Overlooked: The Woman Who Brought Tennis to America Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email "A Rally", 1885 painting by Sir John Lavery. Mary Ewing Outerbridge set up one of the first courts in the United States there in the 1870s. ( John Lavery/Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons ) Produced by Alexandra Botti Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC