* Destination Tennis – Boston
Tennis Channel – “Destination Tennis” has some footage of the T&R Club, Jimmy Burke, etc. The segment on the club is about 3/4 of the way through. Here’s the link: Tennis Channel – Destination Boston
* 2012 USCTA Auction List
Going once, going twice….sold. Here is the final live auction list for the 2012 USCTA Dinner. If you can’t make the dinner but would like to bid on an item, contact Brian Owens at bowens@lenoxadvisors.com 2012 USCTA LIVE AUCTION LIST
* Patriot’s Cup 2012
The annual battle between Boston and Newport for the coveted Patriot’s Cup was held in Boston on Saturday, December 1. After a long day of doubles matches, Boston claimed the trophy by a score of 12 matches to 6.
*Jack Hickey – The Maestro of Greentree
John J. Hickey, a central link to the amazing tennis history at Greentree, died in November 2012 at the age of eighty. Jack Hickey’s parents emigrated from Dublin, Ireland in 1929 and Jack, one of four boys, was born in New York two years later. As a fifteen year-old in the fall of 1947 he started as an apprentice at the Racquet & Tennis Club, working after school. After high school, he stayed on at the R&T working as a tennis, squash and racquets pro until 1955 when he left to take a job as a squash pro at… Read the Full Story >
* Silver Racquet UPDATED!!
The New York Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the Silver Racquet Invitational and New York Open Handicap on 8-11 November 2012. In conjunction with the tennis, the club hosted an invitational squash doubles tournament, paired doubles racquets, and US Amateur Racquets (singles and doubles). In squash, Whitten Morris (NY) and Trevor McGuinness (PA) prevailed in a decisive three games over the all-Bantam team of Baset Ashfaq (NY) and Addison West (NY). In racquets, the indefatigable Jonathan Larken (NY) dropped only one game en route to his fourth US Amateur singles title. In the US Amateur Racquets Doubles, Larken teamed up with Guy… Read the Full Story >
* John J. “Jack” Hickey
HICKEY–John Jack, affectionately known by his loved ones as Poppy Jack, of Long Beach, NY suddenly at home on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 80 years of age. Born December 28, 1931 in NYC and a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School. He was a consummate New Yorker through and through. Starting out as a young apprentice at the prestigious NY Racquet & Tennis Club as a teenager, he rose to become the Head Professional at the Greentree Court Tennis Club, LI, NY. He was proudly honored on numerous occasions at the prestigious Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park, NY for… Read the Full Story >
* USCTA Annual Awards Dinner & Auction
The dinner will be held on December 7 at the Racquet & Tennis Club in New York. Cocktails and the Silent Auction will begin at 6:30, followed by the Dinner, Annual Awards and the Live Auction at 7:30. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the repair of the Tennis & Racquet Club court in Boston. The Auction Committee for the USCTA Annual Awards Dinner is looking for a few more silent auction items. For information on the dinner or to donate items, contact Brian Owens Brianrowens@comcast.net
* Dunn Magic
The annual Jimmy Dunn weekend at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia was superbly superlative. A large, ever moving crowd of players—over a hundred people entered at least one of the dozen draws available—and spectators graced the fourth and fifth floors for three full days. Each day somewhere on the downward side of noon, there was that unspecifed moment when people stopped clutching hooded cups of coffee and started carrying cups of beer from the pub club keg. There were the usual signature Dunn moments: the splay of racquets, handles up, outside the racquets court; sitting in the clerestory with people… Read the Full Story >
* Results from the Calhoun Witham
Finals of the 2012 Witham Doubles J. Mengel & R Cook win vs B Blalock & G Hayward 6/2 6/3. Complete Results attached.
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