All The News That’s Fit To Prince!
The June/July issue of the Mainwall Spectator has arrived!
In this issue:
Elder/Ray win in Lakewood
Prince’s Court Tournament Winners
The Family of Jay Gould
Prince's Court
"the original game of tennis"Archive for Uncategorized
Mainwall Spectator – April/May Edition
Vern’s latest opus has arrived!
Please click here to read the April/May edition of the Mainwall Spectator newsletter.
2010 Cherry Blossom Finals
Wind Gong Division: Winthrop/Lysko def. Landrum/Laukitis 9/5
Chau Gong Division: Stilwell/Goulty def. Hagigh/Blas 9/3
Bao Gong Division: Koepke/Berry def. Cassin/Cassin 8/6
Masters Division: Motz/Motz def. Zug/Buckley 9/7
Click here for the Cherry Blossom website featuring the matches, interviews, and results.
The Cherry Blossom This Weekend!
Prince’s Court proudly hosts The Cherry Blossom Doubles Tournament this weekend.
Click here to go to the Cherry Blossom website for all of the results and to watch matches LIVE!
Motz Doubles Up The 40s
John Motz didn’t let age get the better of him as he won the US40s Singles Championship 6-1 6-5 over a hobbled Bill Barker. The finalists teamed up to take on Hufford/Zug in the Doubles Final. Hufford and Zug got off to a blistering start taking the first set 6/1 to the surprise on the gallery. However, Motz/Barker finally gained their second wind and in doing so gained the second set 6/5 in a tense final game. The third set saw the momentum continue as Motz/Barker played with a champion’s confidence. Motz doubled up his medal total by winning the doubles with Barker 1-6 6-5 6-1 . A splendid display of tennis on a splendid Sunday. The Finals were broadcasted live over the internet and the Finalists were awarded 40 oz. Budweisers at the end of the day to try to help in their post-match recovery.
US40s Final Live!
Watch the US40s Singles and Doubles final live!
Go to www.justin.tv/princescourt
Singles at 11:30AM John Motz v. Bill Barker
Doubles at 1PM Motz/Barker v. Zug/Hufford
Four You Enjoyment
4! The US 40s Amateur Championship is being held this weekend at Prince’s Court. Taking the title a bit to literally, there are only 4 entrants in this event (all from Prince’s Court). The schedule is as follows:
Sat 1pm B.Barker V J.Zug (Best of 3, 6 game sets)
Sat 2.30pm J.Motz V S.Hufford (Best of 3, 6 game sets)
Sat 3.30pm Loser 1pm V Loser 2.30pm (1, 10 game pro set)
Sunday 11.30am SINGLES FINAL
Sunday 1pm DOUBLES FINAL
USCTA Junior Nationals This Weekend!
The future of the game takes center stage this weekend as Prince’s Court is proud to host the 2010 Junior National Championships. Click here for the updated schedule
We invite everyone to come cheer and encourage these “young guns” as they will be beating you soon enough, so you better makes friends with them now!
Burke Cup This Weekend
Prince’s Court is proud to host the Burke Cup this weekend.
The Burke Cup is the USCTA’s annual tournament for players with hanidcaps between 40-49.
There should be some great matches this weekend so make sure you stop by and catch some of the action!
Alastair Martin Passes Away
A.B. Martin (left) hitting “the first ball” at the reopening of the Newport Court in 1979. Also pictured are (LtoR): Clarry Pell, Richard Stockton and Lord Aberdare.
By James Zug
Alastair Bradley Martin, one of the greatest amateur court tennis players of the twentieth century and a leader in both court tennis and lawn tennis, died on 12 January 2010. He was ninety-four.
Blond-haired, shy and energetic, A.B. Martin (he preferred A.B. to Alastair) was raised on the North Shore of Long Island. He first learned court tennis in the late 1930s from the legendary Punch Fairs, the English pro and former world champion. Fairs taught Martin the game at the Clarence Mackay court in Roslyn. Read the rest of this entry »
