Varsity Tennis Team To Make Road Trip For Practice Games

The varsity tennis team, hoping for an undefeated Ivy League record, will travel South this weekend to practice for the coming season which will open against Navy April 7 at Annapolis.

The squad's toughest match is against the University of North Carolina, perennially one of the most powerful teams in the country. Still weak from lack of outdoor practice and not yet used to the slow clay-court bounce, the Crimson hopes to profit from its experience in these two matches on April 3 and 4.

The trip will also serve to straighten out the rankings of the various players. It should decide the top three positions between Dale Junta, Brooks Harris, and Ham Graven, and unsnarl the tangle of players fighting for positions four through ten. Also a vital factor will be the decision on the arrangement of doubles combinations.

Before the Navy match, the varsity will play Duke University April 7, and coach Jack Barnaby hopes that the team will hit its stride by this date so that it will be ready for Navy, an Eastern League match two days later. Navy is expected to have a strong squad, but the varsity will be favored if it develops well on the trip.