Elia Fottrell
tennis player (1893-1974)
Elia Fottrell (1893–1974) was an American tennis player. He was from California. He was ambidextrous and could play with the racket in either hand. Fottrell reached the semifinals in the 1914 U.S. Championships singles, beating Nat Niles and Gus Touchard before losing easily to R. Norris Williams.
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