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Charlie Swanson is considered Rhode Island’s tennis ambassador. He was ranked among the world’s best senior doubles players. In 1937, he reached the #2 amateur ranking in Rhode Island and advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Men’s Singles Tournament at Forest Hills. He was born on Nov. 2, 1918, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Although
Dick Ernst, a Cranston native, has served more backhands and slap shots, than the number of cars that ply route 95 on any given day. His rise to prominence (and dominance) began in his hometown high school tennis courts and hockey rink in the mid-1950’s where he became an all-state high school selection in both