West Somerset ALTS Tournament explained

West Somerset ALTS Tournament
Type:defunct
Editions:5
Location:Taunton, Somerset, England
Venue:Batts Park
Surface:Grass

The West Somerset ALTS Tournament[1] also known as the West Somersetshire Tournament was a late Victorian period combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879,[2] and held for five editions only until 1883.[3] The event was organised by the West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, and was held at Batts Park, Taunton, Somerset, England.

History

he West Somerset ALTS Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879,[4] and organised by the West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society. The society usually the event held at Batts Park, Taunton, Somerset, England.[5] The first winner of the men's singles was England's Francis Escott Hancock.[6]

Results

Men's Singles

Incomplete Roll

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1881 Francis Escott Hancock R.P. Spurway2 sets to 0.[7]
1883 Francis Escott Hancock Harold Lewis Vaughan6–3, 6–2.[8]

Mixed Doubles

Notes and References

  1. News: WEST SOMERSET ARCHERY AND LAWN TENNIS SOCIETY. The third annual meeting of the West Somerset ALTS lawn tennis tournament will be held Batts Park, Taunton, on Thursday.. Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser . British Newspaper Archive . 28 September 1881 . Taunton, Somerset, England . 6.
  2. Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  3. Web site: Tournament – West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 10 January 2023.
  4. Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  5. Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  6. Tennis Archives
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