Virginia Hollinger
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Virginia Hollinger | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1917 |
| Died | March 17, 1946 (aged 29) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Willis McCloud (m. 1942) |
| Children | 1 |
Virginia Hollinger (February 4, 1917 – March 17, 1946) of Dayton, Ohio, was an amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]At the tournament in Cincinnati, Hollinger won singles titles in 1937 & 1938, and was a singles finalist in 1936 and 1939.
She won numerous junior titles, including the National Girls Indoor Championship in 1934, 1935 and 1936.[1] She also won the singles and doubles titles at the 1934 Western Girls Championships, and was a quarterfinalist in the 1934 National Girls' Championship.[citation needed]
In 1938 she won the U.S. Indoor Championships singles title after defeating Katherine Winthrop in the final.[2][1]
A tennis club in her hometown of Dayton bears her name: The Virginia Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club.[citation needed]
At the time of her death from Hodgkin lymphoma, she and her husband Willis McCloud had one daughter, Holly.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mrs. McCloud Funeral Set Tomorrow". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeill Wins National Indoors Net Championship". Reading Eagle. AP. March 6, 1938. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Mrs. M'Cloud, Star of Tennis Courts, Dies at Age Of 28". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio, U.S. March 18, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)
External links
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