The Westchester County
Tennis League was founded in 1924 with limited competition among several
lower Westchester clubs. From these humble beginnings, the WCTL has expanded
to include twenty clubs, many fielding more than one team. The League
is divided into four competitive divisions comprised of 32 teams of eleven
tennis players each. Playing three singles and four doubles matches, this
accounts for the whereabouts of some 352 tennis players on almost every
Sunday afternoon in the spring.
Recently, a WCTL -
Senior Circuit has emerged with two divisions playing in the early summer. |
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Several members of
the Eastern Tennis Umpires Association have helped to develop rules and
regulations that the League has abided by over the years. Mr. J. Ellis
Grell assisted the League from 1987 thru 1994, and Mr. Paul Molloy refereed
the league from 1982 through 1986. However, it was top umpire Mr. Jack
Stahr who most players remember as a beloved despot of the League from
1952 until his death in 1981. He was forever honored in 1982 when the
League team-captains named the League Doubles Championship the 'Jack Stahr
Memorial Tournament' played every summer.
Several nationally
ranked players have participated in Westchester County Tennis League competition,
including Bailey Brown, Zan Carver. John Mangan, Ed Tarrangioli, and Bill
Tully.
We are still gathering
information about the history of the League and would appreciate if anyone
having information, especially about the early years, or old photos contact
Chris Tully or Jerry Rosenblum.
Current member clubs
include Amackassin Club, Ardsley Country Club, Armonk
Tennis Club, Beach Point Club, Bronxville Field Club, County Tennis Club,
Coveleigh Club, Fox Meadow Tennis Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, Manursing
Island Club, Pleasantville Tennis Club, New Rochelle Tennis Club, New
York Athletic Club, Orienta Beach Club, Pelham Country Club, Shenorock Shore Club and the Sunningdale Country Club. |
