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From Staff and Wire Reports

UCLA won the first annual Duel of Champions alumni tournament, beating USC, 28-24, at Sunny Hills Racquet Club in Fullerton, and raising an estimated $15,000 for St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton and for the two schools’ tennis programs.

The tournament attracted 148 players and an estimated 700 spectators. It also featured as special guests former Wimbledon champions Alex Olmedo, Gene Mako (doubles) and Jack Kramer. In the featured exhibition match, the current top-ranked collegiate doubles team of Brian McPhie and Jon Leach of USC defeated pro tour players Brian Garrow and Pat Galbraith, formerly of UCLA, in an 8-5 pro set.

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