The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-10
COnUent L0sSieS
asss
Dominated Play
In Individual
Matches

WIN defedt staring them StTdlSnt
In the eye after losing four out
of six singles matches the High
School tennisters adjusted their
sights and pulled out victory in
three doubles matches without the
= loss of a set and thereby defeated
= the Convent by the narrow margin
! OF 5 matches to four.
The big victory for the High
! School was the final doubles match
which was played with the score
standing all And d fine victory
for June Yates and Dolores Viii
elate it was. For not only did they
win the match for the High School
but they defeated the magnificent
City Champion team of the Con-
vent. Barbara Twiehaus and Flea
nor Cato. The finaI score was 60
- S-6 and the second set was IN
doubt all the Wav. In fact few gave
the High School quo much Of
chance. In the final game, Bar
bara after playing line match all
the way finally cracked and as
the final errors flowed off her
racket so y-Nut ,.Ie Convent hopes.
In the nj. Der two doubles match
Vita BarrOso and Diana "Poochie"
Fernandez, who played their best
tennis all day, defeated the new
Convent duo of City Champion
Marie Rendueles and Marietta de
Pasquale 6-3, Sc. This match con-
tanned another hard fought second
set as the Convent team gradually
allowed 40 lead TO disappear.
The number three doubles was won
by the High Schools Shirley Tru-
deau and Lynn Sellers as they
defeated Geraldine White and Lour-
DIES Gonzales of the Convent 6-2,
Cd.
In the singles matches the Con-
vent pretty we'll dominated pro.
eeedings although all their VIC
tories were hard fought. At num-
Der one in as hard a fought
match as anyone would ever care
-" TO see. City Champion Marie Rem
I. dveles defeated June Yates Us.
~ "a, 8-6. The last set was played
~ terrific pace and Marie
49, definitely had TO win the match
.a~ In an uphill fight for the High
- Schools June Yates gave nothing
Marie fought off four mat.
'~'@e h points TO pull victory out OF
- the bag.
~. AT number two, Eleanor Cato
continued her mastery over the
High Schools Dolores Villate. The
= match was again close as Eleanor
won SO, rs.
AT number three Poochie Fer.
,nandez, playing for the first time
this year in the big three, just
had too much for the Converts
Barbara TwiehauS as she defeated
her 6-3, Cd. Brilliant shots flowed
regularly from Poocsie's racket as
she produced what was probably
the finest play of the day.
Number four found another High
School victory as Vita Borroso
= pounded out convincing 6-1, 90
victory over Lourdes Gonzales.
- Marietta dc Pasquale won her
first match for the Convent as she
turned the tables on Lynn Sellers
BY defeating her 4-6, Ga, Ga. Mar
.sesta has made tremendous strides
= Forward and SHOULD be a feared
~ competitor from now on.
= In the last singles Geraldine
White of the Convent won her
., second straight match for the Con-
vent as she once again defeated
:. Shirley Trudeau, Shirley however
-~gave Geraldine a much better bat.
tle this time as she finally went
.--inwn SO, ga. Ga
---~ifhe brand new added lighting
MAS put into use for the first time
'r-ia match play and proved great
success. To be lauded for the fine
s-Mprk they did in having these fine
fixtures installed are Recrea.
--tion Director Paul Albury. City
81 Manager Dave King and Presiden,
q uf the Key West Tennis Club. Earl
Yates. They have certainly per
ssatormed fine deed for tennis in
hey West.