Marion Leighton

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Marion F. Leighton of Chicago, Illinois, was an amateur tennis player in the first quarter of the 20th Century. She was ranked as high as No. 15 in the United States singles rankings.

Tennis Ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

She won the singles title of the Chicago Public High School League in 1915 and 1917 as a student of Hyde Park High School. [1] [2]

Leighton won the Chicago City Championship singles title for five consecutive years from 1921 to 1925. [3] [4]

At the Tri-State Tennis Tournament, now known as the Cincinnati Masters, Leighton won the singles title in 1925 (becoming one of the few to beat Clara Louise Zinke in a Cincinnati final), and was a singles and doubles finalist in 1927. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Pruter, Robert (2013). The Rise of American High School Sports and the Search for Control, 1880-1930 (1st. ed.). New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 168. ISBN   978-0815633143.
  2. ↑ "Girls' Tennis Title for Miss Leighton in H.S. Tournament". Chicago Sunday Tribune . 21 October 1917. p. 3 (Part 2).
  3. ↑ "Marian Leighton Loses City NetCrown; Lott and Shaw Win". Chicago Sunday Tribune . 1 July 1926. p. 1.
  4. ↑ Howard Roberts (18 July 1927). "Hennessey Wins City Net Title; Conquers Pare". Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 21.
  5. ↑ Phillip S. Smith (2010). "From Club Court to Center Court" (pdf). assets.usta.com. pp. 17–18, 61, 287–288.
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