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HICKEY--John Jack, affectionately known by his loved ones as Poppy Jack, of Long Beach, NY suddenly at home on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 80 years of age. Born December 28, 1931 in NYC and a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School. He was a consummate New Yorker...

The dinner will be held on December 7 at the Racquet & Tennis Club in New York. Cocktails and the Silent Auction will begin at 6:30, followed by the Dinner, Annual Awards and the Live Auction at 7:30. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the repair of the Tennis &...

The annual Jimmy Dunn weekend at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia was superbly superlative.   A large, ever moving crowd of players—over a hundred people entered at least one of the dozen draws available—and spectators graced the fourth and fifth floors for...

To honor Hurricane Season, this year Hadden Tomes traveled back in time to pre-Castro Havana where tennis whites and white dinner jackets were de rigueur. While the  autumnal foliage outside was resplendent, inside the Tuxedo Club was transformed to the...

The grand international opening of the tennis court in Chicago was a truly special occasion. For many in the game, it was a once-in-a-lifetime event—so far and hopefully not. The only other opening in the past thirty-two years came at Prince’s Court outside of...

Due to the lasting effects of Sandy, the US Ladies scheduled for November 2-4 in Tuxedo has been postponed. Also, National Legaue matches on October 31st - Chicago vs. New England/Aiken @ Washington and November 1st - Chicago vs. Philadelphia/Tuxedo @ Philadelphia...

On October 24th The New York Tennis and Racquet Club hosted the combined team of Tuxedo and Philadelphia in the National League. Rob Whitehouse (Head Professional at The Racquet Club of Philadelphia) and Barney Tanfield (Assistant Professional at The Racquet and...

Riviere keeps winning!

Newport hosted the 12 and under and 15 and under singles and doubles championships. The field included players from Tuxedo, Washington and Newport. Final results 12 and under Singles...

The T&R professional tennis drought has finally ended.  Last night, Boston’s Tennis & Racquet Club hosted its first National League match in several years.  And what a match it was.  This year, Boston is teaming up with Newport and Aiken with a combined...

For the fourth year, a hearty group of court tennis players visited Georgian Court University to see and play the former private court built for Jay Gould, one of the 20th century’s most successful amateurs.  Each year I go back, I marvel at the building that...

I cannot be the only one who has been thrown off by a ball that seemingly had a mind of its own, either lurching off the wall and away from the path of my stroke, or worse, straight into my body.  This degree of wonkiness –unique to court tennis amongst the...

Americans dominated the finals of the 2012 French Open held in Bordeaux. Camden Riviere defeated Tim Chisholm, 6/5,6/4,6/2 for the Singles title. Riviere and Chisholm teamed up to win the Doubles 6/3,4/6,6/2,6/5 over Steve Virgona and John Lumley. Anyone know when the...

This past summer we were strolling through the National Portrait Gallery in London and came upon a special exhibit, the BP Portrait Award 2012. In its thirty-third year, the Portrait Award is a major event in the art world; this year the NPG selected fifty-five works...

Newport will host the 2012 Under 12 and Under 15 Singles and Doubles Championships on October 5-7. Open to all players 15 and under, the weekend will combine match play and coaching for a fun weekend of tennis! For more information see the attached flyer. Note: the...

Georgian Court will be hosting a tournament on September 15. Details are attached...sign up asap! 2012 Georgian Court Invitational

One of England’s older tennis clubs has just gotten a very rare treat: a professional photographer has documented it. Ray Spence is a freelance fine art photographer who just shot the Leamington Real Tennis Club. Award-winning and constantly exhibiting, he lectures at...

The Racquet Club of Chicago will host a grand opening tournament weekend on October 25-28, 2012. Please see the attached flyer for information regarding the weekend. To enter, please fill out and return the attached form CHICAGO REGISTRATION FORM Here is a list of...

Results for the 2012 Pell Cup PELL CUP RESULTS