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Record Shutout

Netmen Stomp Struggling Citadel With Celerity

By PAUL DUNN

The Virginia tennis team
simply outclassed the Citadel
in a match held here yesterday.

The netmen were
overpowering as they swept all
six singles and the three
doubles matches. Perhaps the
most impressive thing about
the meet was that the   team
did not even drop a set as they
ran their season's record to 3-1.

Leading the way for the
Cavaliers was third-year man
Jim Ratliff. Playing as the
number one netman for the
team, he won his match in
straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.

The short redhead was all
over the court as he amazed
onlookers with his quickness
and agility. Taking advantage
of his opponent's lack of
speed, he deftly used his drop
shot in key situations.

Ratliff was somewhat
hampered by errors in the early
going of the first set,
particularly missed volleys at
the net. He soon settled down
however and beat his man
easily.

The only real excitement of
the whole meet was in third
yearman Rick Swift's match.
Playing number three for
Virginia, he nearly lost the
first set to the Citadel's Mike
Martin.

Martin forced Swift into a
tie-breaker and after five points
led 3-2. Swift was not to be
denied however and rattled off
the next three points to win
the set. It would have been the
first one he lost this year.

The southpaw then
overpowered Martin in the
second set to win the match.

Virginia's number two
player, second year man Frank
Hatten used a big serve and
volley game to keep the
Citadel's Ted Emmet at bay
and win his match 6-0, 6-3.

In other matches played, a
pair of second-year man, Hoyt
Murray and Peter Adolph were
easy victors. Murray beat Tom
Bunch 6-1, 6-2 while Adolph
beat Hack Clinkscales 6-3, 6-0.

The doubles matches were
pretty much a repeat of the
singles, with the two redheads.
Ratliff and Swift leading the
way for Virginia. They won in
straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.

In the other two doubles
matches, Frank Spratlin, a
third -year man, teamed with
Peter Adolph to win 6-3, 6-2
while third-year man Dave
Sharp combined with rookie
Howie Hauptman to win 6-2,
6-3.

Coach Jim Stephens, a
former captain of the Cavalier
squad, was understandably
pleased with the team's
performance, while admitting
that the Citadel was really not
in the 'Hoos' class.

When asked to comment on
his team's performance this
year, Stephens said, "This is
unquestionably   the best
tennis team Virginia has ever
had."

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