Dec 28, 2022 | International Events, US Events, USCTA News
From the IRTPA: On behalf of the International World Championship Committee (IWCC) the IRTPA Executive are delighted to announce their acceptance of the bid from the Westwood Country Club in Washington, DC. The dates of the challenge matches are Sunday 17th, Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st September 2023. Around the Challenge match days there will be social events and sporting activities for the spectators including a court tennis tournament and lawn tennis tournament. Congratulations to the Westwood team and we look forward to a great World Championship Challenge on their new court.
Dec 28, 2022 | International Events, US Events
The first round of the Eliminators will be held in Philadelphia and Aiken in March to determine the challenger for the World Championship. The best of nine set competition will be played over two days – on the first day, four sets will be played, and five sets or until one player has won five sets on the second day. John Lumley (1) will play Chris Chapman in Philadelphia (4) on March 22 and 24. Aiken will host Ben Taylor-Matthews (2) and Nick Howell (3) on March 29 and 31. The winner of each match will play a final eliminator… Read the Full Story >
Nov 1, 2022 | International Events, USCTA News
by Jon Crowell Arriving in London at 6:40 am on Saturday morning the excitement of match play was still two days away. Despite not having slept at all on the plane, I arrived surprisingly awake with the possibilities of this fabulous tournament at the top of my mind. It was not intentional but, very conveniently, 3 of the 4 US Bathurst Cup team members landed within minutes of each other at Heathrow airport and met up for the second time as teammates in the arrival hall beyond customs. Having seen each other in Philadelphia for a two-day training camp the… Read the Full Story >
Oct 9, 2022 | International Events, US Events
The Bathurst Cup matches begin on Monday. Representing the USA are: Jon Crowell, Freddie Bristowe, Peter Dickinson & Pat Winthrop for the men and Freddie Adam & Xanthe Ranger for the women. Lots of great info in the attached program. Watch The Bathurst Cup Livestream here! https://bit.ly/3CK0dkl #RealTennis Bathurst Program
Sep 15, 2022 | International Events, International News, Tournament Results
by James Zug Third Day 6-3, 3-6, 5-6, 6-2 FINAL Riviere 5-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, 5-6, 6-3, 3-6, 5-6, 6-2 It was an even colder, damper Thursday afternoon at Prested for Day Three, upper fifties and raining. Everyone, though, was happy to gather again, needing to return to the scene after having barely recovered from Day Two. Ringing in everyone’s ears—still echoing out through the car park and down Prested’s long drive and into Feering—was the roar after the climatic final point of Day Two. It was a twenty-six stroke masterpiece at 5-all, 40-30, set-point for Rob… Read the Full Story >
Sep 13, 2022 | International Events, International News, Tournament Results
by James Zug Day Two 2-6, 2-6, 3-6, 6-5 Day Two was quite different than Day One at Prested Hall. There were new faces onsite. Owner Mike Carter, who dreamed up Prested twenty-eight years ago, returned from Spain. Former world champion Penny Lumley appeared. A second American-based professional, Conor Medlow (Chicago), joined Penny’s son John (Philadelphia) in the galleries. The weather was suddenly autumnal, chilly and damp, with rain threatening and then finally in the third set some spitting turned into a steady, light patter. And everyone was attuned to historical resonances after the fourth annual International Conference on the… Read the Full Story >
Sep 11, 2022 | International Events, Overseas Events
by James Zug First day 6-5, 1-6, 6-4, 2-6 It was an extraordinary first day to the 2022 World Championship. Or rather the twice-postponed 2020 World Championship. We waited exactly 1,597 days from the astonishing third and final day of the 2018 Challenge Round at Queen’s until we all met again on the sunny grounds of Prested Hall for the next Challenge. Over four years and four months—that was a nineteenth-century sort of break between matches. It was a lovely day in Essex with patches of bright sunshine breaking through the clouds, in the mid-seventies, fairly humid. Pol Roger supplied… Read the Full Story >
Aug 1, 2022 | International Events, Tournament Results
by Steve Hufford The pandemic-delayed World Masters amateur court tennis championships were held in France in May and the US fielded teams for all age brackets contested (Over 50s, Over 60s, Over 70s). In addition, Jules Zacher represented the US in the Over 80s individual singles. Training injuries, COVID cases, family commitments, schedule changes, and other unforeseen events challenged our intrepid captains as they rallied the US seniors to create solid rosters for the international team competitions. Captains Guy Devereux, Simon Aldrich, and Greg Van Schaack were unrelenting in their creative and thoughtful efforts to provide a good showing by the US… Read the Full Story >
Aug 1, 2022 | International Events, Juniors
Jul 1, 2022 | International Events, International News, Juniors, Overseas Events
In July, Australia is hosting the Van Alen, Clothier, and Limb Cups. These are international team events open to players under the age of 26. The USA will compete against Great Britain in the Van Alen and against Australia for the Clothier Cup. The Limb Cup is G.B. vs. Australia. The tournaments are held every two years and rotate between countries. Team USA won the Van Alen and Clothier Cups in 2019 in Manchester. The matches were postponed a year due to Covid travel restrictions in 2021. Representing the U.S. are Freddie Bristowe, Erik Barker, Pete Dickinson, and Chase Motz.… Read the Full Story >
