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The Eden Twins--Righty and Lefty
Darrell "Righty" Eden and Donald "Lefty" Eden continued their success at the University of Washington, leading UW to the Pacific Northwest No. 1 ranking in 1943. They won the conference doubles title and Righty won the singles championship. World War II interrupted their competitive tennis careers as they served together in the military, even sharing the same fox hole at Iwo Jima. They did play tennis whenever they could in the service winning military tournaments.
Upon their return to Tacoma, the Eden's dominated double tennis in the region collecting hundreds of trophies over the years. They never lost an age-division match from the 35s to the 55s. At one point, they competed for the U.S. in the Gordon Trophy series between U.S. and Canadian players.
Righty held leadership roles within the U.S. Tennis Association and helped organize the 1984 U.S. Olympic tennis team. He was inducted in the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2001. |
