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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...

(Please consider joining the USCTA’s Facebook group as we provide updates in real time during events.) This year’s U.S. Open in New York produced four wonderful nights of semifinal and final matches, in singles and doubles. In singles, 3 of the top 4 seeds advanced to...

Finally, a real tennis player on the Hill. Tom Wilson is running for Congress. Currently the mayor of Tuxedo, NY, Tom is seeking to be a member of the House of Representatives serving New York's 19th congressional district. (The district is currently represented by a...

The USCTA Level Championship for handicaps 30-39 (The Noll Cup) was held this past weekend at Prince’s Court. The field consisted of 13 entrants: 7 “locals” and 6 “exotics” representing New York, Newport, Philadelphia and Parts Unknown (Bender). While all of the...

Plans are coming along for Charleston, to read the latest... Charleston January 1 2012 report