2016 U.S. Mixed & Greevy Cup Draws
2016 U23s & U26s
by John Lumley We had players from across the country coming to Philadelphia to take home the National Under 23’s & Under 26’s trophies. In the singles Erik Barker was the no.1 seed for both 23’s & 26’s. In the 23’s he had a good match against Chase Motz but proved too much winning 8-2. Paul Monaghan was the no.2 seed and took down Noah Motz 8-4 after being 4-1 down at the start. The final saw power Paul vs eager Erik where Erik was getting everything back from good cut shots to 120mph forces. He won 10-4 to take… Read the Full Story >
2016 World Championship – “The Wait is Over”
by James Zug The Wait is Over It has been forty-two years since an American won the world championship in tennis singles. In the years since Jimmy Bostwick took the title in 1974, two British men and two Australian men have reigned as world champion. Today in Newport, the wait is over. Camden Scott Riviere captured the title with an emphatic 6-2 single-set victory on the third day of the championship, reaching the magic number of seven sets. The day after his twenty-ninth birthday, Riviere now succeeds his opponent, Rob Fahey, as world champion. It was a decisive final day.… Read the Full Story >
2016 World Championship Report – Day 2
The Second Day By James Zug The crucial moment, perhaps, in the day’s play and in the 2016 world championship in general, came in the eighth set. It was 3-3. Rob Fahey had taken the previous, seventh set and now had roared back from a 1-3 deficit. He was up 40-0. He was on the verge of pushing through and squaring the day at two-sets all. Thus, the overall score would be 5-3, and the final day of play on Saturday would be promising or at least realistically possible, with a tiny bit of margin of error and Fahey… Read the Full Story >
2016 World Championship Begins – Day 1
by James Zug The 2016 Men’s World Championship began with great pomp, circumstance and sadness at the National Tennis Club. Jonathan Howell, president of the International Real Tennis Players Association, introduced the challenger, Camden Riviere, the defending champion, Rob Fahey and the marker, Drew Lyons. B.J. Whitehouse sang the national anthems of both Australia and United States. Then silence descended among the hundreds of spectators, as everyone stood and honored the memory of Jay Schochet, the late torchbearer of tennis in Newport. Both players wore bright sneakers—Riviere’s were red, Fahey orange—with orange shoelaces. Otherwise, all in white. Both looked… Read the Full Story >
The Second International Conference on the History of Tennis “Tennis: Past & Present” on the occasion of the men’s Real Tennis World Championship 17 & 19 May 2016 (10am-1pm) The Casino Theatre International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum Newport, RI 02840 USA & Court Tennis Contemporary Contemporary art inspired by the original racquet sport 17-21 May 2016 10am-4pm daily Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Opening Reception: 17 May, 2-4pm Kindly supported by Robert Sinskey Vineyards On behalf of the Real Tennis Society it is with great pleasure to welcome you to attend… Read the Full Story >
Johnstone – “East Court”
Charles Johnstone after producing nine photographic books over the past 10 years has finally turned his artistic attention to the game he loves, Court Tennis . “East Court ” is a beautiful artistic look at the East Court of the Racquet &Tennis Club. Johnstone’s work is in many museum and private collections. In the past 5 years he has had exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and Paris. “East Court” is produced in a very limited edition of 300 copies. Johnstone will have copies of book in Newport at the 2016 World Championship for sale. Very limited Edition of… Read the Full Story >
Howell Wins Spring Invitational
The second annual Spring Invitational and Pro-Am was hosted by the Racquet & Tennis Club May 5th-9th. Eighteen US-based players, eleven pros and seven amateurs, competed for this coveted title. The Professional field was headed by Newport’s World #10 Nick Howell and also featured Pros from Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Tuxedo and New York. On the Amateur side, there was a strong New York contingent, as well as amateurs from Philadelphia, Washington, and the current US Amateur Champion, Charlie Braham. Thursday saw play in the group stages of an expanded Pro-Am draw. There were a series of tightly contested matches, featuring… Read the Full Story >
Northrup Knox
The 2016 Northrup Knox Invitational, hosted by the Aiken Tennis Club, was held April 14-17, 2016. At the conclusion of 15 matches, brilliantly marked and managed by our tournament director Matt Ronaldson, the title of tournament champion was successfully defended by the team of Rakesh Jasani and Jason Mengel. A 3-peat no less! Visiting players have always been a part of the Knox competition and this year was no different. John Saxe, Charlie Braham, Anders Cohen, Sav Cremona, Ryan Carey and possibly our member with the longest commute, Brian Owens, teamed with local players to continue the tradition. Group A… Read the Full Story >
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