2017 World Masters Championships
By Jeremy Wintersteen 15 U.S. players travelled to Australia to compete in the 2017 Masters Team and Individual tournaments. These international competitions are held every two years and are for players 50 years and older. On behalf of the USCTA, thank you to all those who made the trip down under to represent your country and compete in the individuals. Below is a list of our players, their home clubs, and the tournaments they played in. Bill Barker (ITCW) – Cockram, 50’s singles, 50’s doubles (finalist) Dick Brickley (T&R) – Danby Vern Cassin (Radley) – Danby Anders Cohen (GCU) –… Read the Full Story >
U.S. Open Flyer
The 2017 U.S. Open will be held at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia from February 25 – March 6th.
Beam wins the Etchebaster
John Beam has won the 2017 Etchebaster. Results below. (Report and photos to follow). Matches were streamed by the Racquet Club of Chicago and can be seen on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6sh2hbGHbhsVU-soy37vQ
U.S. Junior Handicap Results
2017 U.S. Junior Handicap Results Prince’s Court U13- Jakob Bregenhoj def. Avi Fruman 10-9 U15 – Lydia Danas def. Robert Chitic 10-4 U17 – Keawe Johnson def. Eddie Johnson 10-7 U19 – Dawson Chisholm def. Michael Haley 10-5 There were eighteen entries in this year’s event at Prince’s Court. Newport’s Jakob Bregenhoj took the U13 final in a nail biter, 10/9 against Avi Fruman despite losing 6/1 when they played in the round robin two days earlier. In the U15s, the group tiebreakers came down to game difference and a Prince’s Court final in which Lydia Danas overcame her 6/1… Read the Full Story >
2016 Annual Dinner Honors Tennis Greats
By James Zug Photos by Michael Do The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the nineteenth annual United States Court Tennis Association dinner and auction during the traditional mid-December Whitney Cup. More than two hundred people attended the dinner, which was chaired by Brian Owens and Dan Laukitis. It was the largest annual dinner since the USCTA’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2005. It was also the first dinner in which everyone paid in advance by PayPal. A splendid cocktail hour started the evening. Peter di Bonaventura brought numerous photographs and trophies from Greentree, which dotted the main reading room at… Read the Full Story >
2016 Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles
2016 Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles They said it couldn’t be done. They said even if Greentree-Aiken brought back Morris Clothier and fielded a U.S. Amateur Doubles Champion in all five pairs and New York lost Spike Willcocks to injury and Will Thompson to procreation, New York could not be beaten. Well… they were right. The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 83rd Payne Whitney Memorial Intercity Doubles December 9-11, 2016. The Whitney Cup remains one of the most beloved events of the Court Tennis season, bringing together the very best amateur doubles players from each club across the U.S.… Read the Full Story >
Riviere wins the National Open
Camden Riviere defeated Conor Medlow 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 to win the 2016 National Open title at Prince’s Court in Washington, DC. A full report is forthcoming, but you can watch the Final below. Click here to go to the National Open page for full results.
2016 National Open Draw
2016 Jimmy Dunn Draws
Jimmy Dunn Recap: This year’s Jimmy Dunn was another big one with 154 entrants playing in 16 different categories through Racquets, Doubles Squash, Singles Squash and Doubles Tennis. The Singles Squash was the biggest we have ever had due to the 3 new courts. The matches started Thursday at 2pm and finished Sunday at 5pm with 275 matches being played in total. Seeing the Racquet Club and the whole club being used in full capacity would make the founders proud of where the club has got to. The strength of each draw was at an all time high with each… Read the Full Story >
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