Kenton Jernigan
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Kenton L. Jernigan is a squash
player from the United States
. He was one of the leading hardball squash
players in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jernigan won the US national singles title three consecutive times in 1983-85. Representing Harvard University
, he won the US intercollegiate singles title three times in 1983-84 and 1986. He also helped Harvard win several team titles and was a four-time All-America
n.
In 1994, Jernigan won the men's doubles title at World Harball Doubles Championship (partnering Jamie Bentley).
Outside squash, Jernigan has worked as an investment banker.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was one of the leading 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...
players in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jernigan won the US national singles title three consecutive times in 1983-85. Representing Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, he won the US intercollegiate singles title three times in 1983-84 and 1986. He also helped Harvard win several team titles and was a four-time All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n.
In 1994, Jernigan won the men's doubles title at World Harball Doubles Championship (partnering Jamie Bentley).
Outside squash, Jernigan has worked as an investment banker.