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Show TENNIS 1 s 1 U Theron Parmelee Coach PAH'S chances for a banner year in tennis were brightened when the Crimson netters defeated both B. Y. U. and the Utah State Agricultural College on successive Fridays on the latters' home courts. This is the first time in a number of years the Redskins have defeated both opponents in the same season. Coach Theron Parmelee had a nucleus of four letter-men from the 1929 season from which to build his team. Several promising freshmen considerably aided in bringing the squad into prime shape. Dave Freed, varsity netter for two years, was unanimously elected captain of the team. Freed started out strong, winning all of his matches played in the first two series. Freed, teaming with Ray Forsberg, defeated Paul Holt and Eldon Brinley from B. Y. U. in four sets in the first meet. Freed defeated Holt in the singles by winning two out of the three sets played. Harry Guss, freshman mainstay, defeated Clayton Jenkins to give Utah the meet. Wallace Stegner, varsity member from last year, and Ross Sutton, another promising freshman, were defeated in the doubles by Wes Porter and Kent Johnson. Stegner lost to Porter in the singles. Dave Freed and Ray Forsberg continued their good work by defeating Joe Cowley and Glade Linebaugh of the Aggies in three straight sets. Freed won his fourth collegiate contest by defeating Cowley in straight sets. Harold Smith and Wallace Stegner ouplayed Captain Hy Cannon and Edward Swinyard to give Utah her third victory. Stegner lost to Cannon in a three set dual in the singles match. For the first time in the history of the school a freshman annexed the annual singles title when Harry Guss defeated Wallace Stegner in a five set encounter for the crown. Guss displayed a steady brand of tennis throughout the tourney and defeated Smith, another varsity member in the semi-finals. Probably the chief reason for Utah's success has been the attitude taken by the squad in practice sessions. Each afternoon the squad, consisting of Captain Dave Freed, Ray Forsberg, Harold Smith, Wallace Stegner, Harry Guss, Ross Sutton, Bill Woodard, and Art Crow went through two-hour workouts. The playing of Captain Freed improved rapidly during the last year. Before this year, Dave was troubled with an erratic serve, but now has developed this offensive stroke into a potential point winner. In fact, Freed's serve was the hardest to return of any in this collegiate league. This year for the first time in a number of seasons a state collegiate tennis meet was held in Logan on May 16 and 17. This tourney will take the place of the annual Rocky Mountain Conference tennis meet which was disbanded two years ago. Chick Blevins, University of Utah captain, won the last Rocky Mountain singles meet by defeating Lund Johnson in the finals in three straight sets. The meet in Logan in no way had a bearing on the state col- Woodard Smith Page 230 |
