via Midland Daily News
It was early in January of 1989 that Glenn William of the Midland Community Tennis Center told me he had a big announcement to make. That turned out to be the revelation that the MCTC would be hosting a $25,000 United States Tennis Association Women's Challenger Tournament the following month. The impetus for the tournament was to showcase the talent of Midland's own Meredith McGrath, who was a senior at Dow High at the time. And things couldn't have turned out any better during that inaugural tournament. McGrath went on to play in the final against Shaun Stafford, who also trained at the MCTC, with Stafford winning 6-3, 6-3. The Daily News reported that an estimated 350 spectators were on hand for the championship match.
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