The Young America Cricket Club Invitation 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 In 1855 the Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded. In 1885 the club inaugurated an invitational men's tennis tournament known as the Young America Cricket Club Invitation. This important event was only held for three editions. The tournament was discontinued as following the merger of the Young America Cricket Club with another famous venue the Germantown Cricket Club in 1889.
Finals Men's singles Year Champion Runner up Score 1885 Joseph Sill Clark Sr.Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.9. Clarence Munroe Clark6-3, 6-3, 6-2. 1886 Robert Livingston BeeckmanHall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.11. Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-4,6-4, 9-7.The Tennis Base 1887 Howard Augustus TaylorHall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.15. Robert Livingston Beeckman6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.The Tennis Base
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