119: Pete and Repeat

July 14, 2020 00:04:58
119: Pete and Repeat
Brain Junk
119: Pete and Repeat

Jul 14 2020 | 00:04:58

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Margaret and Matilda Roumania Peters were sisters and tennis champions in the 1930s, long before Serena and Venus Williams. While still in high school, they were recruited by Tuskegee University's tennis coach, Cleve Abbott.

The Peters sisters were accepted into the Tuskegee Hall of fame in 1977.

Margaret and Matilda: Tennis doubles champions

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