- Tory Fretz
Tory Ann Fretz (born
August 8 ,1942 ) was an outstanding American amateur and professionaltennis player in the 1950s and 1960s.She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.
Fretz grew up in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and played collegiate tennis atOccidental College inLos Angeles ,California . In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the doubles finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.
At the
Cincinnati Masters , Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling toLinda Tuero . She also reached the doubles final in 1962 in Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.In 1974, she played with
Billie Jean King on the World Team Tennis team in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Freedoms.She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.
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