April 5, 2026
- CURTC Retain the East Anglian Pennant 2025/2026
- Interuniversity Tournament 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
Jimmy Campbell vs Simon Fox
The first match in last week’s National League, Division 5 Final was a 2 1/2 hour epic. Simon Fox won the first set and had a 4-1 lead before Jimmy removed his headband and won 5 straight games. In the 3rd, Jimmy changed shirts and moved to a 5-3 lead but Simon was not done as he got the service end and 2 games to even it up at 5 all. But at 30-all in the last game, Jimmy crucially got two chases… Some PHOTOS
CURTC vs RTC: The Final
The CURTC stars played magnificently to defeat RTC 2-1 in a very close Div 5 Final.
The confident CURTC Captain, Jimmy Campbell, promised Kees a 10 pm end to the the event, and who would doubt him; the team’s preparations could not be faulted – weekly fitness session with Karen Pearce and early morning practises with Duncan Colquhoun, Scott and Kees should have made for a quick victory.
Clearly wanting to demonstrate his new levels of fitness, Jimmy Campbell lasted longer than ever before (2 and 1/2 hours!) to clinch victory over ex Cambridge Blue Simon Fox by 2 sets to 1 (4/6, 6/4, 6/5).
Andrew Petrie left no room for questions, overpowering his opponent Fred Satow in two clear sets (6/1, 6/1).
Charlie D’Oyly played a confident first set winning it 6/2; however, his opponent Geoffrey Russell came back fighting and took the second two sets (3/6, 3/6).
Pork pies and beer made a welcome post match meal. Jimmy really went the extra mile to make the guests feel welcome, showing serious attention to detail by trimming his beard to resemble the picture of Henry 8th positioned in the grille at RTC.
Kees
Cambridge vs Manchester: The Photos
You’ve seen the video, you’ve read the report, now for the PHOTOS
Another National League Final: Cambridge win
Charlie’s ready
Latest: Cambridge win 2-1 after a Jimmy Cambo 3 set epic and Andrew Petrie’s stylish victory…
Cambridge take on RTC (aka Hampton Court ) starting at 6:00pm, yes 6:00pm on Friday in the Division 5 Final.
First up is Cap’n Jimmy Campbell vs Cambridge alum Simon Fox, followed by Andrew Petrie vs Fred Satow and a night cap of Charlie D’Oyly vs Geoffrey Russell (best of three full sets Singles with none of this short third set business).
I’m sure all support would be most welcome!
Spotted at the Club
Novel commemorative t-shirt with deliberate mistake – collector’s item!
BBC1 Documentary featuring CURTC Mon 10:45pm
Martina Navratilova shakes hands with Sophie Morrill on the Blue court
The club will feature on BBC One next Monday!
Martina Navratilova’s recent trip to CURTC will appear towards the end of the new BBC documentary ‘Just call me Martina’ on BBC1 on Monday 4 July at 10.45pm, after the news. Sophie Morrill makes an appearance and represents the Club and Real Tennis perfectly.
I had the opportunity to see the documentary at the advance press screening and I found it fascinating. I would highly recommend it to you all.
This is a great opportunity to promote Real Tennis to your friends, so please let them know about it as well.
Kees
(not) Up for Cup
This year’s East Anglia Cup was held at Prested last Saturday. Still buzzing from Cambridge’s epic victory in the National League, Division 1 final the day before (tinnitus following a headphone malfunction while streaming on Friday), your intrepid reporter set out for a return to Prested on Saturday. The Cup is a four way end of season Read More
Cambridge win an epic Doubles decider….
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 Hyde for taking turns behind the mike and to Paul Brown without whom none of this would be possible. If you missed the live stream (or want to see it again) the video of the entire Final is available HERE
National League, Division 1 Final: 3:30pm this Friday 24th…
Please come along and support Ed and Jamie as they take on Manchester in the Division 1, National League Final. Read More
CURTC vs Canford: The Movie (and Photos, of course)
The Hyde’s Court was nice and bright but Canford was even brighter with an interesting mix of natural and artificial (sodium, I think) light. Well that’s my excuse for even more photos than usual and a ‘movie’ (after the photos). You can find it all HERE
CURTC stagger on to Canford – June 5th, 2016
The Home (in the UK) of Chase 8
Fortified by an assortment of fine dining, wine and whiskey (and I dare say a few beers) our intrepid CURTC travellers made it to Canford for the 2nd leg of their Dorset tour in more or less one piece. Andy Murray was due to play that other kind of tennis so would it be a day to remember or forget… The first thing to note is that Canford really does have a Chase 8… Read More
The Hyde, part 2
Just in case you were wondering there are a few more photos from CURTC’s visit to The Hyde and they can be found HERE
CURTC visit The Hyde, June 4th 2016
It’s quite a way and the ‘end of half term’ weekend is probably not the best one to choose but one of the more characterful Tennis Court awaits. It’s had a varied life including a tank repair depot during WW2 (the vehicle entrance is visible from the outside). But it was restored to its rightful use in the 90’s and by all accounts is thriving. A warm welcome awaits including matching cutlery…
…and NO Three Pronged Forks
Wise Words
…and sage advice. Read More
The Northern Powerhouse (aka Manchester) Returns: National League Division 1 Final
Having topped the regular season of the National League Division 1, Cambridge host runners-up Manchester on Friday 24th June starting at 3.30pm. Read More
Friday, June 24th…National League, Division 1 Final
…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
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Giraffe Club: CURTC Alumni
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