Jan 18, 2015 | US Events
A fantastic weekend of action on both the racquets and tennis courts as we wrap up the Etchebaster and Kendrick Cups. Congratulations to Ben Stein (R&T) on defeating Matt Breuer in the final of the Etchebaster 6/3 6/2. And to our own David Tedeschi on defeating Ben Stein in the Kendrick Cup 15/8 15/5. We also had two great back draw final matches; McCabe Walsh def. Craig Corrance in the Kendrick Back Draw and Ken Forton defeated Harsha Gopal in the Etchebaster Back Draw. Great support from the T&R folks and a big thanks to Lucas Walsh and Dan Herrick with… Read the Full Story >
Jan 9, 2015 | US Events
The Tuxedo Club kicked off the 2015 USCTA calendar hosting the National 40’s single and doubles competition January 9th – 11th. A number of factors may have contributed to participants consisting of players from the NY metropolitan area… A holiday hangover for many players? The notoriously ‘deep’ Tuxedo tambour scaring off many of the players from other parts of the
country? Devereux with a new ‘hip’ and his always-fearsome railroad? The infamous ‘rock hard pellets’ put on court by the Tuxedo professional staff?
The author may never know the real reasons for the ‘metropolitan’ feel to this National Championship weekend;… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2015 | USCTA News
The seventeenth annual USCTA Dinner and Auction was held on the Friday of the Whitney Cup weekend in New York. A packed house gathered for an evening of conversation and awards, capped off by a live auction to benefit the Charleston Court project. A silent auction was held during the cocktail hour. USCTA President – Jeremy Wintersteen – presented the 2014 USCTA Awards during the dinner. Ranging from sportsmanship to literary achievement, the awards are the highest honor the Association presents on an annual basis. This year’s award winners are listed below. George Plimpton Award (for Literary and Artistic Achievement)… Read the Full Story >
Dec 31, 2014 | US Events
The Aiken Tennis Club hosted eleven professionals and two amateurs Dec 5-7 to compete in The U.S. National Open. Tournament Director Dacre Stoker received plenty of technical support from Camden Riviere to organize the Main draw and he also assisted in adding a Satellite and Pro Am event. Members of the ATC bought up many of the available tickets. Social Chair Michael Sullivan and his able committee put together two fabulous evenings of drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres to sustain the galleries during the long hours and late nights of non-stop tennis action. Highlights of the early rounds included a… Read the Full Story >
Dec 29, 2014 | US Events
The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 81st annual Payne Whitney Intercity Doubles competition December 12th – 14th. The tournament included six teams of ten players each with nearly all of the top-50 US amateurs represented. Matches were best of three set affairs with 2-2 shortened third sets and no deuce-ad scoring. Four young at heart rookies (Peter Cipriano, Geoff Ellis, John Saxe, and Gary Swantner) took to the courts in tow of their wizened teammates. Beginning on Friday morning, the East court hosted two matchups in Group 1: Greentree-Aiken vs. Philadelphia and New England vs. Philadelphia. With some fresh… Read the Full Story >
Dec 10, 2014 | US Events
34th Annual Jimmy Dunn Tournament Weekend This year’s Jimmy Dunn hit record numbers with 25 draws and over 218 matches played starting Thursday at noon and ending Sunday at 6pm. There was record numbers in the squash draws and the tennis as always was sold out 3 weeks in advance with 78 players. The level of tennis this weekend was some of the best quality we have seen for a number of years. The racquets draws saw massive numbers as we added age group categories this year. As well as the Jock Soutar we also had the Tom Price, Murray Sales… Read the Full Story >
Dec 10, 2014 | US Events
Witham Handicap Doubles 2014 by Dacre Stoker The Aiken Tennis Club hosted the 2014 Calhoun Witham Handicap Doubles Tournament Nov. 14-16. We attracted a field of 20 teams with players representing the following clubs: Prince’s Court Washington, National Tennis Club Newport, Tennis and Rackets Club Boston, Racquet Club of Chicago Tuxedo, Lakewood, NYR&T and of course Aiken. The tournament was divided into two divisions, the A division had 8 teams with handicaps 44 and below, the B Division had 12 teams with handicaps 45 and above. Teams played in a round robin format for their first 3 matches before moving… Read the Full Story >
Dec 10, 2014 | US Events
The Singles Championship: The 2014 Ladies US Open kicked off with four round of 16 singles matches on Friday November 7th. Helen Grassi and Alex Klara were the first match of the championship at high noon with Grassi prevailing in straight sets. Rackets aficionado Shi-Nan Zhang and Petra Napolitano were next on the docket. Napolitano was determined to keep her foot on the pedal before Zhang got the hang of the bounces and chases, as her comfort level increased game by game. Napolitano emerged victorious in straight sets with some fantastic rests enjoyed by the spectators. Dara Walsh and Sara… Read the Full Story >
Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
The New York Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 22nd annual Silver Racquet Invitational and New York Open Handicap on November 5-9, 2014. In conjunction with the court tennis, the weekend included an invitational squash doubles tournament, paired doubles racquets, under-35 handicap racquets singles, and the first annual North American Racquets Invitational. Tennis began in earnest on Wednesday evening for the three flights of NY Open Handicap draws and on Friday afternoon for the Silver Racquet Invitational. Early rounds included high levels of play across the draws filled with new and seasoned players alike. The fields whittled down to the… Read the Full Story >
