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Patsy Rippy
Patsy Rippy
Born	January 24, 1948; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	December 3, 2019 (aged 71); Utah, U.S.
Education	Odessa College; University of Texas, El Paso
Occupation	Teacher
Spouse	Kenneth Bond
Children	2

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Patsy Ann Rippy Bond (January 24, 1948 in Oklahoma City^[1]^[2] - December 3, 2019 in Utah) of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was an American amateur tennis player in the 1960s who represented her country in the Pan American Games. While a high school student she was ranked #1 in the Missouri Valley. In 1965 she advanced to the third round of the National Women's Championship at Forest Hills and was ranked #13 in the country.

Tennis career

As a junior player, Rippy was selected as Shawnee High School Athlete of the Year during her senior year at Shawnee. In 1962, she paired with Paulette Verzin to win the USTA National Hard Court Champions Girls' 14 Doubles title. She was the runner-up to Bartkowicz at both the 1964 USTA National 16s and the 1966 USTA National 18s. She was a four-time winner of the Oklahoma high school state singles championship and led her team to a state championship. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1966.

Rippy won the 1967 NCAA Championship while at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. Also that year she represented the United States in the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, winning a gold medal in doubles (with Jane Albert) and a silver in singles. She then went to the University of Texas at El Paso and was Southwest Intercollegiate Champion in both singles and doubles.

Also in 1967, she reached the singles final in Cincinnati before falling to Jane Bartkowicz, but paired with Bartkowicz to take the doubles title. In 1966 in Cincinnati, she reached the doubles final with Becky Vest and reached the singles semifinals.

Rippy later worked as a pro at several tennis clubs. She has been enshrined in the USTA/Missouri Valley Hall of Fame and the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Rippy was married to Kenneth Bond and had daughters, Becky and Karen, step-children Kasie, Kevin and Kelly. She was a third grade teacher in West Valley City, Utah. She died December 3, 2019, in Utah.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

^ "Patsy Rippy". Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
^ "Patsy Rippy [USA]". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

USTA/Missouri Valley^{[full citation needed]}
Phillip S. Smith (2008). From Club Court to Center Court. ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3.

[1] "Patsy Rippy". Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[2] "Patsy Rippy [USA]". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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+{{short description|American tennis player}}
-'''Patsy Rippy''' of [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], was an [[United States|American]] amateur [[tennis]] player in the 1960s.
+{{more references|date=August 2024}}
+{{Infobox person
+| name          = Patsy Rippy
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+| birth_date    = {{birth date|1948|01|24}}
+| birth_place   = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], U.S.
+| death_date    = {{death date and age|2019|12|03|1948|01|24}}
+| death_place   = [[Utah]], U.S.
+| education     = [[Odessa College]]<br/>[[University of Texas, El Paso]]
+| spouse        = Kenneth Bond
+| children      = 2
+| occupation    = Teacher
+}}
+'''Patsy Ann Rippy Bond''' (January 24, 1948 in [[Oklahoma City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oktennishalloffame.com/Members/Patsy-Rippy.htm|title=Patsy Rippy|publisher=Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame|access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=PatsyRippy&f=ACareerqqK1|title=Patsy Rippy [USA]|publisher=Tennis Abstract|access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> - December 3, 2019 in Utah) of [[Shawnee, Oklahoma|Shawnee]], [[Oklahoma]], was an American amateur [[tennis]] player in the 1960s who represented her country in the [[Pan American Games]]. While a high school student she was ranked #1 in the Missouri Valley. In 1965 she advanced to the third round of the National Women's Championship at Forest Hills and was ranked #13 in the country.
+==Tennis career==
-Rippy won the 1967 [[NCAA]] Championship while at [[Odessa College]] in Odessa, Texas. Also that year she represented the United States in the [[1967 Pan-American Games]] in Winnipeg, Canada, winning a [[gold medal]] in doubles (with Jane Albert) and a silver in singles.
+{{no footnotes|section|date=August 2024}}
+As a junior player, Rippy was selected as [[Shawnee,_Oklahoma#Education|Shawnee High School]] Athlete of the Year during her senior year at Shawnee. In 1962, she paired with Paulette Verzin to win the [[USTA]] National Hard Court Champions Girls' 14 Doubles title. She was the runner-up to Bartkowicz at both the 1964 USTA National 16s and the 1966 USTA National 18s. She was a four-time winner of the Oklahoma high school state singles championship and led her team to a state championship. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1966.
+Rippy won the 1967 [[NCAA]] Championship while at [[Odessa College]] in Odessa, Texas. Also that year she represented the United States in the [[1967 Pan-American Games]] in Winnipeg, Canada, winning a [[gold medal]] in doubles (with [[Jane Albert]]) and a silver in singles. She then went to the [[University of Texas at El Paso]] and was Southwest Intercollegiate Champion in both singles and doubles.
-Also in 1967, she reached the singles final in [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] before falling to [[Jane Bartkowicz]], but paired with Bartkowicz to take the doubles title. In 1966 in Cincinnati, she reached the doubles final with Becky Vest and reached the singles semifinals.
+Also in 1967, she reached the singles final in [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] before falling to [[Jane Bartkowicz]], but paired with Bartkowicz to take the doubles title. In 1966 in Cincinnati, she reached the doubles final with [[Becky Vest]] and reached the singles semifinals.
-As a junior player, Rippy captured four state high school singles championships and was selected as Shawnee High School Athlete of the Year during her senior year at Shawnee High in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In 1962, she paired with Paulette Verzin to win the [[USTA]] National Hard Court Champions Girls’ 14 Doubles title. She was the runner-up to Bartkowicz at both the 1964 USTA National 16s and the 1966 USTA National 18s.
-Rippy has been enshrined in the USTA/Missouri Valley Hall of Fame.
+Rippy later worked as a pro at several tennis clubs. She has been enshrined in the USTA/Missouri Valley Hall of Fame and the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame.
-==Sources==
+==Personal life==
+Rippy was married to Kenneth Bond and had daughters, Becky and Karen, step-children Kasie, Kevin and Kelly. She was a third grade teacher in West Valley City, Utah. She died December 3, 2019, in Utah.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
-USTA/Missouri Valley<br />
-''From Club Court to Center Court'' by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN# 978-0-9712445-7-3).
+==Sources==
+{{reflist}}
+* USTA/Missouri Valley{{full citation needed|date=August 2024}}
+* {{cite book|title=From Club Court to Center Court|author=Phillip S. Smith|date=2008|isbn=978-0-9712445-7-3}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Rippy, Patsy}}
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:American tennis players]]
+[[Category:1948 births]]
+[[Category:2019 deaths]]
+[[Category:American female tennis players]]
+[[Category:Odessa College alumni]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Oklahoma City]]
+[[Category:Tennis players from Oklahoma]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]
+[[Category:College women's tennis players in the United States]]
+[[Category:Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in tennis]]
+[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in tennis]]