March 15, 2026
- Riya Bharwad wins the LRTA Under 21 singles at Radley
- Godsill and Glasscock (almost!) win the Doubles Double
- CAMBRIDGE WIN AWAY AT MIDDLESEX!
- National League on Friday (17th)
- East Anglia Cup, 28/6/25 at Newmarket
- East Anglia Cup+ 2025 @Newmarket
- FLM IRPTA National League, Division 9: Final
- Leamington Visit Redux
CURTC joins the Instagram revolution
CURTC is fast becoming a new world leader of social media. Follow our latest venture on Instagram @cambridgerealtennis. The competitors for this year’s InterUniversity Tournament have been invited to participate in a photo competition to win a bottle of Pol Roger Reserve Brut so our feed should be on fire by the weekend!
If you download the Instagram app on your mobile you too will be able to play with the filters and post your best photos to our account. Get practicing and keep an eye out for our Club competitions.
InterUniversity Event 2016: Win a bottle of Pol Roger Brut Reserve
o Champagne Pol Roger would like to invite all competitors of the Inter University Real Tennis tournament to submit their best photo of the tournament, and whomever uploads the best image (as decided by James Simpson MW, Managing Director of Pol Roger Portfolio) will win a bottle of Pol Roger Brut Reserve.
o All photos must be uploaded to either Twitter or Instagram, or both, using the handle @Pol_Roger and the hashtag #InterUnivRealTennis. Please also tag the Twitter handle @cam_tennis and the instagram account cambridgerealtennis
o The subject matter is open to interpretation, ranging from shots of the team, action shots of the players, artistic shots of Pol Roger bottles, images of the real tennis court; the winning image will be judged on the composition of the image and how well it is deemed to capture the spirit of the tournament.
o The competition is only open to adults, over the age of 18; this is to be verified by Kees Ludekens when awarding the prize
o Kees will present the winner with their bottle of Pol Roger Brut Reserve at the Pol Roger champagne reception and dinner on Saturday evening.
Cambridge vs Leamington, National League
Cambridge take on Leamington in the top division of national league this Thursday, 5.30pm start. First up Jamie Giddins (10) will be taking on Robert Shenkman (7), where Jamie will look to get revenge for his three set loss in last years final. Next up Ed Kay (1) will take on world number 6 5 Ben Matthews (+6). We are privileged to be able to watch a player of Ben’s calibre at Cambridge, and I hope that as many people as possible will make it down to the club to watch one of the worlds best.
Ed Kay
Busy Week ahead
- The Brodie squad are off to Seacourt on Sunday so please drop in if you are passing…
- 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 streaming the matches live but please drop by the Club if you possibly can.
- The inter-universities tournament runs from Thursday through Sunday. It is bigger and better than ever this year!
Ed vs Camden
4pm this afternoon, Wednesday 16th November
links to all matches and live stream:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4vpvhBrBB-ZLFRzCxwBCA
Bristol come to town
I wasn’t playing in the game on Sunday so I was able to focus (pun intended) on the tennis. Apologies to Karen, Andy & Sam but I never made it to the Green Court being totally absorbed by a classic tussle between John Beale from Bristol and our very own Charlie D’Oyly. Some great tennis!
John & Charlie were then joined (respectively) by Reggie Williams & Julain Stafford for some Doubles. It was a and a fascinating game with a great contrast of styles, not to mention facial expressions…
Oxford get one back
Oxford, 4 – 2, Cambridge
An excellent afternoon of tennis on Saturday saw the ol’
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Our very own Ed Kay to take on World Champ 4.00pm Wednesday 16th Nov
The one and only Ed Kay will be playing some chap called Camden Riviere at 4.00pm this Wednesday, 16th November in the second round of the British Open at Queen’s. Matches are being streamed, and for a warm-up you can watch Ed’s first round match against Tom Durack here:
https://www.tennisandrackets.com/NewsItem.aspx?id=1560
Go Ed!
Doubles League – Earthworks v L Plates
Three ladies from the L-Plates, Emma, Annabel and Ladies Blues captain Amanda took on three men from the Earthworks team, Tom, Simon and Howard on Wednesday night as part of the on-going Doubles League. This match was for the third division of the five being played on the various evenings of the week.
L-Plates returning the ball to Earthworks at the Hazard end, as marker Scott looks on
Earthworks took the first rubber from Emma and Annabelle 7 games to 3. However they struggled to maintain their form in the second and third as Annabel’s eye came into focus and Amanda stepped in. A valiant effort in both of the two later matches at 5-1 down meant that honour was restored momentarily, but ultimately the L-Plates ladies prevailed, winning 7-2 and 7-4 respectively.
