* International Tennis Day
The inaugural International Tennis Day was a huge success. The annual date is 20 June, the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath at the start of the French Revolution. Modeled after World Squash Day, the first ITD came off wonderfully. All four playing nations participated and photographs and reports went up onto the ITD page at Facebook, a seamless way for everyone to follow each other’s activities in real time. You can find the ITD page here. Australia got the day started off right. Melbourne had much play and in Hobart before a full dedans, Barry Toates hosted a skills… Read the Full Story >
* Newport Hdcp Dbls – Final Results
The Newport Handicap Doubles was played this past weekend. Click here for full results. A Final: D.Aldrich/P.Cipriano def O.Buckley/S.Goss 10/2 B Final: M.Shellim/V.Williams def B.Rowe/T.Rowe 10/4 C Final: P.Napolitano/J.Harkins def B.Rives/D.Ford 10/4 D Final: S.Hodges/K.Minevitz def S.Harkins/P.Livingston 9/7 E Final: M.Ashmore/T.Ashmore def F.VanLiew/B.Packham 9/6
* International Tennis Day: Video
Jeu de Paume By James Zug One of the highlights of the inaugural International Tennis Day on 20 June will be the world tennis premiere of a new video on the game. This spring the Whitney Biennial, the nation’s most prestigious recurring exhibition, showed Joshua Mosley’s “Jeu de Paume.” It is a three-minute stop-motion animated film depicting a 1907 court tennis match at Fontainebleau. “A gem,” Andrew Russeth in the Gallerist. “Uncanny,” said Alexandria Symonds in Interview. “Interesting and fruitful,” wrote Marc Yearsley in the Gothamist. Mosley is no stranger to major art exhibitions. He was in the 2007 Venice… Read the Full Story >
* U21, U18s Results
U.S. Juniors Results- Click here for Final Draws Under 21s Singles: Paul Monaghan def. John Harkins 6-2,6-1 Doubles: P. Monaghan/J. Harkins def. Will Harkins/Pete Dickinson 6-2,6-1 Under 18s Singles: Chase Motz def. Cameron Buettner 5-6,6-4,6-4 Doubles: John Harkins/C. Buettner def. Spencer Yager/Sebastian Yager 6-1,6-1
* U.S. Pro Singles Results
Main Draw Satellite Draw Camden Riviere won his fifth consecutive U.S. Pro Singles – playing for the Schochet Cup – title on Sunday. Riviere defeated Rob Fahey 6-4,2-6,6-4,6-0. Results for Friday, June 6 Satellite Final Nicky Howell def. Barney Tanfield 6/3,6/2 Main Draw Rob Fahey def. Ricardo Smith 6/3,4/6,1/6,6/2,6/3 Camden Riviere def. Steve Virgona 6/5,6/1,6/3 Results for Thursday, June 5 Satellite Draw Tanfield def. McNaughtan 3/6,6/1,6/1 Howell def. Smith – W/O Main Draw Fahey def. Matthews 2/6,6/2,6/4,6/3 Riviere def. Stout 6/4,6/1,6/4 Virgona def. Booth 6/2,6/2,6/4 Ricardo Smith def. Sayers 6/4,1/6,6/2,6/3 Results from June 4 – Main Draw Riviere def. Dodgson… Read the Full Story >
* Chase the First – June 2014
* Court Tennis Charleston
Court Tennis Charleston is reaching a critical phase in its fundraising and your help and support is needed to accomplish this exciting goal – to build a new court in America!! The court will be built on the Daniel Island Club’s (DIC) land. The DIC is located on Daniel Island, formerly the private plantation of the Guggenheim Family, located in the City of Charleston, 12-15 minutes from downtown. The DIC has 2 golf courses, 10 har-tru tennis courts, 1 grass tennis court, two swimming pools, a gym, a beautiful main club house and many other amenities, including banquet facilities for… Read the Full Story >
* Chase the First – May 2014
* 2014 Ladies’ Invitational
Boston hosted the Ladies’ Invitational on April 25-27. The results were: Singles – Amanda Avedissian def. Nicole McNeil 6-1,6-2 Doubles – Avedissian & Petra Napolitano def. Suzy Schwartz & Helen Grassi 6-2,6-5 Back Draw – Mary Livingston def. Sarah Hamilton 8-4 Click here for draws Story & Photos to follow.
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