Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane 2024 Gold Racquet The 2024 Gold Racquet was one of the largest on record with 70 Court Tennis Matches & 71 Rackets matches played over the long President’s Weekend. Racquets Director Tim Chisholm gave fair warning to the participants that matches will be played at all hours; and to the players credit only (2) pulled out for very good reasons, and we picked up (3) last minute players. The prevailing opinion is that all players had a great time (this author did not hear much grumbling) with matches being played as early as 6 AM and as… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Nick Howell Aiken Tennis Club hosted another successful Knox tournament where George Handy and Morgan Purvis retained their titles. The Northrup Knox is the club’s most sort after board event to win, having to play off a handicap of 30 or better. The tournament dates back to 1937 but was called the handicap doubles. We had four days of fantastic tennis, weather and social events. Eleven teams entered the tournament this year and were split into two groups of five and six teams, with all teams playing four matches and the top two qualifying for the finals. We had… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted its third successful tournament in two weeks in the form of the Percy Cup. The ever-jolly event was played with a lot of competitive but sporting spirit and was enjoyed by all the players and traveling supporters involved. Play started on Friday in a tight match between two of the more local teams, in which Washington 2 narrowly edged New York 2-1, a theme that would continue throughout the tournament with only one match won 3-0 (by Philadelphia). The main draw was tense right the way to the last match on… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The 2024 US 40’s Singles & Doubles was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from March 22nd – 24th. We had 4 players travel to Chicago from New York, Boston and Washington DC. There was another 4 Chicago players joining the guests in the field. The two strongest players in the field, Todd Meringoff and Alex Spence, looked like they were going to be tough to beat as they both have lower handicaps than the field and had given themselves time to get some practice to get used to the court. One of the matches… Read the Full Story >
Mar 30, 2024 | Tournament Results, USCTA News
By an interested observer The 2024 Noll Cup was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from February 2nd – 4th. We had 8 players travel to Chicago from New York, Boston, Aiken, Louisville and Washington D.C. There was also a strong field of 15 Chicago players and there were two notable performances in the early rounds. One of those performances goes to Boston’s John Eder, who played much better than his handicap would have suggested in pushing Aiken’s Sawyer Duncan all the way to a 6-5 in the 3rd set battle. The other tremendous performance goes to Chicago’s Ally… Read the Full Story >
Feb 28, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane The 2024 Wharton Cup at The Tuxedo Club had a strong Tuxedo flavor with a few non-Tuxedo players sprinkled in for some spice! Jeremy Kidde barely snuck into the draw with a 49.7 handicap, and as the #1 seed and prohibitive favorite, he lived up to the handicap and seed by running away with the tournament, only losing three games all tournament. The back draw final saw a rematch of a main draw first-round match between Dave Christensen and Anwaar Spence. Anwaar got the best of Dave once again, but in what was the most competitive and… Read the Full Story >
Feb 18, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Tony Hollins The National Tennis Club at the International Tennis Hall of Fame was proud to host the US 60s & 70s national championships in both singles and doubles. It was fantastic to see the depth of the fields in all four events, with players representing seven of the nine active clubs in the USA. Due to the strong turnout, the matches began on Thursday evening, with many players arriving on Monday or Tuesday to familiarize themselves with the court. Although there were no major upsets in the early rounds, there were some wonderful matches. Chris Heffernan pushed the number three… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Leon Smart The 2024 Burke Cup occurred at the Tennis & Racquet in Boston on January 26th – 28th. Players from Boston, New York, Tuxedo, Newport, Aiken and Philadelphia made up the field. The tournament started with the number 1 seed, Brad Ursprung, taking on fellow T&R member Connor Richmond. Connor stunned Brad in the first set, winning it 6-1. Ursprung fought back and eventually prevailed 6-4 in the third set. On the other half of the draw, number 2 seed Tyler Sloan also lost the opening set 6-5 to Will Spruance of New York. But Tyler also managed… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The Etchebaster trophy was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from January 19th – 22nd, 2024. Six players traveled to Chicago from New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington D.C and Aiken. There was also a strong field of 16 Chicago players, and a notable performance goes to Chicago’s Lawson Buhl, who lost narrowly in the R16 to #2 seed Jason McAlhaney 6-3, 4-6, 6-5. The Etchebaster final of 2024 was between Chicago’s John Pak and Westwood Country Club’s Conrad Calcagno. Conrad had earlier survived two three-set thrillers on Saturday, firstly in the quarterfinal against local… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Greenley The Hickey Cup was played at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. There was a full draw of 16 players from Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Tuxedo and Newport. There was some superb tennis from everyone in the tournament. There were two draws. Those who didn’t get through the first round were entered into the plate draw. In the plate, the final involved the young and upcoming player Kurt Mueller and Randy Barr. Randy got off to a good start, taking the lead 6-1. Kurt fought back into the match, hitting targets and some fantastic winners. Kurt ended up… Read the Full Story >
