University Cup: Finalists and Presentation TAGS: Giraffe | University Cup | varsity You didn’t think that the players in the University Cup would escape without a photo montage or two did you?

University Student Cup: Finals & Results TAGS: Giraffe | Pol Roger | University Cup Sunday play began early, the pros clearing the blue court for play, but with the expectation that the sweat would worsen over the course of the day. So play began …Continue reading →

University Student Cup: Part 1 TAGS: Giraffe | Pol Roger | University Cup With the Inter-University tournament moving to March, the past weekend saw the first running of the University Student Cup; a handicap tournament between all of the current Cambridge students. There were new players and old…

NtVM5, More TAGS: Giraffe | NtVM | Oxford | Pol Roger | Unicorn Some pictures of the teams demonstrating exemplary etiquette… …and who got to take home which trophy… …and finally a link to a Google Photos Album with the individual photos and …Continue reading →

NtVM5 TAGS: Giraffe | NtVM | Oxford | Unicorn Bit late with this one! Not the Varsity Match 5, the annual Alumni match, saw the ‘Not the Light …

The Cambridge University RTC Student Cup TAGS: Giraffe | Pol Roger The University Student Cup is a showcase of student tennis at CURTC, and an introduction for many new student players to competitive play.

Varsity Match Day 1 Report TAGS: Giraffe | Lord's | varsity Friday would see the Women’s Singles and Men’s Doubles matches at the beautiful tennis court behind the pavilion at Lord’s Cricket Ground. First up was Elle Curzon-Green (Cambridge) against Lottie …Continue reading →

Varsity 2nds Day 2 TAGS: Giraffe | varsity

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 →

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 …as streamed by CURTC’s Stream Team, Thursday January 18th. The Doubles Exhibition Match featured Ed Kay and Matt Shaw vs Ed Hyde & Alex Evans from broadcast from Cambridge’s 151 …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