Apr 1, 2020 | US Events
by John Lumley Eight teams competed for the 2020 Percy Cup. Three from Philadelphia, two from New York, and one each from New England, Washington, and Tuxedo. We used a knock-out draw format for the weekend, with first-round losers going into a back draw. On Sunday, the finals of the back draw were played first with Philadelphia 2 squaring off against Tuxedo. We had a fast start to the day as Peter Griffith & Matt Delfiner taking the win 10-7 over Dave Christensen & Alexandre Gallo. Staying on the service end was vital, as both teams served well. Melissa Purcell… Read the Full Story >
Mar 1, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
Ladies from Philadelphia, Tuxedo, Newport, and Boston took to the court at the Tennis & Racquet Club for the 2020 Ladies Invitational. Congratulations to Xanthe Ranger on winning the main draw over Amy Wintersteen; a result that will likely crown Xanthe the #1 Ladies’ Amateur in the USA on the USCTA’s next top 15 list. The back draw saw some fantastic matches and some players for the future with Brittany Miller coming out on top over Kathy Minevitz. Thanks to all of the ladies who traveled from near and far to participate and create another fun weekend at the T&R. Thanks… Read the Full Story >
Feb 26, 2020 | Tournament Results, US Events
By an interested observer The Racquet Club of Chicago was proud to host the 2020 Noll Cup in February. The draw comprised 16 players with visitors from New York, Philadelphia, and Newport joining the local contingent vying for the title. The matches began on Thursday, with many Chicago players winning through to the quarterfinals. The in-form Max Drake overcame Kirk Baldwin 6-1 6-3, and Matt Pettinelli outlasted Baker Thompson 1-6 6-3 6-4. Moving forward to Friday, two of the notable matches involved Harry Goldstein and Rowan Carroll, who both scored impressive victories over Brad Thompson (RCOP) and Eli Drake, with an… Read the Full Story >
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
