1899-Listed athletic activities include baseball, tennis, croquet, and basketball (catalog)
1902- Photo of campus diversions
1926--Tennis Association formed; becomes "organized" sport (Picket April 1926)
1947--Tennis courts still behind Knutti (photo)
1961--Coed tennis intramurals started (Picket May 1961)
1972: Men's tennis team photo in Cohongoroota (college yearbook)
1980: Men's and women's tennis teams have recruitment brochures
1990: New Wellness Center has indoor tennis courts
2020: Sports suspended due to coronavirus pandemic (noted in 2020 Senior Spotlight biography)
On The Court: Tennis at Shepherd 1899-2020
This summer term's display focuses on one of the oldest sports played at Shepherd: tennis. It, along with baseball and basketball, happens to be listed as an athletic activity in 1899.
Below, photographs of sections of the display have been taken and posted.
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Left Side of the Display Case (from the front of the case to the back)
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Right Side of the Display Case (from the back of the display case to the front)
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Center of Display (from the back to the front)
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Front of Display Case
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Shepherd Athletics Department has news, rosters, and other information about the Rams' men's and women's conference-level sports, several of which are thought of as "summer" sports, including baseball, softball, golf, soccer and tennis.
Shepherd College W.V.I.A.C. State swimming champions / [compiled by Erwin G. Fieger].
[Records] Shepherd College Athletic Association: includes a baseball team contract
Pictures of Groups and Individuals Related to Shepherd College
A Year in the News by Office of Relations 1982-1983
Cohongoroota (college yearbook), the Sports or Athletics sections
