Jan 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Mit Carothers Tennis Chair – Aiken Tennis Club The Aiken Tennis Club welcomed out-of-town players and local participants this month in the U.S. 40’s USCTA age-group tournament. As well as some outstanding tennis, members, players, and guests were treated to a dinner on Saturday night and Sunday brunch. In singles semifinal play the number 1 seed Rakesh Jasani defeated Chip Marvin and in three exciting sets, Vaughn Massie prevailed over Geoff Ellis. Sunday’s final saw Jasani defeat Massie for the championship. The doubles draw had Charlie Bostwick and Ginny Goodyear defeating Tiger Riviere and Dieter Voegele before losing to… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2021 | US Events
By Adrian Kemp Tennis Invitational This year’s Silver Racquet Invitational Tennis Singles featured a strong qualification draw which attracted entrants from clubs across the country, as well as from England and France. Three slots in the main draw were up for grabs on Wednesday, with Shep Skiff and Bill Barker both sealing their place in the main event before John Beam edged out Kenny Soffer to secure the final slot. The Invitational Tennis main draw featured a host of the top-ranked amateurs in the country. Peter Cipriano was the top seed and hoping to win the Silver Racquet title for… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Asher November 18th-21st marked the Jimmy Dunn return following the postponement last year due to the Pandemic. There was great excitement and buzz around the club, with 20 players from Boston coming. We also had players from Washington, Aiken, Manchester, New York, and Chicago. We had a record number of participants for the return of the Jimmy Dunn, with 126 participants playing numerous sports. Due to the size of the event, we had matches running from Thursday at 10 am until Sunday at 5 pm, with matches going to Friday at 1 am. In the Open Division, Jon… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2021 | US Events
by Mit Carothers The Calhoun Witham Doubles Tournament saw its return after a year hiatus on November 13-17 at the Aiken Tennis Club. Sixteen teams participated with out-of-town players and guests welcomed to a full slate of tennis and social events that we had not seen since play was interrupted. Players, club members, and guests were treated to Oyster Night on Thursday, Cocktails, and Tennis on Friday, Saturday night dinner, and a Sunday brunch. At the conclusion of 24 matches, we had a champion in Jerry Mount and Rob Silvay. The undefeated bracket winners of brackets A and B were… Read the Full Story >
Nov 1, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Mike Gooding The return of the US Professional singles playing for the Schochet Cup was a very welcome addition to the USCTA calendar. Typically held in June, the postponed 2021 version took place in October. At the prescribed time, six weeks before the event’s start, the entry went out with hopes of a full draw. Hopes were dashed on the 10th of September when the IWCC removed the World ranking and race points from the tournament due to covid restrictions and cost of travel. Now, with that disappointing decision, the US Professional singles was going to be an all-domestic… Read the Full Story >
Oct 31, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia was the proud host of the 2021 U.S. Open, and what a week we had! Pros from around the country descended upon the Racquet club to compete in singles and doubles. Barney Tanfield had the tournament of his career, taking down Tim Chisholm in the round-of-16 in a tremendous four-set match. Barney then beat Tony Hollins in the quarterfinals in a five-set battle to reach his first U.S. Open semi-final. In the singles final, Camden Riviere took on John Lumley. Both players looked pumped and ready for the match, ensuring an exciting… Read the Full Story >
Oct 2, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
We had a great turnout for the first tournament back at the RCOP! Eight teams descended upon the club split into two groups. One group had the higher handicaps in it with the other group consisting of the lower handicap pairings. Both groups had some fantastic matches with Group 1 being decided on the last point between Steve Hufford & Mark Philpott vs Greg Van Schaack & Peter Clement. 9 games all, 40 all game point with both teams playing it safe but Van Schaack & Clement prevailing to take them into the final. In Group 2 Arthur Horowitz &… Read the Full Story >
May 15, 2021 | USCTA News
USCTA Scheduling Committee Report May 14, 2021 The Scheduling Committee met May 4th and conversed about the activity at each club and the viability for returning to tournament play. As one can imagine, there is some variance in the rules for each club’s usage, but there is a sense that things continue to head in the right direction. Nearly all report an uptick in on-court lessons, recreational games, and intra-club tournaments. The committee also discussed a draft of a “Pathway to Play” document. Its contents aim to give clubs a guiding instrument to help think about how best to host a… Read the Full Story >
Apr 14, 2021 | USCTA News
In coordination with the tennis associations across the globe, the usual dormancy adjustment has been suspended in Real Tennis Online with effect from March 23, 2020 and until such time as there are no government-imposed restrictions upon the play of both singles and doubles. The adjustments to handicaps in RTO due to regular play, when play is permitted, will still be in effect; only the dormancy adjustment for lack of play will be suspended at this time. Be safe, play well, and we look forward to continuous play.
Apr 12, 2021 | USCTA News
Clarence A. “Otto” McGowan, Jr. 1935-2021 We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Mr. Clarence “Otto” McGowan, a 54 year Life Member of the Racquet Club. Clarence Aloysius McGowan, Jr., 85 of Chestnut Hill, died on Tuesday April 6, 2021 due to complications from metastatic melanoma. The eldest of a sister and three brothers, Mr. McGowan was born to Mary Ellen (McKeever) McGowan and Clarence McGowan, Sr. in Philadelphia. He attended St. Athanasius School, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School and the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Beta… Read the Full Story >
