Edward Moylan was an outstanding Irish American tennis

Tennis

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 player in the mid-20th century. Moylan was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team, Davis Cup Coach, Gold Medal winner 1955 Pan American games with Arthur Larsen.

Moylan’s finest hour was perhaps the 1947 Spring Lake Bathing and Tennis Club singles when he brought to an end the 9 year tenure of Frankie Parker

Frank Parker

----Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker was an American male tennis player. He was coached by Mercer Beasley....

 at Spring Lake. After his victory against Parker, Moylan went on to defeat Gardnar Mulloy

Gardnar Mulloy

Gardnar Putnam Mulloy is a tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. When he was the Tennis Coach of the University of Miami, he recruited Pancho Segura for the tennis team. Pancho won three straight NCAA Singles Titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945,...

 in the final round of the tournament to win the mens’ singles.
After his playing career, Moylan taught tennis and was the head tennis and squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

 coach at Cornell University

Cornell University

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from 1962 to 1972. He is currently retired and living in Ithaca, New York.