Varsity 2nds: Day 1

East Anglia Pennant vs Prested On 13th February Cambridge hosted the latest East Anglia Pennant fixture v Prested Hall. This was a big fixture as Prested were sitting at the top of the league before …Continue reading →

60s Category Tournament TAGS: 60+ | Category Congratulations to Dave Isherwood and Tony Kennedy who will contest the 60 Category Final on Finals Day, sponsored by Hannay Robertson Financial Planning, on Saturday, March 16th.

Giraffe Club Cup: Part 2 TAGS: Ed | Giraffe | Jamie Click on the Pictures for larger versions and/or the Caption of the Collages for a Google Photo Gallery of the individual images and more… But first and finally…

Giraffe Club Cup TAGS: Giraffe CURTC played host to the Giraffe Club Cup over the weekend to promote students Real Tennis in Cambridge, with 32 players across two divisions playing doubles. The match play was …Continue reading →

East Anglia Pennant: Cambridge @Prested TAGS: East Anglia Pennant | Jim The latest East Anglia League match was between Cambridge and Prested. Richard Jones was on first for Cambridge and was close to defeat early on but came back with determination, …Continue reading →

Newmarket v CURTC Ladies, Sunday, 13th., January, TK reports TAGS: CU Ladies | Newmarket The handicaps were high but so was the entertainment value of the tennis on offer. That it came down to the last game of the day’s last match to leave …Continue reading →

The Dutch visit the Home of Real Tennis TAGS: The Dutch 5 of the 12 matches went the full distance and 2 more were only one game short of the maximum. So the handicap system seems in good shape but the …Continue reading →

2018 Christmas Tournament TAGS: Xmas Tournament This year’s Christmas tournament was as successful as ever, with a full draw of 24 Christmas hangovers on court fighting for the coveted box of chocs. The creative format of …Continue reading →

Getting the Royal Treatment TAGS: G-Men | RTC CURTC braved the latest named storm (Deirdre?) last Saturday to visit the latest of the Real Tennis Courts at Hampton Court. Sadly the 16th century court is no more so …Continue reading →

Pol Roger Cup TAGS: Alex | Ed | Jules | Pol Roger Cambridge move on to the semi-finals following a 3-2 win at Moreton Morrell. Thanks to Keith Beechener for the pix!

Fahey chalks up another Open title – 50 and counting…Doubles tonight Congratulations to Rob Fahey, who claimed his 50th Open title at Queen’s last night. If you missed it, the stream of the match is here: Will he make it 51 …Continue reading →

Dark Blue Wash* TAGS: Oxford It’s always a pleasure to welcome the other place to the Home of Real Tennis and this Saturday was no exception. Indeed, very welcoming hosts we were…

New East Anglian Pennant – 1st round WIN! TAGS: East Anglia Pennant The new East Anglian league got off to a great start last Thursday at Hatfield House, where we won 4-2. Richard Jones and Ben Geytenbeek both claimed victory over husband …Continue reading →

Battle of the Amateur Champions TAGS: Ed | Giraffe | Jamie D Giraffe Club Cup & Blues Reunion, 1 – 3 February 2019 is an exciting new annual CURTC tournament. The idea is to invite previous Blues, Cambridge alumni and other Giraffe Club members to compete in a doubles tournament as part of the build up to the Varsity match (1-2 March 2019 at Lords).