David Sherbeck

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Dave Sherbeck
Full nameDavid Sherbeck
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1955-12-02) December 2, 1955 (age 68)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1979)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon QF (1979)
US Open 1R (1979)

David Sherbeck (born December 2, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.

Sherbeck, the son of Fullerton College football coach Hal, grew up in Orange County, California and attended El Dorado High School. His younger brother, Eric Sherbeck, was a tennis player who competed professionally in the 1980s. [1]

A graduate of the University of Utah, where he played from 1974 to 1978, Sherbeck featured briefly on the professional tour. Most notably he was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships partnering Jane Stratton, another former University of Utah player. [2]

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References

  1. "Sherbecks Team Up to Win Tennis Title". Los Angeles Times . December 9, 1985.
  2. "It was 20 Years Ago : In 1975, El Dorado's Boys and Santiago's Girls Won Southern Section Basketball Titles : The El Dorado Golden Hawks". Los Angeles Times . February 21, 1995.