By AMISHA PADNANI MARCH 8, 2018 Mary Ewing Outerbridge didn’t have an easy time bringing tennis to America in 1874. First she had to get past customs agents. And they were suspicious.

Mary Ewing Outerbridge brought the first set of rules, nets and racquets to the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club. For several years thereafter, the club played at St. George on the “Flats ...

Jeremy Nieves, a Staten Island artist, came in with his design of "Le Royale Tennis" honoring native Staten Islander Mary Ewing Outerbridge. The mural was completed by Nieves, Tariq Zaid ...

Mary Ewing Outerbridge didn’t have an easy time bringing tennis to the United States in 1874. First, she had to get past customs agents. And they were suspicious. What was this large net?

Mary Ewing Outerbridge didn’t have an easy time bringing tennis to the United States in 1874. First, she had to get past customs agents. And they were suspicious. What was this large net?