Philadelphia wins Whitney Cup
Philadelphia defeated Washington 5-0 to win the 2023 Whitney Cup. Details to follow.
Whitney Cup – Day 2
Van Alen, Clothier, and Limb Cups
The United States will host the Van Alen, Clothier, and Limb Cups (VACL) July 11 -16. The Westwood Country Club will hold the premier international junior tennis team event. The biennial tournaments are comprised of juniors under 26 from the U.K., USA, and Australia and rotate between countries. Each country’s team includes 4-6 players. The U.S. team includes Freddie Bristowe, Erik Barker, Henry Smith, Noah Motz, and Chase Motz. All have played in previous team matches and have been preparing with the help of Junior Coaches – Tim Chisholm and Camden Riviere. Before Chisholm and Riviere, Ivan Ronaldson played a… Read the Full Story >
2023 Cherry Blossom
2023 Cherry Blossom by Ryan Carey The 2023 Cherry Blossom was held over Easter Weekend at our new home at Westwood Country Club. We had a robust field of 27 teams for this year’s tournament. The Westwood Country Club was founded in 1954, so having 54 players seemed like a fitting tribute to Westwood. On opening night, April 6, it was announced that in honor of Ron Blomberg’s historical appearance as the first Designated Hitter in baseball on April 6th, 1973, a rule would be implemented where a player could choose their partner as a “designated hitter” to return serve… Read the Full Story >
Wilson wins the 2022 Wharton Cup
by Pierre Lorillard The Wharton Cup for handicaps 50-59 was held at the Tuxedo Club this past weekend January 29th & 30th. The draw was a relatively modest 11 competitors who endured a “bomb cyclone” blizzard to attend. Despite the small draw and the weather challenges, the matches were highly competitive and featured players ranging in age from 14 to 75. In the first main draw semifinal Paul Brooke of the Tuxedo Club faced Adam Yaari from New York who survived a three-set nail biter (5/6, 6/1, 6/4) in the quarterfinal against youngster Hazel Christensen from Tuxedo to advance. In… Read the Full Story >
Chitic wins the 2022 Hickey Cup
by Matthew Ronaldson An exciting weekend commenced with a last minute change of venue due to the Nor’easter coming through Jersey and New England, so from Lakewood to Princes Court we moved! Drama continued as both the top 2 seeds were knocked out in the round of 16 with great performances from Gavin Wilson and Patrick Chitic respectively. Gavin came undone against a very solid Stan Scott from the Philadelphia Club, whilst Patrick continued his fine form knocking out John Knox to reach the final. The plate competition kept everyone busy and the court and club buzzing. Martin Whitmer played solid… Read the Full Story >
Peabody wins the 2022 Noll Cup
2022 Noll Cup By an interested observer The Racquet Club of Chicago was proud to host the 2022 Noll Cup in January. The draw comprised 19 players with visitors from Aiken, Washington, Boston, Charleston and the University of Georgia joining the local contingent vying for the title. The matches began on Thursday with many Chicago players winning through to the quarter finals. The first upset of the tournament saw the unseeded Andrew Peabody from Boston upset the Chicago #4 seed Eli Drake. Andrew started the match in strong fashion and with Eli returning from University to make the event, some… Read the Full Story >
2021 Jimmy Knott
by Tony Hollins A big thank you to everyone who played in this year’s event. We had a fantastic crowd to watch some incredible court tennis, which was a breathe of fresh air after a long hiatus from national court tennis events during COVID-19. This was the event of the up-and-comers with both events won by unseeded players. Pete Dickinson defeated Ben Hudson 6/3, 5/6, 6/4 in another epic match to claim the A Division. Wes Traub defeated Connor Richmond 6/5, 6/5 in a very tight affair to win the B division. CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL RESULTS
2021 Hadden Tomes
In the Racquets world, the third weekend of October signifies the annual Hadden Tomes event in Tuxedo Park. However, as we all managed through a global pandemic for the past two years, dreams of themed parties and on-court competition remained a [caterpillar] pipe dream. Cue Friday, October 15th. On a perfect fall day, Hadden Tomes ramped back up into full force with an Alice in Wonderland themed weekend. As the matches kicked off Friday, costumes adorned the court of rabbits, Alices, Queens of Hearts, and more. That evening the tennis house was filled with live music courtesy of Rich Mueller,… Read the Full Story >
2021 National Open and Below Zero Report
by Barney Tanfield The Racquet and Tennis Club hosted the 2021 U.S. National Open and Below Zero 22-27 September. A total of seventeen players competed between the two draws with the Below Zero acting as a feeder event for the National Open. Thirteen US-based professionals were joined by four of the country’s top amateurs. World #1 Camden Riviere led a world-class field of entrants, which also included top seeds Steve Virgona, Tim Chisholm, James Stout and John Lumley. Below Zero The sixth annual Below Zero began with Shep Skiff upsetting top U.S. Amateur, Jon Crowell. Shep’s relentless pursuit of the… Read the Full Story >
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