A Trip ‘oop North TAGS: Jimmy | Manchester It was sometime ago (April 12th, actually) but it was a lot of fun. Manchester Tennis and Rackets Club is worth a detour by any stretch of the imagination. Led by …Continue reading →

Victory at Leamington TAGS: Leamington Cambridge hit the road on Saturday 21st March and enjoyed the famous hospitality of Leamington Tennis Court Club. However Cambridge were less than generous on court thanks to wins from …Continue reading →

Cambridge take double varsity victory! TAGS: cambridge blue | Ed | Jamie | Kees | Sophie | varsity The view from the dedans on the second day of Varsity lived up to hopes and expectations, as our undercover reporter explains. A Grand Day Out I woke at 4am …Continue reading →

Rob Fahey Exhibition Matches – Feb 12, 2015 TAGS: Ed | Rob Fahey Rob vs the Men’s Blues doubles then Edmund Kay, our top Blue Kindly sponsored by NW Brown Group and Savills Rob Fahey, the World Champion, laid on a masterclass of …Continue reading →

CURTC vs The Dutch TAGS: The Dutch Andreas van Braam had clawed his way back from 5-3 down in the 3rd set against Julian Stafford. It was 5 all in the final rubber of the match between …Continue reading →

CURTC vs Oxford: the ‘alternative’ varsity match goes to Cambridge TAGS: Oxford It’s always fun to play for CURTC in a match against another Club but it is always that much more ‘fun’ when the other Club is the ‘other’ place and …Continue reading →

Old Rugbeians TAGS: Rugbeians The Ol’ Rugbeians came to town on April 12th, led by birthday boy Oliver Buckley. In fact CURTC (Nick Heath and Gary Weller) showed estimable generosity to Oliver and Richard …Continue reading →

Cambridge Men take Varsity Real Tennis, Cambridge Ladies lose – but a star is born TAGS: cambridge blue | Ed | Freddie | Jamie | Jules | Sophie | varsity | Venetia Cambridge Men emerged victorious at this year’s Varsity real tennis match, which was fought out at Lord’s over two days last weekend. The Ladies team could not repeat the Men’s …Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →