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Blue Gray Championships
The Blue Gray Championships was a men's and women's open international tennis tournament was founded in 1949. Also known as the Blue Gray Invitation the tournament was first played at the Montgomery Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It was played annually until 1978 as an individual competition when it was discontinues. In 1984 it was revived as team only competition called the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic that is still active. History The tournament was conceived by Jack Bushman the President of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association. In 1949 he established the event was based upon the Sugar Bowl Tennis Championships. This tournament was to be played before the Blue–Gray Football Classic was being held and first occurred in 1950. The main difference between this event and the Sugar Bowl tennis event, it was to be an open international tournament for college (university) players rather than junior players. The inaugural winners of the singles events were Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 2020 census, Montgomery's population was 200,603. It is the second most populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville, and is the 119th most populous in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area's population in 2020 was 386,047; it is the fourth largest in the state and 142nd among United States metropolitan areas. The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846, representing the shift of power to the south-central area of Alabama with the growth of cotton as a commodity crop of the Black Belt and the rise of Mobile as a mercantile port on the Gulf Coast. In February 1861, Montgomery was chosen the first capital of the Confederate States of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Buchholz
Clifford Buchholz (born May 28, 1943) is an American former tennis player. Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Buchholz is the younger brother of tennis player Butch Buchholz. In 1961 he was beaten in the final of the U.S. national junior indoor championships by Arthur Ashe, who was also a St. Louis resident at the time. He made the fourth round of the 1963 U.S. National Championships and played collegiate tennis for the Trinity Tigers, where he earned All-American honors in 1965. Having left the tour to attend law school, he made a return in 1974 as a member of World Team Tennis franchise the Denver Racquets Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unite ... and they won the championship that year. Buchholz later got involved in tournament management and along with his brother Butch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Edlefsen
Thomas B. Edlefsen (born December 12, 1941) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Edlefsen was a member of three NCAA Championship winning teams while at the University of Southern California, in 1963, 1964 and 1966. He was a three time All-American. He won the U.S. National Hardcourt doubles titles in 1963 and 1965. At the U.S. National Indoors in 1964, Edlefsen had wins over both Arthur Ashe and Roy Emerson. In 1967, he developed a nerve disease, Guillain–Barré syndrome, after suffering a reaction to a smallpox vaccination he had while with the Air Force Reserves. He was left with total paralysis. He recovered after six months in hospital and returned to tennis, notably making the fourth round at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships, along the way defeating 14th seed Cliff Drysdale. Raymond Moore defeated him in the fourth round over five sets. In 1972, Edlefsen won a singles title at the Kansas City Open and a doubles title at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Tym
William A. Tym is an American former tennis player. Tennis career Tym, raised in Montville, New Jersey, attended Boonton High School and played collegiate tennis for the University of Florida. In 1963 he was SEC champion at No. 1 singles and earned All-American honors, reaching the quarter-finals of the NCAA singles championships. During the 1960s he featured in the six editions of the US Open and played in doubles main draws at Wimbledon. From 1987 to 1996 he served as the men's head coach of Vanderbilt University. He was the personal coach of tennis player Bryan Shelton Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965) is an American college tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Shelton played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997. He subsequently .... Personal life Tym is married to former collegiate tennis coach Alice Luthy. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tym, Bill Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brien
Robert C. Brien (born 26 October 1944 in Sydney) was a tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. Tennis career In 1963 Brien, with Greg Cotterill, won the Australian Championships Boys Doubles Championship. As a 19-year-old who had been in the United States for four months, Brien reached the final at the Cincinnati tournament in 1964 before losing to Herb Fitzgibbon. According to an article in the 5 July 1964, edition of ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', Brien had defeated Neale Fraser, Owen Davidson, Tony Roche and Bill Lenoir. Brien played collegiate tennis at Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive .... He was an All-American in 1966 and 1967. Brien finished his collegiate tennis career with a 67–1 career winning record. In 1981 Brien was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lloyd (tennis)
