Winthrop/Cook win U.S. Amateur Doubles (Updated)
U.S. Amateur Doubles Racquet Club of Chicago Winthrop/Cook def. Miron/Cipriano 6-5, 6-2, 5-6, 6-4 Recap by Steve Virgona The Racquet Club of Chicago proudly hosted the U.S. Amateur Doubles Tournament from March 16 – 19, 2017. The event coincided with the Rackets U.S. Amateur Singles and Doubles Tournaments. By having all three events simultaneously, the size and depth of each draw was enhanced significantly. In order to provide guests and members with further opportunity to play tennis, the Racquet Club also hosted a Handicap Doubles Tournament. The early rounds of the Amateur Doubles went according to seeding with the top… Read the Full Story >
Tuxedo takes home the Percy Cup
2017 Percy Cup by John Lumley With another sold out Percy Cup, eight teams descended upon Philadelphia to try and win the coveted title! New York the defending champions fielded two teams along with Philadelphia fielding two teams. Tuxedo, Washington, Newport and Aiken all had teams in as well. Friday’s play kicked off at 11am heading well into the night finishing at 11pm! This saw Philadelphia 2 take a convincing victory over Aiken to start off strong on the campaign to take the title. Tuxedo played some great tennis is all of their three pairs to take a clean sweep over… Read the Full Story >
2017 Level Championships
The 2017 National Level Single Championships – the Super Bowl of tennis – were held on Super Bowl weekend. Sixty-eight players entered the five divisions – Greevy Cup (handicaps 20-29) – Chicago, Noll Cup (handicaps 30-39) – Philadelphia, Burke Cup (handicaps 40-49) –Tuxedo, Wharton Cup (handicaps 50-59) – Newport and Hickey Cup (handicaps 60+) – Washington. The results: Greevy Cup – Marty Kinsella def. Peter Hill 6-1,6-2 Noll Cup – Morgan Purvis def. Ben Hudson 6-5,6-4 Burke Cup – Spencer Feldman def. Rich Mueller 6-3,5-6,6-0 Wharton Cup – Michael Hill def. Drew Oliveira 6-4,5-6,6-4 Hickey Cup – Arthur Horowitz def.… Read the Full Story >
Georgian Court University to Host Court Tennis Exhibition
Lakewood, N.J., February 17, 2017—Georgian Court University will host a court tennis exhibition match on Thursday, February 23, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Casino building on GCU’s historic Lakewood campus. The match will pit Camden Riviere, GCU’s newest pro and the current men’s world champion and men’s doubles world champion (world ranked #1) against John Lumley, assistant professional at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia (world ranked #11). The match is open to the GCU campus community and members of the media. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM GCU
2017 Gold Racquet Results
Beam wins the Etchebaster
John Beam has won the 2017 Etchebaster. Results below. (Report and photos to follow). Matches were streamed by the Racquet Club of Chicago and can be seen on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6sh2hbGHbhsVU-soy37vQ
U.S. Junior Handicap Results
2017 U.S. Junior Handicap Results Prince’s Court U13- Jakob Bregenhoj def. Avi Fruman 10-9 U15 – Lydia Danas def. Robert Chitic 10-4 U17 – Keawe Johnson def. Eddie Johnson 10-7 U19 – Dawson Chisholm def. Michael Haley 10-5 There were eighteen entries in this year’s event at Prince’s Court. Newport’s Jakob Bregenhoj took the U13 final in a nail biter, 10/9 against Avi Fruman despite losing 6/1 when they played in the round robin two days earlier. In the U15s, the group tiebreakers came down to game difference and a Prince’s Court final in which Lydia Danas overcame her 6/1… Read the Full Story >
2016 Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles
2016 Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles They said it couldn’t be done. They said even if Greentree-Aiken brought back Morris Clothier and fielded a U.S. Amateur Doubles Champion in all five pairs and New York lost Spike Willcocks to injury and Will Thompson to procreation, New York could not be beaten. Well… they were right. The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 83rd Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles December 9-11, 2016. The Whitney Cup remains one of the most beloved events of the Court Tennis season, bringing together the very best amateur doubles players from each club across the U.S.… Read the Full Story >
Riviere wins the National Open
Camden Riviere defeated Conor Medlow 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 to win the 2016 National Open title at Prince’s Court in Washington, DC. A full report is forthcoming, but you can watch the Final below. Click here to go to the National Open page for full results.
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