Education
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she graduated from Hughes Center High School and from the University of Cincinnati in 1912.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she graduated from Hughes Center High School and from the University of Cincinnati in 1912.
Those titles came in 1913, ‘14, ‘20, ‘22 & ’23. In an age before the Midwest had women's rankings, she was nonetheless considered the best by those in the know at the time. Against national-class players appearing in tournaments near her home, she defeated many and reportedly lost only twice: to the United States. Number.
She was reportedly too ill to play that 1916 Cincinnati tournament, but played anyway just to please her friends.
Unfortunately, her dislike of and refusal to travel long distances, necessary for national ranking consideration, prevented her earning several national "Top Ten" women's singles rankings. She was a grade school teacher in Cincinnati (in the neighborhood of North Fairmount) and later in life took up golf.
She became one of the best amateur golfers in Cincinnati. In 2003 she was posthumously inducted into the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame.