Diehl Mateer
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George Diehl Mateer Jr. is an American
hardball squash
player and tennis
player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. He is the only amateur player to have won two US Open
squash titles (in 1955 and 1959). He also won three U.S. National Singles titles between 1954 and 1960 and a record eleven U.S. National Doubles titles between 1949 and 1966. He was runner-up at the US national doubles championship on nine further occasions (three of those times with his son Gil – his sons Gil and Drew won five national titles in all, including one together in 1986). Diehl also won two intercollegiate titles. He did not compete in the two other years that the intercollegiates were held due to a conflict (it being the same weekend as the US National Doubles, that he won that year).
In tennis, Mateer reached the second round of the 1951 U.S. National Championships and lost in the first round in 1948.
Mateer has been inducted into nearly every possible hall of fame, including the United States Squash Racquets Association
Hall of Fame in 2000, the initial year. He is also a member of the US Intercollegiate Hall of Fame, the Episcopal Academy Hall of Fame, the Maryland Squash Hall of Fame and the Haverford College Glasser Hall of Achievement.
As a younger boy, Mateer was noted for his tennis. He was a Haverford College tennis team leader and member of a graduating class that accumulated four successive Middle Atlantic League championships and a four-year record of 45–6 while at Haverford.
Mateer married Joan Sommer and had five children: G. Diehl III, Andrew (Drew), Gilbert (Gil), Carver Severance, and Jeffrey (Jeff).
United States
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hardball squash
Hardball squash
Hardball squash is a format of the indoor racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late 19h century and early 20th century. It is sometimes referred to as being the "American version" of the sport...
player and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. He is the only amateur player to have won two US Open
United States Open (squash)
The United States Open squash championships is an annual squash tournament sponsored by U.S. Squash. The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other...
squash titles (in 1955 and 1959). He also won three U.S. National Singles titles between 1954 and 1960 and a record eleven U.S. National Doubles titles between 1949 and 1966. He was runner-up at the US national doubles championship on nine further occasions (three of those times with his son Gil – his sons Gil and Drew won five national titles in all, including one together in 1986). Diehl also won two intercollegiate titles. He did not compete in the two other years that the intercollegiates were held due to a conflict (it being the same weekend as the US National Doubles, that he won that year).
In tennis, Mateer reached the second round of the 1951 U.S. National Championships and lost in the first round in 1948.
Mateer has been inducted into nearly every possible hall of fame, including the United States Squash Racquets Association
U.S. Squash
U.S. Squash is the national governing body for the sport of squash in the United States. U.S. Squash was previously known as the United States Squash Racquets Association . The organization is headquartered in New York City and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. U.S. Squash owns and...
Hall of Fame in 2000, the initial year. He is also a member of the US Intercollegiate Hall of Fame, the Episcopal Academy Hall of Fame, the Maryland Squash Hall of Fame and the Haverford College Glasser Hall of Achievement.
As a younger boy, Mateer was noted for his tennis. He was a Haverford College tennis team leader and member of a graduating class that accumulated four successive Middle Atlantic League championships and a four-year record of 45–6 while at Haverford.
Mateer married Joan Sommer and had five children: G. Diehl III, Andrew (Drew), Gilbert (Gil), Carver Severance, and Jeffrey (Jeff).