Tennis (or lawn tennis) was introduced to the United States by Mary Ewing Outerbridge. Lawn tennis is played outdoors, while court tennis is played indoors.
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∙ 11y agoLawn tennis or modern tennis, created by Walter Wingfield was brought to America by Mary Outerbridge in 1874.
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∙ 16y agoThe founder of the game, "tennis," were Major Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perera.
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∙ 9y agoThe person to introduce tennis to the US w Mary Outerbridge. She came from Bermuda to New York. She never thought she would introduce tennis on her voyage across the sea.
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∙ 15y agoThe "Court Tennis in the United States" website (refer to the link, below) offers two possibilities as to when tennis was introduced to the U.S.: 1659 in New York and 1876 in Boston.
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∙ 12y agoEnglish states
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∙ 12y agoMary Ewing Outerbridge
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Upon Mary Ewing Outerbridge's return to the US from Bermuda, she brought back the idea of tennis. Bermuda was, and still is, a territory of the United Kingdom, who is regarded as the creator of modern tennis.
Upon Mary Ewing Outerbridge's return to the US from Bermuda, she brought back the idea of tennis. Bermuda was, and still is, a territory of the United Kingdom, who is regarded as the creator of modern tennis.
Table tennis was introduced to the olympics in 1988.
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David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table (Table Tennis) in 1890.
In 1958 at Tokyo
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David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table (table tennis) in 1890.
David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table (Table Tennis) in 1890.
i belive it came to the Olympics in 2000
june 16, 1995