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Marilyn Jane Aschner (born March 8, 1948) is an American former professional tennis player. She was an Orange Bowl doubles champion in 1966, and she won a gold medal at the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel in doubles with partner Julie Heldman. She made the third round in women's doubles of the 1966 U.S. National Championships and 1968 Wimbledon Championships.

Marilyn Aschner

Full name	Marilyn Jane Aschner
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1948-03-08) March 8, 1948 (age 74)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (1969)
Wimbledon	2R (1968)
US Open	2R (1964, 1967, 1969)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1968)
US Open	3R (1966)
Medal record Maccabiah Games 1969 Israel Women's Doubles

Biography

A left-handed player from New York, Aschner lived in Holliswood, New York and Jamaica, New York. Aschner, who is Jewish, was active on tour in the 1960s and 1970s.[1][2][3][4] She played high school tennis for Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York.[5] She played collegiate tennis for Queens College while studying for a sociology degree.[6][7]

She was an Orange Bowl doubles champion in 1966. She made the women's doubles third round of both the 1966 U.S. National Championships and 1968 Wimbledon Championships.

At the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she was defeated in women's singles by South African Esmé Emmanuel, who won the silver medal.[8][9]

She won a gold medal at the 1969 Maccabiah Games in doubles with partner Julie Heldman.[10] Aschner also competed in women's singles, where she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Esmé Emmanuel.[11][12]

Aschner taught tennis for many years at the Port Washington Tennis Academy in Port Washington, New York.[6]

References

External links

• Marilyn Aschner at the Women's Tennis Association
• Marilyn Aschner at the International Tennis Federation

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