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The Knox social events were well attended as usual, beginning with the opening night cocktails and oysters at the club. The next night, a splendid warm spring evening in Aiken, entertainment chair Mike Sullivan, and his committee of Francois Verglas, Steve Groat, and Dan Villiers, organized a wonderful alfresco dinner in the club’s garden. A special thank you to our pro, Gabe Kinzler, for his superlative efforts in marking all of our tournaments, organizing matches and giving plenty of lessons throughout the year. Gabe’s fantastic, amiable attitude has helped continue to make the Aiken Tennis Club a joyful place to play court tennis. In addition, thanks to all our members who assisted with running an event, either social or tennis, or who hosted an out of town guest. These gestures define our club, and do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. Boston (1904) Tennis & Racquet Club By Jeremy Wintersteen The 2008/2009 season was a good one for the T&R tennis program. Play and court hours were up, Camden Riviere came on board, a number of T&R players won USCTA and international tournaments, and the inaugural Winter League was a success. The T&R players below were tournament winners during the 2008-2009 season. Congratulations to them all and many thanks to Jimmy Burke and Camden Riviere for helping them get there! New York Open Handicap – Jeremy Wintersteen Jimmy Dunn – Don Hannan, Alex Spence, Jeremy Wintersteen French Open (Doubles) – Camden Riviere Whitney Cup – George Bell, Shawn Herlihy, Rob McLane, Matt Porter, Jeremy Wintersteen Etchebaster – Warren Knapp European Open – Camden Riviere Noll Cup – Jeff Horine Burke Cup – Bill Connors Wharton Cup – Brad Ursprung US Open (Singles and Doubles) – Camden Riviere Cherry Blossom – Ken Forton Northrup Knox – Jeremy Wintersteen A number of relatively new players have made great strides with their game as four different T&R players won three national level championships and the Etchebaster. Additionally, an increasing number of T&R players traveled 2008-2009 Annual Report for USCTA tournaments this season. Camden Riviere joined the pro shop in the fall and the T&R is thrilled to have him at 939 Boylston Street. Camden is an excellent player and teacher, and has been a great addition to the T&R. Camden won the French Open Doubles (with Nick Wood over Rob Fahey and Steve Virgona), European Open (over Rob Fahey), and the U.S. Open Singles (over Steve Virgona) and Doubles (with Nick Wood over Rob Fahey and Steve Virgona). We look forward to watching Camden as he makes a run at the World Championship in 2010. The T&R was pleased to host the U.S. Ladies Open in US Ladies’ Open. T&R photo November. Players from Boston, Washington, Newport, Aiken, England, and Australia competed in the singles and doubles championships. World Champion Charlotte Cornwallis took both titles defeating Freddy Adam in the singles and (with Karen Hird) Aldona Greenwood and Amy Hayball in the doubles. Freddy had a solid singles semifinal win over Karen Hird and Aldona and Amy had an exciting come-from-behind win over Freddy and Ana Radeljevic in the doubles semifinal. Congratulations to Charlotte and Karen and many thanks to the members of the Ladies Open Committee who helped make the tournament a success. The T&R hosted the National Tennis Club in December in the annual Boston-Newport grudge match for the Patriot Cup. The National Tennis Club won in an upset and retained the Patriot Cup for another year. The T&R and the National Tennis Club later teamed up in December and won the Whitney Cup. This was the first time for an all-New England win in the Whitney Cup. It was one of the closest Whitney Cups ever and congratulations to T&R and NTC players. Thanks go to our pros – Jimmy and Camden, and Rich Smith and Tony Hollins from Newport, for all their help. The T&R’s holiday exhibition match featured a great match between Jimmy and Camden vs. Tim Chisholm and Matt Porter. The T&R pros went down in flames. In February, the T&R hosted the Burke and Wharton Cup level championships. A good number of T&R players competed in these tournaments and the T&R’s Bill Connors and Brad Ursprung were victorious. Congratulations to Bill and Brad and to T&R iron-man Lucas Walsh who was a double finalist. The US 50’s Championships were slated for Boston but were unfortunately postponed until Page 29
USCTA Burke Cup. Gary Multer, Jimmy Burke, Bill Connors and Lucas Walsh. photo by Jeremy Wintersteen Page 30 the fall due to a leaky roof. A visiting tennis tour from Newcastle University in England came by the Club over the winter and had good matches amongst T&R members. One of the highlights of the year was the T&R’s inaugural Winter League. Four teams of 8-10 players competed in weekly doubles matches. Gary Multer’s Better than Second team played solid tennis throughout and was victorious in the end, taking the Champions Cup. Thanks to Camden for organizing and marking the matches and to the Winter League Captains (Ken Forton, Gary Multer, Lucas Walsh, and Jen Winthrop) for their efforts throughout the season. The T&R National League Team of Jimmy, Camden, and Josh Bainton played well throughout the season. Jimmy and Camden had a