APTA starts National Rankings for Men and Women

The December 10th, 1971 APTA Paddle Newsletter published the first ranking for Men and Women

“National Rankings were initiated this year for the first time. Men’s teams were ranked on the basis of play in at least 3 of 7 specifically selected tournaments during the year and the Women’s on the basis of 2 of 5 tournaments. The tournaments were selected and weighted on the basis of the size and quality of the draw.”

Gordon Gray and Jesse Sammis III were ranked first in the Men’s and B. J. DeBree and Gloria Dillenbeck were first in the Women’s

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Source:The APTA Paddle Newsletter, Vol 3, No 1, December 10, 1971