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West Somerset ALTS Tournament

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West Somerset ALTS Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Abolished1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Editions5
LocationTaunton, Somerset, England
VenueBatts Park
SurfaceGrass

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

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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 held the event at Batts Park, Taunton, Somerset, England.[5] The first winner of the men's singles was Wale's Francis Escott Hancock.[6]

Results

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881 Wales Francis Escott Hancock England R.P. Spurway 2 sets to 0.[7]
1883 Wales Francis Escott Hancock United Kingdom Harold Lewis Vaughan 6–3, 6–2.[8]

Men's Doubles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1883 Ireland Arnold Felix Graves
United Kingdom F. Scott
United Kingdom Kinoch
United Kingdom A.L. Payne
w.o.[9]

Mixed Doubles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1883 United Kingdom Harold Lewis Vaughan
United Kingdom Mrs. Spurway
United Kingdom Otway Woodhouse
United Kingdom Miss. Graves
6–2, 4–6, 6–5.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "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. Taunton, Somerset, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 September 1881. p. 6.
  2. ^ Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  3. ^ "Tournament – West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  5. ^ Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881)
  6. ^ Tennis Archives
  7. ^ Tennis Archives
  8. ^ Tennis Archives
  9. ^ Tennis Archives.
  10. ^ Tennis Archives.