Tennis RIVER OAKS TROPHY

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30107, 16 April 1963, Page 13

Tennis RIVER OAKS TROPHY

Santana Wins Long Match (NZJ’A.-Reuter— Copyright) HOUSTON (Tex**). April 14. Manuel Santana captured the River Oak* tennis trophy tor States player, tn • Sve-aet. three-hour and 10 minute match, the Associated Press reported Santana, the world’s No. 3 amateur, became the third foreign entry tn three yeer* to win the title by defeating the United States Dsvls Cup star. 6-4, 18-11, 3-6. 2-4. 8-4. The victory gave seeondseeded Santana six championships for the eight tournament* in which he has played on the spring tour tn the Caribbean area and the United States. McKinley was th* first United States player to reach the River Oaks finals tn throe yean. Rod Laver, of Australia, won in 1961 and 1962. McKinley trailed at intermission, two sets to on*, but pulled even In th* fourth by breaking service In the fourth game with a beautiful overheed placement and breaking again in the eighth game with two sideline placement*. Santana and MeKinley ware even throughout eight games of the final sr’. but S*nten» broke in the ninth with a backhand sideline placement and ellnehed ’he match tn the tenth gam* on three placement* and an error toy McKinley Laver Beats Rosewall (NX Press Assn —Copyright) HAMILTON Rod Lower beet hi* follow Australian, Ken RoeewaU. 16-8. here today to reduce RoeewaH'e manrin on the nrnfewiionel tennla tour to four with elx matches to play, the Associated Pre** reported RoeewaU now hae • record ot 27 win* to 10 ioeee*. while Lever'* i* 23 to 14.