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Archive for January, 2010
January 28, 2010 at 16:39 · Filed under Report and tagged: bender, Burke Cup, Connors, handicap, lysko, tournament
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 challenger emerged, a Prince’s Court dark horse by the name of Greg Lysko. Read the rest of this entry »
January 21, 2010 at 14:29 · Filed under Uncategorized
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!
Click here to see the draw.
January 15, 2010 at 17:07 · Filed under Uncategorized and tagged: alastair martin, newport, princes court, robin martin
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 »
January 15, 2010 at 16:57 · Filed under Report and tagged: hufford, price cup, princes court, tournament, zug
Steve Hufford fought off three match points and a spirited effort by “underdog-on-paper” Jim Zug last weekend to win the Price Cup 6/4 3/6 6/5. Perhaps we can appeal to Mr. Zug’s loquacious side and get him to submit an eyewitness account?!?
Thank you very much for the Price Family for hosting this wonderful tournament!
January 8, 2010 at 01:57 · Filed under Uncategorized and tagged: price, price cup, princes court, tournament
The Price family are kindly hosting the honorable Price Cup this weekend at Prince’s Court. The Price Cup is a Prince’s Court members only tournament for players handicap 20-40. This is a level tournament and is a good test for these players to see how they stack up against their peers in the club. Come check it out! The field has been set and the schedule is as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
