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2016 U.S. Mixed & Greevy Cup Draws
2016 U23s & U26s
by John Lumley We had players from across the country coming to Philadelphia to take home the National Under 23's & Under 26's trophies. In the singles Erik Barker was the no.1 seed for both 23's & 26's. In the 23's he had a good match against Chase Motz but...
2016 World Championship – “The Wait is Over”
by James Zug The Wait is Over It has been forty-two years since an American won the world championship in tennis singles. In the years since Jimmy Bostwick took the title in 1974, two British men and two Australian men have reigned as world champion. Today in Newport,...
2016 World Championship Report – Day 2
The Second Day By James Zug The crucial moment, perhaps, in the day’s play and in the 2016 world championship in general, came in the eighth set. It was 3-3. Rob Fahey had taken the previous, seventh set and now had roared back from a 1-3 deficit. He was up...
2016 World Championship Begins – Day 1
by James Zug The 2016 Men’s World Championship began with great pomp, circumstance and sadness at the National Tennis Club. Jonathan Howell, president of the International Real Tennis Players Association, introduced the challenger, Camden Riviere, the defending...
The Second International Conference on the History of Tennis “Tennis: Past & Present” on the occasion of the men’s Real Tennis World Championship 17 & 19 May 2016 (10am-1pm) The Casino Theatre International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum Newport, RI...
Johnstone – “East Court”
Charles Johnstone after producing nine photographic books over the past 10 years has finally turned his artistic attention to the game he loves, Court Tennis . "East Court " is a beautiful artistic look at the East Court of the Racquet &Tennis Club. Johnstone's...
Howell Wins Spring Invitational
The second annual Spring Invitational and Pro-Am was hosted by the Racquet & Tennis Club May 5th-9th. Eighteen US-based players, eleven pros and seven amateurs, competed for this coveted title. The Professional field was headed by Newport’s World #10 Nick Howell...
Northrup Knox
The 2016 Northrup Knox Invitational, hosted by the Aiken Tennis Club, was held April 14-17, 2016. At the conclusion of 15 matches, brilliantly marked and managed by our tournament director Matt Ronaldson, the title of tournament champion was successfully defended by...
Ogden Mills Phipps – 1940-2016
Ogden Mills Phipps, known as Dinny, passed away on April 6. Earlier this month, the USCTA announced that Phipps would be one of two inductees for the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame for 2016. Click here to read a story from Thoroughbred Daily News. Click here ...
2016 Bread & Roses
The month of March is women’s History month, during which International Women’s Day is celebrated (March 8th) and with respect, the Boston / Newport Ladies’ Bread and Roses tournament was scheduled for March 5th this year. This is a one-day handicap doubles tournament...
2016 Percy Cup
Eight full teams of 6 players descended upon the Racquet Club of Philadelphia for the title of the Percy Cup Champions 2016. Starting off the tournament on Friday at 11am a full squad and supporting team of Aiken took on the Philly-Chicago team. With Purvis & Cook...
2016 Anne Boleyn Results
We had a fantastic turnout of 18 Ladies for the Anne Boleyn at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. There were some great matches in the group stages with two going 5-all 40-game point. Helen Grassi winning all of her matches faced Kathy Pugh who was runner up in her...
U.S. 70s – Chicago: Walsh wins Singles
We kicked off the 2016 ‘over 70 nationals’ here in Chicago today. Outside it was a balmy 55 degrees, but inside it was a perfect 72. The match was Delray Beach – Chicago Vs Newport. Although the score was 6/0 6/0, it doesn’t indicate how competitive this match was...
Final Eliminator Information – April 6, 8, 10
2016 Levels Recap
2016 Hickey Cup – Handicaps 60+ Boston Tennis and Racquet Club January 15-17, 2016 Main Draw – Al Santosuosso def. Art Horowitz, 6-4 6-0 Back Draw – Connor Currier def. Bob Rulli, 4-6 6-3 6-2 Over MLK weekend the Boston Tennis and Racquet Club hosted the 2016 Hickey...
U.S. Amateur & U.S. 50s Results
2016 US Amateur and US 50’s Tournament Report Aiken Tennis Club By Dacre Stoker USCTA Rep. The last time the US Amateur and the US 50’s were held in Aiken in 2010 and 2009 respectively, we had a difficult time attracting competitive out of town players to round...
114th Gold Racquet Weekend
U.S. 60s – Van Schaack – Double Winner
We had a fantastic turnout at this year’s US Over 60’s at The Racquet Club of Philadelphia. The first round singles saw Sewall Hodges play very steady and consistent Tennis to beat Rob Carlson but he was stopped by a very strong Bruce Manson who was serving and...
U.S. Open Draws
The U.S. Open Draws have been released. Go to our 2016 U.S. Open page for detailed information and up-to-date information once the tournament begins.