Margot Lumb
Encyclopedia
Margot Lumb was an English
squash
player who won the British Open
five times in a row from 1935-39. She won all five finals in straight sets. She was also the runner-up at the championshipship in 1934, when she lost to Susan Noel
.
Lumb also won the United States Hardball National Championship
in 1935.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player who won the British Open
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
five times in a row from 1935-39. She won all five finals in straight sets. She was also the runner-up at the championshipship in 1934, when she lost to Susan Noel
Susan Noel
Susan Noel-Powell was an English squash and tennis player.-Achievements in squash:Noel won the British Open three times in a row from 1932 to 1934. She won the final in straight sets on all three occasions. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1939, when she lost to Margot Lumb.Noel...
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Lumb also won the United States Hardball National Championship
Women's National Champions (Squash)
The Women's National Champions are the National Champions for squash in the United States. These winners are the officially recognized champions by US Squash, the national governing body. From 1907 until 1994, the national championship was contested through hardball squash...
in 1935.