IRTA visit the Home of Real Tennis TAGS: IRTA Our first Club match of the season proved enjoyable but the Irish, especially the visiting Irish, proved more than a match for the Home team. Led by Roland Budd, the …Continue reading →

East Anglia Cup, 2018… TAGS: East Anglia Cup | Hatfield …was held at Hatfield this year. The result came down to the last match between the Richards of Hatfield* and Newmarket** (effectively playing as a proxy of Prested). The Richard …Continue reading →

The Dedanists TAGS: Dedanists The Dedanists are a peripatetic (i.e. don’t have a Home Court) Club who run a successful foundation to support junior and emerging tennis. This is great for the game in general even if a bit late for yours truly whose tennis I’m forced to admit has fully emerged. Things started brightly for the Dedanists…

Seacourt drop by for some Lunch (and Tennis) TAGS: Seacourt Seacourt visited Grange Road following tennis related detours to Hatfield and Newmarket last Sunday. To be fair, they had had to endure the day/night of eternal rugby whilst in Newmarket …Continue reading →

The Hyde Visit TAGS: Hyde The Hyde is the UK’s westernmost Court in the UK and is about as close to Devon as you can get and still be in Dorset. Their Court has had …Continue reading →

Jesmond TAGS: Jesmond | Scott Some familiar faces (and magnificent weather) greeted us in Jesmond after a fairly dismal drive on Saturday morning although what on earth I was thinking in arranging this trip on …Continue reading →

Cambridge Weekend, sponsored by our good friends at Pol Roger TAGS: Cambridge Weekend | Giraffe | Pol Roger This year’s Cambridge Weekend featured a new Team Mixed Doubles Tournament, an ‘A Grade’ Doubles tournament for those too under handicapped to qualify for the aforementioned TMDT and myself commuting …Continue reading →

Booted in Wellington TAGS: Wellington Inspired by a great afternoon at CURTC watching the denouement of the RT World Championship, streamed from Queen’s, it was off to Wellington to put newly found inspiration into practice. …Continue reading →

Captains’ Challenge, 2018 TAGS: Captains Challenge | Matt | Olivia Olivia Chesser and Matt Shaw, this year’s Varsity Captains, set the tone for last night’s Challenge right from the first reste of a dozen or so (I lost count) hard hit shots. I almost felt sorry for….

More from Moreton TAGS: Jimmy The National Category tournaments took place last weekend and CURTC were represented in at least one of them, Category C at Moreton.

Pol Roger Final 2018 TAGS: MCC | Pol Roger | RTC Cambridge did not make it to the Pol Roger Trophy Final this year but three recent Alumni did…. MCC beat RTC 3-2 in the Final. Thanks to Keith Beechener for …Continue reading →

Finals Day Images TAGS: Category | Graduate Cup | Ladies Championship Following links will open Google Photos Galleries of the individual pictures Finals Day Part 2 CURTC Ladies Championship Thanks again to our Finals Day sponsor Hannay-Robertson Financial Planning and Pol …Continue reading →

Finals Day Wrap-up TAGS: Category | Graduate Cup | Jimmy | Ladies Championship A great day of tennis at the Home of Real Tennis on Saturday. First up were Helena Tunks and Matthew Johnson in the inaugural 70+ Category Final. Both played well …Continue reading →

Finals Day, Saturday March 17th TAGS: Category | Finals Day | Graduate Cup Yes, CURTC’s Finals Day, sponsored by Hannay Robertson Financial Planning takes place tomorrow starting at 9:30am. There will be 10 finals including two Junior Club Championships, six Category tournament Finals, …Continue reading →

Varsity Match Update TAGS: Oxford | varsity Not going Cambridge’s way in the Ladies Varsity but our team are at a serious handicap disadvantage. Kudos to Helena & Alexandra who grab a set in the 2nd Doubles! …Continue reading →