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Even the U.S. singles picture was brightening. Wimbledon Champion Dick Savitt appeared to be rounding into top form as he whipped Lefthander Mervyn Rose, Australia's No. 3, in a five-set quarterfinal. Savitt looked even stronger as he blasted McGregor, the Aussies' No. 2, in a straight-set semifinal. That set the Stage for a long-waited showdown with Aussie No. 1, Frank Sedgman...
Dave Watts played well in his first match for the Crimson as he and Berk Johnson gave the freshmen their only straight-set victory. Meanwhile, the 'B' team beat the Exeter Jayvees...
With the first win of the young season almost in the bag as a result of four straight-set singles victories, rains came to wash out the last half of the Varsity tennis team's match with Bowdoin on the Business School courts yesterday afternoon. Two remaining singles duels were halted with the score knotted at a set apiece, and none of the three doubles matches had yet begun when proceedings were halted...
Norm Dalrymple, seeded three, also entered the semi-finals yesterday by virtue of a straight-set drubbing administered to Al Sulloway, 6-3, 6-1. Dalrymple will put in his bid for the finals in a match scheduled for today with topseeded Al Everts...
...looked as though Hare, previously considered likely to lose both his singles matches, was highly likely to beat Parker. If Great Britain could win the doubles match as well, or if Austin, always inspired in Davis Cup play, could reverse his straight-set defeat by Budge in the London Championship in June...