LAST MATCH ABANDONED
Mexico Beats N.Z.; 3-1 LV.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) MEXICO CITY, July 21. Mexico won its Davis Cup tie against New Zealand yesterday by three rubbers to one, with one match drawn. As Mexico had already clinched the tie after winning the first two singles and the doubles, yesterday’s two singles matches were only a formality. Mexico rested her two leading players, A. Palafox and R. Osuna, and the final singles were played by two teen-agers appearing in their first Davis Cup competition— V. Zarazua and J. L. Mayo. The New Zealand No. 2. I. S. Crookenden, was hard pressed to defeat the 19-vear-old Zarazua, 6-4, 64. 4-6. 8-6.
His team-mate, L. A. Gerrard, had even more difficulty with the 18-year-old Mayo, who won the first two sets, 64, 64. Gerrard then won the next two, 6-2. 6-3, and they were tied, 3-3. in the fifth and deciding set when torrential rain caused the match to be abandoned. Mexico now meets Australia in the North American zone final in Mexico City, starting on August 1.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30499, 22 July 1964, Page 19
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