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Show Seeded Aces Win In New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Dei. 30 The chips were down in the Sugar bowl tennis tournnment today as the four top seeded seed-ed players squared squar-ed off to battle for finalist berths. Hobby R i g g s and Joe Hunt of l.m Angeles. Wayne Sabin of H o 1 1 ywood and Don McNeill of Oklahoma City, seeded in that order, or-der, crushed their opposition with sparkling exhibitions exhibi-tions yesterday to gain the semifinal semi-final round. . Hunt Riggs. ranked second nationally to Don Budge, was invincible in turning bark New Orleans' Ernie Sutter 6-0. 6-0, but figured to have his hands full with young McNeill, who was almost as impressive In disposing of Bernard Coghlan of Pacific Palisades, Cal., 6-3. 6-1. The Oklahoma City youngster clearly demonstrated he was at the top of his game and figured to give his favored opponent a real battle. Hunt and Sahin will scrap it out for the other final position. Both swept through their quarter final matches easily. Hunt turning bark Frank Kovacs of Oakland. Cal.. 6-0. 6-1. and Sabin slipping by Wil-mer Wil-mer Hines of Beverly Hills. Cal.. 2-6. 6-0. 6-2. Id the doubles division Hines and Coghlan advanced to the second round at the expense of Doug Wat-ters Wat-ters of New Orleans and J. C. San-ford San-ford of Mobile. Ala.. 6-3, 2-6. 6-4. and McNeill and Hunt took the measure of Elwood Cooke. Portland. Ore., and Kovacs. 4-6. 6-4. 7-5. |