Andrew (Andy) Lloyd, (b. circa 1942) is a former US tennis player. He reached the quarterfinals at the 1962 US Open. From Shreveport, Louisiana, Lloyd began his international playing career at the 1961 US Open, where he was beaten in the third round by the then strongest player in the world (the Wimbledon winner), Australian Rod Laver. In the 1962 US Open, Lloyd lasted until the quarterfinal,Ed Corrigan, Associated PressSports Briefs: World Series for Golfers Begins Today" '' Tuscaloosa News'', September 8, 1962, p. 4. when he was defeated by the Australian champion Roy Emerson. In the 1963 US Open, he lost in the first round to the unknown Australian Anthony Ryan in four sets. Lloyd did not appear in any further Grand Slam tennis tournaments. At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (branded as the Western & Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in Mason, Ohio near Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Perry (tennis)
Norman Perry (born May 10, 1938) is an American former professional tennis player. Tennis career A native of Los Angeles, Perry captained the UCLA Bruins in varsity tennis and was a three-time All-American. Perry, on tour in the 1960s and 1970s, made singles third rounds at the French and U.S. championships. In reaching the third round at Roland Garros in 1964 he had a win over Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος; born 18 February 1945), also known as Nicky Kalo, is a retired Greek tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In doubles, he finished run ..., 11–9 in the fifth set. He featured in the Wimbledon main draw as a mixed doubles player. Persona life Perry is the younger brother of tennis player Bob Perry. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Norm 1938 births Living people American male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Belkin
Michael I. Belkin (born June 29, 1945) is a former top-ranked Canadian tennis player. Canada's top-ranked player five times between 1966 and 1972, Belkin had a career 17–12 Davis Cup record, including a 14–7 record in singles. The right-handed Belkin attained a career-high singles ranking of no. 7 world amateur during the early 1960s. He joined the fledgling professional tour in the later half of his playing career, compiling a 36–36 career singles win–loss record. He reached the quarter-finals at the 1968 Australian Championships, which he lost to top seed William Bowrey. The field was especially weak that year as nine of the top amateurs of 1967 had turned pro. He also reached the third round in singles in his inaugural Wimbledon. Belkin's best Grand Prix results were semi-finals appearances in 1969 at both the Cincinnati event and Canadian Open. Youth, junior, and college tennis Belkin was one of Canada's early tennis phenoms, with his parents moving to Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Lenoir
William Lenoir (December 6, 1942 – March 28, 2007) was an American tennis player. As a collegiate athlete at the University of Arizona, Lenoir was a three-time All-American, garnering the honors from 1962–64. In 1962, he earned the No. 13 ranking, a spot in the NCAA singles semifinals as well as the top ranking in the Southwest. He followed his 1962 season with a trip to the NCAA singles quarterfinals and won the Western Athletic Conference singles and doubles titles in 1963. Lenoir repeated as the WAC singles and doubles titlist again in 1964. Along with his talents on the courts, Lenoir earned WAC Scholar-Athlete awards from 1962–63. Lenoir is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame. In 1963 he won the Western States Championships defeating Marty Riessen in a long five set final. In 1965, Lenoir beat Herb Fitzgibbon in the final at the Cincinnati Masters to win the singles title. He had also reached the 1961 singles finals in Cincin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myron Franks
Myron Jay "Mike" Franks (born December 23, 1936) is an American former world class tennis player. He was the #1 seeded junior player in 1954 in the US Nationals at Kalamazoo, Michigan. He played #1 singles for UCLA from 1956 to 1958, and was one of 8 All Americans in college tennis. UCLA won its 5th NCAA Tennis Team Championship in 1956, but was placed on two years probation for football recruiting violations in 1957 and 1958. Franks was ranked # 3 in doubles in the United States in 1956, 1957, and 1959, and was ranked # 7 in singles in 1958. He won a gold medal in doubles at the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel with Dick Savitt. Early and personal life Franks was born in Beverly Hills, California, and is Jewish. Franks started playing tennis at age 12, and continued playing at Beverly Hills High School, graduating in 1954. He often practiced with Bill Tilden and Pancho Gonzales. He was considered a tennis prodigy from the time he won his first tournament match after only o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
