Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 >
Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 >
Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
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.
Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 >
Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
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
Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 >
Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
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
Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 >
Jun 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
