Feb 25, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
by John Lumley We had an excellent turnout for the US 50s singles and doubles championships with twenty-one players. In the first round singles, Guy Elzey & Jon Auerbach was the highlight match with Elzey taking the win 3-6, 6-5, 6-3 with some very long and intense points. In the quarterfinals, Jeremy Wintersteen had a convincing win over John Madzin to secure his spot in the semis. Jim Zug had a good first set against Mark Philpott, but Philpott fought back in the second set to take it 6-4 and level the match. Zug, turning up the heat, found some… Read the Full Story >
Feb 24, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
The top two players, Ben Hudson from Boston and Dylan Patterson from New York made it to the last match of this year’s Greevy Cup without dropping a set to the DC locals. Dylan took the first set of the final 6-3 dominating from the service end with a wide variety of serves that seemed to limit Ben’s returns and frustrate him into a number of unforced errors. At four all in the second set there weren’t many unbitten fingernails left in the dedans. Seven deuces later Hudson hit the base of the Tambour two shots in a row and… Read the Full Story >
Feb 22, 2020 | Tournament Results
By Nick Howell Newport hosted the 2020 Burke Cup with matches starting on Friday for the local players. Amy Wintersteen had a solid win over Bill Rives 6-1 6-0. In the second match, there was nearly an upset with Tim O’Shea taking the first set off Dan Robillard Jr. With a 13-point difference in handicap between the two players, however, Dan picked up his game and won the next two sets comfortably. Saturday was quarterfinal and semifinal day. The first match of the day was an epic match with James Chamberlain upsetting the number two seed Tyler Thompson from Washington… Read the Full Story >
Feb 19, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
The Tuxedo Club hosted the 118th Gold Racquets over Presidents Day weekend, as well as the US Pro Singles Rackets Championship. Event Chairs Kim Kilgore, Laura Tillsley and Charlie Michele pulled out all the stops with a full itinerary both on and off the court. Friday night saw the fans flock to the Tennis House for cocktail hour, court tennis and racquets matches and a buffet dinner. The well-stocked bar and riveting games on display meant even those most experienced Gold Racquets attendees forgot that it is not wise to peak too early in the weekend… Play kicked off bright and early On Saturday at 7:00… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2020 | USCTA News
In preparation for our 100th issue of Chase the First, I took some time to go back and read the past ninety-nine issues. I have prepared a quick synopsis of all that we have covered since our first issue on November 1, 2011. Wow – has our game grown and changed for the positive. Here is some of what’s happened, including “Tips from the Pros,” articles, artwork, the Top 25 lists, books, and the RTO forum – read to the bottom, and you will find out who was the most photographed player. We have had three USCTA Presidents – Greg… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2020 | Juniors
The USCTA National Junior Handicap tournament took place at Prince’s Court on January 17-19. Thirteen entrants played in their age category (U13, U15, U17, U19), and in one big side tourney, we called “The Main event.” Many thanks to Asher Ricci and Aidan Russo, who traveled from Philly and Newport, respectively. Forty-one matches were played over three days. Notably, of the thirteen juniors, only two had family members who had introduced them to the sport. Eight of the parents have taken up court tennis after their kids started playing! Finals Results: U13 Final: Elliot Philpott defeated Wyatt Courson 6-1 U15… Read the Full Story >
Jan 21, 2020 | Juniors, US Events
Jan 19, 2020 | Tournament Results
by Wells Ross Photos by Barney Tanfield A great time was had by all at the 2020 edition of the Etchebaster Trophy & Kendrick Cup. Throughout the weekend, the galleries and stand were full of the 30 players that came into New York for the weekend, plus many local supporters. Representatives from the clubs in Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago, Tuxedo, Montreal and of course New York were all present with trophies on their minds. On the Tennis side, the #1 seed Tolly Krusen made things look easy, marching to the finals with a victory over Tyler Sloan in the semis.… Read the Full Story >
Jan 9, 2020 | US Events, USCTA News
The following changes have been made to the 2020 Schedule. These changes impact the Hickey Cup, U.S. Mixed Doubles and the U.S. Ladies Open MARCH 20-22, 2020 @ Georgian Court Hickey Cup – National level Singles Championship for handicaps 60+ APRIL 17-19, 2020 @ Philadelphia U.S. Mixed Doubles JUNE 12-14, 2020 @ Tuxedo U.S. Ladies Open Singles & Doubles The Fixture Card has been updated to reflect these changes.
Dec 31, 2019 | National League
2018-19 USCTA National League Final New England v. Tuxedo. It was a moonlit, bitterly cold night in Newport, Rhode Island, but inside the National Tennis Club at the International Tennis Hall of Fame there could not have been a warmer reception by the packed house for the stars of the court tennis world. First match After a bit of nervous fiddling around with grips and shoes, Josh Dodgson (Tuxedo) and Leon Smart (New England) took the court. The match started with both players making incredible returns off equally incredible shots, but then missing the easy slower balls, bringing to mind… Read the Full Story >
