Check out Mike Copper’s article on Erie tennis phenom Mary Dailey, right here.

Dailey, 50, played tennis for Mercyhurst Prep in the 1970s.

She was honored today at the U.S. Open for winning national double’s tournaments on a variety of surfaces in 2011. She received the Grand Slam of Women’s Professional Tennis award for USTA doubles titles on clay, grass, indoor and outdoor hard courts. Congrats to Mary!

Pam Parker has been a tennis player for more than 35 years.  She is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.