The US 60’s were held in Newport on March 26-28. Results Singles – Greg Van Schaack def. Robert Pilkington 6/1,6/1 Doubles – Van Schaack & Peter Clement def. Alex Walsh & Jonathan Pardee 6/1,3/6,6/0 Singles Plate – Ed Hughes def. John Murphy 10/5 Doubles Plate – Murphy & John Mears def. Michael Flinn & James Whitall 10/7
This years US Amateur Championship March 11-14 attracted a small field of players to the Aiken Tennis Club. All of those who did participate enjoyed the usual warm and gracious reception by the members of the ATC. Results of the singles competition were as follows: First round action saw local Rakish Jasani fall to Princes’ Court member Kris Motz 6/1 and 6/5. Aiken’s Ben Cook mounted a serious comeback in the second and third sets to defeat Peter Pell 0/6, 6/2, 6/4. Boston’s Jeremy Wintersteen defeated Washington’s Ryan Carey 6/0, 6/1. Semi Final action saw NYR&TC’s Addison West defeat Kris… Read the Full Story >
Tuesday, March 9, 2009 We saw some tremendous tennis tonight with exciting long rallies! Here are the results: Mike Gooding v Josh Bainton 6/3 6/3 James Stout v Rich Smith 2/6 6/0 6/1 Mike Gooding/James Stout v Rich Smith/Josh Bainton 8/5 New York wins 3/0 For team standings go to National League
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John Motz didn’t let age get the better of him as he won the US40s Singles Championship 6-1 6-5 over a hobbled Bill Barker. The finalists teamed up to take on Hufford/Zug in the Doubles Final. Hufford and Zug got off to a blistering start taking the first set 6/1 to the surprise on the gallery. However, Motz/Barker finally gained their second wind and in doing so gained the second set 6/5 in a tense final game. The third set saw the momentum continue as Motz/Barker played with a champion’s confidence. Motz doubled up his medal total by winning the… Read the Full Story >
US Open Doubles Final: Steve Virgona and Ben Matthews defeated Camden Riviere and Tim Chisholm 6/5,6/5,6/1
James Stout defeated Bryn Sayers in teh finals of the 2010 US Open. The score was: 6/2, 6/2, 3/6 6/2
After the big upsets on Saturday, no surprises in the doubles semis today!
Aiken – Camden Riviere defeated Ruaraidh Gunn in the second leg of their Eliminator. The score was 6/0,6/0,6/0. Riviere will play Steve Virgona in the Final Eliminator. That will be the best of 13 sets and will take place in Tuxedo on March 18,20 & 21. Ticket information will be posted this weekend. To read through the match coverage: For the Virgona v Sayers match: And for the Riviere v Gunn match it can be seen by this link http://www.irtpa.com/index.php/realtennis/world_more/riviere_v_gunn_match_coverage/http://www.irtpa.com/index.php/realtennis/world_more/virgona_v_sayers_match_coverage/
While the “big guns” were pounding it out in the Tuxedo Gold racquet, 17 “future stars” descended upon Washington for the 2010 Junior National Singles. Despite piles of snow, the kids were not even interested in venturing out as their focus was totally on tennis. Ranging in age from 8-18, with some barely able to reach into the trough for balls and others towering over the adults, the juniors played through the weekend. Using a complex scoring system, each junior played numerous matches. With each additional match, the improvement was visible, showing the benefits of match time and coaching tips. … Read the Full Story >
