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2015 Spring Invitational & Pro-Am

2015 Spring Invitational & Pro-Am

  The Inaugural Spring Invitational and Pro-Am was hosted by the Racquet & Tennis Club May 7-10th. A fifteen-player field made up of eight professionals and seven amateurs competed for the title. On the Amateur side, the pedigree was very strong, with a...

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The 2015 Cherry Blossom Recap – 15-Y’ALL!

The 2015 Cherry Blossom Recap – 15-Y’ALL!

by Ryan Carey As many of you know, we usually pick a tournament theme for The Cherry Blossom Doubles that is associated in some way to the current year. Kentucky was the 15th state to join the Union, so after much anticipation this year’s...

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2015 Bathurst Cup

2015 Bathurst Cup

By Ben Cook The United States headed to Hobart, Tasmania in early April looking to compete with the world’s best amateur players in the 2015 Bathurst Cup. Captain Ben Cook of Charleston, SC who was making his second consecutive Bathurst appearance led this year’s...

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2015 Ladies Invitational

2015 Ladies Invitational

Chicago hosted the 2015 Ladies Invitational Singles and Doubles on April 24-26, 2015. Singles - Xanthe Ranger defeated Helen Grassi 3-6,6-1,6-5 Doubles - Helen Grassi & Dara Walsh defeated Xanthe Ranger & Suzy Schwartz 6-4,6-1 [gview...

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2015 Northrop Knox Results

2015 Northrop Knox Results

This years Knox drew a smaller then anticipated field of only 7 teams. One player dropped out at the last minute due to an injury, which forced Camden Riviere to join in and play with his right hand as a partner for Mike McElroy.  We added a second doubles tournament...

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Sticke Tennis

Sticke Tennis

  Stické tennis. by Nigel à Brassard “Stické provides most vigorous exercise, and at the same time affords considerable opportunity to the player who uses his head. Curious twists can be obtained by hitting on the side walls, and the ball often has an egg-shaped...

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2015 U.S. 60s

2015 U.S. 60s

The Racquet Club held its last weekend event of the calendar year this past weekend. The draws were a bit small but extremely competitive on court. The singles draw saw three hard fought Quarter Final matches on Friday with David Boenning over taking Jules Zacher 6-0,...

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Pardee Wins U.S. 70s Singles & Doubles

Jonathan Pardee won the U.S. 70s Singles & Doubles in Newport earlier today. Pardee teamed up with Michael Flinn to win the Doubles over Tom Rowe and Frank Oliveira 6-5,6-5. Earlier Pardee defeated Oliveira 6-0,6-0 to capture the singles title. Details and...

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2015 U.S. 50s  & U.S. Amateur

2015 U.S. 50s & U.S. Amateur

Vive la France!! by Simon Aldrich The 2015 US Amateur and US Over-50 Championships were played in New York at the Racquet & Tennis Club March 19-22, 2015.  Participation in the event was terrific and play was very competitive throughout the weekend.  The Amateur...

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2015 Anne Boleyn

2015 Anne Boleyn

Newcomer wins the 2015 Anne Boleyn by Sheila Reilly As has often happened in this tournament's 30-year history, the winner was a relative newcomer to the game, Sarah Hamilton of Boston's T&R, who bested a field of 17 players from across the US.  Congratulations to...

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Washington wins the Lord Percival

Washington wins the Lord Percival

The Percy Cup lasted 3 days with 8 teams of 6 clubs battling it out for the coveted Percy Cup. The matches were fought in great spirit with every point battled out fairly. Division 1 it was Washington 2 who came out victors with #1 seeds Greg Faron/Vernon Cassin, #2...

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Junior Handicap Results

Junior Handicap Results

Philadelphia hosted a junior handicap weekend on February 28 and March 1. After two days of play, Erik Barker of Washington defeated Chase Motz in the final.  ...

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Gold Racquets Weekend

Gold Racquets Weekend

The 113th Gold Racquets Court Tennis singles featured the world’s top amateur…Kieran Booth. Would the top American based amateurs step up to the challenge of facing the Australian? On paper, the potential challengers to the Australian were in no particular order…...

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U.S. Open Draws

The U.S. Open will be held Feb. 18th-27th at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston. We will have a special dedicated U.S. Open page on the website shortly. In the meantime, you can find the draws and schedule below. [gview...

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2015 Level Championship Results

2015 Level Championship Results

The Greevy Cup: Handicap 20-29…Racquet Club of Philadelphia By John Lumley Alex Spence def. Christian Bullitt 6-4,6-3 Back Draw: Vu Hoang def. Dick Tanfield 8-6 The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted this year’s Greevy Cup where we had 13 people enter the tournament....

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2015 Etchebaster Results

2015 Etchebaster Results

A fantastic weekend of action on both the racquets and tennis courts as we wrap up the Etchebaster and Kendrick Cups. Congratulations to Ben Stein (R&T) on defeating Matt Breuer in the final of the Etchebaster 6/3 6/2. And to our own David Tedeschi on defeating...

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