James N. Hynson elected FMTC President (1933-1935): open house and exhibition matches planned, new summer membership offered

James N. Hyson was a Princeton tennis star and squash ace and captain of his college’s 1920s championship basketball team.He was an excellent tennis player, winning two consecutive National Championships (1937-1938), and was instrumental in the construction of the first court at Fox Meadow in 1931.

Hynson won the club’s Men’s Singles six times – 1926-1929, 1933-1934, and 1936

During his tenure as President he helped oversee the addition of courts, and the building of a vibrant paddle community that lead to the club becoming known as “the home of platform tennis” and provided the momentum to expand the popularity of the game. For this later service he was among the first group of individuals inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965 (see Hynson)

Scarsdale Inquirer March 31, 1933