The West Somerset ALTS Tournament also known as the West Somersetshire Tournament was a late Victorian period combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879,Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881) and held for five editions only until 1883. The event was organised by the West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, and was held at Batts Park, Taunton, Somerset, England.
History he West Somerset ALTS Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879,Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881) and organised by the West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Society. The society usually held the event at Batts Park, Taunton, Somerset, England.Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser (1881) The first winner of the men's singles was Wale's Francis Escott Hancock.Tennis Archives
Results Men's Singles Incomplete Roll YearWinnerRunner-upScore1881 Francis Escott Hancock R.P. Spurway2 sets to 0.Tennis Archives1883 Francis Escott Hancock Harold Lewis Vaughan6–3, 6–2.Tennis Archives
Men's Doubles YearWinnerRunner-upScore1883 Arnold Felix Graves F. Scott Kinoch A.L. Payne w.o.Tennis Archives.
Mixed Doubles YearWinnerRunner-upScore1883 Harold Lewis Vaughan Mrs. Spurway Otway Woodhouse Miss. Graves6–2, 4–6, 6–5.Tennis Archives.
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