Jun 9, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
“Ecstatic to have won my 10th CONSECUTIVE US Professional Singles title! Never imagined it would get to this point, but honored to be here holding the trophy today after an epic final! Time for some RandR!” Camden Riviere by Trevor Jones The 2019 U.S. Pro Singles Playing for the Schochet Cup in Newport saw a solid field again this year, eight out of the top ten players took the court at the National Tennis Club at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. High-level tennis filled the Main Draw and overflowed into the Satellite Draw played this year in memory of… Read the Full Story >
May 31, 2019 | International Events, US Events
After two weeks of play, May 10-24, at four US clubs (New York, Newport, Philadelphia, Tuxedo Park) eighteen new World Masters champions emerged from the battles, including ten from the US. Great Britain’s teams all won championships, both Australia and France played extremely well in short-sided situations, and the US teams can celebrate well-contested finals, exemplary support by all clubs, and warm hospitality extended to a field of over ninety players. For photos from the World Masters Dinner by Marco Calderon, click here Recaps of the individual tournaments, including draws, click below 50s & 55s Individuals 60s & 65s Individuals 70s &… Read the Full Story >
May 30, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Ivan Ronaldson In the first semifinal Prince’s Court’s #1 seed Danny McBride dominated Tom Brownlie from Philadelphia 6/0 in the first set. Playing a similar game of control, both players battled hard till midway through the second set when Tom’s ironman fitness started to show. Brownlie took the second and third sets 6/4 6/4. John Motz had an easier time handling Kenny Soffer in the bottom half of the draw. The new court and John’s devastating cut volley proved too much, and Motz won 6/2 6/1. The final looked set to be a battle of Motz’s aggression versus Brownlie’s control… Read the Full Story >
May 1, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
The U.S. National Open was hosted by the Racquet and Tennis Club April 26th to 28th. Fourteen players competed in the Main Draw, eleven US-based professionals were joined by three of the country’s top amateurs. World #1 Camden Riviere led out a world-class field of entrants, which also included top-seeds Steve Virgona, Nicky Howell and John Lumley. The first match of the tournament featured Mike Noll, a finalist in the inaugural National Open in the late ‘90s. He was able to roll back the years to produce several periods of brilliance but was outdone by the consistency of Leon Smart.… Read the Full Story >
Apr 14, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
The Boston Marathon weekend was a fitting backdrop for the 2019 US Amateur Court Tennis Championships. Due to the fantastic depth of the draw, there was no easy path through to the final and the players’ mental and physical strength was truly tested. Some notable results included a win for Ben Hudson, a T&R up-and-comer, over Shawn Herlihy 6-3, 6-2; Jeremy Wintersteen fought off a strong Alex Spence 5-6, 6-4, 6-2; Jon Crowell defeated Todd Meringoff 6-5, 6-3 and the backed that up with another 6-5, 6-3 win over Patrick Winthrop. Then there were two… Jon Crowell and defending champion,… Read the Full Story >
Apr 1, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Josh Dodgson The Tuxedo Club had the great pleasure of hosting The U.S. 60s & 70s Singles and Doubles Championships. The tournament was very well represented nationally, with seven out of the nine active courts in America having at least one member taking part. For many years these have been esteemed tournaments and players arrived days before the event to familiarize themselves with the Tuxedo court. Whilst some players would argue that not enough practice had been had, the event was underway midday on Friday. The first match was between Steve Hufford (#1 seed) and Dick Tanfield (playing in… Read the Full Story >
Mar 27, 2019 | US Events
by Gary Barnes Georgian Court University and The Racquet Club of Philadelphia co-hosted an extraordinary Gould Invitational on March 16th and 17th Due to its goal of promoting Georgian Court to the entire court tennis community, this event was not only a celebration of the amazing strides the partnership of GCU and Preservation Foundation have made together, but generated more ideas for how we can continue to expand the appreciation for this historic court as well as for us to host additional sanctioned USCTA events going forward. Although play occurred at both locations on consecutive days, we had 22 players… Read the Full Story >
Mar 20, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley We had the biggest Percy Cup to date with ten teams entering the battle for the coveted Percy Cup trophy. Play started early on Friday as Philadelphia 3 narrowly took down Aiken on countback to play Philadelphia 1 later in the day. Boston played well to beat Washington 1 — two matches to one. The match between Jeff Smith and Daniel Hsu versus Temple Grassi and Brendan Welsh was a barn burner with Smith and Hsu taking it 8-7 in the final point! Philadelphia 1 played a solid match against Philadelphia 3 to advance to the quarterfinals… Read the Full Story >
Feb 26, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Mit Carothers – Aiken Tennis Chair The Aiken Tennis Club was pleased to host the 2019 edition of the Wharton Cup. Players from New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Charleston joined local players to form a field of 12 players to compete for the title. First round winners included the experienced Matt Dupee over Frank Mullins, playing in his first tournament, and Mit Carothers over Martin Whitmer who was working his way back into the game after an absence. In very tough 3 set first round matches Claire Voegele defeated Tom Sargent and Adam Yaari defeated R.J. Tesi. Claire continued… Read the Full Story >
Feb 18, 2019 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Charlie Michele Over President’s Day weekend, The Tuxedo Club hosted the 117thGold Racquets, as well as the US Pro Singles Rackets Championship. Event Chairs Kim Kilgore, Laura Tillsley and Charlie Michele pulled out all of the stops with a full itinerary. On Friday night, there was a delicious pasta bar for players and guests served at the Tennis House. The galleries were packed throughout the evening, with many patrons utilizing the Club-brewed “Tuxedo Ale” on draft to loosen up the vocal chords. Matches went well into the night with the last tennis ball being hit just before 1:00am. With… Read the Full Story >
