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Mike Powers (tennis)

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Mike Powers
Country (sports) United States
Born (1950-09-24) September 24, 1950 (age 74)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Singles
Career record1–4
Highest rankingNo. 210 (Nov 6, 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1975)

Mike Powers (born September 24, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player.

Powers, a native of Glen Cove, New York, played on the hockey and tennis teams at Brown University.[1] He was an All-Ivy first-team selection for singles in 1973 and on the professional tour had a best world ranking of 210. At the 1974 Volvo International in Bretton Woods he saved a match point to defeat Wimbledon junior finalist Ashok Amritraj in the first round, before falling in his next match to Rod Laver.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Kopp, Bradford B. (April 18, 1972). "Tennis Team Plays Underdog Brown". Harvard Crimson.
  2. ^ "Amritraj, Laver Advance In Bretton Woods Tennis". Nashua Telegraph. August 8, 1974.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (August 9, 1974). "From India with love ..." Boston Globe.
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