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Ladies Invitational Goes to Lacombe
By Brenda Sabbag Newport hosted the Ladies Invitational on the weekend of April 12th. The tournament was well-attended with twenty players from the home club, Philadelphia and Boston. There were five round robin groups with the top two finishers from each group...
U26 Singles and Doubles
by John Lumley With a start to the tournament having Henry Smith (#2 seed) pull out due to illness it shook up the event from the get-go! To kick off the day Krish Chawla (St. Joes prep player) took on another St. Joes prep - Michael Barton. Barton, a much more...
Tuxedo Hosts US 60s and 70s
by Josh Dodgson The Tuxedo Club had the great pleasure of hosting The U.S. 60s & 70s Singles and Doubles Championships. The tournament was very well represented nationally, with seven out of the nine active courts in America having at least one member taking part....
2019 Gould Invitational Event
by Gary Barnes Georgian Court University and The Racquet Club of Philadelphia co-hosted an extraordinary Gould Invitational on March 16th and 17th Due to its goal of promoting Georgian Court to the entire court tennis community, this event was not only a celebration...
2019 Percy Cup
by John Lumley We had the biggest Percy Cup to date with ten teams entering the battle for the coveted Percy Cup trophy. Play started early on Friday as Philadelphia 3 narrowly took down Aiken on countback to play Philadelphia 1 later in the day. Boston played well to...
Glance takes 2019 Wharton Cup
by Mit Carothers - Aiken Tennis Chair The Aiken Tennis Club was pleased to host the 2019 edition of the Wharton Cup. Players from New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Charleston joined local players to form a field of 12 players to compete for the title. First round...
Cipriano wins 117th Gold Racquets – Tennis & Racquets!
by Charlie Michele Over President’s Day weekend, The Tuxedo Club hosted the 117thGold Racquets, as well as the US Pro Singles Rackets Championship. Event Chairs Kim Kilgore, Laura Tillsley and Charlie Michele pulled out all of the stops with a full itinerary. On...
Noll Cup goes to Vleck
by John Lumley We had a fantastic turnout for the 2019 Noll Cup with twenty entrants ready to fight it out for the 30-39 level championship. The first round matches were pretty straight forward with the first battle of the day going to Morgan Purvis taking it...
National League – Chicago vs. New England @ Chicago
On Thursday, February 7th, the Racquet Club of Chicago hosted the New England team in the debut of the 2019 USCTA Court Tennis National League. A partisan crowd of 75 members was keen to cheer on Chicago to victory over an in-form New England team. The first match...
Melissa Purcell Captures 2019 Anne Boleyn
By A Supporter Of The Ladies’ Game The 2019 Anne Boleyn was graciously hosted by the Racquet Club of Philadelphia over the weekend February 9/10. Eleven ladies did battle over the two days and thanks to John Lumley’s creativity with the draw they all were able to...
2019 Greevy Cup Goes to Yorston
2019 Greevy Cup @ The Tuxedo Club The 2019 Greevy Cup (for handicaps 20-29) was dominated by entrants from the home club of Tuxedo, with 7 of the 10 entrants from Tuxedo. The (4) semi-finalists were all expected based upon their handicaps, and represented (4)...
National League – NY vs. Tuxedo
Barney Tanfield (NY) vs. Josh Dodgson (TUX) 6-4, 6-4 James Stout (NY) vs. Camden Riviere (TUX) 1-6, 5-6 Barney Tanfield & James Stout (NY) vs Josh Dodgson & Camden Riviere (TUX) 7-8 MATCH SUMMARY by Orlando Mallinson On Wednesday, February 6thThe Racquet and...
Reap wins 2019 Hickey Cup
by Arthur Horowitz The 2019 Hickey Cup, 60s level tournament, was hosted by the Georgian Court University over February 1stweekend. The tournament drew a field of 16 players from Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New York, Tuxedo, Newport, and Georgian Court University....
Peabody wins 2019 Burke Cup
by Nick Howell Newport hosted the Burke Cup this year. We had twelve entries with six from Newport and the other six coming from DC & Boston. The Burke Cup kicked off with a great match between two of our members — Sewall Hodges & James Chamberlain. James is...
Bathurst Academy Training Camp Weekend Update
By John Lumley A Bathurst Academy training camp was held on December 15 and 16 at Georgian Court University (GCU) and Philadelphia. The camp was led by John Lumley. The first day was held at GCU, where John met up with Peter Cipriano (New York), Alex Spence and Todd...
Vrabel wins 2019 Etchebaster
From a keen observer…. The Etchebaster trophy was keenly contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from January 18th-20th 2019. Although it was very cold with lots of snow falling over the weekend, we had 5 players coming in from New York and Washington. There was also...
Gerard (Ged) Eden
Gerard (Ged) Eden 20/09/1976 – 08/01/2019 Age 42 Early Life Born in Tasmania to Elizabeth and the late Christopher Eden, he grew up with his older brother Andrew. Educated at Mt Carmel and St Peters Primary schools and St Virgils College, he graduated with an Arts...
2018 USCTA ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER, AUCTION & HALL OF FAME
by James Zug In mid-December, the Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the twentieth-first annual United States Court Tennis Association dinner and auction during the traditional Whitney Cup weekend. More than two hundred and twenty people came to the celebration. The...
New York wins 2018 Whitney Cup
2018 Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles by R&T The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 85th Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles December 7-9, 2018. The Whitney Cup remains one of the most beloved events of the Court Tennis season, bringing...
Calhoun Witham
Aiken hosted the Calhoun Witham Doubles in November. Twelve teams competed in two divisions. The results ... A Division Jason Rabun & Vaughan Massie defeated Adam Haselkorn & Ken Forton 6-4, 6-2 B Division Matt Dupee & Tom Sargent def Chip Marvin &...