Nov 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Racquet and Tennis Club played host to the 21st annual Silver Racquet from November 7 – 10. The weekend began with a well-attended and fittingly boisterous stag dinner on Thursday night in memory of Edward F. Ulmann. Generations of fellow batsmen shared hilarious stories throughout the dinner, helping to build on Ulmann’s considerable lore. Consistent with Ulmann’s status as one of the most iconic players, the Racquet & Tennis club named its racquets court in his honor. Additionally, the North American Racquets Association commemorated the US Amateur Doubles trophy (a stunning racquets bat cast in sterling silver from the… Read the Full Story >
Dec 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 82nd annual Payne Whitney Intercity Doubles competition this weekend. The tournament included six teams of ten players each with 54 of the top 60 US amateurs. Seven young rookies (Dillon Aldrich, Vu Hoang, Marty Kinsella, Steve Rozek, David Tedeschi, Clayton Vaughters, and Zach Sacks) took to the courts in tow of their wizened teammates. Despite strong efforts in group play, especially from the New England and Washington teams, the odds-maker’s favorites, New York and Greentree-Aiken advanced to Sunday’s final. By way of a 2/1 match lead early Friday afternoon and with Simon Aldrich… Read the Full Story >
Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
The New York Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the Silver Racquet Invitational and New York Open Handicap on 8-11 November 2012. In conjunction with the tennis, the club hosted an invitational squash doubles tournament, paired doubles racquets, and US Amateur Racquets (singles and doubles). In squash, Whitten Morris (NY) and Trevor McGuinness (PA) prevailed in a decisive three games over the all-Bantam team of Baset Ashfaq (NY) and Addison West (NY). In racquets, the indefatigable Jonathan Larken (NY) dropped only one game en route to his fourth US Amateur singles title. In the US Amateur Racquets Doubles, Larken teamed up with Guy… Read the Full Story >
