Record #:

12307

Author(s):

Schemmel, Bill

Abstract:

Once deemed an elitist sport only popular in the northeast and midwest, tennis has gained popularity in southern states as well due to several factors including exposure from television, addition of courts at public recreational facilities, and the opening of racquet clubs in mountain resort towns in western North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 3, Aug 1973, p24-27, 38, il

Subject(s):

Tennis players--Raleigh