Finals Day Report
TAGS: Category | Juniors | Ladies Championship Months of real tennis tournaments culminated in the CURTC Finals Day Sponsored by Hannay-Robertson Financial Planning. Places on the honours boards in the Green Court Galleries were at stake. Play began on the Green Court with the 50s Category Final between
Varsity Match Day 2 Report
TAGS: Lord's | varsity The Cambridge team faced an uphill battle at Lord’s on the second day of the Real Tennis varsity match. The day would see the women’s doubles and men’s singles matches. …Continue reading →
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 →
2nd’s Varsity Report
TAGS: 2nds | varsity Oxford took home the honours at the 2019 Varsity Seconds match in Cambridge last weekend. Play started on Friday afternoon with a win to ….. Special thanks to the Kees and Peter for their tireless marking, to Louise Ludekens for her excellent lunch on Saturday and to all of the senior members who brought cakes and nibbles for the players.
Hardwick take the On-Court Honours…
TAGS: Hardwick …but chef Guy Kirk pulls one back for the team in the Club Room Kitchen. On an almost as sunny (but a bit warmer) day as our visit to Hardwick …Continue reading →
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 →
East Anglia Pennant Update
TAGS: East Anglia Pennant CURTC’s winning streak came to an end on December 13th away at Newmarket. The team lost 4-2 (but there is a…
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!
Inter-University Tournament, 2018
TAGS: Ed Hyde | inter-universities | IU2018 | Jimmy | Middlesex University For four days in late November, Cambridge and Newmarket Real Tennis clubs hosted over 60 fresh-faced students from nine universities across the UK for the annual Inter-University tournament. In addition to tournament debuts from….
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…
IRTA visit the Home of Real Tennis
TAGS: IRTA Our first Club match of the season proved enjoyable but the Irish, especially the visiting Irish, proved more than a match for the Home team. Led by Roland Budd, the …Continue reading →
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