Earthworks and L-Plates lead the group ladder with Jabs in between who may yet take the lead as they have played a match less than the other two
Hurlingham Pigeons leave their mark on and off Court….
…but they were kind enough to send us a match report!
Pigeons versus CURTC
Date: 6/11/16 Venue: CURTC
Hurlingham Match Manager: Simon Talbot-Williams
Opposing Match Manager: Charles D’Oyly
Results: Pigeons names first along with (H’cap) & Score
Simon Talbot-Williams vs Charles D’Oyly (STW Rec 15) Won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Patrick Jenkins vs Christie Marrian Won 6-2, 6-3
Bill Higson vs Fiona Brown Won 3-6, 6-5, 6-5
Andy Smith (co-opted) vs Howard Mason Won 6-4, 6-2
Overall Result: Pigeons Won 4-0
Report
Sadly very few Pigeons were keen to travel this year (and none offered to play at Newmarket the previous day)
However, we had a very successful day with a 4-0 win
Patrick played beautifully on the Blue Ct and completely bamboozled his opponent
Bill was resilient and finally stepped up the plate to take the final game to 15
STW enjoying the Green started well, went to sleep for a set but secured all but one point in the final three games to vanquish his opponent
Charlie D’Oyly cooked a delicious lunch and we all left Cambridge fat and happy
CURTC vs MURTC @Middlesex, 29/10/2016
I’m sure the velocity isn’t quite as high as Thursday night but I’m equally sure the intensity is…
Simon Hirtzel wins the opener 10-7 after being up 6-0 and down 6-7! MURTC claw one back as Colin Luke goes down 10-7 but Catherine Stewart puts CURTC back in front with a nailbiting 9-8 win. Howard Mason loses a close one 10-6 so it’s all square with 2 rubbers to go…..
….Richard Dunn has his nose in front in the early going of his match while Kate Kirk waits in the Dedans…..
Stop Press: Cryptic tweet from Kate suggests things ended well after an excellent afternoon of tennis.
Stop Stop Press: Indeed this is the case as Richard and Kate both win to seal a 4-2 result in CURTC’s favour
Stop Stop Press: Complete Results
11am Toby Boyle (67) v Simon Hirtzel (63) Score 7 : 10 Cambridge win
12am John Harrington (77) v Colin Luke (78) Score 10 : 7 Cambridge loss
1pm Catherine Hudson (84) v Catherine Stewart (90) Score 8 : 9 Cambridge win
2pm Yuri Kugler (47) v Howard Mason (50) Score 10 : 6 Cambridge loss
3pm Richard Cooke (63) v Richard Dunn (59) Score 9 : 11 Cambridge win
4pm Sharon Maidment (69) v Kate Kirk (65) Score 5 : 9 Cambridge win
CURTC 4 – 2 MURTC
Cambridge vs Petworth, the Photos
You’ve (no doubt) seen the movie but here are some Photos from the Exhibition Doubles!
Match Results
Jamie Giddins – Louis Gordon 6/3, 3/6, 2/6
Ed Kay – Tom Durack 6/1, 6/1
Exhibition Doubles: Cambridge – Petworth 8/3
I think this means that Cambridge and Petwoth both get 3 points and Petworth gets a bonus point by winning at least one of the Singles as the away team. For the league MVP standings, Louis gets 3 points for an Away win and Ed, 2 for a Home win. But I could be wrong…
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Cambridge vs Petworth National League Div 1
Jamie loses to Louis Gordon in three sets but Ed wins against Tom Durack in straight sets. The tie breaker goes to Petworth being the away team. Cambridge wins the Exhibition Doubles match which this year does not count towards the overall match score.
Next up, Leamington @CURTC on Thursday, November 24th.
Chance to revisit some of the action: 1st match starts at about 65 mins into video (unless you are interested in watching the Blue Court lights going off, on, off and on again)
Praying for victory at the Oratory
Kirk, Kirk, Pimblett and Parslow,
Set off for Berkshire one morn,
Hoping for another famous victory
At a place they called the Oratory
Despite having to leave before dawn
(probably best to stop the poetics there, ed.)
A fine success for the fab four down in Berkshire at Oratory last weekend, with a clean sweep of the singles and shared doubles making a splendid lunch even tastier. Delightful hosts, we look forward to seeing them again in Cambridge, and thoroughly recommend the trip to those who haven’t play on the green green court at Woodcote.
National League vs Petworth @CURTC, 5:30pm on Thursday
Ed & Jamie begin their defense of their National League title on Thursday (October 27th) at 5:30pm. Please come along and cheer the home team on as all support is most welcome. The opponents are Petworth House in the form of their two pros, Tom Durack (4) and Louis Gordon (11). Some top class tennis is in prospect!
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