Silver Lining of Rain-Spotted Tournament-Rene Schuurman of South Africa holds winner's prize of a silver set after winning Eastern Grass Court Women's Championship here today. The 19-year-old tennis player upset fellow South African, Sandra Reynolds, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, to capture her first U.S. tournament title. The final also marked the first all South African final in the tournament's history. Intermittent rain caused several delays in tournament.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1959]

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