May 13, 2016 | USCTA News
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 >
May 10, 2016 | US Events
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 >
Apr 27, 2016 | US Events
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 >
Apr 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ogden Mills Phipps, known as Dinny, passed away on April 6. Earlier this month, the USCTA announced that Phipps would be one of two inductees for the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame for 2016. Click here to read a story from Thoroughbred Daily News. Click here for the obituary. From the USCTA: “The USCTA proudly announces the two inductees in the class of 2016 into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame. Ogden Mills Phipps won the U.S. Open doubles in 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982, as well as winning the U.S. amateur doubles in 1979, 1981 and 1982. He… Read the Full Story >
Apr 1, 2016 | US Events
The month of March is women’s History month, during which International Women’s Day is celebrated (March 8th) and with respect, the Boston / Newport Ladies’ Bread and Roses tournament was scheduled for March 5th this year. This is a one-day handicap doubles tournament in nascent stages of becoming a long lasting annual tradition between sister clubs. With help from the women’s development committee, this event has been well attended and received by both the T & R and the NTC. The Boston Team roster included Helen Grassi (Capt.), Suzy Schwartz, Magda Mitchell, Anne Greene, Kathy Pugh, Meghan McCarthy and Christina… Read the Full Story >
Apr 1, 2016 | US Events
Eight full teams of 6 players descended upon the Racquet Club of Philadelphia for the title of the Percy Cup Champions 2016. Starting off the tournament on Friday at 11am a full squad and supporting team of Aiken took on the Philly-Chicago team. With Purvis & Cook looking strong taking the Pair 1 match 8-5 Aiken had the dream start but it was quickly stopped by Tancer & Iole who won the Pair 2 match 8-6. With Zacher a very experienced player on the Philly court and the power of Nazemoff they beat the team of Ellis & Glance 8-2… Read the Full Story >
Mar 31, 2016 | US Events
We had a fantastic turnout of 18 Ladies for the Anne Boleyn at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. There were some great matches in the group stages with two going 5-all 40-game point. Helen Grassi winning all of her matches faced Kathy Pugh who was runner up in her group. Helen was too consistent and took the win 6-1 to move her to the semifinals. Topaz Terry and Mary Livingston had a close match to 3-all until Mary took control to win 6-3. Elizabeth Browning and Shelia Reilly had a close match with Browning take it 6-4. Kathy Carson and… Read the Full Story >
Mar 30, 2016 | US Events, USCTA News
We kicked off the 2016 ‘over 70 nationals’ here in Chicago today. Outside it was a balmy 55 degrees, but inside it was a perfect 72. The match was Delray Beach – Chicago Vs Newport. Although the score was 6/0 6/0, it doesn’t indicate how competitive this match was from the beginning. Tim Merrill, Chicago’s only competitive player, teamed up with crafty veteran Russell Corey; both played well in spurts but it wasn’t enough to overcome the fine team from Newport. Alex Walsh and Jonathan Pardee showed why they are one of the best teams in the land. Both used… Read the Full Story >
Mar 14, 2016 | International Events
Mar 1, 2016 | US Events
2016 Hickey Cup – Handicaps 60+ Boston Tennis and Racquet Club January 15-17, 2016 Main Draw – Al Santosuosso def. Art Horowitz, 6-4 6-0 Back Draw – Connor Currier def. Bob Rulli, 4-6 6-3 6-2 Over MLK weekend the Boston Tennis and Racquet Club hosted the 2016 Hickey Cup – a level championship for players with a handicap 60 and above. There was representation from Newport, Philadelphia, DC, and Boston. For many of the competitors it was either their first USCTA event or first travel event. This is yet another sign of the steady increase in tournament participation around the… Read the Full Story >
