Apr 13, 2017 | US Events
by Ryan Carey The Cherry Blossom Doubles ’17 was held at Prince’s Court from April 6th-9th. This year’s theme was a “game show” theme inspired by the cherry blossom-esque flowers that decorate the set of The Price Is Right. I called upon local guide Matty Ronaldson and went to LA for a taping of The Price Is Right to do some field research a few weeks prior. We didn’t get chosen to “come on down” but the episode we attended aired on April 6th (click here to watch the episode) and that officially kicked off this year’s Cherry Blossom. We… Read the Full Story >
Apr 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
by Tony Hollins This year’s Anne Boleyn was hosted by the Tennis & Racquet Club – Boston. We had a large draw of 16 ladies sign up; the welcoming handicapped format meant that some of these ladies were brand new to the game, only having played a handful of times. There were some stand out performances from newcomers Emma Haley, Olenka Olesnycky, Alex Post and Maura Imel, all coming from strong racquet sports backgrounds and battling with success in their first Court Tennis event. Suzy Schwartz had an extremely close match in the Semi Finals eventually succumbing to the large… Read the Full Story >
Mar 24, 2017 | US Events
U.S. Amateur Doubles Racquet Club of Chicago Winthrop/Cook def. Miron/Cipriano 6-5, 6-2, 5-6, 6-4 Recap by Steve Virgona The Racquet Club of Chicago proudly hosted the U.S. Amateur Doubles Tournament from March 16 – 19, 2017. The event coincided with the Rackets U.S. Amateur Singles and Doubles Tournaments. By having all three events simultaneously, the size and depth of each draw was enhanced significantly. In order to provide guests and members with further opportunity to play tennis, the Racquet Club also hosted a Handicap Doubles Tournament. The early rounds of the Amateur Doubles went according to seeding with the top… Read the Full Story >
Mar 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Helen Grassi won the Ladies Invitational tournament held at Prince’s Court last weekend. Grassi defeated fellow Bostonian Suzy Schwartz in the singles final 6-0, 6-2. The Singles Finalists teamed up to win the Invitational Doubles title over Washington’s Tess Browne and Aiken’s Claire Voegele 6-1, 6-1. Full report and photos to follow.
Feb 23, 2017 | US Events
Lakewood, N.J., February 17, 2017—Georgian Court University will host a court tennis exhibition match on Thursday, February 23, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Casino building on GCU’s historic Lakewood campus. The match will pit Camden Riviere, GCU’s newest pro and the current men’s world champion and men’s doubles world champion (world ranked #1) against John Lumley, assistant professional at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia (world ranked #11). The match is open to the GCU campus community and members of the media. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM GCU
Feb 22, 2017 | US Events
Feb 1, 2017 | International Events, Overseas Events
By Jeremy Wintersteen 15 U.S. players travelled to Australia to compete in the 2017 Masters Team and Individual tournaments. These international competitions are held every two years and are for players 50 years and older. On behalf of the USCTA, thank you to all those who made the trip down under to represent your country and compete in the individuals. Below is a list of our players, their home clubs, and the tournaments they played in. Bill Barker (ITCW) – Cockram, 50’s singles, 50’s doubles (finalist) Dick Brickley (T&R) – Danby Vern Cassin (Radley) – Danby Anders Cohen (GCU) –… Read the Full Story >
Jan 27, 2017 | International Events
The 2017 U.S. Open will be held at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia from February 25 – March 6th.
Jan 20, 2017 | US Events
John Beam has won the 2017 Etchebaster. Results below. (Report and photos to follow). Matches were streamed by the Racquet Club of Chicago and can be seen on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6sh2hbGHbhsVU-soy37vQ
Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized, US Events
2017 U.S. Junior Handicap Results Prince’s Court U13- Jakob Bregenhoj def. Avi Fruman 10-9 U15 – Lydia Danas def. Robert Chitic 10-4 U17 – Keawe Johnson def. Eddie Johnson 10-7 U19 – Dawson Chisholm def. Michael Haley 10-5 There were eighteen entries in this year’s event at Prince’s Court. Newport’s Jakob Bregenhoj took the U13 final in a nail biter, 10/9 against Avi Fruman despite losing 6/1 when they played in the round robin two days earlier. In the U15s, the group tiebreakers came down to game difference and a Prince’s Court final in which Lydia Danas overcame her 6/1… Read the Full Story >
