Quincy Shaw
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Quincy Shaw was a left-handed tennis player from the United States
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Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
s in doubles for Harvard University
in 1887 and 1890, and also finished singles runner-up at the U.S. National Championships in 1889
. He was amongst the top ten American tennis players in 1887 and 1889.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
NCAA Men's Tennis Championship
The NCAA Men's Tennis Championships are held to crown a team, individual, and doubles champion in American college tennis. The first intercollegiate championship was held in 1883, 23 years before the founding of the NCAA, with Harvard's Joseph Clark taking the singles title...
s in doubles for Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1887 and 1890, and also finished singles runner-up at the U.S. National Championships in 1889
1889 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1889 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Henry Slocum defeated Quincy Shaw 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2-Women's Singles: Bertha Townsend defeated Lida Voorhees 7-5, 6-2...
. He was amongst the top ten American tennis players in 1887 and 1889.