Kenton L. Jernigan is a

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player from the

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. He was one of the leading

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players in the US in the 1980s and 1990s. Jernigan won the US national singles title three consecutive times in 1983-85. Representing

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, he won the US intercollegiate singles title three times in 1983-84 and 1986. He also helped Harvard win several team titles and was a four-time

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n. In 1994, Jernigan won the men's doubles title at World Hardball Doubles Championship (partnering Jamie Bentley). Outside squash, Jernigan has worked as the head of investment banking at Jefferies bank.

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Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame profile

''(July 1995)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jernigan, Kenton Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male squash players Harvard Crimson men's squash players