National League Division 4 vs Oxford: 2-1 to Cambridge TAGS: Ed | Freddie | Jules | Oxford Cambridge v Oxford is always a big match occasion, and as National League matches go this was no different. With the entire Cambridge side made up of students and the …Continue reading →

The Dutch are coming, the Dutch are coming*… TAGS: The Dutch | Trapp Well they have been and gone but not before handing the CURTC a good beating on Saturday, January 5th. And it all started so well with Johnny Bailey prevailing on …Continue reading →

December 2012 was a busy Month TAGS: Jimmy | National League | Scott | Trapp | Xmas Tournament Christmas Tournament A long but highly successful day culminated in Richard Bowers (70) winning the Christmas Tournament final at 10.15pm, taking the match 6-5 against Emma Lord (67). The group …Continue reading →

Hazard When Wet scrape past Nomads 3-0 A stunning effort in sweltering heat which saw each of the three rubbers be clinched by Hazard When Wet in the third set last night. Ian McGonigal took the first …Continue reading →

Cambridge Weekend and Club Dinner 2012 TAGS: Cambridge Weekend The Seventh Cambridge Weekend will take place on the 12th and 13th May 2012. It will again be an ideal occasion for members to enjoy some very competitive tennis, and …Continue reading →

National League News TAGS: Ed | Scott <h3>National League Semi Final at CURTC May 16</h3> CURTC 1, our Premier League team, with David Woodman and Andrew Fowler, has progressed to the semi final and will play The …Continue reading →

Ladies Tournament Results TAGS: Ladies Championship | Linda The Ladies Tournament took place on Saturday the 3rd of March and was won by Linda Fairbrother. Semi-finals: Linda Fairbrother bt Louise Ludekens 8/2 Alex Bryant bt Sonja Badenhorst 8/2 …Continue reading →

2012 Varsity Match Results TAGS: Alex | Ed | Jules | varsity In another exciting weekend of very well contested matches, Oxford managed to overcome our Men’s team 4-2 and our Ladies’ team 5-1. Each of our players should take pride in …Continue reading →

40-49 Handicap Category Tournament Results TAGS: 40 | Category After Ben Graham fell to Nigel Parslow and Philippe Nemery fell to Keith Beechener in the semi-finals, the 40-49 handicap tournament was won by Nigel Parslow, beating Keith Beechener 6-2 …Continue reading →

Great day out at the Palace TAGS: RTC In a rare excursion for real tennis players, CURTC were invited to send a team to play at the Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court Palace on Sunday 4th December 2011. …Continue reading →

Early exit from Brodie Cup TAGS: Brodie | Jimmy On Sunday 20th November a team from CURTC traveled to Lord’s to play the MCC in the second round of the 2011/12 Brodie Cup. All 5 matches were keenly fought …Continue reading →

Tatham Harper in British Junior Championship Final TAGS: Juniors | Scott In this year’s championships, hosted at the Queen’s Club, CURTC were represented by: Robert Backhurst (under 18) Dominic McOmish (under 16), and Tatham Harper (under 12) Whilst Robert and Dominic …Continue reading →

Cambridge University Real Tennis Club USA Tour 2011 TAGS: Giraffe | Jules Tour Fixtures and Results CURTC Prince’s Court, Washington won 6-3 winners of the Fowler-Hamilton Cup Racquets Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia won 6-3 The Racquet and Tennis Club, New York won …Continue reading →

Cambridge Handicaps adjusted for all above 35 TAGS: Category The large number of new players taking up real tennis and improving quickly at Cambridge has the effect of increasing the handicaps of players with established handicaps. From time to …Continue reading →

2011 Varsity Match Results TAGS: Jimmy | Jules | Oxford | varsity Ladies’ Singles Oxford v. Cambridge Alexandra Walvis beat Charlotte Breen 6/1 6/3 Christina Fast beat Kimberley Green 6/4 6/0 Maggie Henderson-Tew lost to Helen Morgan-Rees 6/3 4/6 4/6 Victoria Ormerod …Continue reading →