Born: May 10, 1919
Hometown: Brownsville, TX
Year of Induction: 1980
Pro Tennis Career
• Director of Tennis for the City of Jackson, spearheading the building of facilities at Battlefield Park and Parham Bridges Tennis Center (1951-1981)
• Southern Tennis Association Hall of Fame inductee (1983)
• Southern Lawn Tennis Association Junior Wightman Cup Chairman (1955-1962)
• United States Lawn Tennis Association Junior Wightman Cup Committee (1955-1962)
• Chair of SLTA Girls Ranking Committee (1957-1962)
• Secretary of SLTA (1963-1966)
• Chair of SLTA Girls Intersectional Team (1957-1962)
• Marlboro Award (1963)
• Jacobs Bowl (1964)
• Touchstone Award (1979)
• Winner of 10 Southern Mixed-Doubles Championships with partner Slew Hester
• Vest and Hester undefeated in mixed-doubles tournaments from 1938 to 1957
Did You Know?
The Vest Family of Jackson was named the United States Tennis Association’s 1979 Family of the Year.
