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 →

Results of Finals Day sponsored by Hannay Robertson Financial Planning 17 March 2018 TAGS: Finals Day 70+ Helena Tunks beat Matthew Johnson 8-1 60+ Tony Kennedy beat Kate Kirk 8-3 50+ Robin Faux beat Jim Ludekens 8-2 40+ Will Boys-Stones beat Nigel Parslow 8-4 30+ Andy …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 →

Road Trips 2: Hardwick House TAGS: Hardwick After Moreton Morrell, Hardwick House of Toad of Toad Hall fame was our destination. An early (and brisk) start was at least rewarded with a gloriously sunny lull before the arrival of the Beast from the East. Again, CURTC showed exemplary courtesy in graciously allowing our hosts a 2-0 lead…

Road Trips 1: Moreton Morrell TAGS: MMRTC | moreton CURTC have been on the Road while the Category Tournaments have been occupying weekend Courts. On Feb 11th, it was off to Moreton Morrell, a Court I had not previously visited. With exemplary courtesy, the early shift of Kirks…

The Dutch visit the Home of Real Tennis TAGS: The Dutch On their annual trip to Cambridge, the Dutch showed that ‘no Court’ is ‘no Problem’ as they…..

5-all, 40-all in the Final of the Christmas Tournament TAGS: Xmas Tournament A Christmas cracker of a final culminated another sociable, yet competitive, tournament. This was an opportunity to play members of different standards in both doubles and singles. In the knock-out …Continue reading →

2017 Inter Universities Cup TAGS: inter-universities | Jimmy | Matt Over 70 players descended on Cambridge (and Newmarket) for the 2017 Inter-Universities Tournament at the Home of Real Tennis. In the team competition…

Queen’s visit in the Brodie Cup TAGS: Brodie | Peter | Queens The Captain made it back in time and more importantly brought a magnificent lunch with him. He was….

Westward Ho TAGS: Bristol | BRTC | Oxford A squad of CURTC’s finest are back from their trip to the mid west and west of the UK’s Real Tennis Clubs. First up was Oxford on Saturday. We did …Continue reading →

Inter Livery Real Tennis Competition – 17th October 2017 at Queen’s Club, London TAGS: Livery Tournament | Sox David Carpenter, one of our new Liverymen and his doubles partner Miles Buckinghamshire of the Glovers’ Company won the “B” division of the Inaugural Inter Livery Real Tennis Competition held …Continue reading →

Brodie Cup: Jesmond 2-3 Cambridge TAGS: Brodie | Jesmond It’s a long way to Jesmond but well worth the effort as the Club have made huge strides recently in securing the future of their magnificent Court and our favourite …Continue reading →

The Sox is Back TAGS: Distillers | Psigma | Sox After 2 and half hours on Court at Queen’s Club, the Doubles pairing of our very own Bernie (Sox) Carpenter (Distillers) and Miles Buckingham (Glovers) managed to win the inaugural …Continue reading →

Cambridge v Newmarket, Sept 30th 2017 TAGS: Linda | Newmarket It is always a pleasure to visit Newmarket to enjoy the marking of Andrew Knibbs, the Brian Blessed of the Real Tennis world, whose volume is matched only by the …Continue reading →