Chicago hosted the 2015 Ladies Invitational Singles and Doubles on April 24-26, 2015. Singles – Xanthe Ranger defeated Helen Grassi 3-6,6-1,6-5 Doubles – Helen Grassi & Dara Walsh defeated Xanthe Ranger & Suzy Schwartz 6-4,6-1
The New York Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 22nd annual Silver Racquet Invitational and New York Open Handicap on November 5-9, 2014. In conjunction with the court tennis, the weekend included an invitational squash doubles tournament, paired doubles racquets, under-35 handicap racquets singles, and the first annual North American Racquets Invitational. Tennis began in earnest on Wednesday evening for the three flights of NY Open Handicap draws and on Friday afternoon for the Silver Racquet Invitational. Early rounds included high levels of play across the draws filled with new and seasoned players alike. The fields whittled down to the… Read the Full Story >
Followers of court building projects will recognize the name Francis Hamilton. He was deeply involved with the Washington effort in the 90s, the saving of the building at Troon from threatened demolition and with the near win in Edinburgh. Fewer will know that he is a direct descendent of British General Robert Ross, who won the Battle of Bladensburg and led the burning of Washington in the War of 1812. At Bladensburg, the leader of the American forces, Commodore Joshua Barney, was wounded in the thigh and captured while slowing the inexorable British advance. Barney surrendered his sword and, because… Read the Full Story >
The first medals of the 2014/15 season were awarded in Newport on October 12 at the USCTA Under 19 Junior Doubles. Known as the Lieb Cup, in honor of the late John Lieb, the event attracted nine players from Newport and Washington. The weekend began on Friday afternoon with the players participating in a series of drills and practice games. Saturday morning began with a clinic for Tiny Tots. Throughout the summer, Newport has been running a Tot’s clinic for players between four and nine years old. Seven tots participated and then stayed on to watch the “big kids” go… Read the Full Story >
On the evening of Wednesday October 8th The New York Racquet and Tennis Club hosted the first National League match of the season against the combined team of Tuxedo and Philadelphia. With generous sponsorship from The USCTA, The Jesters and Harrow as well as fantastic support from the U.S. based clubs, the stakes are higher than ever. The first match pitted Josh Dodgson against Barney Tanfield. Dodgson jumped out to an early 2/0 lead in the first set with a series well-crafted points. Tanfield regrouped and fought to take the next six tightly contested games. The second set was nip… Read the Full Story >
The Winthrops are coming, the Winthops are coming! by Jeremy Wintersteen Players from Aiken, New York, Newport, and Boston played in the dual tournament weekend in Boston for the U.S. Mixed Doubles and Jimmy Knott. A small but solid field of five teams played in the Mixed. The first and second rounds went as expected with Pat and Jen Winthrop (#1 seed) meeting Dillon Aldrich and Amanda Avedissian (#2) in the final. The Newport siblings got off to a great start and took the first set. Dillon and Amanda regrouped, started making many fewer errors, and took the… Read the Full Story >
The Racquet Club was proud to host the 2nd Annual Chicago Invitational from October 1st -5th 2014 The tournament commenced on Wednesday night with Chicago members getting the tournament going with some great matches among the locals. The tournament officially kicked off on Thursday with matches played through Sunday afternoon; the level of play throughout the event was fantastic and of the highest caliber The Invitational featured tennis, rackets and doubles squash with 27 pairs in the tennis competing in a round-robin format across 4 divisions. The tournament featured representation from each club in the U.S and we were also… Read the Full Story >
The Tennis and Racquet Club of Boston hosted the first annual Sears Cup Tournament in honor of Richard Dudley “Dick” Sears (October 16, 1861 – April 8, 1943). Sears started his career in “Lawn Tennis.” There he was undefeated in the U.S. Championships. He won the first of his seven consecutive titles in 1881 while still a student at Harvard. In those days, the previous year’s winner had an automatic bye into the final. Thus, in 1881, beginning with the first round, he went on an 18-match unbeaten streak that would take him through to the 1887 championships, after which… Read the Full Story >
Court Tennis Charleston is going beautifully. The fundraising campaign is now at $670,000 and increasing daily. The exciting news is about one hundred percent: 100% of the USCTA board and 100% of the Preservation Foundation board have pledged to CTC, and just this week we were thrilled and honored to learn that 100% of the professionals in the U.S. have pledged. For more about the incredible progress being made, see CTC’s new website, courtesy of Jon Crowell. Click here to go to view the new website and find out more.
