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).

Cambridge Weekend, sponsored by our good friends at Pol Roger TAGS: Cambridge Weekend | Giraffe | Pol Roger This year’s Cambridge Weekend featured a new Team Mixed Doubles Tournament, an ‘A Grade’ Doubles tournament for those too under handicapped to qualify for the aforementioned TMDT and myself commuting …Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes, part 1 TAGS: Blue Court | DofE | Giraffe | HRH Incredible couple of days at the home of Real Tennis as the HRH the Earl of Wessex ticked off the first two of courts on his DofE Real Tennis World Tour. One of the truly remarkable…

DofE Reception Doubles Exhibition Match… TAGS: Alex | DofE | Ed | Ed H | Giraffe | Matt https://youtu.be/gmIzRl4OxqUVideo can’t be loaded: DofE Tennis Challenge Exhibition Match (https://youtu.be/gmIzRl4OxqU) …as streamed by CURTC’s Stream Team, Thursday January 18th. The Doubles Exhibition Match featured Ed Kay and Matt Shaw vs …Continue reading →

CURTC January 2018 Newsletter… TAGS: Giraffe | Newsletter …can be found HERE and sign-up sheets for this year’s Ladies Championship & Category Tournaments HERE

Giraffe Club Tournament, October, 7th TAGS: Giraffe Congratulations to Jim & Andrew and India & Rufus!

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

CURTC Ladies vs Newmarket TAGS: Amanda | Giraffe | Newmarket Sunday 15th January CURTC Ladies triumphed against Newmarket RTC 4 matches to 2.

The Giraffe Club Weekend 10-12 February 2017 TAGS: Giraffe The Giraffe Club Weekend 10-12 February 2017 Deadline for entries 27 January 2017 Friday evening: The Battle of the Sexes Curtain raiser: exhibition doubles Ed Kay (#1 Blue, 0 handicap) …Continue reading →

Giraffe Club 2015 TAGS: Giraffe The 2014-15 season has been a cracking one for CURTC student members, as you will find out in this newsletter. Jimmy Campbell even took the Club’s 20-29 category title, keeping this particular CURTC trophy firmly in the students’ hands after Alex Evans won it in 2013 and 2014.

Cambridge University Real Tennis Club USA Tour 2011 TAGS: Giraffe | Jules Tour Fixtures and Results CURTC Prince’s Court, Washington won 6-3 winners of the Fowler-Hamilton Cup Racquets Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia won 6-3 The Racquet and Tennis Club, New York won …Continue reading →

Cambridge Weekend, Graduate Cup and Club Dinner, May 2008 TAGS: Cambridge Weekend | Giraffe Forty-eight alumni and supporters of CURTC congregated at Burrell’s Walk Tennis Court, Cambridge in the middle of May to take part in the annual Cambridge Weekend handicap doubles tournament. The …Continue reading →

The 2008 Varsity Match Report TAGS: Giraffe | Lord's | varsity The Men’s and Women’s Varsity matches were again hosted at the prestigious MCC where the players and guests from both Universities were entertained by some superb tennis with the generous …Continue reading →

Giraffe Club Introduction (updated, 2016) TAGS: Giraffe The Giraffe Club was set up to keep ex-university players and supporters in touch with the club, informed as to what is happening in the club and to keep them involved in real tennis. Our aim was for Giraffe Club members to receive an annual newsletter giving information on the past season at the club and news of upcoming events.