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'''Tory Ann Fretz''' (born August 8, 1942) was an outstanding American amateur and professional [[tennis]] player in the 1950s and 1960s. |
'''Tory Ann Fretz''' (born [[August 8]], [[1942]]) was an outstanding [[United States|American]] amateur and professional [[tennis]] player in the 1950s and 1960s. |
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She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966. |
She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966. |
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Fretz grew up in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] and played collegiate tennis at [[Occidental College]] in Los Angeles, [[California]]. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship. |
Fretz grew up in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] and played collegiate tennis at [[Occidental College]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship. |
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At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the doubles finals at the U.S. Open in 1968. |
At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the doubles finals at the U.S. Open in 1968. |
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Revision as of 23:12, 18 November 2008
Tory Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) was an outstanding American amateur and professional tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s.
She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.
Fretz grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and played collegiate tennis at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.
At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the doubles finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.
At the Cincinnati Masters, Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to Linda Tuero. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 in Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.
In 1974, she played with Billie Jean King on the World Team Tennis team in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Freedoms.
She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.