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Neer, a native of Portland, [2] was one of the first male tennis players from the west coast to achieve national tennis success. He and partner Don Gilman won the Oregon state doubles championship in 1918, [3] and in 1919, was the national junior doubles runner-up and the Pacific Northwest singles champion. [4]
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States.A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels.
He was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995 and the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2015. As a tennis player his career highlights include four years Washington State Open champion, five years ranked in the top 60 in the U.S. (1967–71), four years ranked number one in Pacific Northwest, and competitor in Wimbledon (1972) and ...
Don was a member of the United States Junior Davis Cup team in 1952 and 1953. He represented the University of Washington Tennis Team [3] in 1952, 1953 and 1957 winning four Pacific Coast Conference division championships in Singles and Doubles. He scored points in the NCAA championships helping to lead the Huskies to finishes of third in 1952 ...
Foulkes was also a British Columbia, five-time Pacific Northwest champion, and two-time Washington State champion. He was ranked No. 1 singles in the USTA Pacific Northwest in 1914. [9] Foulkes has been elected to both the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1913 Davis Cup team.
In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York. [2] [3] At the end of 1941, Sabin turned pro and in 1942 he won the Orlando Professional Championships against Keith Gledhill. [4] In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.
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In 1904 Powell was the founder of the North Pacific International Lawn Tennis Association. [2] He won several singles titles including the 1901 Western Canadian and Pacific Northwest in Tacoma, the 1903 British Columbia Championships and the 1904 Oregon State title 1904.