So Close! (East Anglia Cup 45-60) TAGS: East Anglia Cup | Prested Cambridge University RTC came within 1 game or some might say 1 point of lifting the East Anglian Cup on Saturday 25th June away at Prested. I am so proud …Continue reading →

CURTC Ladies Championship TAGS: Ladies Championship Congratulations to President Vix who is the CURTC 2022 Ladies Champion after winning an exciting final by a handicap preserving score line of 6/2, 6/5 over Sonja Badenhorst. The quality …Continue reading →

Bickley 2.0 @MMTCC TAGS: MMTCC | Morton Morrell Mark Perriton and Jon Speirs represented CURTC in the Bickley 2.0 Cup on 11th June 2022 at Moreton Morrell TCC. UK clubs doubles pairs competed and attended the Gala Dinner to celebrate the installation of the new floor completed in 2020.

Cambridge Mixed Doubles TAGS: Mixed Doubles Congratulations to Alex and Bella who romped through the Cambridge Mixed Doubles on Saturday of the Jubilee weekend. Try as hard as the rest of us did, there was no …Continue reading →

News from the South West: Part 1 TAGS: Hyde | Newmarket Well played everyone today, a great result, a 3-3 draw after some very close matches, especially the comeback of the day, Camice & Marcus recovering from being 0-5 down to win 8-7. All the games were very close, so once again the handicap system showed how well it works.

The 2022 Inter-University Tournament TAGS: Durham | inter-universities | MURTC | Oxford The Annual Inter-University Real Tennis Tournament was a huge success this year thanks to sponsorships from the Dedanists Foundation and Pol Roger. The host (Cambridge University Real Tennis Club) welcomed 7 universities from across the country: Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Exeter, Middlesex, Oxford, and St. Andrews. All 44 tennis players demonstrated great athleticism and sportsmanship throughout the 3 day T&RA event. That said, the Middlesex players’ thunderous cheers and support for fellow players were inimitable!

The LRTA High/Low tournament hosted by CURTC TAGS: Hi/Lo | LRTA Anyone coming into the Club on September 4 or 5th, might have concluded an influx of (mostly) ageing lady tennis players had suddenly overwhelmed CURTC en masse. Not so – the Ladies Real Tennis Association (LRTA) was occupying the Blue Court for a tournament with the intriguing name of The High/Low…

A Grand Day Out TAGS: Hampton Court | RTC The first inter club match for a very long time took place on Sunday when some of CURTC’s finest travellers got up bright (well some of us were not too bright, to be honest) and early to visit Henry VIII’ s former digs at Hampton Court.

2nds Varsity @CURTC, 4/7/21 TAGS: 2nds | Giraffe | varsity Cambridge were (more than) generous hosts for this years much delayed Varsity 2nds match against (of course) the Other Place. That it took place at all is the result of …Continue reading →

40 Category Tournament TAGS: 40 | Category Another 8-7 nail biter! This match featured two very contrasting players, underdog Charlie, left-handed, gives the ball a fair old whack and imparts a lot of spin especially on his …Continue reading →

60 Category Final TAGS: 60+ | Category | Finals Day Another 8-7 classic! TK shot off to an early lead and looked as if he was going to run away with it with a range of measured shots down the …Continue reading →

30 Category Final TAGS: 30 | Category I don’t know what Stephen had for breakfast on Saturday but he was clearly on top form when he reached the Court to play Andy on Finals Day. In wasn’t …Continue reading →

80+ Category Final TAGS: 80+ | Category Congratulations to Marcus and Catherine for ‘serving’ up a splendid inaugural 80+ Category Tournament final. The match had everything: fantastic serving, great shots, not so great shots and some splendid …Continue reading →

The 2020 NtVM TAGS: NtVM | Pol Roger | varsity The 6th edition of the ‘Not the Varsity Match’ was played over a number (4) of Courts and a number (2) of weeks rather than the single day (Sunday, September 20th) and two courts (Oxford/Radley) as planned. The new format brought a number of new faces to the Alumni squads facing off for the much coveted NtVM trophy fashioned from our sponsors’, Pol Roger, wares.

149th Varsity Match Highlights TAGS: Ivo | Kees | Lord's | Peter | Pol Roger | varsity Another must watch video edited by Jacqueline Siu