Helen Grassi won the Ladies Invitational tournament held at Prince’s Court last weekend. Grassi defeated fellow Bostonian Suzy Schwartz in the singles final 6-0, 6-2. The Singles Finalists teamed up to win the Invitational Doubles title over Washington’s Tess Browne and Aiken’s Claire Voegele 6-1, 6-1. Full report and photos to follow.
2017 U.S. Junior Handicap Results Prince’s Court U13- Jakob Bregenhoj def. Avi Fruman 10-9 U15 – Lydia Danas def. Robert Chitic 10-4 U17 – Keawe Johnson def. Eddie Johnson 10-7 U19 – Dawson Chisholm def. Michael Haley 10-5 There were eighteen entries in this year’s event at Prince’s Court. Newport’s Jakob Bregenhoj took the U13 final in a nail biter, 10/9 against Avi Fruman despite losing 6/1 when they played in the round robin two days earlier. In the U15s, the group tiebreakers came down to game difference and a Prince’s Court final in which Lydia Danas overcame her 6/1… Read the Full Story >
The first match of the tournament saw Elizabeth Browning play Kim Kilgore. First set Elizabeth use the home court advantage and win the first set 6-2. Kim fought back in the second set to take it to 5 games all but Elizabeth held on with some great serving to take the final game. It was fantastic to see Katya Johnson out there with such a good attitude playing so well at such a young age but Kathy showed her experience and won to take her spot in the Quarter finals. Tess Browne another youngster played superbly to get the win… Read the Full Story >
The Pell Cup begins this week in Newport. Attached are the times and draws. As always, schedules are subject to change so please confirm your times with the pro shop.
Ogden Mills Phipps, known as Dinny, passed away on April 6. Earlier this month, the USCTA announced that Phipps would be one of two inductees for the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame for 2016. Click here to read a story from Thoroughbred Daily News. Click here for the obituary. From the USCTA: “The USCTA proudly announces the two inductees in the class of 2016 into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame. Ogden Mills Phipps won the U.S. Open doubles in 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982, as well as winning the U.S. amateur doubles in 1979, 1981 and 1982. He… Read the Full Story >
2015 Annual Dinner Honors Tennis Greats By James Zug The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the eighteenth annual United States Court Tennis Association dinner and auction during the traditional mid-December Whitney Cup. More than a hundred and fifty people attended the dinner, which was chaired by Brian Owens and Dan Laukitis. A splendid cocktail hour started the evening, with guests viewing the extensive silent auction items. Besides the usual offerings of one-on-one lessons with some of the world’s leading professionals, some of the unique artifacts were photographs by Anglo-American Freddy Adam and cufflinks and tie bars made especially for the… Read the Full Story >
The National Open was held this weekend in Tuxedo. John Lumley won in a tight 5-setter. Leon Smart claimed the top honors in the back draw. Here are the draws:
We had another incredible Jimmy Dunn weekend down here in Philadelphia, with all the draws filled to the brim. We were also blessed to host the World Championship Racquets between defending champion, James Stout and challenger, William Hopton. We witnessed the best racquets ever played here with James Stout winning the first leg four games to love. The Tennis saw the biggest turnout in Jimmy Dunn history with 88 players participating. With the majority of participants playing in multiple events, Squash, Doubles Squash and Racquets all courts were buzzing throughout the weekend. With a hectic time schedule the Pro Shop… Read the Full Story >
