Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
The 2014 United States Ladies Open was held at Prince’s Court November 1-3. The field consisted of ten ladies including top U.S. player Amanda Avedissian and featuring the ladies world number one player, Claire Vigrass. The early rounds in singles held true to form and saw the debut of Washington’s talented junior upstart, Tess Browne, who showed a fighting spirit and gave the spectators many reasons to believe that she could contend for this title down the road as she continues to develop her game. Prince’s Court’s own Mary Livingston and Pat Homer used the home court advantage to their… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 12/12/12, I attempted to play 12 straight hours of tennis at Prince’s Court in support of my charitable initiative “12 Rounds”. A phrase like “well conditioned” is not usually associated with yours truly, so it was anyone’s guess as to what would happen with such a undertaking. I am pleased to report that I was able to complete all 12 Rounds and would like to thank my manager Ivan Ronaldson and my 18 opponents who made such a feat possible. The main event (the 12th Round) was billed “The Ol’ 1-2” where Phil “The Bandeau Bandit” Shannon and I… Read the Full Story >
Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing… 2012 Cherry Blossom Recap By Ryan Carey The 2012 Cherry Blossom Doubles Tournament was held over Easter weekend at Prince’s Court. We welcomed out-of-town entrants from Boston, Philadelphia, Newport, New York, and Aiken and as far away as Hyde (UK). There are 12 tones in the musical scale. As it was the ‘12 Cherry Blossom, we gave this year’s tournament a “music” theme. We transformed the court into having 12 tones that players could hit with the ball during play. For example, we placed a giant yard bell into… Read the Full Story >
Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The USCTA Level Championship for handicaps 30-39 (The Noll Cup) was held this past weekend at Prince’s Court. The field consisted of 13 entrants: 7 “locals” and 6 “exotics” representing New York, Newport, Philadelphia and Parts Unknown (Bender). While all of the matches were curiously won in straight sets, almost every match was close and played to a level well past their “on paper” handicaps. The Prince’s Court players seemed to enjoy a home court advantage as the four semifinalists were Washington players. The top 2 seeds, Vu Hoang and Sara Lacombe took a page from the earlier in the… Read the Full Story >
Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
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Jan 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Prince’s Court welcomed players from Boston (Connors & Stockton), New York (Ziatyk), and from parts unknown (Bender) to the USCTA Level Championships for players with a handicap of 40-49, The Burke Cup. It became quite clear from the first match of the tournament that William Connors (affectionately dubbed “The Boston Strong Boy” by Temple) routed a travel-weary Mike Ziatyk and sent notice to the rest of the field that he was on a mission and would not be denied. The question was, who would have the game to stop him? Through many highly competitive matches over the course of the weekend, a… Read the Full Story >
Apr 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
The 2008 Cherry Blossom was a great success with over 40 (if not world class, then certainly high class) players coming from as far away as Australia and from such exotic places as Scotland! The centerpiece of this year’s tournament was a 22-inch Prince’s Court inscribed gong, which was hung in the Winning Gallery. Why settle for the dainty ring of a cow bell when you could announce your winning shot with the omnipresent sound of a 22-inch gong?? It was great fun to watch people alter their normal course of play to have a shot at hitting the gong. … Read the Full Story >
