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
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 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 >
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.
Jimmy Dunn Recap: This year’s Jimmy Dunn was another big one with 154 entrants playing in 16 different categories through Racquets, Doubles Squash, Singles Squash and Doubles Tennis. The Singles Squash was the biggest we have ever had due to the 3 new courts. The matches started Thursday at 2pm and finished Sunday at 5pm with 275 matches being played in total. Seeing the Racquet Club and the whole club being used in full capacity would make the founders proud of where the club has got to. The strength of each draw was at an all time high with each… Read the Full Story >
2016 SILVER RACQUET by the Committee The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted The Silver Racquet November 9th-13th. In addition to 7 fully-subscribed draws in Racquets, Tennis and Squash, the weekend included the Second Leg of the World Racquets Doubles Championship, a Stag Dinner on Thursday Night for 70+ and a festive Saturday Night Dinner Dance for nearly 550. The Silver Racquet weekend continues to draw in many players from the US and abroad. This year, 100 entrants competed in 95 matches for 4 titles: The New York Open Handicap A, B and C draws as well as the coveted Silver… Read the Full Story >
Over the weekend of October 21st – October 23rd, The Tuxedo Club hosted the 2016 Hadden Tomes handicapped doubles tournament. Competitors and guests alike were encouraged to dress up (both on and off court) for the ever popular 1970s-themed event. The Tennis House was extremely busy all weekend with 48 players up from 46 and 42 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. This year The Tuxedo Club also simultaneously hosted the NARA national age group championships in singles and doubles: the Murray Sales Cup (40+ years of age), the Thomas Price Cup (50+) and the E. Denis Walsh Cup (60+). … Read the Full Story >
CHICAGO / PHILADELPHIA VS TUXEDO THURSDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA Lumley def. Dodgson 6-2, 6-1 Chisholm def. Virgona 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 Doubles – TUX def. CHI/PHL 8-1 Recap by John Lumley The Philadelphia/Chicago team took on the Tuxedo team at The Racquet Club of Philadelphia. John Lumley was up first against Tuxedo’s Josh Dodgson. Both players came out firing with the third game going to 40 all which Lumley won to take an early 3/0 lead. Dodgson fought back with some aggressive retuning bringing it back to 4/2 but Lumley had other intension and ended the set 6/2. Dodgson… Read the Full Story >
Meringoff wins Jimmy Knott Memorial Singles Tournament By Jeffrey Horine Second seeded Todd Meringoff weathered 14 sets on court on Saturday and a 4-2 first set deficit on Sunday to defeat the top seeded Brook Hazelton 6/4 6/2 in the finals of the Jimmy Knott Memorial held at Boston’s Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston from October 14-16. On Saturday, Meringoff played five sets of court tennis singles, seven sets of racquets singles and two sets of racquets doubles in the accompanying Western Open Racquets Championship. Meringoff had reached the finals after a hard fought 6/4 2/6 6/3 victory over… Read the Full Story >
