CURTC vs RTC at Hampton Court, December 1st 2013 TAGS: RTC A team of seven from Cambridge went to the Palace (Hampton Court) on Sunday and came away with a 4-1 victory after heavily losing the first of the five rubbers. …Continue reading →

Jesmond Dene vs CURTC – Sept 28th TAGS: Alex | Jesmond Four of Cambridge’s finest took to the A1 to get up to Newcastle to play Jesmond on Saturday 28th. Dave Isherwood started off proceedings against Peter Scott and after a …Continue reading →

Junior Lessons TAGS: Juniors Head Professional Kees Ludekens runs sessions on Sunday mornings for junior players to learn the game or to improve their skill levels Junior lessons in the art of Real Tennis: …Continue reading →

National League Division 4 Final, June 4th 2013 TAGS: Alex | Ed | Jules | Peter At a rather odd time of Tuesday at 11am, the Division 4 National League final took place at Cambridge against MURTC. Cambridge had faced their opponents in the group stage …Continue reading →

Cambridge Weekend, 11^th and 12^th May 2013 TAGS: Cambridge Weekend | Ed | Graduate Cup | Jules Thrills, spills, a visit to A&E and dinner The Cambridge weekend saw 36 players battling it out in the Handicap Doubles tournament, and a cracking final to this year’s Graduate …Continue reading →

Petworth House Real Tennis Club visits TAGS: Peter | Petworth Petworth visited on Saturday, April 27th (2013) for some keenly fought tennis. Petworth’s team are definitely in the ‘senior’ category with one over 80 and two nearly 80, although this …Continue reading →

Four men go to Manchester TAGS: Jimmy | Jules | Manchester Jimmy Campbell led a four-man crew off to his home town of Manchester last weekend, April 12/13 2013. The first match on Friday night was an epic show-down between Jimmy …Continue reading →

CURTC beat the freeze in Leamington TAGS: Leamington On Saturday 23rd March, a team of 5 braved the snow and adverse weather reports to make the trek across country to Leamington Spa. It was worth it. As expected …Continue reading →

20-29 Tournament sees students on top TAGS: 20's | Alex | Category | Jimmy March 24th, 2013 After the first three rubbers in this year’s 20-29 tournament all ended with the same score, 8-6, the organiser feared the championship would go down to a …Continue reading →

CURTC take on RTC in National League Division 6 A Div 6 team of Alastair Kwan, Julian Stafford and Tom Marriott took on Nicola Doble, Jon East and Fraser Shorey of RTC last weekend, and triumphed 3-0. Two of …Continue reading →

National League Division 4 at Hampton Court TAGS: Jimmy | Jules | National League Cambridge took its Division 4 team to the surroundings of Hampton Court for their latest National League fixture. At this time in the season it is important to pick up …Continue reading →

Alastair Kwan takes 30-39 Trophy TAGS: 30 | Category The CURTC 30-39 Category Tournament was played on Sunday 17th March 2013. Two keenly contested groups fought it out for semi-final places. In one group Alastair Kwan dropped only 2 …Continue reading →

Cambridge win the 2013 Field Trophy TAGS: Ed | Field Trophy | Jimmy | Jules | Pol Roger This year’s Field Trophy final was held at Moreton Morrell. The Jesmond team cunningly travelled the night before and managed to get a couple of hours of practice on the …Continue reading →

Varsity Seconds 2013 TAGS: Ed | Jimmy | Oxford | varsity The Varsity Seconds match was played over two days at CURTC this year. The Cambridge men provided a masterclass in dispatching the opposition, winning all their matches in straight sets …Continue reading →

National League Division 4 v Moreton Morrell TAGS: Alex | Jules | National League As we near the end of the National League season, teams are looking to secure their place in the semi final and final. A win for the CURTC Division 4 …Continue reading →