Charles Lacy Sweet
Charles Lacy Sweet (born January 24, 1861 in Clifton , Bristol , † November 2, 1892 ) was an English tennis player .
Sweet took part in tennis tournaments from 1882. From 1887 to 1890 he entered the Wimbledon Championships , where he reached the semifinals in 1887. He was a good friend of the brothers Ernest and William Renshaw . In 1890 he played with his partner Henry Grove in Southern India Championships in Indian Kolkata .
After Sweet had participated in a tournament in Exmouth in August 1892 , he died unexpectedly three months later at the age of only 31.
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Lacy Sweet. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 1, 2012 (English).
- ↑ AW Myers: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's Sons , New York 1903, p. 61 (online)
- ↑ AW Myers: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. 1903, p. 315.
- ^ H. Chipp: Lawn Tennis Recollections. Merrittand Hutcher, London 1898.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sweet, Charles Lacy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sweet, Lacy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clifton , Bristol |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1892 |
| Place of death | Clifton , Bristol |