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Julius "Julie" Seligson (December 22, 1909, in New York City – October 13, 1987) was an American tennis player in the early part of the 20th century.
Seligson was ranked as high as # 8 in USTA Singles in 1928.[1] NCAA Men's Tennis Championship in singles. He was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.
Early and personal life [ edit ]
Seligson was born in New York City, New York, and was Jewish, and experienced anti-Semitism in tennis.[2] [3] [4] [5] Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School .[4]
In 1937 he married Gertrude "Gerry" Seligson (nee Goodman).[6] Westport, Connecticut , from 1948 on.[7] [6]
Tennis career [ edit ]
As a junior he was the national boy's 18-and-under champion in 1925 and 1926.[7] Eastern Grass Court Championships .
He played collegiate tennis at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania , from which he graduated in 1930.[3] [8] [8] NCAA Men's Tennis Championship in singles, beating Ben Gorchakoff 6–1, 6–1, 6–1, to become Lehigh’s first individual national champion.[9] [8] [2] Cliff Sutter of Tulane .[8] [7]
He won the NCAA indoor singles championship in 1928, 1929, and 1930.[8] Eastern Grass Court Championships in 1927 at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. That same season he was runner-up at the inaugural Eastern Clay Court Championships at the Jackson Heights Tennis Club in Queens, N.Y. and also won the Kings County Championships in Brooklyn.
In 1928, 1930, and 1932 he won the New York Metropolitan Clay Court Championships.[10] Berkeley Bell in the final in four sets. In 1928 and 1930, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships . In 1929, at the Cincinnati Masters , he reached the singles final, where he lost to Herbert Bowman in four sets: 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 1–6. Seligson was ranked as high as # 8 in USTA Singles in 1928.[1]
Halls of Fame [ edit ]
In 1992, he was inducted into the Lehigh University Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2002 he was enshrined into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.[8] [11]
After tennis career [ edit ]
After graduation he became an insurance broker.[10]
Seligson died in 1987 of a malignant melanoma at his home in Westport, Connecticut . He was 77 years old.[12] [8]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History ISBN 9780881259698
^ a b Baltzell, E. Digby (2017). Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar ISBN 9781351488341
^ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (September 22, 1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports
^ a b "Gertrude "Gerry" Seligson, 95" . WestportNow . 10 February 2011.
^ a b c "Julius Seligson" . The New York Times . October 14, 1987 – via NYTimes.com.
^ a b c d e f g "Traditions & History & - Hall of Fame" . Lehigh University Athletics .
^ "2005 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships" . Archived from the original on May 12, 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-21 .
^ a b "Lehigh - Julius Seligson" . history.lehighsports.com .
^ "Rick Leach To Be Inducted To ITA Hall Of Fame" . USC Athletics .
^ "Julius Seligson obituary" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 18, 2015 .
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