Young America Cricket Club Invitation

The Young America Cricket Club Invitation[1] was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Young America Cricket Club (YACC), Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States from 1885 to 1895.

Young America Cricket Club Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Circuit (1885-1887)
Founded1885 (1885)
Abolished1887 (1887)
LocationStanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VenueYoung America Cricket Club
SurfaceGrass

History

In 1855 the Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded.[2] In 1885 the club inugurated an inviational men's tennis tournament known as the Young America Cricket Club Invitation.[3] This important event was only held for three editions.[4] The tournament was discontinued as following the merger of the Young America Cricket Club with another famous venue the Germantown Cricket Club in 1889.[5]

Finals

Mens singles
YearChampionRunner UpScore
1885 [lower-alpha 1]United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.[6]United States Clarence Munroe Clark6-3, 6-3, 6-2.[7]
1886 [lower-alpha 2]United States Robert Livingston Beeckman[8]United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6-4,6-4, 9-7.[9]
1887[lower-alpha 3]United States Howard Augustus Taylor[10]United States Robert Livingston Beeckman6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.[11]

Notes
  1. 1885 edition held from 26–29 May
  2. 1886 edition held from 4–5 June
  3. 1886 edition held from 27–29 May

References
  1. Whittersley, Joseph T. (1895). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 70.
  2. Lester, John A. (1951). A Century of Philadelphia Cricket. Philidelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-1512803938.
  3. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885, 1886, 1887". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. pp. 9, 11, 15.
  4. "Tournament – Young America Cricket Club Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. Charleton, James H. (1986). Recreation in the United States: National Historic Landmark Theme Study. Washington D.C.: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. p. 209.
  6. Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.9.
  7. "Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.11.
  9. The Tennis Base
  10. Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.15.
  11. The Tennis Base
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