by Dawson Lane
The Tuxedo Club hosted the 2024 Anny Boleyn Handicapped Ladies singles November 9th – 10th. The 2024 event had 12 players representing 3 different US-based clubs.
The Tuxedo Club
- Heather Kidde
- Lindsay Maxwell
- Elisabeth McMorris
- Serena Mueller
- Maria Panico
- Laura Veldkamp
- Margaret Werner
Racquet Club of Philadelphia
- Sydney Alderman
- Alexiu Dorr
- Julia Nolan
- Carlie Rice
Aiken Tennis Club
- Claire Voegele
The format for this event was (3) four-person round robins with the winners of each round robin and the player with the next highest number of games won progressing through to the semi-finals. After 18 matches and 216 games played the semi-finalists were set!
- Penny Lumley Flight Winner Claire Voegele
- Charlotte Cornwallis Flight Winner Lindsay Maxwell
- Claire Fahey Flight Winner Serena Mueller
- Player with most games won not as a flight winner Margaret Werner
The first semi-final saw a rematch between Serena Mueller and Margaret Werner, with Serena hoping for a little revenge from their round robin match, but Margaret was too strong and moved on to the Finals. Lindsay Maxwell continued to play solid tennis and took advantage of the handicap difference and won her semi-final versus Claire Voegele. The Final was a back-and-forth affair with Margaret making a few less unforced errors and becoming the 2024 Anne Boleyn champion with an 8-6 victory.
A BIG Thank you to the Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Laure Veldkamp in billeting the Philadelphia contingent, and also thank you to Max Trueman and Jake Faulise for the expert marking and organizing the tournament.
