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Ernest M. Sutter

Ernest M. Sutter, Louisiana, 1996

Ernest M. Sutter, Louisiana, inducted in 1996Ernest Sutter

  • All-American at Tulane University
  • Won 2 consecutive National Intercollegiate Singles Championships in 1936 and 1937
  • Won the 1936 Southern Singles and Doubles Championships and the 1937 Southern Doubles Championships
  • Ranked in the top 6 in singles in the South between 1934 and 1939 and #1 in the South in doubles in 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1939
  • Ranked #21 in the nation in 1936 and #22 in 1937
  • Won the 1961 National Senior Doubles Championships with his brother Cliff
  • Inducted into the National Collegiate Hall of Fame, the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame

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