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1953 NCAA tennis championships
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January 2025
1953 NCAA tennis championships June 22–27, 1953 NCAA logo.svg 150px 42nd New York (state) Syracuse, NY, USA Drumlins Country Club(Syracuse University) USA Ham Richardson(Tulane) USA Robert Perry / USA Lawrence Huebner(UCLA) UCLA (3rd title)
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.NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/tennis_champs_records/2013-14/2013_DI_MTE.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 11, 2017
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. 1954 National Collegiate Athletic Association Yearbook, 1953–1954 New York, NY NCAA Service Bureau
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 04 4 USC 2 2 4 05 5 Washington 1 1 2 06 6 Texas 1 1 2
Singles tournament
72 players, 31 universities
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 20 150 G Shea (USC) 11 6 F Hagist (CAL) 9 1 R Livingston (UCLA) 11 2 6 W Quillian (WASH) 9 6 3 H Richardson (TUL) 6 6 J Ricksen (CAL) 1 2 R Perry (UCLA) 6 6 J Hernandez (TEX) 1 3 G Shea (USC) 4 3 6 0 R Livingston (UCLA) 6 6 3 6 H Richardson (TUL) 6 6 R Perry (UCLA) 1 2 R Livingston (UCLA) 2 1 1 H Richardson (TUL) 6 6 6
Doubles tournament
30 total teams, 31 universities
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 20 200 Perry / Huebner (UCLA) 8 8 Ricksen / Ricksen (CAL) 6 6 Shea / Grigry (USC) 4 8 6 Quillian / Flye (WASH) 6 6 3 Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) 6 6 Hernandez / Springer (TEX) 3 1 Livingston / Reed (UCLA) 3 6 9 Richardson / Wickersham (TUL) 6 1 7 Perry / Huebner (UCLA) 6 9 6 Shea / Grigry (USC) 1 7 3 Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) 4 14 6 6 Livingston / Reed (UCLA) 6 12 1 4 Perry / Huebner (UCLA) 2 7 4 7 6 Mayne / Ditzler (CAL) 6 5 6 5 4
See also
1953 NAIA men's tennis championships
References
External links
List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions
Category:NCAA Division I tennis championships
Category:1953 in men's tennis
NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
NCAA Division I Tennis Championships