Apr 30, 2023 | Tournament Results
The National Tennis Club had the privilege of hosting the U.S. 40’s Singles and Doubles in late April. The tournament featured a small but strong field of players from five different clubs. Only six handicap points separated the top six players in the event, which promised some intriguingly close matches. The competitors did not disappoint, with the tournament kicking off with a three-set battle between Boston’s David Tedeschi and Brian Owens from Newport. Aiken’s Geoff Ellis narrowly lost out to Westwood’s Bill Barker in another barn-burning three-setter. No one was safe in this regard, with top seed Brook Hazelton from… Read the Full Story >
Apr 18, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia was excited to host the U.S. 60s & 70s Singles and Doubles Championships this year. Peter Hill had a straightforward route to the U.S. 60s singles final, where he met an in-form Steve Hufford. Hufford, who had been moving great all weekend, kept it going with some great length creating tough chases for Hill. Hill, who loves a ball in the air, managed to grab a few key games, but it was Hufford who took home the gold USCTA medal 6-2 6-3. Peter Hill & Mark Philpott had an excellent 60s semifinal… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley We had nine teams descend upon The Racquet Club of Philadelphia for the 2023 Percy Cup. Washington 2 came out the blocks quickly, taking down the number 1 team on Philadelphia 1 8-2, but Haab & Scott tied up the match with an 8-4 win. Knox & Lago played some very steady Tennis putting Skaggs & Barr under pressure, and ended up taking the match 8-5 progressing Washington 2 to the next round. Philadelphia 2 vs. Chicago was up next, and we ended up having two matches go to 7 games-all! Green & Standish stayed steady to… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The 2023 US 50s Singles & Doubles were contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from March 24 – 26. Players from three US clubs made the trip to Chicago; guests were from Newport, Boston, and Aiken joining the Chicago members vying for the titles. The tournament began on Friday with Peter Dunne edging out another local, Brad Beatty 6-4 6-1. In the next match, Rowan Carroll and Chip Von Weise had a tight contest with Rowan proving a little too steady and gaining the victory 6-4 6-2. The Friday night cocktail party guests were treated… Read the Full Story >
Mar 28, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
Mar 25, 2023 | Tournament Results, USCTA News
Aiken hosted the annual Northrup Knox Doubles tournament on March 16-19, 2023. Morgan Purvis and George C. Handy, III defeated Rakesh Jasani and Jason McAlhaney.
Mar 1, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
After 4 days of play and 104 matches between Court Tennis and Rackets the 119th Gold Racquets concluded! The Court Tennis singles saw (2) of the top young players in the game, Max Trueman of Seacourt and Noah Motz from the Westwood Country Club, take the court to determine the 2023 Champion. Congratulations to our 2023 Gold Racquets Court Tennis Champion – Max Trueman. Cuspidor Doubles results are as follows: Flight I Chris Holter (NY R&T) & Nick Jones (Seacourt) defeated Noah Motz (Westwood Country Club) & Steve Klepper (The Tuxedo Club) 8-6. Flight II Campbell Langdon (The Tuxedo Club)… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley We had a fantastic turnout of 21 players, ready to battle for the 2023 Noll Cup! The tournament’s second match was a battle between Tim Carroll and Dan Villiers, with Carroll taking it 6-5 in the final set. Both players were retrieving everything and had some spectacular rallies. Saturday saw the number 1 seed, Vaughan Massie, cruise to the semifinals. Charlie Lee and Pete Roessler had a great match which Lee took 6-3 in the final set. Tom Price and Max Drake were in the last round of 16 matches, which went the distance 6-5 6-4 in… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Jacob Faulise The 2023 Greevy Cup was held on January 28-29th at the National Tennis Club, on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. This year’s USCTA level championship for the 20’s handicap division displayed some extremely competitive tennis. The draw was on the smaller side due to some last-minute withdrawals, with five players representing the NTC and three making the trip down from Boston. The weekend started off with three straight NTC vs. T&R matchups. The first match was a very strong showing from Andrew Peabody, who emerged victorious and advanced to… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2023 | Tournament Results, US Events
Fourteen players entered the national 50-plus level Wharton Cup at Westwood in January. Nine traveling from other US clubs. All three seeds made it to the semi-finals. The tournament’s biggest upset came in the first semifinal when unseeded John Eder from Boston beat Jericho Seguin, the #1 seed from Westwood, 6/4 2/6 6/3. The other semi between Zach Pallis from Tuxedo and Westwood newcomer Nick Bakos also went to three sets. Zach struggled with Nick’s kick Tennis serve, accentuated by the grippy new walls in Washington. Despite his speed, in the final Bakos couldn’t find a way out of playing… Read the Full Story >
