* Aiken Professional Opening
The Aiken Tennis Club is looking for a Head Professional. The Job Posting is attached.
* USCTA Annual General Meeting
The USCTA Annual General Meeting will be held on June 4, 2011 at the Clambake Club in Middletown, RI. All USCTA members are invited to attend. Meeting notices and proxy cards were mailed on May 13 to all current USCTA members. Meeting Notice
* National League Final
National League Final – May 4, 2011 In a reversal of last Friday’s regular season match, Philadelphia defeated Tuxedo in the National League Final last night. Rob Whitehouse def. Tony Hollins 6/2,6/1 Steve Virgona def. Tim Chisholm 6/4,6/5 Having captured 1st place in the regular season, Philadelphia hosted last night’s match. Don’t forget the next opportunity to see the pros play, is coming up…the US Professional Singles playing for the Schochet Cup. The tournament will be played in Newport May 29-June 5. Look for details soon!
* Anne Boleyn UPDATED Report!
The 2011 Anne Boleyn Handicap Singles tournament was played in Newport on April 29-May 1. This year we used a new format to allow more matches in order to maximize the playing experience. As this is a handicap event, players of all levels can enter and have a chance to win. Allowing for more matches gives new players the opportunity to gain match experience, while at the same time testing the skills of the more experienced players. The format divided the 12 players into 3 pools, with each player playing 3 matches in their pool. The 2 highest finishers in… Read the Full Story >
* National League – New York vs. New England
National League – April 27 New York vs. New England @ Newport Camden Riviere def. James Stout 6/4,6/3 Rich Smith def. Mike Gooding 6/2,6/4 Riviere & Jake Worseldine def. Gooding & Stout 8/2 Standings Philadelphia 27 New England 20 New York 16 Tuxedo 14 One more match this week ..Philadelphia @ Tuxedo on Friday. The outcome will determine who plays Philadelphia in the National League Finals on May 4th in Philadelphia.
* Knox Results – Final Update!
The Knox Handicap Doubles Report 2011 We increased the maximum allowable handicaps for players to 35 from 30 this year. This certainly helped us attract a field of sixteen teams to compete in our traditional four pools of four round robin format. Adding a new twist this year, the top two teams from each pool moved on to the quarter final round on Saturday night. Winners of one pool played the second place finishers from a different pool. The results of the quarter finals were testimony that the RTO handicaps are pretty close to being spot on: Dan Villiers and… Read the Full Story >
* Virgona Scores a Double at the 2011 US Open
Steve Virgona and Rob Fahey won the 2011 US Open Doubles 6/1,6/2,6/1 over Tim Chisholm and Camden Riviere. Steve Virgona won the 2011 US Open, defeating Camden Riviere 6/4,6/2,6/3. The final draw is attached. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/us-open-2011 Missed the action? You can watch the archived matches using the link above. Thank you to Jonathon Crowell for manning and running the video coverage! And thanks to Philadelphia and the US Open Committee for hosting the 2011 US Open! Draws are attached!
* US Open Policies
Attached are revised US Open policies. These were approved by the USCTA at its February 25, 2011 Board Meeting
* US Amateur Results
The US Amateur was played in Washington during the weeeknd of March 18-20. Abbreviated results: Singles – Semifinals: Kieran Booth def. Ben Cook 6/2,6/3 Mike Happell def. Pat Winthrop 6/5,6/0 Final: Booth def. Happell 5/6,6/5,6/4,6/2 Doubles – Semifinals: Cook/Winthrop def. McBride/Allen 6/3,4/6, 6/4 Moroscak/Barker def. Booth/Happell 6/2,2/6,6/3 Final: Cook/Winthrop def. Moroscak/Barker 6/3,6/4,6/3 Complete draws, etc to follow.
* Latest Top 25 List
Pat Winthrop claims the #1 spot, Check out the other 25!
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