Young America Cricket Club Invitation

Tennis tournament

Young America Cricket Club Invitation

Defunct tennis tournament
Tour| USLTA Circuit (1885-1887)
Founded| 1885; 138 years ago (1885)
Abolished| 1887; 136 years ago (1887)
Location| Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue| Young America Cricket Club
Surface| Grass

The Young America Cricket Club Invitation[1] was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Young America Cricket Club (YACC), Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States from 1885 to 1895.

## History[edit]

In 1855 the Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded.[2] In 1885 the club inaugurated an invitational men's tennis tournament known as the Young America Cricket Club Invitation.[3] This important event was only held for three editions.[4] The tournament was discontinued as following the merger of the Young America Cricket Club with another famous venue the Germantown Cricket Club in 1889.[5]

## Finals[edit]

### Mens singles[edit]

Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score

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1885 [a] |  Joseph Sill Clark Sr.[6] |  Clarence Munroe Clark | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.[7]
1886 [b] |  Robert Livingston Beeckman[8] |  Joseph Sill Clark Sr. | 6-4,6-4, 9-7.[9]
1887[c] |  Howard Augustus Taylor[10] |  Robert Livingston Beeckman | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.[11]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 1885 edition held from 26–29 May
2. ^ 1886 edition held from 4–5 June
3. ^ 1886 edition held from 27–29 May

## References[edit]

1. ^ Whittersley, Joseph T. (1895). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 70.
2. ^ Lester, John A. (1951). A Century of Philadelphia Cricket. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 365\. ISBN 978-1512803938.
3. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885, 1886, 1887". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. pp. 9, 11, 15.
4. ^ "Tournament – Young America Cricket Club Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
5. ^ Charleton, James H. (1986). Recreation in the United States: National Historic Landmark Theme Study. Washington D.C.: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. p. 209.
6. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.9.
7. ^ "Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
8. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.11.
9. ^ The Tennis Base
10. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.15.
11. ^ The Tennis Base