May 30, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Nick Howell After several postponements, The Greevy Cup occurred over Memorial weekend at Aiken Tennis Club. Six players entered, all from Aiken. The top 2 seeds, Rakesh Jasani and Geoff Ellis received byes to the semifinals. The tournament kicked off on a hot afternoon in the south with John Shafer versus Jason Rabun. John was the underdog but played very well, with crisp volleying and a hunger to chase down every ball, which helped him win the first set 6-4. Jason upped his game in the second set and played a lot of consistent tennis to win the second set.… Read the Full Story >
May 1, 2024 | US Events
The ‘24 Cherry Blossom saw a record breaking 32 teams enter Westwood’s signature event. The tournament director noted that the current year, 24, is a “double” year (if you double 2, you get 4). As the Cherry Blossom is a “doubles” tournament, it only seemed appropriate to focus on “doubles” as the theme for this year’s tournament. Match play saw the introduction of the “Double Play” rule, where each team had the opportunity to double the points of the next point played either by winning that next point or by rolling doubles with the dice which were located courtside in… Read the Full Story >
Apr 30, 2024 | International Events, US Events
by Victoria Scott International Tennis Day is an annual celebration of our wonderful game occurring on June 20. Each participating court has a banner to take photos in front of—we encourage everyone to play as often as possible, especially on this day to commemorate. June 20 was chosen for the celebration of International Tennis Day as it falls on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath, taken on June 20, 1789 by nearly 600 people at a tennis court near the Palace of Versailles. The Tennis Oath was a pivotal event at the start of the French Revolution. Jacques-Louis David’s… Read the Full Story >
Apr 30, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by James Greenley Westwood Country Club hosted the US 50s on the 26th-28th of April. Eight players entered the singles and doubles draws. Top seed Todd Meringoff (Boston T&R) played Bill Barker (Westwood) in one singles semifinal. Todd won the match 6/4 6/3. On the other side of the draw, Brook Hazelton (New York R&T) played John Motz (Westwood). After Brook became familiar with the court and hit some unbelievable winners on his backhand volley, he won 6/4 6/3. In the final, Todd faced Brook. There were long rests and excellent play from both players. Brook closed out the match… Read the Full Story >
Apr 30, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Leon Smart The USCTA National Amateur Championships unfolded at the Tennis & Racquet Club of Boston from April 18th to 21st, 2024, drawing players from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Newport, and Manchester. The action commenced Thursday with a thrilling New England showdown between Meringoff/Spence and Batstone/Stockton. The hometown favorites clinched the match, setting the stage for an exciting tournament. All seeded players breezed through the first round in straight sets in singles. Two newcomers to the US Amateur, Tyler Sloan and John Eder, represented Boston but fell short. Nonetheless, the tournament provided valuable learning opportunities for them, hinting at… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Dawson Lane 2024 Gold Racquet The 2024 Gold Racquet was one of the largest on record with 70 Court Tennis Matches & 71 Rackets matches played over the long President’s Weekend. Racquets Director Tim Chisholm gave fair warning to the participants that matches will be played at all hours; and to the players credit only (2) pulled out for very good reasons, and we picked up (3) last minute players. The prevailing opinion is that all players had a great time (this author did not hear much grumbling) with matches being played as early as 6 AM and as… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by Nick Howell Aiken Tennis Club hosted another successful Knox tournament where George Handy and Morgan Purvis retained their titles. The Northrup Knox is the club’s most sort after board event to win, having to play off a handicap of 30 or better. The tournament dates back to 1937 but was called the handicap doubles. We had four days of fantastic tennis, weather and social events. Eleven teams entered the tournament this year and were split into two groups of five and six teams, with all teams playing four matches and the top two qualifying for the finals. We had… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted its third successful tournament in two weeks in the form of the Percy Cup. The ever-jolly event was played with a lot of competitive but sporting spirit and was enjoyed by all the players and traveling supporters involved. Play started on Friday in a tight match between two of the more local teams, in which Washington 2 narrowly edged New York 2-1, a theme that would continue throughout the tournament with only one match won 3-0 (by Philadelphia). The main draw was tense right the way to the last match on… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2024 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The 2024 US 40’s Singles & Doubles was contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from March 22nd – 24th. We had 4 players travel to Chicago from New York, Boston and Washington DC. There was another 4 Chicago players joining the guests in the field. The two strongest players in the field, Todd Meringoff and Alex Spence, looked like they were going to be tough to beat as they both have lower handicaps than the field and had given themselves time to get some practice to get used to the court. One of the matches… Read the Full Story >
Mar 22, 2024 | US Events, USCTA News
by Ross Bolling The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted the 2024 United States Open over the last two weeks of February. It was the seventy-second time the Open had been held, and it was one of the very best. The court tennis community raised a near record-breaking purse of $65k, which was so large it even brought former world champion Rob Fahey out of retirement for his first foray into singles since the British Open in November 2022. After two World Eliminator events in the late spring of 2023, the Racquet Club of Philadelphia’s Pro Shop didn’t miss a beat… Read the Full Story >
