Show t r J t S. S p 0 r t 1 s I Mirror I I I l By JOHN MOONEY Telegram Sports Editor Utah tennis circles have come cometo cometo cometo to to expect Californians to cop the women's singles and doubles competition in ir the annual intermountain intermountain in- in tourney so so the performance performance per per- nce of at Donna Hurzeler and mid Noma Roberts in bringing I this crown back to the Beehive state merits more than passing consideration The triumph of this partner partner- r- r ship in winning t the e intermountain l 1 tain lain doubles crown at at Forest Fores ForestDale Dale Sunday marked the third str straight ight time this year the pair has taken ken the the doubles doubles crown Doubles conquests for this year Include the Victory park tournament and the municipal tourney tour but bo both have gained their share hare h re of laurels in singles play too Donna has won the state stat junior singles s title titre twice and although beaten this year by Beth Richards in Inan an earlier meet came cime came back to gain a 6 0 6 0 O 6 1 6 1 vengeance vengeance- vengeance in the intermountain lain bin matches this year Noma Noma went to the finals In Inthe Inthe Inthe the municipal tournament and Donna copped the singles a and ad d junior singles titles in th the 4 intermountain besides teamIng teaming teaming team team- ing with Noma in hi the doubles con competition p M M Mary Jane Scho k of Denver Denver Noma Toma in the intermountain inter- inter mountain i matches 5 7 5 7 6 0 8 6 86 but Donna even evened d up the score score by trimming Mary Jane 6 3 6 2 6 1 l in the finals of the women's singles i les Donna previously had beat beaten n Beth Rich Richards ds for forthe the girls' girls singles crown Right now now the the youngsters rs are I looking for more finals final to conquer conquer conquer con con- quer and rt the prospect of the Idaho tournament seems seems bright bright- est Donna just 16 6 is is- regarded as the best prospect in recent y years ars and if she improves in inthe inthe the thOe next 12 months as she has in the last year may make a a. a determined bid in national n net t figures Miss Hurzeler graduated from Murray high school this spring and plans to attend the University of Utah this this fall i Noma is more of an established established star in Utah circles having having haying hav hay ing been around this this' old earth s some me 20 summers She is a senior at the the- university and reigned as queen of U CU day last fast year Miss Roberts is majoring in education with an eye toward a teaching career The two of them form one of the more more attractive teams on the tennis courts courts or or any any- anyplace place else vise David Freed Freed who should know a tennis prospect when he sees one rates Donna as a cinch to make good in the thenet thenet net matches of the future In fact Donna and Noma may h herald the beginning of a new era in local tennis circles since nary an intermountain title left the state this year in contrast to last years year's Utah tournament which was completely completely com coin domin dominated t d' d by by foreigners for Ifor eigners ally is a pity th that t some fo form m of collegiate competition ls isn girls in the more ge genteel ente l sports ts of tennis tennis golf and but it then cur- cur athletic budgets probably couldn't stand couldn't-stand stand the extra strain But Bu at t that Utah's new tennis que queens ns Donna and Noma c can n gain some s satisfaction t faction they've beaten the best women women players in the intermountain area and that isn't bad |