The inaugural AB Martin Cup was held in Tuxedo. The tournament is a team doubles competition, similar to the Whitney Cup, for seniors. Team New England beat New York 2/1. Members of the winning New England team included Alex Walsh, Jonathan Pardee, David Boenning, Tom Rowe, Dick Brickley and Nicholas Stogdon. Results Walsh/Pardee (NE) def. Flinn/McMorris (NY) 6/0,6/1 Boenning/Rowe (NE) def. Johnstone/Gwathmey (NY) 6/0,6/2 Van Schaack/Cline (NY) def. Brickley/Stogdon (NE) 6/1,6/2
The US Parent Child Doubles was played in Tuxedo on June 16 & 17. Christian & Nick Sonne beat Howard & Gordon McMorris in the finals of the Open Division. David & David Ford defeated Bob & Cameron Buettner in the finals of the handicap division. The draws are attached.
The US 70’s Singles were played in New York. In the final, Michael Flinn defeated John McLean 6/3,6/4.
Opening for an Assistant Professional at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. See attached document for details.
The 2012 US Professional Singles playing for the Schochet Cup is now in the record books. After nine days of exciting matches, Camden Riviere took top honors, defeating Bryn Sayers in a four set final – 6/1, 5/6, 6/2, 6/3. Riviere got off to a fast start in the first set, dominating the service end and generally not allowing Sayers to find his game. Serving tight railroads, Riviere controlled the set from the service end. Taking control of the set and advantage of Sayers’ loose balls, Riviere took the first set 6/1. Sayers found his groove in the second set.… Read the Full Story >
2012 US Pro Singles – Results from Day Two Ben Matthews def. Tony Hollins 6/1,6/3,6/1 Camden Riviere def. Josh Dodgson 6/4,6/0,6/2 Rich Smith def. Lewis Williams 6/1,6/0,6/1 Tim Chisholm def. Barney Tanfield 6/2,6/2,6/2 John Lumley def. Josh Bainton 6/5,6/5,6/1 Pro Am Matches and Satellite Draw begin on Tuesday!
DAY 1 RESULTS Will Burns def. CJ White 4/6,3/6,6/1,6/4,6/3 Bryn Sayers def. Gabe Kinzler 6/1,6/2,6/0 First Round matches continue on Monday. The draw is posted below. All matches will be live streamed at…VIDEO COVERAGE For ticket and sponsorship information Main Draw Back Draw 3/4 Playoff
The court restoration is moving along very well at the Racquet Club of Chicago. Under the direction of Bill Bickford with help from John Cashman and Ally Bulley and other RCOC members, work has gone well all spring. Chris Ronaldson, Colin Lumley and Peter Lucke-Hille have been providing expert advice on the proper detailing of such elements as bandeau height, tambour angle and gallery and dedans openings. The Middlesex University court in London has been used as a model. The RCOC has been following the original 1924 blueprints for the court, which have produced a couple of interesting issues.… Read the Full Story >
On Tuesday May 22 there was a lunch/exhibition at Prince’s Court in honor of Diana and Fred Prince, benefactors of Prince’s Court. Haven Pell and Temple Grassi, old friends and tennis colleagues of Fred’s were there to represent the early days of Prince’s Court. Playing in the exhibition and representing the present days were Rich Moroscak, Ryan Carey, John Motz , and Kris Motz. All of these players learned how to play court tennis at Prince’s court and they all expressed their appreciation to The Princes after the match. Ivan Ronaldson did his usual stellar job of marking. The match… Read the Full Story >
Let’s proceed with this story on the assumption that the average court tennis player probably doesn’t speak much Basque. If so, most will stumble over at least the middle one of these three names: JOSEBA ETXEBESTE OTEGI. But what if you are given the hint that the “X” sounds like “CH”? It becomes the Spanish Basque version of Etchebaster. JOSEBA ETXEBESTE OTEGI teaches Basque sports, games and culture at the University of the Basque Country in Vitoria, Spain. His fascination with all manner of traditional Basque games both for adults and children led him to Prince’s court, where he saw and… Read the Full Story >
