Orange Lawn Tennis Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Orange, New Jersey |
| Established | 1880 |
| Type | Private |
| Website | www |
The Orange Lawn Tennis Club is the second oldest tennis club in New Jersey. Located in South Orange, it was established after the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club.[1][2]
History[edit]
The club was founded on October 4, 1880, with Richard J. Cross as its first president, and was situated originally on a 10-acre site at the corner of Berkley Avenue and Montrose Avenue.[3] In 1887, Orange Lawn hosted the first men's doubles event of the US Open, then called the U.S. National Championship. The club also hosted the 1946 Davis Cup and the Eastern Grass Court Championships.[4]
By 1916 there was a demand for more courts and better facilities, which resulted in the club purchasing a 42-acre Hillside property on Ridgewood from H. Charles Hoskier.[5][6] The brownstone mansion on the estate built by prominent resident, William Redmond,[7][a] was turned into the clubhouse.[6] The club opened its new location, with six dirt courts and 14 grass courts, in August 1917.[11]
In 2018, when it was purchased by a group of investors headed by real estate developer Bruce Schonbraun, the club was one of the few in the United States to still retain any grass courts.[12]
Former tournaments[edit]
Former notable tournaments staged by the club.
- Eastern Grass Court Championships
- Marlborough Open Championships
- Middle States Championships
- Mutual Benefit Life Open
- Orange Spring Tournament
- Orange LTC Open
- Orange Invitation
- South Orange Open
- Tennis Week Open
References[edit]
Notes
- ^ William Redmond (1804–1874), a prominent merchant with Wm. Redmond & Son,[8] was the father of Goold H. Redmond, Annie Redmond Cross (wife of the Club's first president, Richard James Cross), Frances Redmond Livingston,[9] (the wife of Henry Beekman Livingston).[10] among others.
Sources
- ^ "The Morristown Field Club". Morristown Field Club. Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
The Morristown Field Club was founded in 1881. It is the third oldest tennis club in New Jersey, pre-dated only by Seabright and Orange Lawn. ...
- ^ "Synthetictic Grass tennis court surface performance - Natural characteristics". The Orange County Register. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Whittemore, Henry (1896). The Founders and Builders of the Oranges. Newark, NJ: L. J. Hardham (printer). pp. 362–363 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (June 29, 1946). "Cloudburst Floods Orange Lawn Tennis Club's Court. Matches Set for Today". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ^ Welk, Naoma (2002). South Orange. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 0738509744.
- ^ a b "NOTED TURF COURTS GONE. Orange Lawn Tennis Club Forced to Seek New Grounds". The New York Times. Dec 24, 1916. p. 76. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "History | South Orange Village, NJ". southorange.org. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Selleck, Charles Melbourne (1896). Norwalk. Charles Melbourne Selleck. p. 358. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "DIED" (PDF). The New York Times. June 7, 1916. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "DIED. LIVINGSTON--Henry Beekman" (PDF). The New York Times. September 10, 1931. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Prepare New Courts For Old Tennis Club". The Oregon Daily Journal. Sep 2, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Waldstein, David (April 27, 2018). "Stay Off the Grass? Sacrilege!". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Online version, published a day earlier, has a different title).