Mar 1, 2024 | Overseas Events, US Events
2024 World Masters Championships – The USCTA is sponsoring four age-specific teams to represent the US in this year’s World Masters Championships in London, with our senior teams playing for the Cockram Trophy (50+), the Bostwick Cup (60+), the Danby Trophy (70+), and the Munoz Trophy (80+) against Australia, France, and the UK. Any US players who might be interested in playing in the individual events, which follow the team events, have an April 22 deadline to fill out the individual entry form. Full details about the individual championships, which will be played at Queen’s Club, are available at the… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2024 | International Events, US Events
The Racquet Club of Chicago is pleased to be hosting the 2024 World Doubles Championship. We are expecting a strong field of contenders and a week filled with outstanding competition, camaraderie, and fun. Below, please find a schedule of the week’s athletic and social events, along with per diem ticket pricing for interested attendees. We look forward to welcoming you to Chicago and the Racquet Club! Schedule of Events Wednesday afternoon/ evening, Day 1 Semifinals (First four sets), Opening Cocktail Party Thursday afternoon/ evening, Day 2 Semifinals (remaining sets), followed by Racquet Club Thursday Night Buffet Saturday afternoon/ evening, Day 1 Finals, followed… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2024 | US Events
April 6, 2024 all day Please join us for an open house day at Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ, to play or watch court tennis in action and tour the Casino building, Gardens and Arboretum at this magnificent property. The USCTPF has had a long relationship with the court’s owners, Georgian Court University, and both entities are eager to share the joys of the preserved court tennis court and the property with visitors from far and wide. The USCTPF has worked with GCU over the last 40 years to at first renovate the court and keep the court in use… Read the Full Story >
Feb 28, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane The 2024 Wharton Cup at The Tuxedo Club had a strong Tuxedo flavor with a few non-Tuxedo players sprinkled in for some spice! Jeremy Kidde barely snuck into the draw with a 49.7 handicap, and as the #1 seed and prohibitive favorite, he lived up to the handicap and seed by running away with the tournament, only losing three games all tournament. The back draw final saw a rematch of a main draw first-round match between Dave Christensen and Anwaar Spence. Anwaar got the best of Dave once again, but in what was the most competitive and… Read the Full Story >
Feb 18, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Tony Hollins The National Tennis Club at the International Tennis Hall of Fame was proud to host the US 60s & 70s national championships in both singles and doubles. It was fantastic to see the depth of the fields in all four events, with players representing seven of the nine active clubs in the USA. Due to the strong turnout, the matches began on Thursday evening, with many players arriving on Monday or Tuesday to familiarize themselves with the court. Although there were no major upsets in the early rounds, there were some wonderful matches. Chris Heffernan pushed the number three… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Leon Smart The 2024 Burke Cup occurred at the Tennis & Racquet in Boston on January 26th – 28th. Players from Boston, New York, Tuxedo, Newport, Aiken and Philadelphia made up the field. The tournament started with the number 1 seed, Brad Ursprung, taking on fellow T&R member Connor Richmond. Connor stunned Brad in the first set, winning it 6-1. Ursprung fought back and eventually prevailed 6-4 in the third set. On the other half of the draw, number 2 seed Tyler Sloan also lost the opening set 6-5 to Will Spruance of New York. But Tyler also managed… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The Etchebaster trophy was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from January 19th – 22nd, 2024. Six players traveled to Chicago from New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington D.C and Aiken. There was also a strong field of 16 Chicago players, and a notable performance goes to Chicago’s Lawson Buhl, who lost narrowly in the R16 to #2 seed Jason McAlhaney 6-3, 4-6, 6-5. The Etchebaster final of 2024 was between Chicago’s John Pak and Westwood Country Club’s Conrad Calcagno. Conrad had earlier survived two three-set thrillers on Saturday, firstly in the quarterfinal against local… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Greenley The Hickey Cup was played at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. There was a full draw of 16 players from Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Tuxedo and Newport. There was some superb tennis from everyone in the tournament. There were two draws. Those who didn’t get through the first round were entered into the plate draw. In the plate, the final involved the young and upcoming player Kurt Mueller and Randy Barr. Randy got off to a good start, taking the lead 6-1. Kurt fought back into the match, hitting targets and some fantastic winners. Kurt ended up… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Ivan Ronaldson With the Hickey Cup at Lakewood oversubscribed, Westwood held a Level event for handicaps 70 and above. A total of 15 players entered, with nine locals and six traveling from Philadelphia and Newport. In the top half of the draw, both the 1st and 4th seeds were knocked out in their first match, leading to a semifinal between unseeded Brian Lutz and Andy Davidson. Brian’s athleticism wasn’t quite enough to deal with Andy’s experience and serving variety. Davidson won 6-4, 6-1 and advanced to the final. In the bottom half of the draw, Sydney Alderman from Philadelphia… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2024 | Juniors, Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane A small but enthusiastic group of Junior played in the 2024 Junior Handicap Singles at the Tuxedo Club on January 13th & 14th. Hazel Christensen, Johnny Dawson, Walt Laukitis, Kurt Mueller & Calliope Yannuzzi participated in a round-robin where all the juniors played four matches, with Johnny Dawson & Kurt Mueller earning the right to play each other in the Final. Based on the results of the round-robin, Kurt was the favorite heading into the final, even with a slight handicap adjustment based upon Kurt going undefeated in the round-robin portion of the event. Kurt played an… Read the Full Story >
