Maria Bueno Cup

USA was the defending Bueno Cup champion.  They won their round robin flight, then had to play France in the semis.  Ann Guerrant edged Gail Rivera at #2 singles.  Trish Faulkner fell to the France #1 in a very hard hitting match, apparently the France #1 had a killer forehand.  Then Margaret Russo/Faulkner combined to win the doubles and the tie in 3 sets, whitewashing the French 60 in the third.  Ann Guerrant contributed to the win by charting the first 2 sets and then giving the information gained by the charts to the Americans when they split sets.  USA then beat Germany 30 in the final.

Finishing order: USA; Germany; France; Australia; Gr. Britain; Netherlands; Canada; Argentina; Australia; Switzerland; RSA; Sweden; Spain.

See a photo of the draw below.

Margaret Russo