2015 CURTC Christmas Tournament TAGS: Kees | Peter | Scott | Xmas Tournament The 6 Group Winners in this year’s draw of 18 players were required to play a total of six hours of tennis to determine who would be crowned 2015 Champion. …Continue reading →

Russian Christmas Tournament TAGS: Xmas Tournament Update: 9:30am Start… Schedule Shortly Question: What’s better than one Christmas? Answer: Two! So on Saturday, January 9th we are going to celebrate Russian Christmas with its very own Tournament. …Continue reading →

CURTC @Prested Hall TAGS: Brodie | Prested As promised….Click for a short video and more

CURTC vs BBRTC, 12 December 2015 TAGS: CU Ladies | Linda | Scott | Simon Some familiar faces were on Court on December 12th as the Blue Ball RTC just edged CURTC’s finest, 6-5 in the 3rd set of the deciding rubber as Guy Kirk …Continue reading →

Pol Roger Trophy: CURTC vs MCC, Sunday, January 31st 2016 TAGS: MCC | Pol Roger Diary marking time! It looks like the MCC may be including 3 former Cambridge Captains* in their squad for their next round of the Pol Roger Trophy here in Cambridge. …Continue reading →

2015 Xmas Tournament, Tuesday December 29th TAGS: Xmas Tournament Sign-up, Sign-up…..Sign-Up, Sign-up…. by December 27th!

Congratulations, Ed, Winner of the Renny Cup TAGS: Rackets Ed Hyde is this year’s winner of the Renny Cup at the National Schools Rackets Championships at Queens

Brodie Cup Update TAGS: Brodie Update from your Brodie Cup squad after their visit to Prested…

Pol Roger trophy Oxford vs Cambridge update TAGS: Oxford | Pol Roger Cambridge vs Oxford in the first round of the Pol Roger trophy. Happily already through to the 2nd round after three of five matches: Mike Henman/Stewart Licudi (Ox) vs Duncan …Continue reading →

We’re off to Prested and Oxford… TAGS: Brodie | Oxford | Pol Roger | Prested Good luck to the Brodie Cup Team who travel to Prested and the Pol Roger squad who are off to Oxford on Sunday.. Two tough matches in prospect!

10 Things you might not know about the Green Court TAGS: 150 | Green Court At the time of construction (1866) there were two other tennis courts in use in Cambridge. Wellington Court (aka East Road Court, Parker’s Piece Court or the Phillips’ Court) situated …Continue reading →

150 Years of Play: Noted (early) Cambridge Real Tennis Players #2 TAGS: 150 | Green Court Spotted in Wikipedia…Vane Pennell was educated at Eton, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge. However, on going up to Trinity College, Cambridge Pennell failed to find a place in the University …Continue reading →

150 Years of Play: Noted (early) Cambridge Real Tennis Players TAGS: 150 | Green Court Eustace Hamilton Miles was born in 1868. He went to Heath Mount school (near Whitestone Pond) and Marlborough College followed by Kings College Cambridge in 1887. At Cambridge he began …Continue reading →

150 Years of Play Celebration, April 14-16, 2016 TAGS: 150 | Green Court Yes the Green Court is having a (big) Birthday… SAVE THE DATE(s) More at www.curtc.net/wp/green-court-150th-anniversary-celebration/

Inter-Universities Tournament Report A large entry in the two draws (the Inter-Uni Cup and the Handicap Singles) made this years Pol Roger Inter-Uni Event another great success.  Players from Cambridge (C) were joined by …Continue reading →