Dec 31, 2003 | Uncategorized
Well, the weather was wild and so was the tennis, from what I hear. Safely 3000 miles and three time zones away, I only have secondhand knowledge of what went on at the National Tennis Club this past weekend, but when the dust settled, the results were: Berry Packham, playing off a 26, beat Doug Spear (playing off a 17 handicap) 10-6 in the main draw singles final. For the record, Berry was down 2-7 to Ross Cann in the opening round and came back to win, 10-9. Way to go, Berry! First round losers went into a consolation. This… Read the Full Story >
Dec 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
WITH ACHING livers, steak and snag-filled bellies and mostly unbruised egos, twenty-two Americans have been slowly limping home from the greatest by-annual fortnight of tennis on the planet, the Boomerang. There is nothing quite like it. Every other January the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club hosts a gargantuan party. There are two tournaments run concurrently: the Boomerang, a team competition, and the RMTC Handicap Doubles. Both are doubles. Both involve round-robin play with the top teams going through to a knockout draw. Both are handicapped, with the abilities ranging from Julian Snow and his 6+ to Jean Ferris and her… Read the Full Story >
Nov 2, 2003 | Uncategorized
2003 Anne Boleyn Memorial Handicap Crowns New Champion-
Melissa Grassi Munoz of DC becomes the latest winner
Nov 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
The 2003 Anne Boleyn Main Draw (scroll down for backdraw) J. Lippincott (27) J. Lippincott (27) Bye Saturday 10:00am J. Lippincott (27) C. Bernstein (52) 8-6 Friday 5:15pm C. Bernstein (52) P. Homer (61) 8-5 Saturday 5:00pm M. Grassi (33) C. Causeway (46) 10-8 Friday 4:30 E. Boenning (44) E. Boenning (44) 8-4 Saturday 11:00am M. Grassi… Read the Full Story >
Oct 15, 2003 | Uncategorized
October, 2003: A crew of players went down to Tuxedo Park to help begin what we hope will be an annual Challenge Cup. This year the Newport club was represented by Luke Danby, Alex Walsh, Chris Cline, Ross Cann, Mark Lewinstein and David Enstone. Greg Van Schaack played host and Tuxedo provided a wonderful setting and atmosphere for the matches. Although Newport lost two matches to three, all but one of the matches went to three sets. After a marvelous dinner Saturday night in the Tennis House, the team played a series of social matches on Sunday. For those of… Read the Full Story >
Aug 20, 2003 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, in his final match as the Head Professional at the National Tennis Club in the Newport Casino, former Jamestown, RI resident George Wharton, together with his partner, Mark Devine of Aiken, South Caroline, were narrowly defeated in an exciting Pell Cup match against Time Chisholm of New York City and Josh Bainton, George’s successor, of Newport. Chisholm is the world’s second-ranked court tennis player. Wharton and Devine lost the first set 6-5, and the second 6-4 and pressed their much younger opponents fiercely throughout the match. The evening before this match, Wharton and his former assistant, Jacques Faulise,… Read the Full Story >
Jun 26, 2003 | Uncategorized
Newport Hosts The Lieb Cup Junior Doubles (Flaming Bananas Sighted …)
Jun 23, 2003 | Uncategorized
Newport Hosts The Lieb Cup Junior Doubles
Feb 23, 2003 | Uncategorized
2003 Gold Racquets a Roaring Success
Jun 8, 2002 | Uncategorized
2002 US Professional Singles Championship for the Schochet Cup at the National Tennis Club, Newport, RI
June 2-8, 2002
