1953 NCAA tennis championships

The 1953 NCAA tennis championships were the seventh annual tournaments hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions of men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis among its members in the United States, held at the end of the 1952 NCAA tennis season.^[1]

1953 NCAA tennis championships
Date	June 22–27, 1953
Edition	42nd
Location	Syracuse, NY, USA
Venue	Drumlins Country Club (Syracuse University)
Champions
Men's singles
Ham Richardson (Tulane)
Men's doubles
Robert Perry / Lawrence Huebner (UCLA)
Men's team
UCLA (3rd title)

This year's tournaments were played in Syracuse, New York, hosted by Syracuse University, from June 22–27, 1953.

The tournament was directed by Syracuse athletic director Milton R. Howard, and the official referee was Perry Rockafellow, the tennis coach from Colgate.

A total of 72 teams entered in the singles tournament and 30 teams joined the doubles bracket, representing a total of 31 universities.^[2]

Team scoring

• Scoring: Quarterfinals (1 point), Semifinals (2), Runners-up (3), Championship (4)

Rank	Team	Singles	Doubles	Total
	UCLA	5	6	11
	California	2	4	6
	Tulane	4	1	5
4	USC	2	2	4
5	Washington	1	1	2
6	Texas	1	1	2

Singles tournament

• 72 players, 31 universities

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
		G Shea (USC)	11	6
		F Hagist (CAL)	9	1
											G Shea (USC)	4	3	6	0
											R Livingston (UCLA)	6	6	3	6
		R Livingston (UCLA)	11	2	6
		W Quillian (WASH)	9	6	3
																				R Livingston (UCLA)	2	1	1
																				H Richardson (TUL)	6	6	6
		H Richardson (TUL)	6	6
		J Ricksen (CAL)	1	2
											H Richardson (TUL)	6	6
											R Perry (UCLA)	1	2
		R Perry (UCLA)	6	6
		J Hernandez (TEX)	1	3

Doubles tournament

• 30 total teams, 31 universities

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
		Perry / Huebner (UCLA)	8	8
		Ricksen / Ricksen (CAL)	6	6
											Perry / Huebner (UCLA)	6	9	6
											Shea / Grigry (USC)	1	7	3
		Shea / Grigry (USC)	4	8	6
		Quillian / Flye (WASH)	6	6	3
																				Perry / Huebner (UCLA)	2	7	4	7	6
																				Mayne / Ditzler (CAL)	6	5	6	5	4
		Mayne / Ditzler (CAL)	6	6
		Hernandez / Springer (TEX)	3	1
											Mayne / Ditzler (CAL)	4	14	6	6
											Livingston / Reed (UCLA)	6	12	1	4
		Livingston / Reed (UCLA)	3	6	9
		Richardson / Wickersham (TUL)	6	1	7

See also

• 1953 NAIA men's tennis championships

References

1. "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association Yearbook, 1953–1954. New York, NY: NCAA Service Bureau. 1954.

External links

• List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions