Tennis Team to Meet Dartmouth After 8-1 Victory Over Columbia

The tennis team collected a routine 8-1 win over Columbia Saturday, bringing the Crimson's league record to 2-0-0. And, if by this evening the record reads 3-0-0, the varsity may well have sewed up the EITL championship.

Today's match against Dartmouth will be tough, exciting, and crucial. To be played at 3 p.m. on the Crimson's home courts, it will pit two excellent tennis teams against each other in an open bid for EITL supremacy.

So far, the Crimson has defeated M.I.T. and Amherst in non-league competition, as well as Navy in a league contest.

Dartmouth's record thus far this year is imposing. Both in the regular campaigns and the southern trips, the Indians have consistently outscored the Crimson in matches with common opponents. Coaches who have seen both teams rate Dartmouth a slight favorite for this afternoon's match.

Injuries Hurt Crimson

To make matters worse, sprained ankles will deprive the Crimson of at least one, and possibly two, of its players. Mark Woodbury, injured in practice last week, will definitely be unable to play; and Gary Adelman, who has been filling in at the number six singles in place of Woodbury, was hurt during this weekend's competitions.

Possible solutions to the dilemma would include the use of Bobby Schwartzman for Adelman in the doubles with Peter Smith, and Kal Pollen at the empty singles spot.

Against Columbia, Doug Walter, Keith Martin, and Adelman secured singles victories in straight sets. Bob Bowditch won the number one match against Les Moglen, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4; but at number two, the Lion's Andy Bartas beat Paul Sullivan by 1-6, 6-4, and 6-3. The Crimson won all three doubles matches in straight sets.