DOUBLES WIN TO GERRARD
South African Pair Beaten (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) PARIS, May 22. The New Zealand Davis Cup player, L. A. Gerrard, and an American, G. Scott, yesterday moved into the second round of the men’s doubles at the French tennis championships. They beat the South African pair, F. McMillan and C. Zeeman, 8-6, 6-4, 7-9, 6-3, in a closely-fought first-round match The Argentine champion, Eduardo Soriana, put up the day s best performance, to eliminate an Australian. J. Newcombe, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 8-6, 6-0, in the second round.
K. Fletcher, one of the Aus trallan players "outlawed” by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association for competing over seas before March 31, just managed to scramble through in his third-round encounter with .the Spanish Davis Cup international. J. L. Arilla, by 5-7, 10-8, 3-6, 8-3, 6-3.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30448, 23 May 1964, Page 10
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