Third Annual Manufacturers Hanover Invitational

Hilary Hilton Marold (left) and Yvonne Hackenberg.
Hilary Hilton Marold (left) and Yvonne Hackenberg.

The team of Hilary Hilton, of Glen Ellyn, IL, and Yvonne Hackenberg, of Kalamazoo, MI, defeated Kit Knight, of Oyster Bay, NY, and Mimi Raney, of New York City, by scores of 6-2, 7-5, to win the Third Annual Manufacturers Hanover Platform Tennis Invitational.

The event, organized by Iris Langdon of Promotion Plus Sports and held February 9-10, took place at the Apple Platform Tennis Club in New York City. It offered a $6,000 purse, with Hilton and Hackenberg splitting the $2,000 first-place share.

Source: Platform Tennis, March 1980