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Best Match Doesn't Count

Strangely enough the best match
of the three day event did not
count. In an exhibition following
Saturday afternoon's doubles,
Ashe beat this country's numero
uno, Charley Pasarell, 6-3, 6-3.
However, as Pasarell had not
picked up a tennis racket in four
weeks since his induction into the
army in April, his play was erratic.

This was the first time any Davis
Cup tennis competition had been
held in the South. Several dignitaries
made the scene, that they
might stand up and be clapped
for. These included State Senator
William Spong, former head of
the Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver,
the president of the USLTA
Bob Kelleher, and the Jamacian
ambassador to the United States.