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FIVE SEEDED PLAYERS REACH SEMI-FINALS IN NET TOURNEY

Union Tournament Held Up by the University Play

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Five of the seeded players in the University tennis tournament have entered the round before the semi-finals without mishap. Today or tomorrow will witness the first matches between them. In the doubles, Alden Briggs 1G.B. and G. H. Perkins '26 took a close match from G. D. Debevoise '26 and P. R. Pease '26, 8-6, 6-2 entering the semi-finals. All doubles matches must be played up to the fourth round it was announced by Lyon Boston '26, manager of the tournament.

L. H. Gordon '27 stopped E. S. Mundlin 2G.B., who promised to be the unknown quantity of the tournament, in two sets, 6-3, 6-4, and entered the sixth round. G. H. Perkins advanced to the same round with a victory over P. R. Pease '26, 6-4, 6-2. J. F. W. Whitbeck '27 eliminated Asaph Churchill '28 with the loss of but two games and will meet the winner of the W. T. Smith '26 and Norton Barber 1G, match for a place in the semi-finals.

W. L. Coleman 3L., was forced to three hard sets in hurdling T. O. Kingsbury '27, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Matches may now be played on the Divinity Courts as well as at Jarvis Field.

The Union tournament is progressing slowly due to the fact that most of the players are entered in University tournament. The first round has been played off in Class A with the exception of one match, and all doubles and Class B singles matches must be off by tonight according to an announcement by G. H. Perkins '26, manager of the tournament.

In the Union doubles the combination of Amyas Ames '28 and Seabury Oliver '28 furnished the first upset, defeating Asaph Churchill '28 and S. G. French '28, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

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