The 2026 Wharton Cup saw participants from:
Aiken Tennis Club
Westwood Country Club
The Tuxedo Club
With a back draw along with the main draw, all participants were guaranteed a minimum of (2) matches over the weekend. One of the Westwood players may have mentioned he might not have brought enough clothes for all his matches .
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh of Tuxedo was the favorite at the start of the event; and his solid play throughout the weekend proved this to be the case as he is the 2026 Wharton Cup Champion! Westwood member Mark Talbott also held to form as the #2 seed, although he was pushed to the brink by Tuxedo’s Dan Rifkin in their quarter-final match.
Thank you to Tuxedo’s F&B department for providing an excellent spread of breakfast and lunch throughout the weekend and to the spectators that came out to support the players.
The 2026 participants were:
The Tuxedo Club – Paul Brooke, Dave Christensen, Robert Lopez, Dan Rifkin & Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh.
Westwood Country Club – Jim LaRocca, Andrew Ritter & Mark Talbott
Aiken Tennis Club – Claire Voegele
Congratulations to the winners and finalists:
Champion – Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
Finalist – Mark Talbott
Back Draw Champion – Dave Christensen
Back Draw Finalist – Jim LaRocca
