Hampton Athletics Hall of Fame
Art Carrington
- Induction:
- 2026
One of the most celebrated players in Hampton's sterling tennis annals, Art Carrington was dominant on the hardcourt. After falling in the singles finals as a freshman, he won the CIAA singles title the next three years (1967-69). He won the doubles crown three times (1966-68) while advancing to the finals in 1969. Carrington was the runner-up at the NCAA Eastern Intercollegiate Freshman Singles Championship and the NCAA Atlantic Coast Division Collegiate Singles Championship. After leaving Hampton, he was the American Tennis Association (ATA) singles runner-up in 1972 and ATA singles champion a year later. He was only the second African-American male to play in the U.S. Open (1973) following Arthur Ashe. Carrington represented the ATA at Forest Hills U.S. Amateur Open in 1966. He was inducted onto the Black Tennis Hall of Fame, USTA Eastern Hall of Fame and the Elizabeth (N.J.) Hall of Fame.
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