Yare LTC Tournament

The Yare LTC Tournament a late Victorian era grass court tennis tournament staged first staged in August 1879.[1] The tournament was organised by the Yare Lawn Tennis Club, and held on the Recreation Grounds, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.[2] The tournament was held only one time.[3]

Yare LTC Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name
Founded1879 (1879)
Abolished1879 (1879)
LocationRecreation Grounds, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
VenueYare Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

The Yare LTC Tournament was grass court tennis event first staged from Thursday 4 September to Saturday 6 September 1879.[4][5] This tournament was held for one edition only and appeared to have ended.[6] This event was organised by the Yare Lawn Tennis Club,[7] and was played on the recreation grounds at Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The gentleman's singles title was won by Mr. Percy Lucas who defeated Mr. Julian Marshall.[8]

References
  1. Finch-Crisp, William (2020). Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood, From AD 46 to 1884. Frankfurt, Germany: Outlook Verlag GMbH. p. 154. ISBN 9783752389531.
  2. "Lawn Tennis Tournament. A three days' lawn tennis tournament, under the management of the Yare Lawn Tennis Club committee, is to be held on the Recreation Ground, Fritton on Thursday 4th September, Friday, 5th September, and Saturday 6th September". Yarmouth Independent. Yarmouth, Norfolk, England: British Newspaper Archives. 28 August 1879. pp. 3, 4.
  3. Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Yare Lawn Tennis Club". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. Yarmouth Independent (28 August 1879). pp. 3-4.
  5. Finch-Crisp
  6. Tennis Archives
  7. Yarmouth Independent (28 August 1879). pp. 3-4.
  8. Tennis Archives

Sources
  • Finch-Crisp, William (2020). Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood, From AD 46 to 1884. Frankfurt, Germany: Outlook Verlag GMbH. ISBN 9783752389531.
  • Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Yare Lawn Tennis Club". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
  • Yarmouth Independent. (28 August 1879) Yarmouth, Norfolk, England: British Newspaper Archives.
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