2026 Gold Racquets

2026 Gold Racquets

The Tuxedo Club – February 13-16, 2026 The 2026 Gold Racquets Court Tennis singles draw was arguably the strongest and deepest filed of players in decades.  Half of the field had handicaps less than 15; and (2) additional players represented the US on the 2025 Clothier & Van Alan Cup teams. The semi-finals saw rematches of the last (2) Gold Racquets Finals; and the crowd was treated to entertaining three set matches in both halves of the draw.  Oliver Pridmore after a slow start and excellent play by Erik Barker was able to settle into the match and move on the Final.  Noah… Read the Full Story >

2026 Greevy Cup

2026 Greevy Cup

NTC were delighted to host the 2026 Greevy Cup, for players with handicaps 20-29, and although there were only 8 competitors, the players put on a show with a series of three set thrillers throughout the weekend. We had a strong local contingent (Wintersteen, both Van Buskirks, Faulise) that were joined by Jonah Serotta (Philly), William Spruance (NY) and Dave Tedeschi (Boston). The two stories from the quarter finals were wins from William Spruance over Jeremy Wintersteen, and Jake Faulise over Eliot Van Buskirk. Kicking off the three-setters were Spruance and Wintersteen in a battle of styles. The left-handed Spruance… Read the Full Story >

2026 Wharton Cup

2026 Wharton Cup

The 2026 Wharton Cup saw participants from:                           Aiken Tennis Club                   Westwood Country Club                   The Tuxedo Club With a back draw along with the main draw, all participants were guaranteed a minimum of (2) matches over the weekend.  One of the Westwood players may have mentioned he might not have brought enough clothes for all his matches . Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh of Tuxedo was the favorite at the start of the event; and his solid play throughout the weekend proved this to be the case as he is the 2026 Wharton Cup Champion!  Westwood member Mark Talbott also held to form as the #2… Read the Full Story >

2026 Burke Cup

2026 Burke Cup

by John Lumley The 2026 USCTA Burke Cup (40–49 Handicap National Championship) drew an impressive field of 21 players, with competitors traveling from across the country to the RCOP for a weekend of high-quality Court Tennis. The strong turnout set the stage for a tournament filled with competitive matches, exciting rallies, and excellent sportsmanship. Top seed Jericho Seguin put together a composed and consistent run to the semifinals, blending steady play with well-timed pace to keep his opponents off balance. He met Alex Dean in a tightly contested semifinal that proved to be one of the matches of the event.… Read the Full Story >

2026 Noll Cup

2026 Noll Cup

by Nick Summerlin It was a spectacular weekend of court tennis at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston, as the historic club hosted the 2026 Noll Cup, the national 30-39-level championships. With a competitive 14-man draw featuring top talent from the home court of Boston as well as visiting contenders from Philadelphia, Newport, Washington, and Tuxedo Park, a memorable weekend of tennis was in store. The tournament’s definitive match was the quarter-final between Tyler Sloan and Andrew Parmet, a tactical masterclass that pushed both players to their absolute limits and kept the gallery in awe. Coming from behind, Sloan… Read the Full Story >

2026 Hickey Cup

2026 Hickey Cup

by Ben Taylor-Matthews A full draw of 16 players descended on Westwood Country Club for this years Hickey Cup. Players were from Westwood, Boston, Newport, Chicago, Philadelphia and Aiken so it was nice to see a good representation from across the country, with many players getting to play the court for the first time. The seeds made it through the first round comfortably, but we did have two really close matches. Randy Barr (RCOP) edged past Jeff Norton (WW) 10-9 and Todd Norris (WW) just got the better of Kate Villiers (ATC) 10-8. We had a strange draw in that… Read the Full Story >

2026 Faulise Cup

2026 Faulise Cup

By Matthew Ronaldson Eight players from four different clubs descended on the Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ, for the 70+ Faulise Cup on a wickedly chilly weekend. Day 1 saw players compete through to the semi-final stage and the final of the back draw. The joy at this level is that you actually see players improving as the matches and tournament progress, and I have never had the opportunity to mark such a pleasant group of players as I did this weekend. The politeness and camaraderie were off the charts! Day 2 was somehow even colder than day 1, with… Read the Full Story >

2026 Junior Handicap

2026 Junior Handicap

by Dawson Lane 2026 USCTA Junior HCP Singles @ The Tuxedo Club The Tuxedo Club hosted (8) Juniors for the 2026 Junior Handicap Singles Championships. The participants were:                   Jeremy Wintersteen JR. (Newport)                   Winter Evans-Jones (Philadelphia)                   Ford Evans-Jones (Philadelphia)                   Macalister Simpson (Tuxedo)                   Lulu Gorzynski (Tuxedo)                   Walt Laukitis (Tuxedo)                   Benny Cassin (Westwood)                   Deven Paes (Tuxedo) The tournament committee had the participants play in (2) Round Robins with the top two finishers moving on the Sem-Finals.  The juniors had a blast and provided the spectators with some entertaining and spectacular tennis. Semi-Finals                   Walt Laukitis defeated Lucian Gorzynski                   Winter Evans-Jones defeated Deven Paes                   Walt Laukitis… Read the Full Story >

2026 Family Handicap Doubles

2026 Family Handicap Doubles

by Dawson Lane 2026 USCTA Family HCP Doubles @ The Tuxedo Club The ‘Family’ HCP Doubles has turned into a fun, successful and entertaining event on the USCTA calendar. 2026 saw 15 teams participate @ The Tuxedo Club:                   (6) Father-Son teams                   (5) Husband-Wife teams                   (3) Mother-Son teams                   (1) Father-Daughter team Included in the 2026 teams were the defending champions: Lindsay & Gavin Maxwell. Each team played a minimum of 3-12 game matches with the top (4) teams moving on the semi-finals. Semi-Finals                   Defending Champions Lindsay & Gavin Maxwell defeated Lauren & Doug Rowles Heather & Jeremy Kidde defeated Serena &… Read the Full Story >