Feb 2, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The 2025 Noll Cup brought together 22 top competitors from Boston, Aiken, Newport, and New York for an exciting and hard-fought tournament. With standout performances, major upsets, and a thrilling final, this year’s event delivered on every level. One of the tournament’s biggest shocks came when Vern Cassin pulled off a remarkable win over the No. 1 seed, sealing victory in a tense 6-4 final set. Cassin’s resilience and shot-making under pressure made for one of the most talked-about matches of the event. Spencer Yager had an impressive run to the final, showing his consistency and skill.… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, Uncategorized, US Events, USCTA News
by Leon Smart The Burke Cup 2025 brought together players from near and far at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston for a fun and competitive weekend. Half the draw traveled from other clubs, so the tournament had a great mix of locals and visitors. One of the standout stories was newcomer Mike O’Connor, who only started playing three months ago. Mike impressed everyone by making it to the semi-finals in his first-ever tournament, even managing to upset the number two seed in the quarterfinals. His run ended in the semis against Chris Tomasevich, who came back from 5-0… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Jonathan Lewis The Racquet Club of Chicago played host to the Greevy Cup (handicaps 20-29) from January 24 – 26. Members John Pak and Jonathan Lewis participated, ultimately losing to Aiken competitors Sawyer Duncan and Geoff Ellis, respectively. In what was an exciting final, Geoff Ellis won a tight first set 6-5, with both competitors battling to assert dominance as the set went back and forth. In the second set, Duncan jumped out to an early lead 4-1, before Ellis won two tough games with multiple chases to crawl back into the set 3-4. The eighth game went to… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Tony Hollins The Hickey Cup is the national singles championship for players with a handicap above 60. Beginning January 24th, the National Tennis Club hosted twelve players from clubs around the country. It was fantastic to see some new faces, with several players in the draw playing the Newport court for the first time. There were some incredibly dramatic matches. The tone was set early, with the very first set of the tournament moving all the way to five games between John Levis (Boston) and Benson Nalle (New York). This was immediately followed up by another barn burner as… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Juniors, Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane 2025 USCTA/USCTPF Junior HCP Singles and Family HCP Doubles The Tuxedo Club January 18th – 20th By Dawson Lane The Tuxedo Club hosted these two events January 18th – 20th and by all accounts was a successful weekend of court tennis. Forty-nine matches were played across the holiday weekend, with 11 Juniors playing in the singles and 15 teams in the Family Doubles. Junior HCP Singles Walt Laukitis, Henry Nieuwerburgh & Elliot Philpott all won their respective round robins to move into the JR HCP Singles main draw semi-finals. Anson Devinney & Jonah Serotta tied with 17 games won in their… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by Ivan Ronaldson The USCTA 50+ Level Championship for the Wharton Cup was held at Westwood Country Club from January 24th-26th. With 19 entries, every US club was represented by at least one player. It was the juniors who shone brightest. 16-year-old Aidan Bae (Westwood) took out #1 seed Mike Geiger (Westwood) as a packed dedans and Martin room looked on. Geiger, who’d played on the Men’s Tennis Tour, looked flabbergasted after losing the 11th game of the 1st set. “What about the tiebreaker?” he exclaimed. Defending chase half a yard at three games- all in the second set, the… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by James Greenley The Faulise Cup was played at Georgian Court University over the weekend of January 24th-26th. It had a 14-person draw that involved players with handicaps of 70 and above. There were representations from Aiken, Boston, Newport, Philadelphia, Tuxedo and Washington. All the players played some fantastic tennis over the weekend. In the semifinals, both matches were the battle of Philadelphia vs Washington. Reeve Harde (Philadelphia) played some excellent tennis, knocking out No. 1 seed Mathew Ezersky (Tuxedo) in the quarters to meet Brock Anastasi (Washington), who defeated Andrew Brown (Philadelphia) 6-1 6-2. In the match between Reeve and… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events
By the R&T The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 90th Annual Payne Whitney Memorial Cup at the peak of New York holiday festivities in December. The Christmas wreaths were hung in the East and West Courts, and anticipation hung thick in the air, with several teams in contention. The previous five years had seen five different winners, and with holders Philadelphia missing a couple of key players, the event was thrown wide open. The two home teams, New York and Greentree, were pitted against each other in a first-round matchup that hadn’t been seen before in some years. Matches were… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Leon Smart The 2024 USCTA National Open, hosted by the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston, took place from December 6th to 8th, featuring players from all eight court tennis clubs across the United States in a weekend of top-tier competition. The first round provided exciting moments, including a gripping three-set battle between Tony Hollins and Ben Hudson. Both players traded momentum in a closely contested match that thrilled spectators. Max Trueman also delivered a strong performance, narrowly defeating Erik Barker 6-5, 6-4 in another standout match. The quarterfinals featured one of the tournament’s most thrilling matches, as Max… Read the Full Story >
Nov 30, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane The Tuxedo Club hosted the 2024 Anne Boleyn Handicapped Ladies singles from November 9th to 10th. Twelve players representing three different US-based clubs participated in the 2024 event. The Tuxedo Club Racquet Club of Philadelphia Aiken Tennis Club The format for this event was (3) four-person round robins with the winners of each round robin and the player with the next highest number of games won progressing through to the semi-finals. After 18 matches and 216 games played, the semi-finalists were set! · Penny Lumley Flight Winner – Claire Voegele · Charlotte Cornwallis Flight Winner – Lindsay Maxwell · Claire Fahey… Read the Full Story >
