Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Followers of court building projects will recognize the name Francis Hamilton. He was deeply involved with the Washington effort in the 90s, the saving of the building at Troon from threatened demolition and with the near win in Edinburgh. Fewer will know that he is a direct descendent of British General Robert Ross, who won the Battle of Bladensburg and led the burning of Washington in the War of 1812. At Bladensburg, the leader of the American forces, Commodore Joshua Barney, was wounded in the thigh and captured while slowing the inexorable British advance. Barney surrendered his sword and, because… Read the Full Story >
Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
The first medals of the 2014/15 season were awarded in Newport on October 12 at the USCTA Under 19 Junior Doubles. Known as the Lieb Cup, in honor of the late John Lieb, the event attracted nine players from Newport and Washington. The weekend began on Friday afternoon with the players participating in a series of drills and practice games. Saturday morning began with a clinic for Tiny Tots. Throughout the summer, Newport has been running a Tot’s clinic for players between four and nine years old. Seven tots participated and then stayed on to watch the “big kids” go… Read the Full Story >
Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
On the evening of Wednesday October 8th The New York Racquet and Tennis Club hosted the first National League match of the season against the combined team of Tuxedo and Philadelphia. With generous sponsorship from The USCTA, The Jesters and Harrow as well as fantastic support from the U.S. based clubs, the stakes are higher than ever. The first match pitted Josh Dodgson against Barney Tanfield. Dodgson jumped out to an early 2/0 lead in the first set with a series well-crafted points. Tanfield regrouped and fought to take the next six tightly contested games. The second set was nip… Read the Full Story >
Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Winthrops are coming, the Winthops are coming! by Jeremy Wintersteen Players from Aiken, New York, Newport, and Boston played in the dual tournament weekend in Boston for the U.S. Mixed Doubles and Jimmy Knott. A small but solid field of five teams played in the Mixed. The first and second rounds went as expected with Pat and Jen Winthrop (#1 seed) meeting Dillon Aldrich and Amanda Avedissian (#2) in the final. The Newport siblings got off to a great start and took the first set. Dillon and Amanda regrouped, started making many fewer errors, and took the… Read the Full Story >
Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Racquet Club was proud to host the 2nd Annual Chicago Invitational from October 1st -5th 2014 The tournament commenced on Wednesday night with Chicago members getting the tournament going with some great matches among the locals. The tournament officially kicked off on Thursday with matches played through Sunday afternoon; the level of play throughout the event was fantastic and of the highest caliber The Invitational featured tennis, rackets and doubles squash with 27 pairs in the tennis competing in a round-robin format across 4 divisions. The tournament featured representation from each club in the U.S and we were also… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Tennis and Racquet Club of Boston hosted the first annual Sears Cup Tournament in honor of Richard Dudley “Dick” Sears (October 16, 1861 – April 8, 1943). Sears started his career in “Lawn Tennis.” There he was undefeated in the U.S. Championships. He won the first of his seven consecutive titles in 1881 while still a student at Harvard. In those days, the previous year’s winner had an automatic bye into the final. Thus, in 1881, beginning with the first round, he went on an 18-match unbeaten streak that would take him through to the 1887 championships, after which… Read the Full Story >
Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Court Tennis Charleston is going beautifully. The fundraising campaign is now at $670,000 and increasing daily. The exciting news is about one hundred percent: 100% of the USCTA board and 100% of the Preservation Foundation board have pledged to CTC, and just this week we were thrilled and honored to learn that 100% of the professionals in the U.S. have pledged. For more about the incredible progress being made, see CTC’s new website, courtesy of Jon Crowell. Click here to go to view the new website and find out more.
Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
The inaugural International Tennis Day was a huge success. The annual date is 20 June, the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath at the start of the French Revolution. Modeled after World Squash Day, the first ITD came off wonderfully. All four playing nations participated and photographs and reports went up onto the ITD page at Facebook, a seamless way for everyone to follow each other’s activities in real time. You can find the ITD page here. Australia got the day started off right. Melbourne had much play and in Hobart before a full dedans, Barry Toates hosted a skills… Read the Full Story >
Jun 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Newport Handicap Doubles was played this past weekend. Click here for full results. A Final: D.Aldrich/P.Cipriano def O.Buckley/S.Goss 10/2 B Final: M.Shellim/V.Williams def B.Rowe/T.Rowe 10/4 C Final: P.Napolitano/J.Harkins def B.Rives/D.Ford 10/4 D Final: S.Hodges/K.Minevitz def S.Harkins/P.Livingston 9/7 E Final: M.Ashmore/T.Ashmore def F.VanLiew/B.Packham 9/6
