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Greetings!
Fenway Park wasn't the only place rocking in Boston this past month - as the Tennis & Racquet Club officially re-opened after "Raising the Roof". It was quite the weekend, full of competitive tennis, a great exhibition and of course, some great parties. Read all about the festivities in Matt Mitchell's report.
Earlier in the month, the youngest juniors took to the court in Newport for the Under 12 and Under 15 Singles and Doubles. Erik Barker was the big winner, while the eagerness to learn and sportsmanship on court by all of the participants was phenomenal.
I'm happy to report that no storms got in the way of Chicago's Invitational Doubles. The weekend was a spectacular success as Chicago has established itself as one of the "must play" courts.
Meanwhile, World Number One Ranked Player - Camden Riviere - won the European Open and the IRTPA Championships in the UK, and then headed off to Australia to claim the Victorian Open Title. That's a lot of frequent flyer miles and a lot of hardware to lug home. Congratulations Camden!
There are lots of tournaments for all levels in November. Of special note is the Testimonial Dinner for Ed Noll during the Jimmy Dunn Doubles in Philadelphia. Ed Noll, the former Head Professional in Philadelphia and the current manager is certainly one of the legends in the game. The evening will be very special, so make an effort to support the night.
Mark your calendars for the USCTA Annual Awards Dinner and Auction in New York on December 13. Held during the Whitney Cup weekend, it's a great chance to see some top-notch tennis, applaud the Annual Awards Recipients and bid on some fabulous auction items.
Finally, check out the mystery inheritance on the RTO Forum page. And last, but not least....Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Until next month...
Sincerely,
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ROOF RAISED!
by Matt Mitchell
On October 25-27, the Tennis & Racquet Club of Boston hosted Raise the Roof - a gala event to
celebrate the restoration of the Club's magnificent Court Tennis court.
To view photos from the weekend by Melissa Quintal, click here. Draws from the weekend can be found here.
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2013 CHICAGO INVITATIONAL
No storms got in the way of the 2013 Chicago Invitational Doubles this year. It was clear sailing as the following teams battled for the top honors.
Open Division
1st Place: Steve Virgona & Greg Van Schaack
2nd Place: Rich Smith & Jeremy Wintersteen
A Division
Jamie DeYoung & Anders Cohen def. Adam Inselbuch & Rowan Carroll 8/5
B Division
Charlie Buaron & Leo Mazzone def. John Murphy & Ben Ringrose 8/6
C Division
Joe Tomaino & Arthur Drane def. John Broussard & Jay Leonard 8/7
For complete results, click here.
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2013 U12, U15's
by Jane Lippincott
The Under 12 and Under 15 -singles and doubles-were played in Newport. Eight juniors from Washington and Newport competed in the weekend event which featured non-stop tennis from start to finish.
Erik Barker, age 12, dropped only one game on his way to winning both the Under 12 and under 15 singles titles. Ben Dickinson, age 10, took a game off Barker in the Under 12 final. Barker won the Under 12 Doubles with Ben Dickinson over Tess Browne and Will Harkins. Barker and Browne defeated Ben and Pete Dickinson for the Under 15 Doubles title.
The format for the weekend was a series of 15 minute matches, which insured that all players got lots of court time. On court drills, coaching tips from the pros combined with lots of match play led to a remarkable level improvement for all of the players over the weekend.
Thanks to Rich Smith and Sergio Lopez for running a great weekend for the juniors. Thanks also to Paul and Robin Harkins for hosting the Saturday night party for the players. And finally, thank you to the late John Lieb for having the foresight to create a junior tennis fund - the Lieb Fund - which funds junior tennis in Newport.
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2013 USCTA ANNUAL DINNER
USCTA Annual Dinner Save the date!
Friday Dec 13th
Cocktails and Silent Auction 6:30
Dinner and Live Auction 7:30
Invites will be sent out soon.
Please contact Brian Owens (bowens@lenoxadvisors.com) if you have any items you are willing to donate.
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RIVIERE ON A ROLL
Camden Riviere continued his winning streak by winning three events on two continents in October.
Riviere won the Europen Open at Lord's on October 9, defeating Rob Fahey in the final - 6/4,5/6,3/6,6/2,6/3. Then it was off to Manchester for the IRTPA Championships to meet Fahey again in the finals. This time the score was 6/3,3/6,6/2,6/3.
After a short stay of nine days in the UK, Riviere headed off to Melbourne for the Victorian Open. In the final, Riviere defeated Kieran Booth - 6/3,6/2, 1/6,6/1.
Quite a successful whirlwind tour!
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2013 BRITISH OPEN
The 2013 British Open Singles and Doubles will be played at The Queen's Club on November 17-26. Steve Virgona, Tim Chisholm and John Lumley will be competing in both events.
The British Open Singles is the last ranking tournament of the two year cycle leading up to the eliminators for challenging Rob Fahey in Melbourne in May next year. The four players in the eliminators are known and will be Camden Riviere, Steve Virgona, Bryn Sayers and Tim Chisholm but their finish position for their first round eliminator match will not be confirmed until the conclusion of this tournament.
Click here for the British Open Draws.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS
New York @ New England - October 2
James Stout def. Rich Smith 6/0,4/6,6/3
Barney Tanfield def. Tony Hollins 6/4,6/4
Smith/Hollins def. Stout/Tanfield 8/5
Tuxedo/Philadelphia @ New York - October 30
Tim Chisholm def. James Stout 4/6,6/3,6/4
Barney Tanfield def. Rob Whitehouse 6/2,6/1
Stout/Tanfield def. Chisholm/Whitehouse 8/2
The last match of the season will be Tuxedo/Philadelphia at Chicago on November 7. The National League Finals are scheduled for December 18 in Washington.
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In the recently published 2012/13 USCTA Annual Report, the Aiken club report was inadvertently omitted and the 2011/12 report was re-printed, instead of the 2012/13 report. We apologize for the error. To read what actually happened in the most current season, click here.
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NOVEMBER
1-3
TUXEDO/PHILADELPHIA V. CHICAGO
8-10
NY OPEN HANDICAP
SILVER RACQUET
NEW YORK
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PALMETTO CHALLENGE
AIKEN
Rob Fahey vs.
Camden Riviere
15-17
AIKEN
22-24
PHILADELPHIA
Doubles for Multiple Levels
Singles for U.S. based pros and selected amateurs
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USCTA ANNUAL DINNER
NEW YORK
Annual Awards & Auction
13-15
NEW YORK Invitational Inter-club team doubles
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NATIONAL
LEAGUE STANDINGS
(as of October 30th)
New York 18
New England 11
Tuxedo/Philadelphia 4
Chicago 2
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2012/13 USCTA ANNUAL REPORT
 Has Arrived!
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PALMETTO CHALLENGE
FAHEY v. RIVIERE
AIKEN TENNIS CLUB
NOVEMBER 13
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RECORD ALL SCORES!
RTO STATS
NUMBER OF MATCHES ENTERED INTO RTO IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
WELCOME BACK BOSTON!
NEWPORT 141
WASHINGTON 102
NEW YORK 86
PHILADELPHIA 48
CHICAGO 96
TUXEDO 23
AIKEN 12
BOSTON 35
LAKEWOOD 0
COMPARED TO -
HAMPTON COURT 238
HOBART 252
MELBOURNE 328
RADLEY 328
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FROM THE RTO FORUM...
An unusual inheritance....an ancient racquet...click here for more details on this mystery.
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