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Bill Wightman, Varsity Coach Bob Ashley's number three singles man, became the first player to enter the quarter-finals of the University summer tennis tournament this weekend, when he won a three-set victory over Edus Warren, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Play in the tournament thus far has been held up by inability of opponents to find convenient dates for a meeting, and Wightman is the only racqueteer to enter the final eight.
Ashley, a graduate student and the favorite in the tournament, won his first round match over Ed Finkestein with little trouble, dropping only a single game in a 6-0, 6-1 triumph. Ashley is slated next to meet Hal Melvin, a member of the Varsity squad, with the winner scheduled to face Wighman.
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Other team members who survived first and second round matches include Fred Flickinger, whose opening win was a bitter three-set affair, 6-2, 5-7, 9-7; Andy Muldoon, who won his first match by default; Travis Gresham, also a winner by default; Bill Mayleas, with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph, and Bill Brady, who had little trouble with his opening fee.
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