Feb 1, 2022 | Tournament Results
by Matthew Ronaldson An exciting weekend commenced with a last minute change of venue due to the Nor’easter coming through Jersey and New England, so from Lakewood to Princes Court we moved! Drama continued as both the top 2 seeds were knocked out in the round of 16 with great performances from Gavin Wilson and Patrick Chitic respectively. Gavin came undone against a very solid Stan Scott from the Philadelphia Club, whilst Patrick continued his fine form knocking out John Knox to reach the final. The plate competition kept everyone busy and the court and club buzzing. Martin Whitmer played solid… Read the Full Story >
Jan 23, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By an interested observer The Etchebaster trophy was keenly contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from January 21st – 23rd 2022. Although it was very cold over the weekend, we had 7 players coming in from New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia and California. There was also a strong field of Chicago players and a notable performance goes to Jared Isenthal, who had a great run to the semi-final before losing to Philadelphia’s Tim Carroll 6/3 6/2. Chicago’s Chase Cochran, who was on the wrong end of a three-set thriller in the main event, went on to win the back… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Jeff Horine Team New England, after a 12-year drought, beat New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC to win the 2021 Whitney Cup during the weekend of December 9-12 at New York’s Racquet and Tennis Club in Midtown. The Payne Whitney Memorial Cup is a doubles competition among all of the court tennis clubs in the United States, with each team fielding five doubles teams for each competition, including one senior (55+) team. Team New England is comprised of the best players from the T&R in Boston and the NTC in Newport, and this year’s team members were: George Bell… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2022 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Mit Carothers Tennis Chair – Aiken Tennis Club The Aiken Tennis Club welcomed out-of-town players and local participants this month in the U.S. 40’s USCTA age-group tournament. As well as some outstanding tennis, members, players, and guests were treated to a dinner on Saturday night and Sunday brunch. In singles semifinal play the number 1 seed Rakesh Jasani defeated Chip Marvin and in three exciting sets, Vaughn Massie prevailed over Geoff Ellis. Sunday’s final saw Jasani defeat Massie for the championship. The doubles draw had Charlie Bostwick and Ginny Goodyear defeating Tiger Riviere and Dieter Voegele before losing to… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Asher November 18th-21st marked the Jimmy Dunn return following the postponement last year due to the Pandemic. There was great excitement and buzz around the club, with 20 players from Boston coming. We also had players from Washington, Aiken, Manchester, New York, and Chicago. We had a record number of participants for the return of the Jimmy Dunn, with 126 participants playing numerous sports. Due to the size of the event, we had matches running from Thursday at 10 am until Sunday at 5 pm, with matches going to Friday at 1 am. In the Open Division, Jon… Read the Full Story >
Nov 1, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Mike Gooding The return of the US Professional singles playing for the Schochet Cup was a very welcome addition to the USCTA calendar. Typically held in June, the postponed 2021 version took place in October. At the prescribed time, six weeks before the event’s start, the entry went out with hopes of a full draw. Hopes were dashed on the 10th of September when the IWCC removed the World ranking and race points from the tournament due to covid restrictions and cost of travel. Now, with that disappointing decision, the US Professional singles was going to be an all-domestic… Read the Full Story >
Oct 31, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia was the proud host of the 2021 U.S. Open, and what a week we had! Pros from around the country descended upon the Racquet club to compete in singles and doubles. Barney Tanfield had the tournament of his career, taking down Tim Chisholm in the round-of-16 in a tremendous four-set match. Barney then beat Tony Hollins in the quarterfinals in a five-set battle to reach his first U.S. Open semi-final. In the singles final, Camden Riviere took on John Lumley. Both players looked pumped and ready for the match, ensuring an exciting… Read the Full Story >
Oct 2, 2021 | Tournament Results, US Events
We had a great turnout for the first tournament back at the RCOP! Eight teams descended upon the club split into two groups. One group had the higher handicaps in it with the other group consisting of the lower handicap pairings. Both groups had some fantastic matches with Group 1 being decided on the last point between Steve Hufford & Mark Philpott vs Greg Van Schaack & Peter Clement. 9 games all, 40 all game point with both teams playing it safe but Van Schaack & Clement prevailing to take them into the final. In Group 2 Arthur Horowitz &… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2021 | Tournament Results, Uncategorized, US Events
by Barney Tanfield The Racquet and Tennis Club hosted the 2021 U.S. National Open and Below Zero 22-27 September. A total of seventeen players competed between the two draws with the Below Zero acting as a feeder event for the National Open. Thirteen US-based professionals were joined by four of the country’s top amateurs. World #1 Camden Riviere led a world-class field of entrants, which also included top seeds Steve Virgona, Tim Chisholm, James Stout and John Lumley. Below Zero The sixth annual Below Zero began with Shep Skiff upsetting top U.S. Amateur, Jon Crowell. Shep’s relentless pursuit of the… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
Ladies from Philadelphia, Tuxedo, Newport, and Boston took to the court at the Tennis & Racquet Club for the 2020 Ladies Invitational. Congratulations to Xanthe Ranger on winning the main draw over Amy Wintersteen; a result that will likely crown Xanthe the #1 Ladies’ Amateur in the USA on the USCTA’s next top 15 list. The back draw saw some fantastic matches and some players for the future with Brittany Miller coming out on top over Kathy Minevitz. Thanks to all of the ladies who traveled from near and far to participate and create another fun weekend at the T&R. Thanks… Read the Full Story >
