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1921 Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis Association, a section of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, replaces the North Pacific international Lawn Tennis Association) Oregon members are the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and the Irvington club. 1921 Phil Neer wins National Intercollegiate Singles title, playing for Stanford. He is the first winner from the West Coast. 1923 Henry S. Gray becomes President of the Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis Association, serving 1923-1929 1926 Tennis exhibition, Suzanne Lenglen vs Mary K. Browne at Portland Armory. 
1927 Portland Lawn Tennis Assocation) established. 1929 Kurt Berndt, a San Francisco native, becomes the first tennis professional at the Irvington Club. See picture. 1929 The Racquet Club established with two courts. 
1929 The University of Oregon Tennis team ties University of Texas for the mythical U.S. Collegiate Team Championship. Henry Neer is a member of the University of Oregon team. See picture. 1930 Rogers MacVeagh becomes President of the Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis Association, serving 1930-1932 
1933 Wes Hartman opened the Leader Tennis Shop across from Benson High School. Wes took care of the tennis needs of Portlanders for over 50 years. See picture at left. 1937 Irvington Club sells north end of the property, formerly a public park. 
1939 Elwood Cooke is runnerup in Wimbledon Men's Singles and winner of doubles with Robert Riggs. See picture. 1939 Wayne Sabin wins National Indoor Men's Singles title. |