Carolyn Roberts Byrne, Class of 2004

A New York native, Carolyn was introduced to tennis in 1922 at the age of 9. Later in the 1920s, she began competing in regional and national tournaments on the East Coast, like the U.S. Nationals at Forest Hills. In 1931, Carolyn was the New York state champion, carrying a national ranking of No. 12 in the Girls 18s singles division, and a No. 2 ranking in doubles. 

During the Depression, Carolyn was forced to drop out of national competitions in order to help support her family, and then resumed national play in 1936, where she held a national ranking of No. 15. Carolyn moved to Colorado in 1943. She won the Denver City Women’s Singles title in 1947 and 1951, and was a finalist there in 1948 and ‘49. 

She won the Intermountain Sectional Championships Women’s Doubles crown in 1948 and the Colorado State Women’s Doubles title in 1961.