadgil
defeated Dahlstrom 7-5. 6-2.
Mems Doubles.
Brister-Wilson defeated Johnson-Del
Ferguson. Crockett, 81. 50; Erickson
Jordan defeated Freeman-Burgess. Is
l6-2.
Women's Singles.
nsdriss Hs deissstd ssissssd p{sksFson G Hs ss "a
Girgosian defeated Leek, 60, 6-2; Ban
nick defeated Grosan, 81. 6-1; Mile
dsfeatsd s,ts,so Bsrry 6l Ct Pace defeat
Pace, 81, 10-S, 6-2; Mortimer de
fested Freeman. 81, 81; Thompso
defeated Morley, 81. 81: Mccoy de
feated Bannick. ia. 6-3. IS; DIGGER
defeated FennesSey, 6-1, 6-3; Hill de
feated Vlasak. g.. 6-2; corse defeate
Graham, 7-5. 7-5.