The Almanac: Future tennis stars in Lebo

The future Nadals and Williams can be viewed this week at the Mt. Lebanon clay courts as the ITA West Penn Collegiate Clay Court Championships continue.

The event provides a showcase for the rising stars of national and international tennis and brings top ranked junior and collegiate players to the region.

The West Penn Amateur has an illustrious history beginning in 1889 and includes winners such as Lebo's own Gretchen Rush as well as Martha Snowden, Shirley Fry, Joy Liken, Ruth Haude, Kathy Jordan, Bill Tilden, Charles Garland, Eddie Dibbs, Vitas Gerulatis, Peter Fleming and Victor Amaya.

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Local Tennis Tourneys Feature Top Talent

The clay courts at the Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center aren't exactly Roland Garros, home of the French Open, but this week, they could be playing host to a future Grand Slam tennis champion.

The National Collegiate Clay Court Championships/West Penn Amateur and the main draw for the UBS Men's Futures of Pittsburgh tournament run today-Sunday on the Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center's clay courts.

Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_632529.html

Two More Platform Tennis Courts

Commissioners unanimously approved two platform tennis courts to be built uphill from the town's two courts at the Main Park on Cedar Boulevard. he $175,000 project is expected to begin this summer.

The Mt. Lebanon Platform Tennis Association raised $75,000 toward the project and grants might also help pay for the courts, Recreation Director David Donnellan said.

Link: www.postgazette.com/pg/07137/786569-55.stm