*US Pro – Schochet Cup: Finals

Camden Riviere defeated Rob Fahey in the  finals of the US Professional Singles playing for the Schochet Cup. The score was 6/1,6/5,6/4. In the back draw, Rich Smith defeated Josh Bainton 6/1,6/4 The Pro Am was won by Ricardo Smith & Kip Curren over Will Burns & Ryan Carey 10/9. Day 5 – Semifinals – Exciting day of match play… Rob Fahey vs. Bryn Sayers Bryn’s consistent main wall return punished any loose railroads Rob served tighter in the 2nd & 3rd sets ‘Bryn showed excellent shot selection and retrieving – forcing Rob to earn every point Bryn missed an… Read the Full Story >

~ NY Wins 2009/10 National League!

The finals of the National League between New York and Philadelphia were held on Thursday, May 27th in New York. NY won 2/1. Mike Gooding (NY) def. Rob Whitehouse (PH) 6/4,6/2 Steve Virgona (PH) def. James Stout 6/0,6/2 Gooding & Stout def. Virgona & Barney Tanfield 8/4

~Tuxedo Welcomes Tim Chisholm

It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce the appointment of Tim Chisholm as Director of Racquet Sports at the Tuxedo Club.  To read the full announcement, click here. Welcome back to the court tennis world, Tim!!!

Fahey wins World Championship!

Fahey retains title The score line was 7/2 and the set scores 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-5, 3-6, 6-2 , 6-1 Fahey, a native of Hobart, has been the World Champion since 1994, which makes him one of Australia’s most successful sportsmen. He has won 40 national titles – Australian, UK, French, USA Opens. Rob will be at the National Tennis Club and the end of the month playing for the US Professional Singles

~US Pro- Schochet Cup Info

The US Pro Singles – Schochet Cup 2010 April 20th, 2010 Dear Professional: The 2010 US Pro Singles – Schochet Cup is fast approaching.  The tournament is scheduled for May 30th – June 6th with a purse no less than $30,000! Entries The format for the Schochet Cup has changed this year. The top eight players will be placed into the main draw, leaving eight spots available for qualifying. A limit of 24 players for the field leaves 16 players vying for one of those eight spots. Four seeds will be placed in the Qualifying round which will be best… Read the Full Story >

~Bathurst Cup – Postponed

Gentlemen:  After consultation with the various Bathurst Committee heads, it has been determined that, in light of the ongoing transportation disruptions resulting in the inability of many of the participants to secure flights to the US, the Bathurst Cup will be postponed until approximately 11 months from now.  We on the Bathurst Cup Management Committee are very sorry for this inconvenience, but I know all parties understand the unfortunate circumstances that have arisen. We will be back in touch as soon as we can determine an appropriate date for all countries concerned. Thank you for your understanding. Greg van Schaack

~Knox Results

~Knox Results

Aiken hosted the annual Knox Doubles tournament over the weekend of April 16th. Rakish Jasani and Ben Cook defeated Dan Villiers and Ryan Carey in the final – 6/2,6/1

~Lord Percival Cup

Over the weekend of March 12th through 14th, 6 teams battled for the Lord Percival Cup. The Lord Percival Cup, which is a Whitney Cup style team doubles format, brought teams from Boston, New York, Newport/Tuxedo, and three teams from the host club, Philadelphia. The tournament is held in conjunction with the Irish Invitational squash tournament. Great times were had by all during Friday’s Irish Invitational Dinner/Dance. After two days of round robin matches, the final came down to the young team from Boston against a more experienced team from Philadelphia. In the #3 spot, Boston’s Chris Blier & John… Read the Full Story >