Apr 24, 2017 | US Events, USCTA News
U.S. Amateur Singles Final – Boston – April 23, 2017 By Jeffrey Horine Unseeded Todd Meringoff ousted the second, third and fourth seeded players en route to the United States Amateur singles title, held at Boston’s Tennis & Racquet Club from April 21-23. Meringoff defeated Jeremy Wintersteen in the final 6/1, 4/6, 6/4, 6/1. In quarterfinal play, Meringoff dispatched second-seeded Patrick Winthrop in straight sets while third-seeded Peter Cipriano outdueled Alex Spence in a thrilling match 6/5 in the third set. In the other half of the draw, fourth-seeded Wintersteen outlasted Jeffrey Horine in a three set match that lasted… Read the Full Story >
Apr 13, 2017 | US Events
by Ryan Carey The Cherry Blossom Doubles ’17 was held at Prince’s Court from April 6th-9th. This year’s theme was a “game show” theme inspired by the cherry blossom-esque flowers that decorate the set of The Price Is Right. I called upon local guide Matty Ronaldson and went to LA for a taping of The Price Is Right to do some field research a few weeks prior. We didn’t get chosen to “come on down” but the episode we attended aired on April 6th (click here to watch the episode) and that officially kicked off this year’s Cherry Blossom. We… Read the Full Story >
Apr 1, 2017 | US Events, USCTA News
Riviere Wins Fifth Open Singles in a Row by James Zug The 2017 United States Open was a confirmation of greatness. Camden Riviere is world champion and the Open cemented his position as the best tennis player in the world. Outside of world championship matches, Riviere hasn’t lost in a tournament since the finals of the Australian Open in early 2013, more than four years ago. The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted the Open, and a wonderful nine days of socializing on all six floors of the club ensued. The tournament, chaired by Peter Vogt, was ably and smoothly directed by… Read the Full Story >
Mar 29, 2017 | US Events
The Anne Boleyn handicap singles will be held in Boston March 31-April 2. The Draw is attached
Mar 27, 2017 | International Events, US Events
Mar 24, 2017 | US Events
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 >
Mar 20, 2017 | US Events, USCTA News
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 >
Mar 1, 2017 | US Events, USCTA News
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 >
Feb 23, 2017 | US Events
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
Feb 22, 2017 | US Events
