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!
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 »
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!
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 »
Temple Grassi, “the Amabassador”, presided over an on-court ceremony last week in which new Prince’s Court member Hakan Lonaeus was crowned the Court Tennis Champion of Sweden. However upon hearing that this event occured, Radley Head Professional (and father of our beloved Ivan), Chris Ronaldson, has placed an objection via the Real Tennis Online Open Forum, stating that he believes he has a Swedish member there that could handily dispatch Hakan. The challenge has been issued, the trash talking has begun…click here to follow the developments.
WUSA-TV Channel 9 aired a piece on Prince’s Court last week, click below to have a look.
Sorry to Vern for not posting this sooner, put the December Issue of the Mainwall Spectator is finally out!
Washington in Good Form
Washington battled New England for a second straight year in the Whitney Cup Final on Sunday. Haven Pell and Robin Martin got the team off to a promising start with a dramatic 6-5 third set victory over the talented N.E. team of Jonathan Pardee and Alex Walsh. However, N.E.’s Herlihy and Horine countered with a rollercoaster 6/1 2/6 6/1 win over Carey/K. Motz to level the contest at one match all. Read the rest of this entry »
The H.D.S. Boenning Award for Sportsmanship was given to Rich Moroscak at the USCTA Annual Dinner in New York this past weekend. It was the first time a Washington player has won the award. Well done , Rich!
Washington defeated Philadelphia today 4 matches to 1 and earned a spot in Sunday’s Final.
It came down to the final match of the day to determine who our opponent would be. New England had to win their Senior’s match against New York in straight sets to advance and they did 6-5, 6-3! So it is deja vu all over again and a rematch of last year’s final.
9:30AM Haven Pell/Robin Martin v. Jonathan Pardee/Alex Walsh on the East Coast
10:00AM #4 pairs Kris Motz/Ryan Carey v. Shawn Herlihy/Jeff Horine on the West Court
11:00 AM #1 pairs Rich Moroscak/Steve Hufford v. Matt Porter/Jeremy Wintersteen on the East Court (start time follows prior match)
12:30PM #2 pairs John Motz/Bill Barker v. Pat Winthrop/John Damon on the East Court (start time follows prior match)
2:00PM # 3 pairs Brad Allen/Jim Zug v. George Bell/Preston Quick on East Court (start time follows prior match)
