Varsity Captains’ Challenge (and AGM) TAGS: AGM | Amanda | Jimmy Our Varsity Captains gamely went on Court following the CURTC’s AGM* last Thursday. The Beard (Jimmy Campbell) was under some discomfort handicapwise to the tune of rec 30, owe h30, …Continue reading →

Pol Roger Trophy Final @RTC TAGS: Ed | Jamie | Pol Roger | Queens | RTC The CURTC Stream Team were at Hampton Court on Sunday for the Pol Roger Trophy Final where the Home of Real Tennis took on the Queen’s Club.

CURTC Finals Day sponsored by Hannay Roberston Financial Planning, Saturday March 18th TAGS: Finals Day Hopefully final schedule…. – All matches on Blue Court 50’s 10:15 Andy Smith vs Johnathan Becher 40’s 11:00 Chris Schramm vs Alex Wright 30’s 11:45 Pieter Van Beesten vs Tim …Continue reading →

Giraffe Club Tournament Photos TAGS: Amanda | Ed | Giraffe Only 4 photos this time…. Click on the images for much bigger versions.

Final’s Day Update TAGS: Finals Day Congratulations to Amanda Murphy & Hugh Markus who will battle for the 60+ Category Cup on Final’s day, sponsored by Hannay-Robertson Financial Planning on Saturday, March 18th. They will join …Continue reading →

CURTC vs Queen’s, March 12th @Hampton Court TAGS: Ed | Pol Roger CURTC will be playing the Queens club in the Pol Roger trophy final 10am-4pm on Sunday 12th March at Hampton Court Palace. Can anyone who would like to come down …Continue reading →

Cambridge vs Petworth, Pol Roger Trophy Semi-Final TAGS: Pol Roger Ed Pearson and Jules Camp complete a 5-0 sweep for Cambridge in an exciting 3-setter. On to RTC on March 12th for the Final vs Queen’s!

Neil Stutchbury’s Racquethon Some of you may know I am running the London Marathon in April for Diabetes UK. I chose this charity because my son is Type 1 and he inspires me …Continue reading →

Christmas Tournament 2016 TAGS: Xmas Tournament For a further year this CURTC favourite had a full draw of 24 players. At the knock out semifinal stage Virginia (Ginny) Myer showed her excellent strokes and consistency to …Continue reading →

The Jingle Bingle is coming… TAGS: Jingle Bingle Santa’s helpers have been hard at work for months. Initial designs involving Jenga blocks, wood slides, magnetic tags & pegboard did not make the cut so the problem was thrown …Continue reading →

Busy Week ahead TAGS: Brodie | Ed | inter-universities | Jamie Ed & Jamie are back in action on Thursday evening against Leamington featuring World number 6, Ben Taylor-Matthews, and ace commentator Rob Shenkman. We will be…

2016 Tayabali Tomlin & White Champions League… TAGS: Peter | TT&W … is underway. Some staggering handicap differences are being played!

CURTC joins forces with the Workplace Challenge TAGS: T&RA | Workplace Challenge CURTC is offering 6 companies the chance to compete in the first ever Real Tennis Workplace Challenge. Thanks to the generosity of the T&RA and Living Sport, teams of 3 …Continue reading →

Cambridge vs Manchester: The Photos TAGS: Ed | Jamie | Manchester | National League You’ve seen the video, you’ve read the report, now for the

Cambridge win an epic Doubles decider…. TAGS: Ed | Jamie | Manchester | National League Cambridge are 2016 National League Div 1 Champions. Congrats Ed & Jamie and thanks Darren & Rob for some great tennis! Many thanks to Jimmy Campbell, Rob Shenkman and Ed …Continue reading →

National League, Division 1 Final: 3:30pm this Friday 24th… TAGS: Ed | Jamie | National League Please come along and support Ed and Jamie as they take on Manchester in the Division 1, National League Final.

The Northern Powerhouse (aka Manchester) Returns: National League Division 1 Final TAGS: Ed | Jamie | Manchester Having topped the regular season of the National League Division 1, Cambridge host runners-up Manchester on Friday 24th June starting at 3.30pm.

Friday, June 24th…National League, Division 1 Final TAGS: Ed | Jamie …a special Event* is coming to CURTC. Details to follow….. All starts at 3:30pm @CURTC….. *Yes, it involves Real Tennis and Ed and Jamie and Manchester

The Results are in… TAGS: Amanda | Cambridge Weekend | Graduate Cup …from the Cambridge Weekend. Congratulations to Richards Bowers, 2016 Graduate Cup Winner, who overcame Chris Eggleton in the Final. Richard clearly gained a totally fair advantage by bringing his Mum …Continue reading →

Rose Bowl 24-26 June, 2016 TAGS: Newmarket Hello RT Players & Enthusiasts!! The time has come again to register interest in the Rose Bowl 2016 at Newmarket Real Tennis Club. This year we already have more players …Continue reading →

The Varsity Captains’ Challenge (and CURTC AGM) TAGS: AGM | Alex | Sophie The CURTC AGM was standing room only (and not because we’d removed all the chairs…). Fortified with some delicious white courtesy of Ken Moody, President George get a rapid review …Continue reading →

150 Years of Play Tournament Schedule TAGS: 150

CURTC AGM, Thursday April 21st at 6pm: Exhibition Match at 6:45pm TAGS: Alex | Sophie This year, we are doing things a little differently with a special Exhibition Match at 6:45pm as Alex and Sophie play in the Battle of the Varsity Captains. Please mark …Continue reading →

CURTC Finals Day sponsored by Hannay Roberston Financial Planning, Saturday March 12th TAGS: Category | Finals Day !!Congratulations to Hugh, Grattan, Chris, Venetia and Charlie!! Category Tournament Finals and the 2016 CURTC Ladies Championship will be contested on the Blue Court starting at 10:30am, Saturday, March 12th

Retro crockery fans, now’s your chance! We’re planning on upgrading to crockery 2.0 in the club room, but what to do with all these old favourites? Any fans of retro crockery are welcome to collect a …Continue reading →

The Busy Time of Year is Upon Us In no particular order, we have with links (blue text) to sign-up sheets…. The CURTC Ladies Tournament: Jan 29/30 The Category Tournaments: 60+ Feb 6/7 50-59 Feb 13/14 40-49 Feb …Continue reading →

Comrade Weller Proves Unstoppable TAGS: Peter | Scott | Xmas Tournament CURTC’s 2016 Russian Christmas Tournament was played with an even more devious combination of matches of various formats which the organizer had come up with in attempt to overcome some …Continue reading →

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 →