Maricaye Christenson

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Maricaye Christenson
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1948-01-11) January 11, 1948 (age 75)
Grand Junction, Colorado
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1975)
Wimbledon Q2 (1971)
US Open 2R (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1973, 1974)
US Open 1R (1969)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 4R (1974)

Maricaye Christenson (born January 11, 1948) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Tennis career

Born and raised in Grand Junction, Colorado, Christenson was an alternate on the junior U.S. Wightman Cup team and played No. 1 singles for the University of Southern California, after which she competed on the professional tour. [1] She reached the fourth round of the 1974 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. Later in the decade, she was a tour manager on the Avon Futures circuit. [2] She was a 2011 inductee into the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame. [3]

Personal life

Christenson is married to Don Daniels, who she met while attending USC during the 1960s. [4]

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References

  1. "UNC Girl Named to Net Team". The News and Observer . June 21, 1970.
  2. "Life on Women's Satellite Tennis Tour: Practicing at 6 A.M., Cookies and Soup". New York Times . January 25, 1977.
  3. "Maricaye Christenson Daniels". www.coloradotennis.com.
  4. "Maricaye Daniels, 62, Of Rancho Sante Fe, Calif". Daily Sentinel . July 27, 2008.