Word: bowditch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bowditch swept the singles field without losing a set, and Donald Dell's alarm clock didn't go off, as the varsity tennis team put on a tremendous effort and dethroned favored Yale in the New England Intercollegiate tournament at M.I.T. this weekend...
Playing together for the first time, Vinton and Wood, the fourth and sixth men on this year's Crimson varsity, reeled off an amazing series of victories over highly regarded teams, including the Amherst and M.I.T. first pairs and the Yale second pair. The Crimson's first team, Bowditch and Captain Ned Weld, reached the semi-finals, where they were beaten by Dell and Freiberg in a tough three-set match...
Probably seeded too low at number seven, Bowditch, a sophomore, beat some of the best men in the tournament on the way to his victory. Particularly impressive were his wins over Tom Richardson of Amherst and Tom Freiberg of Yale; both men are experienced seniors and former finalists in this tournament. In the final, Bowditch beat unseeded Clyde Buck of Williams, who had earlier upset Weld and Raul Karman of M.I.T. Weld, Vinton and Wood all reached the round of sixteen before bowing...
...Weld and Bowditch, seeded first in the doubles competition, are the only varsity players among the top eight singles seeds. Weld is fourth, behind Yale's defending champion Don Dell, Wesleyan's Alan Roberts, and Amherst's Tom Richardson. Bowditch is ranked seventh, and Fred Vinton is placed among the second eight. Bill Wood, the varsity's fourth entrant, is unseeded...
...Bowditch, who played beautifully against Yale on Wednesday, could be the big surprise of the tournament if he can keep up his fine play. Vinton, who reached the semi-finals in the singles last year, will not play doubles, and Crimson coach Jack Barnaby has not yet decided who will pair with Wood...