Sam Lee (tennis player)
Sam Lee (born 1914 or 1915[1] in Oregon) is a former NCAA champion tennis player.
As a youth tennis player, Lee reached as high as #7 in the U.S. tennis rankings for players 15 and under.[2] He attended Stanford University, and as a sophomore, won the 1933 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Joe Coughlin.[3] Lee won the Oregon state doubles championships with Elwood Cooke in 1936,[1][4] and the Oregon state singles championship in 1937.[5][6]
In 1942, Lee was called to service in World War II. In 1945, with Wimbledon suspended due to the war, Lee played in the "Military Wimbledon" tournament.[6] In 1947 and 1948, Lee and partner Emery Neale played in the Wimbledon doubles tournament.[6]
Lee was instrumental in promoting the construction of the Portland Tennis Center in the 1970s, and has served as president of the Multnomah Athletic Club.[2] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2000,[6] and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Eggers, Kerry (May 4, 2004). "Mariner radio needs some editing". Portland Tribune. http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=24134. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ a b "Sam Lee profile". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. http://www.irvingtonclub.com/tho/players_lee.html. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Men's Tennis: Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070418045954/http://www.ncaasports.com/tennis/mens/history. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Oregon State Tournament Men's Doubles Champions". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. http://www.irvingtonclub.com/tho/Tourn_Oregon_State_Men_Doubles.html. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Oregon State Tournament Men's Singles Champions". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. http://www.irvingtonclub.com/tho/Tourn_Oregon_State_Men_Singles.html. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ a b c d "2000 USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame Inductee Bios". United States Tennis Association. http://www.pnw.usta.com/hall_of_fame/custom.sps?iType=3495&icustompageid=11356. Retrieved 2007-04-26.[dead link]
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