Eileen Tell (born December 1, 1966) is an American

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player. She won a gold medal in doubles at the

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in Israel.

Biography

Born December 1, 1966, to a physicist, Tell grew up in

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and attended

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. While competing on the professional tour, Tell reached a best singles world ranking of around 120, with wins in

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tournaments over

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and

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. She was a main draw qualifier for the

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, losing in the first round to

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. Tell played an unusual match against

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at the 1984 North American Open in Livingston, where after getting to match point against the West German decided to forfeit, as she wouldn't have been able to play on in the tournament due to a clash with the U.S. Clay Court Championships. The clay court event in Indianapolis was more beneficial in terms of ranking points (she fell in qualifying). Tell won a gold medal in doubles, playing with

Ronni Reis Ronni Reis (sometimes spelled Ronnie Reis; also Ronni Reis-Bernstein) (born May 10, 1966) is an American former tennis player. Reis won three gold medals at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Game ...

, at the

in Israel. Following her brief time on tour, Tell went to the

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on a tennis scholarship, but gave up on varsity tennis and in 1988 completed a bachelor's degree, double majoring in economics and math.

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