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N I S • • • Elliott. In addition to the regularly carded state teams, the netmen squads from Catawba, Bucknell, Gettysburg, Catholic University, Bloomsburg State and Delaware. The season opened with the Green and Gold "losingmost of the early 1" matches by decisive scores. Albright defeated the locals by 7·2. Michigan, mentioned, was met a few days later. These and other poor showings in the matches were the result of insufficient outdoor practice. Inclement weather conditions forced the team to hold its conditioning drills in Yingling Gymnasium. This, of course was unsatisfactory, and proved to be quite a handi- cap when teams who had been for weeks under favorable conditions were met. The failure of to reach his excellent form of last season handicapped the squad both mentally and physically. Gradually, however, the racketeers hit a winning stride and succeeded in compiling a creditable season's record. To Volkart fell the lot of playing two of the feature matches on the schedule. His match against "Allie" Ritzenberg of Maryland was probably the hardest, but one of the most beautifully played contests of the campaign. Ritzenberg, District of Columbia and Middle Atlantic titleholder, and member of the junior Davis Cup squad, is one of netmen in this area. In meeting his brother, "Ed" Volkart of St. John's, hoped to reach the peak of his form. in this match would give him and the team a psychological advantage the remainder of the season. willclose the intercollegiate careers of four of the regular members of the team. Those who will be lost by graduation are Captain Elliott, Volkart, Belt, and Wright. Needless to say, their absence will leave quite a gap to be filled next spring. However, a formidable combination can be molded around "Alex" Ransone, Wilbur Prentiss, Harold Solomon, Sidney Waghelstein, and Theodore Bowen, the last two being substitutes on this year's squad. The others have seen plenty of action TENNIS SQUAD Ransone, Yolka..t. Bell. Co