Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
Players Who Failed
To Win a Tourney Top
d. T.. Tennis Rankings

Veteran tennis players have the
top places in the mems singles
rankings announced yesterday by
the District Tennis Association. al
though none of them won a major
tournament here last summer.
The first five on the list of 20
rankings are Don Leavens. Bar
ney Welsh, Jim Thackara. Henry
Van. Rensselaer, and Fred McNair.
Out-of town players not eligible
for District rankings won most of
the big events here last summer
Malcolm Fox of Baltimore took
the City of Washington and Dis
trict tournaments, and Hal Bur-
rows of Charlottesville. Va, the
Northern Virginia tournament.
The Edgemoor Invitation tour
nament went to Fred Kovaleski. a
newcomer here who took part in
other events and who is not
ranked because Of insufficient
data.
Leavens won the top spot be-
cause of his consistent tourney
play that put him in the quarter
finals, semifinals, finals Of all
Journeys. Welsh, the veteran
Rockville attorney who frequently
has announced his retirement
from competitive tennis but who
fails to make it stick, was runner
up in the City of Washington
tourney, and Thackara was run
nerup in Northern Virginia.
Tim Coss, Ted Rogers and Tom
Bradford, who divided junior
honors here last year, are rated
at the top of the mems junior
list.
Women's leaders were Mrs. c.
cile Hill, who won two tourna-
ments, Bedmar Gunderson. Clara
Bias and Mrs. Frank Pace.
Mems SINGLES.
=, 1; Don Lsayens: 2, Barnard VI +. Welsh
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lis, Kahl spriggs; is, Tom Bradford
II. William Clifford; -, Tnomas G
McCarroll.
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Ieavens-Adair: s. McNair Clifford; Z, Coss
Rogers; s.. Thaekera- Threadelll; 8. Muir
sm,tn-potts nS VAN RenssaiaerRoyal; Yves.
ley-Rosers: MccarToli.EdT, Miller; sprisss'
suFrus' HaSe Junior sint Il Miner
Psts4 Pre. Ef ps5s
10. Denny ' Barnes. Outstanding juniors
B sipnsoe''Tf Ferry Brch MilIard Boteler
&'"''N' Boys SINGLES.
Peter Cox: 4, John Harris Billy Wilson
OUTSTANDING boys lalpha etically arranged
Tom Beall AL Hobelman, Abe Kruger, Dor
Women,s SINGLES.
/. Mrs. Cecile Hill; 2; Belmsr Gunder'
son: 8, Clara Bias; 4. Mrs. Frank Pace
M Mnod Pearl h0 MscoH; s. csristina Morley
| 8. Mrs. Joan Deigert: 10. Ann Fennessey
II. Ann Bannick; II; Nancy Corse; u
FOLN mllIcL, Ii WI De M Ga -
Mrs. Mildred Smith; IS, Betty Montgom
cry; II, Jean Hall: IS. Joan McCullougn
I19, Mrs Margaret Graham; 20. Mrs. Mari
anne Lackler.
| Women's Doubles.
Mrs; Charles Hume Billie ~ Y9rk e. z z
Leaf: a. Bias-Mrs. Helen Levy; 5. Thomp
n-Girsosiani q, McCoy,Mrs I France
Smith Dessert; 9, Hill-Pace; 10. Mrs; 10
seph. Bole-Linda Williams; H.. Graham
Hayden; IL, Bassett-Virginia Watson.
/ Girfs Rankings.
| Under Is .singles-1. Belmar Gunder
son; =, Carol Mortimer; 3. Joan McCul
iouen: 4, Nancy Corso 5. Polly Miller; 6
Carol Olive: Z, Louise Ralph; s, Agne
| Under Is doubles--1. Mortimer Gun
derson; .. Mccullough Miller: 3. Corso
i Ralph; 4, Olive Eleanor Salmon.
Under Is singles-1. Carol McCord
p. Patricia Hubbard; 3, Loretta Lowe: I
Mickey Teixeira: 3. Jean Mortimer; {
Betty Heap: Z, Patty Lynch; s. Name
Bealle: 9. Nancy Sheehan; 10, Mary An
! Doubles. McCord- Hubbard.