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Mike Sprengelmeyer
American tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Sprengelmeyer (born July 6, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player.
A native of Dubuque, Iowa, Sprengelmeyer played collegiate tennis for Southern Illinois University. His elder brothers, twins Bob and Roy, are both SIU Hall of Famers.[1] He featured in the US Open main draw three times. In 1967 he played one of the longest three-set professional matches on record against Dick Knight in Southampton, New York, which he lost 30–32, 6–3, 17–19, across five and a half hours. The first set alone took three hours to complete.[2]
Sprengelmeyer, a member of the Iowa Tennis Hall of Fame, is the father of tennis player Mitch Sprengelmeyer.
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