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FINAL CALL FOR US SENIORS TEAMS FOR FRANCE

FINAL CALL FOR US SENIORS TEAMS FOR FRANCE

Steve Hufford, USCTA Seniors Committee chair (racquetswinger@gmail.com) The US teams are almost formed for the 2022 Court Tennis World Masters Amateur Championships, to be played in France May 14-29, 2022.  Captains will consider expressions of interest received...

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Martino wins 2022 Etchebaster

Martino wins 2022 Etchebaster

By an interested observer The Etchebaster trophy was keenly contested at the Racquet Club of Chicago from January 21st – 23rd 2022. Although it was very cold over the weekend, we had 7 players coming in from New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia and California....

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World Masters – May 2022 **UPDATED SCHEDULE**

World Masters – May 2022 **UPDATED SCHEDULE**

***UPDATED SCHEDULE as of January 10, 2022*** France To Host World Masters, May 14-29, 2022 The Comite Francais du Jeu de Court Paume recently released the detailed schedule for the 2022 World Masters amateur championships of court tennis.  These team and individual...

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USCTA Annual Dinner

USCTA Annual Dinner

by James Zug In mid-December 2021, the Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the twentieth-fourth annual United States Court Tennis Association dinner and auction during the traditional Whitney Cup weekend. One hundred and eighty-four people came to the dinner. The...

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New England Captures 2021 Whitney Cup

New England Captures 2021 Whitney Cup

by Jeff Horine Team New England, after a 12-year drought, beat New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC to win the 2021 Whitney Cup during the weekend of December 9-12 at New York’s Racquet and Tennis Club in Midtown. The Payne Whitney Memorial Cup is a doubles...

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Aiken hosts 2021 US 40s

Aiken hosts 2021 US 40s

by Mit Carothers Tennis Chair - Aiken Tennis Club The Aiken Tennis Club welcomed out-of-town players and local participants this month in the U.S. 40’s USCTA age-group tournament. As well as some outstanding tennis, members, players, and guests were treated to a...

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2021 Silver Racquet Weekend

2021 Silver Racquet Weekend

By Adrian Kemp Tennis Invitational This year’s Silver Racquet Invitational Tennis Singles featured a strong qualification draw which attracted entrants from clubs across the country, as well as from England and France. Three slots in the main draw were up for grabs on...

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2021 Jimmy Dunn

2021 Jimmy Dunn

by James Asher November 18th-21st marked the Jimmy Dunn return following the postponement last year due to the Pandemic. There was great excitement and buzz around the club, with 20 players from Boston coming. We also had players from Washington, Aiken, Manchester,...

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Aiken Hosts 2021 Calhoun Witham

Aiken Hosts 2021 Calhoun Witham

by Mit Carothers The Calhoun Witham Doubles Tournament saw its return after a year hiatus on November 13-17 at the Aiken Tennis Club. Sixteen teams participated with out-of-town players and guests welcomed to a full slate of tennis and social events that we had not...

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Rivirere wins 11th US Pro Singles

Rivirere wins 11th US Pro Singles

by Mike Gooding The return of the US Professional singles playing for the Schochet Cup was a very welcome addition to the USCTA calendar. Typically held in June, the postponed 2021 version took place in October. At the prescribed time, six weeks before the event's...

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2021 Jimmy Knott

2021 Jimmy Knott

by Tony Hollins A big thank you to everyone who played in this year's event. We had a fantastic crowd to watch some incredible court tennis, which was a breathe of fresh air after a long hiatus from national court tennis events during COVID-19. This was the event of...

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2021 Hadden Tomes

2021 Hadden Tomes

In the Racquets world, the third weekend of October signifies the annual Hadden Tomes event in Tuxedo Park. However, as we all managed through a global pandemic for the past two years, dreams of themed parties and on-court competition remained a [caterpillar] pipe...

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Philadelphia hosts 2021 US Open

Philadelphia hosts 2021 US Open

by John Lumley The Racquet Club of Philadelphia was the proud host of the 2021 U.S. Open, and what a week we had! Pros from around the country descended upon the Racquet club to compete in singles and doubles. Barney Tanfield had the tournament of his career, taking...

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2021 Senior Challenge

2021 Senior Challenge

We had a great turnout for the first tournament back at the RCOP! Eight teams descended upon the club split into two groups. One group had the higher handicaps in it with the other group consisting of the lower handicap pairings. Both groups had some fantastic matches...

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2021 National Open and Below Zero Report

2021 National Open and Below Zero Report

by Barney Tanfield The Racquet and Tennis Club hosted the 2021 U.S. National Open and Below Zero 22-27 September. A total of seventeen players competed between the two draws with the Below Zero acting as a feeder event for the National Open. Thirteen US-based...

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2021 Pell Cup

2021 Pell Cup

2021 PELL CUP REPORT by Mike Gooding What had angered the gods so much in order to place 2021 Pell Cup between Scylla and Charybdis, in our terms, a once in a hundred-year pandemic and a once in a thirty year hurricane. We had already waited a long two years since the...

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International Tennis Day 2021

June 20, 2021, marked the eighth anniversary of International Tennis Day. There was plenty of on-court activity in the US and overseas both on Sunday, June 20, and Monday, June 21. Tennis players celebrated the day with continuous play that included handicap...

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Latest News from the USCTA Scheduling Committee

Latest News from the USCTA Scheduling Committee

USCTA Scheduling Committee Report  May 14, 2021 The Scheduling Committee met May 4th and conversed about the activity at each club and the viability for returning to tournament play.  As one can imagine, there is some variance in the rules for each club's usage, but...

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USCTA Handicap & Ranking Committee Report

In coordination with the tennis associations across the globe, the usual dormancy adjustment has been suspended in Real Tennis Online with effect from March 23, 2020 and until such time as there are no government-imposed restrictions upon the play of both singles and...

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Clarence A. “Otto” McGowan, Jr.

Clarence A. “Otto” McGowan, Jr.

Clarence A. “Otto” McGowan, Jr. 1935-2021 We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Mr. Clarence "Otto" McGowan, a 54 year Life Member of the Racquet Club. Clarence Aloysius McGowan, Jr., 85 of Chestnut Hill, died on Tuesday April 6, 2021 due to...

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