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According to Crimson tennis coach Jack Barnaby, Sullivan, who in his first year of varsity play was a constant challenge to number-one man Bob Bowditch, showed "great maturity" when he reached the finals of the New England Inter-collegiate championships last weekend. Losing to Bowditch in the finals, Sullivan teamed with him to win the doubles title for Harvard, despite painful leg cramps...
Upon his return from Amherst, Barnaby also commended Bowditch and the whole Crimson team, which finished one point ahead of Yale in the intercollegiates, with 20 points...
Sullivan, who was defeated by Crimson captain Bob Bowditch in the singles finals at Amherst, then joined with his teammate to win the doubles title in straight sets...
Barnaby said that Sullivan showed "great maturity" in surviving several tough draws and giving Bowditch a good match in spite of leg cramps. "He has never shown such maturity or consistency in his game before," stated Sullivan's coach, "and looks like a great prospect for number one man next year...
Although Barnaby had expected Bowditch to be tops in the tournament, he was surprised by Sullivan's performance. He now hopes that the pair will enter the NCAA doubles and singles tourney next month. Commencement conflicts and expenses may, however, prevent the two from traveling to Iowa for the annual competition...