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WARLAND WINS TOURNAMENT.

Defeats Blagden in Five-Set Match.--Doubles Results.

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The final round of the University tennis tournament was won yesterday afternoon by W. S. Warland '03 who defeated W. P. Blagden '04 in a hard five set match, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. The challenge match for the University championship will be played tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock between Warland and G. A. Lyon, Jr., 2L., the present champion.

The finals between Warland and Blagden were exceedingly hard fought throughout, both men playing swift, brilliant games. Although Blagden often won on his swift service and hard drives from the back court, Warland was generally steadier and superior at the net. After the first set, in which both players were somewhat erratic. Blagden settled down and easily won the second, 6-2. Warland then quickly took the third set at 6-2. In the fourth set, which was by far the hardest, the playing was excellent on both sides, but Blagden by forcing the game with the score 3-1 against him finally won out. Warland then started on a strong steady game and by accurate smashing at the net and swift cross court drives won the fifth set, 6-3.

The matches in the doubles yesterday resulted as follows: preliminary round--Drinkwater and George defeated Mitchell and Thayer, 6-2, 6-4; second round--Prentice and de Rham defeated Colwell and Perine, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; third round--Drake and Dana defeated Ivy and Wadsworth, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

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