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Below is a link to an interesting article on court tennis in Philadelphia... http://hiddencityphila.org/2012/04/court-tennis-anyone/

Tennis: History & Mysteries An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis Tuesday 24 & Thursday 26 April 2012 10am – 1pm The Centenary Committee Room,The Queen’s Club Palliser Road W14 9EQ An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis held on...

The Aiken Tennis Club hosted the Northrop Knox Memorial Tournament April  10-15. After spirited group play earlier in the week, the Quarterfinals began Saturday afternoon. The two-time defending champions and Pool B runners-up Ben Cook and Rakesh Jasani defeated...

It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing… 2012 Cherry Blossom Recap  By Ryan Carey The 2012 Cherry Blossom Doubles Tournament was held over Easter weekend at Prince’s Court. We welcomed out-of-town entrants from Boston, Philadelphia, Newport, New York,...

The US Amateur was played in New York during the weekend of March 2-4. Singles - Semifinals: Patrick Winthrop def. Ben Cook 6/2, 6/3 Jeremy Wintersteen def. Lex Miron 6/4, 6/4 Final: Winthrop def. Wintersteen 6/5, 6/2, 6/5 Doubles - Semifinals: Cook/Winthrop def....

The Lord Percival Cup, the higher handicapper’s version of the Whitney Cup, took to the court in Philadelphia over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Seven teams came to duke it out to try to end the reign of the mighty Boston Tennis & Racquet Club. Washington put...

The Court Tennis version of March Madness happened last weekend in Philadelphia as 21 veteran players competed to win national championships in the 40 and 50 singles and doubles tournaments.  The age level tournaments were a war of attrition as veteran players...

Eliminator - Day 3 Virgona takes it all with a 6/4 victory. The final score was: 6/4 6/2 6/4 6/5 6/4 5/6 6/3 3/6 6/4 For complete match information - go to IRTPA Coverage Next stop - World Championship! Eliminator - Day 2 The IRTPA reports "After the 2nd days...

Racquet Club of Chicago Seeking Applicants for Court Tennis Professional March 2, 2012   In anticipation of the restoration of the Racquet Club of Chicago Court Tennis facility, the club is seeking applicants for a Court Tennis Professional position effective...

Work began on Monday 20 February 2012 on the restoration of the court tennis facility at the Racquet Club of Chicago. The original court had opened in October 1924 and was used until sometime in 1936 when the club converted it into a lawn tennis court. Pierre...

Phil Shannon, a Yorkshireman, found himself a court tennis pro at Prested Hall from June 2002 to June 2005. A month later he came to Prince’s Court in Washington and worked there as assistant professional until his official retirement on 2 March 2012. Phil is moving...

Matt Porter held on to the #1 spot, but there was a lot of jockeying for position between 2 and 25. Click here to find out what happened! The next list is due out in June.

Bruce Katz takes a statistical look at the game. His conclusions might make you re-think your match strategy. Read his article, Musings from the Winning Gallery

What a great weekend the Racquet Club of Philadelphia had hosting the 2012 Ladies Invitational! We had women from Washington, Philadelphia, and Aiken S.C. The singles final consisted of a high level of woman`s tennis. Ginny Goodyear from Aiken played Philly`s own...

The 2012 Etchebaster Cup was held at the Racquet and Tennis Club this past weekend of February 10-12.  The event was among the most successful Etchebaster Cups in recent years in terms of the number of entrants, level of play, and the size and enthusiasm of the...

Court Tennis Singles Jonathan Larken (NY R&T) defeated defending champion Pat Winthrop (Newport) 4/6, 6/4 6/3 6/1. Court Tennis Doubles Greevy Division - Alan McHugh (Tuxedo) and Todd Meringoff (Boston) defeated Greg VanSchaack (Tuxedo) and Tom Wilson (Tuxedo) 8/6....

Matt Porter moves up 3 spots to claim the top amateur spot. What other changes are there? Check out the list here. The next Top 25 list comes out in March.

Hickey & Wharton Cups stories posted.

Hickey Cup – Handicaps 60+ Alex Forbes defeated Beth Winthrop 6/1,6/3 in the final of the Hickey Cup. Forbes, playing an error-free game, was able to keep the pressure on Winthrop throughout the match. Winthrop fought hard with great dedans defense and tight bobble...