May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Board of Governors, professional staff and membership of the Racquet Club of Chicago are pleased to announce the addition of Steve Virgona as Head Tennis Professional beginning June 30th 2012. Steve comes to us via the Racquet Club of Philadelphia where he has been Senior Professional since 2006. Steve is the World number two-ranked player and just competed in the World Real Tennis Championship at Queen’s Club in London last month. Steve is the winner of many championships that include the national opens in Australia, US and the UK. He is the current World Doubles Champion (with World… Read the Full Story >
May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The US 60’s Singles and Doubles were played in Tuxedo on the weekend of May 4-6 Greg Van Schaack defeated Charlie Johnstone in the singles final 6/0,6/2 and Van Schaack & Peter Clement defeated Johnstone & Chris Cline in the doubles, 6/3,6/3 The draws are below SINGLES DOUBLES
Apr 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rob Fahey held on to his World Champion title by winning 2 sets on the final day of play, bringing the score to 7 sets, Rob and 3 sets to Steve. Rob Fahey retains World Championship – T&RA The second day of play ended up with Rob and Steve each winning two sets, bringing the score to 5-3 Rob. The first to 7 sets contest will resume on Saturday. Information on video coverage can be found below. Also links to the latest stories: WC Challenge Day 2 photos and notes from the T&RA and from the IRTPA Play begins at… Read the Full Story >
Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
The 2012 Anne Boleyn, ladies national handicap championship was held concurrently with the U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship at the International Tennis Club of Washington April 19th through 22nd. The Anne Boleyn featured players from Aiken, Boston, Newport and Washington with handicaps ranging from 32 to 94. The quickness of Boston’s Suzy Schwartz, who played more like a 45 rather than a 55 was too much for the power game of Sara Lacombe and Suzi won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Cecilia Forbes won the plate defeating Boston’s Nancy Multer 10-7. There were five teams that competed in the mixed doubles… Read the Full Story >
Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
On the 1st weekend in March 15, juniors descended on Washington DC for the 2012 National Championships. Surprisingly, the Under 12’s had the most entries. Harry Simonds, Blanche Devine, and Arthur Browne started their Court Tennis tournament careers in fine fashion and despite not making it to the finals had all clearly improved their handicaps by at least 5 points over the course of the weekend. In the U12 girl’s final the 2010 champion, Kornelia Mostrous dominated the service end for long enough to secure a 10/5 win over Blanche Devine. Despite some excellent retrieving, powerhouse Chase Motz eventually succumbed… Read the Full Story >
Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jonathon Power, former world number one squash player, visited Prince’s Court at the end of March 2012 to try his hand at court tennis. A Canadian, Power lives in Toronto now and runs a squash academy. The second former world number one squash player to pick up the game this winter (John White, the Aussie squash coach at Drexel, has also been playing tennis, at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia), Power, now thirty-seven, was renowned for having the softest, quickest hands in the game and the wittiest remarks to referees. He retired in March 2006 after winning every major pro… Read the Full Story >
Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is a link to an interesting article on court tennis in Philadelphia… http://hiddencityphila.org/2012/04/court-tennis-anyone/
Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Tennis: History & Mysteries An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis Tuesday 24 & Thursday 26 April 2012 10am – 1pm The Centenary Committee Room,The Queen’s Club Palliser Road W14 9EQ An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis held on the occasion of the 2012 Men’s World Championship at The Queen’s Club. Speakers: Thierry Bernard-Tambour, France David Best, UK Cees de Bondt, Holland Heiner Gillmeister, Germany Roman Krznaric, UK Paul Mirat, France John Shneerson, UK Richard Travers, Australia Charles Wade, UK & Papers prepared by: Allan Willingham, Australia James Zug, USA CONFERENCE: 10am – 1pm… Read the Full Story >
Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Aiken Tennis Club hosted the Northrop Knox Memorial Tournament April 10-15. After spirited group play earlier in the week, the Quarterfinals began Saturday afternoon. The two-time defending champions and Pool B runners-up Ben Cook and Rakesh Jasani defeated Dan Villiers and Greg Van Schaack in straight sets. Lex Miron and Jeremy Wintersteen, winners of Pool A, prevailed over Pool C runners-up George Handy and Andrew Gould. In the 6:00 PM cocktail match, Pool B winners Morgan Purvis and Gary Swantner took down the mother and son team of Ginny Goodyear and Seth Kopald 6-2, 6-3. In the last quarterfinal… Read the Full Story >
Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing… 2012 Cherry Blossom Recap By Ryan Carey The 2012 Cherry Blossom Doubles Tournament was held over Easter weekend at Prince’s Court. We welcomed out-of-town entrants from Boston, Philadelphia, Newport, New York, and Aiken and as far away as Hyde (UK). There are 12 tones in the musical scale. As it was the ‘12 Cherry Blossom, we gave this year’s tournament a “music” theme. We transformed the court into having 12 tones that players could hit with the ball during play. For example, we placed a giant yard bell into… Read the Full Story >
