Jul 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
The 2022 US Mixed Doubles and Anne Boleyn tournaments were held jointly on June 17-19th at the Tuxedo Club. The mixed doubles had a draw of 11 teams and Anne Boleyn saw 6 participants. The tournaments included players from across the country representing Tuxedo, Aiken, New York, Boston, Newport, Philadelphia and DC. Two international players joined from Seacourt and Prested. Play started Friday at 1pm with mixed doubles and Anne Boleyn singles (handicap/round robin) matches each day. Pat and Alex Winthrop (Newport) were the top of the draw with Xanthe Ranger (Tux) and Will Hopton (DC) on the other side. The rest of the field saw… Read the Full Story >
Jun 1, 2022 | Juniors, Tournament Results
by Rob Whitehouse The Junior Singles handicap took place on May 14th & 15th, and it was a terrific event! We had ten players who were all very new to Court Tennis play. The weekend was a learning experience with a few clinics sprinkled in and a round-robin format to get everyone on the court as much as possible in two days. We had four players from DC make the trip north! Emma Kry, Jake Kim, Elliott Philpott & Veer Bahethi, six Philadelphians with Hope Whitehouse, Abby Bagby, Mike Bagby, Leo Figge, Jack Dongilli, and Levy Dongilli, giving Court Tennis… Read the Full Story >
Jun 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Ivan Ronaldson The USCTA parent/child doubles went ahead at the beautiful Lakewood court in New Jersey on May 21st despite a couple of teams dropping out at the last minute due to illness. This year’s format was a level round-robin and a handicap round-robin. Dick and Parker Brickley won the level tournament division, beating Stijn and Paul Van Nieuweburgh 6/0 6/5 and Peter and James Cannon 6/0 6/1. The handicap final was tight until four games before the cannons ran away with it 8/4 against the Van Nieuweburghs.
Jun 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Neil Smith The 2022 Women’s U.S. Open got off to an excellent start on Friday and barely took a breath until the last ball was struck Sunday afternoon. Fifteen players competed in the singles and eight pairs in the Doubles. All but one U.S. Club was represented – and one special player traveling from overseas, with many of the players competing in their first U.S. Open (two of them being only fourteen years old). The early rounds of the singles went to form, which set up the semi-finals between the current World Champion Claire Fahey and Helen Grassi Vest.… Read the Full Story >
Jun 1, 2022 | Juniors, Tournament Results, US Events
by Peter Dickinson May 29th – 30th, the Racquet Club was proud to host the National Under 26, Singles and Doubles, Championships. With the Van Alen and Clothier Cups approaching fast, players from Philadelphia and Washington came eager to spar in tight head-to-head battles. Henry Smith and James Greenley led the weekend off, with Smith taking a commanding 6-1 6-2 win to push on to the semifinal. Newcomer Eli Segal made his first tournament appearance against Pete Dickinson in the next match that ended with Dickinson moving on to play Noah Motz in the semifinal. Motz had no issues adjusting… Read the Full Story >
May 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
From an Interested Observer: The Racquet Club of Chicago welcomed over 20 competitors from Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Aiken, Washington, New York, and Manchester. In the Singles draw, after rather convincing straight-sets victories by the top-seeded competitors in the early rounds, the quarterfinals action saw some very spirited and close matches. In the top half of the draw, Ben Stein narrowly edged Todd Meringoff in two sets after a number of very long deuce games, 6-4, 6-5. Jon Crowell also outlasted an inspired and energetic onslaught by Erik Barker in two tight sets and strategically avoided a third, winning, 6-5, 6-5,… Read the Full Story >
Mar 14, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Asher March 11th-13th, the Racquet Club hosted the Annual Percy Cup. The Percy Cup is a team event featuring three levels (25-40, 40-55, and 55+). We had 2 New York teams, 2 Aiken teams, 2 Washington teams, 2 Philadelphia teams, Tuxedo and Newport. Due to the size of the draw, we started at 8 am on Friday, with Aiken 2 and Newport doing battle. Newport got off to a strong start, winning their 3rd and 2nd strings, 8-4 and 8-3 respectively. The #1 strings did battle in the dead rubber match with Robert Glance and Mike Sullivan getting… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Asher On February 4th-6th, the Racquet Club hosted the Greevy Cup, a 20-29 Level tournament for USCTA members. We had a fantastic turnout for the event, with eighteen entrants descending on Philadelphia. The first-round matches had great battles with Washington’s Steve Hufford against Kenny Soffer and Philadelphia’s Norris Jordan against Ross Bolling. Hufford played a fantastic first set over Soffer to take the initiative and grab the set 6-4. Soffer responded decisively to take the second set 6-1, forcing a final set. Soffer continued his momentum to take the third set 6-4. In the other first-round close match, … Read the Full Story >
Feb 27, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
By Ivan Ronaldson The U.S. 50s took place at Prince’s Court for the last time, February 25th-27th. The 14 entries mainly were from DC and Philly with a tiny Newport contingent. In the singles, both Jeremy Wintersteen (1) and John Motz (2) cruised to the finals without dropping a set. Unfortunately, Jeremy pulled his hamstring in the semifinal, so the Motz/Wintersteen showdown was not as close as the crowd hoped for. John’s brutal cut volley and pinpoint serving helped destroy the gimpy New Englander 6-2 6-0. Having to cover less of the court, Jeremy was far more effective in the… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2022 | Tournament Results
by Pierre Lorillard The Wharton Cup for handicaps 50-59 was held at the Tuxedo Club this past weekend January 29th & 30th. The draw was a relatively modest 11 competitors who endured a “bomb cyclone” blizzard to attend. Despite the small draw and the weather challenges, the matches were highly competitive and featured players ranging in age from 14 to 75. In the first main draw semifinal Paul Brooke of the Tuxedo Club faced Adam Yaari from New York who survived a three-set nail biter (5/6, 6/1, 6/4) in the quarterfinal against youngster Hazel Christensen from Tuxedo to advance. In… Read the Full Story >
