Oct 22, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
This year the T&R expanded the Jimmy Knott to include three new divisions of singles. The thought behind this was that there are very few chances to test your mettle in a level singles tournament outside of the national level championships or in-house club championships. This proved to be very well received with draws that were so large that we had to create a new format! The standard pro set (first to 8 or 10 games) can sometimes be a little too rewarding to the “fast starter” so instead we played best of three sets to 4 games… This explains… Read the Full Story >
Sep 1, 2019 | Tournament Results
A strong tightly contested Open division included World Doubles Champion Tim Chisholm playing with his colleague from Tuxedo Park Josh Dodgson. Tim and Josh won the round-robin group without losing a match to make it to the final on Sunday. The second-place team of Mike Gooding and John Lumley were only edged out narrowly 6-5 in the third in the round-robin action by Tim and Josh this only heightened the anticipation for the final. The match began with Tim rifling a volley return down the line off a railroad from John, that whizzed past Mike making a long chase but… Read the Full Story >
Aug 12, 2019 | USCTA News
Aug 1, 2019 | Tournament Results
Tuxedo hosted the 2019 U.S. Junior Singles and Doubles on July 25 -28. Over 25 juniors participated in five divisions – U19, U17, U15, U13 and U11and a total of 72 matches were played! The tournament was preceded by the 6th Annual Court Tennis Academy which was also held in Tuxedo. Full results can be found after the photos.
Aug 1, 2019 | International Events
by Noah Motz The 2019 Van Alen and Clothier Cup trip was terrific for team USA. The tournament week began with a practice day on Monday which consisted of the team playing doubles practice matches and getting used to sharing a court with fellow teammates. Choosing who needed to play up, and who should play back was well thought through and articulated to my teammates by our coach, Ivan Ronaldson. On Tuesday the Limb Cup began which the U.S. was not involved in, so the team took a day trip to Leamington Spa for a few competitive matches against Leamington’s… Read the Full Story >
Aug 1, 2019 | Tournament Results
by Trevor Jones This year’s Handicap Doubles tournament was another smashing success. In a completely sold out draw, the club saw four solid teams rise to the top of their respective brackets. Players representing many of the U.S. clubs and a few from the U.K. took part in the weekend-long event. It took 68 matches to determine the eventual winners. Thanks to the handicap system, there were many close matches, with many being decided by points, as the number of games was deadlocked. Pairs received points for the number of games they won with wins being favorable. Many duos had… Read the Full Story >
Jun 9, 2019 | Tournament Results
Jun 9, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
“Ecstatic to have won my 10th CONSECUTIVE US Professional Singles title! Never imagined it would get to this point, but honored to be here holding the trophy today after an epic final! Time for some RandR!” Camden Riviere by Trevor Jones The 2019 U.S. Pro Singles Playing for the Schochet Cup in Newport saw a solid field again this year, eight out of the top ten players took the court at the National Tennis Club at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. High-level tennis filled the Main Draw and overflowed into the Satellite Draw played this year in memory of… Read the Full Story >
Jun 1, 2019 | International Events, Tournament Results
by Adrian Kemp The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the World Masters Over 50s and 55s in early May. A strong US-based contingent was joined by the top amateur players in their age-groups from Australia and the U.K. We were delighted that the event also attracted a team of French players. In the 50s Singles, Guy Devereux and Jeremy Wintersteen were top-seeds, and both progressed to the Semi-Finals with relative ease. There were some fantastic matches in the early rounds, special mention to Peter Holmes and Charles Blanchot who set the tone for the tournament with a hard-fought 3-set match,… Read the Full Story >
May 31, 2019 | International Events, USCTA News
A Note from the World Masters: The Heart of the Matter by George Bell This is the story of a single frightening shot in an unimportant match. The ball struck and felled our opponent such that he lay on the floor flopping — but it is also the story of a reverie triggered by that blow, which brought back to me, slowly, as if summoned from a forgotten place inside, the pleasures that court tennis has offered me. Why such things should occur amid adversity is unknowable. In the days after the match, as our small caravan of competitors in… Read the Full Story >
