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Junior Maude Wood and freshman Jinny St. Goer turned in Radcliffe's strongest performance, losing only in the finals to Brandeis's Ronnie Yellen and Reed Hardenburgh, 6-4, 6-1. The same Brandeis pair knocked out Radcliffe's other doubles entry, sophomores Suki Magraw and Rita Funaro in the semis...
Coach John McCarthy plans to shift Muscatine and Thal to first doubles next weekend, leaving Magraw and Funaro the top two singles spots. "Magraw's a tremendous competitor," McCarthy said yesterday. "I'm very confident with her at first singles...
Other Radcliffe victories included Suki Magraw in the three slot, 6-4, 6-1; Maude Wood in the fourth singles match, 6-1, 7-6; Rita Funaro playing five, 6-1, 6-2; and Jill Robertson in the sixth position...
...singles matches, number one Denise Thal defeated Donna Turner, 6-0, 6-2; Captain Lissa Muscatine whipped Lauri Sedecino, 6-4, 6-4; Suki Magraw bested Beth Aries, 6-3, 6-0; Rita Funaro, playing at four instead of her usual five slot, swept past Kathy Conway, 6-3, 6-1; Jill Robertson eased by Ann Curran, 6-0, 6-2; and Ingrid Sarapuu beat Carol Wesling...
Aside from the loss of Funaro, Radcliffe will be at a couple of other minor disadvantages. Coach John McCarthy's charges have been practicing on Harvard's clay courts so far this fall, but will have to play on hard-courts at Wellesley...