Clifford D. Couch, Jr. elected FMTC President (1957-1959)

Kip Couch, 1935. Photograph taken the semi-finals of 1935 Men's Doubles. The event was won by Couch and Kilmarx
Kip Couch, 1935. Photograph taken the semi-finals of 1935 Men's Doubles. The event was won by Couch and Kilmarx

Clifford (Kip) Couch was one of the best players in the early APTA championships and was among the first group of individuals inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965. The sports writer George Trevor of The Sun (New York) called him the “stylist of the paddle tennis realm.”