[1][3] Press was considered a top junior player,[4] and won the Bob Carrothers Sportsmanship Award.
[6] Press's playing career included wins at the La Jolla Championship Summer Tournament in 1949 and 1951.
[4][7][8] Press played against such contemporaries as Jack Kramer, Bill Tilden, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Gonzales, Whitney Reed, and Tony Trabert.
[1][6] In addition, Press won three USTA Senior National mixed doubles titles with Jeanne Doyle Garrett in 1970, 1973, and 1974,[9] and represented the United States against Canada four times for the Gordon Trophy.
[6] Press taught Wimbledon champions Maureen Connolly and Karen Hantze Susman, and Australian Open winner Brian Teacher.