Alexander H (Zan) Carver, Jr.

Carver (1919-1982) was the number one tennis player at the University of North Carolina and from there went on the tennis circuit as an amateur. He played at the premier United States Tournament, the Nationals at Forest Hills, six times in 1940, 1944, 1946-1948, and 1952. In 1944, he played his way to the quarterfinals, disposing the eighth seed in the round of 16 to get there. He emerged from Forest Hills that year ranked 11 nationally.

Carver served as a Major in the US Army Air Forces and had a brilliant career as a bomber pilot

In tennis Zan won the club Singles eight times – 1952-1956 and 1963-1965, the Doubles seven time – 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1969, and 1970-1971, and the Mixed once in 1958

In platform tennis he won the clubs’ Men’s ten times – 1959, 1965-1966, and 1968-1974, and the Mixed six times – 1959, and 1961-1965.

Zan also amassed an enviable APTA National Championship record; his win with Barbara Koegel in the Mixed in 1964 was one of the sweetest as Barbara was battling terminal cancer at the time.

Carver was inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970 (see Carver>)