Born: May 10, 1919
Hometown: Brownsville, TX
Year Induction: 1980
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
The Vest Family of Jackson was named the United States Tennis Association’s 1979 Family of the Year.
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