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E. Lilyan Spencer

E. Lilyan Spencer

  • Class
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis
Was FAMU’s greatest women’s tennis player behind only Althea Gibson.  She won the women’s state title for 10 years without a defeat.  She won the 1937 women’s doubles championship in the ATA. Her championship feat is mentioned in an exhibit of the International Tennis Hall of Fame entitled: “Breaking the Barriers: The ATA and Black Tennis Pioneers.” 
 
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