Ben McKown (born January 11, 1957) is an American former professional

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player. McKown, a native of

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, won the national junior clay court championships in 1974 and was a junior quarter-finalist at

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the following year. He played collegiate tennis for Trinity University (Texas) and in 1979 partnered with

Erick Iskersky Erick Iskersky (born January 25, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States and a three time All-American at Trinity University in Texas. Career Iskersky was a three-time All-American for Trinity University (Texas). In ...

to claim the NCAA Division I doubles championship. In the early 1980s he competed briefly on the professional tour and reached a best ranking of 94 in the world. He made a main draw appearance at the

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, where he lost in the first round to

Jean-François Caujolle Jean-François Caujolle (born 3 March 1952, in Marseille, France) is a left-handed former professional tennis player from France. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 59 in singles on 31 September 1977. Caujolle retired from tennis in 1981 an ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKown, Ben 1957 births Living people American male tennis players Trinity Tigers men's tennis players Tennis players from Florida Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida