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Racket, Tennis

Object number2007.51.1

Manufacturer Wilson Sporting Goods Company

Date2006

OriginChina

MediumCarbon; Graphite; Synthetic material

Credit LineGift of Anne McKeen Houghton Henderson

DescriptionTennis racket. Black frame with white and yellow design elements. White strings. Head top covered in extra black rubber support. Remnants of green tennis ball fuzz on strings; parts of string is discolored green. Triangular space in throat. Grip wrapped in white synthetic material. Printed white and yellow labels throughout head and throat; inside throat, rectangular grey label with silver print.Dimensions11.125 x 27.6249 in. (28.3 x 70.2 cm)
MarksLabel on head: "HYPER / CARBON / ULTIMATE POWER, LIGHTNESS AND STRENGTH"
"HYPER / HAMMER".
Label on Throat: "Wilson 6.3" and "W". Inside Throat: label with racket measurements and patent numbers
Bottom of Butt Cap: "W".
Historical NotesThis Wilson racket was used by donor Anne McKeen Houghton when she played and won the WPIAL boys' tennis title in 2006. Anne Houghton was the first female to win the WPIAL Boys' Tennis Title. A junior at Quaker Valley High School, Sewickley, Pennsylvania., Houghton was injured during the spring of her sophomore year, causing her to miss participating on the fall girls' tennis team. Because there were no WPIAL or PIAA rules against a girl playing on a boy's team in the spring if she did not play on the girls' team in the fall, she easily advanced to the WPIAL championship and won the title with a 6-1 and 6-0 victory.

Related institution Quaker Valley High School

Previous owner Anne McKeen Houghton Henderson

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