great home win over Philadelphia in Boston to help get into the final. Camden and Josh split the singles in the final in New York, but the Evil Empire was too strong in the doubles and prevailed for the National League title. The T&R hosted Charlotte Cornwallis again in the spring for an exhibition match against Camden. In a World Champion vs. World #2, Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs match, Camden prevailed in an exciting match enjoyed by a good number of T&R members and guests. In other news, the T&R was sad to see T&R member Tim Chisholm leave the Hub as he and his family moved to Wisconsin. It was great having Tim play and practice at the Club and many enjoyed his clinics and watching him compete. At season’s end, approximately 133 T&R players had an RTO handicap. Many thanks to Head Professional Jimmy Burke and Assistant Professional Camden Riviere for all their efforts, camaraderie, and great instruction. Although getting court time was more difficult, it was (and is) a good problem to have! Additional thanks to Club Manager Tom Dobbins and Finance Manager & Masseuse Janice Pearson for all their help. Thanks also to the members of the T&R’s Tennis Committee: Dick Brickley, Jimmy Burke, Arthur Drane, Shawn Herlihy Mike McElroy, Gary Multer, and Camden Riviere and all the T&R members who volunteered their time, resources, and efforts towards tennis at the T&R. Dick, Arthur, Mike, and Jeremy served on the USCTA Board with Dick as Secretary, Mike as at-large, and Jeremy and Arthur as Club Representatives. T&R Club Champions Singles – Matt Porter Doubles – George Bell & Jeremy Wintersteen B – Preston Quick C – Bill Connors D – Ken Forton Handicap – Tim Friend Most Improved Player – Alex Spence Winter League – Better than 2nd: Sue Butler, Bill Connors, Helen Grassi, Jeff Horine, Jonathan Kondracki, Gary Multer (captain), Nancy Multer, Suzy Schwartz, Phil Stockton Philadelphia (1907) The Racquet Club By Andrew W. Purcell There was a generous amount of play at The Racquet club of Philadelphia during the 2008-2009 season. In addition to several USCTA events, the club continues to host an extremely active internal schedule that caters to the active personalities of our membership that love our sacred game. The athletic membership has continued to experience pleasant growth that includes active and eager participation on the court tennis court. Opening things off was the tremendously successful Jimmy Dunn. The event was at capacity and had six divisions consisting of seventy players. “A” champions - PJ Yeatman and Jeremy Wintersteen — demonstrated some of the excellent play, in addition to “C” champions Jack Graham and John Noel and “Open” champions Rob Whitehouse and Barney Tanfield. The Jimmy Dunn dinner dance coincided with the USCTA annual meeting and the Racquet Club was fortunate enough to also host the USCTA annual dinner and auction. Both events were very popular, and thanks are owed to a fantastic staff and entertainment committee. Philadelphia remains a destination of choice in late November. The rich history of junior play and hospitality in Philadelphia makes it a great location for the Parent Child, which Philadelphia has been lucky to host dozens of times in the last several decades. This year’s event was held in mid December under a blanket of snow and ice that draped the East Coast. Unfortunately, the weather contributed to some last minute snafus but nevertheless we fielded a nice contingent of teams. Congratulations to the all the
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Burke Cup. Gary Multer, Jimmy Burke, Bill Connors and Lucas Walsh.<br />
photo by Jeremy Wintersteen<br />
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the fall due to a<br />
leaky roof.<br />
A visiting<br />
<strong>tennis</strong> tour from<br />
Newcastle University<br />
in England<br />
came by the Club<br />
over the winter<br />
and had good<br />
matches amongst<br />
T&R members.<br />
One of the highlights of the year was the T&R’s inaugural<br />
Winter League. Four teams of 8-10 players competed in<br />
weekly doubles matches. Gary Multer’s Better than Second<br />
team played solid <strong>tennis</strong> throughout and was victorious in<br />
the end, taking the Champions Cup. Thanks to Camden<br />
for organizing and marking the matches and to the Winter<br />
League Captains (Ken Forton, Gary Multer, Lucas Walsh,<br />
and Jen Winthrop) for their efforts throughout the season.<br />
The T&R National League Team of Jimmy, Camden,<br />
and Josh Bainton played well throughout the season.<br />
Jimmy and Camden had a great home win over Philadelphia<br />
in Boston to help get into the final. Camden and<br />
Josh split the singles in the final in New York, but the Evil<br />
Empire was too strong in the doubles and prevailed for the<br />
National League title. The T&R hosted Charlotte Cornwallis<br />
again in the spring for an exhibition match against<br />
Camden. In a World Champion vs. World #2, Billie Jean<br />
King vs. Bobby Riggs match, Camden prevailed in an exciting<br />
match enjoyed by a good number of T&R members<br />
and guests. In other news, the T&R was sad to see T&R<br />
member Tim Chisholm leave the Hub as he and his family<br />
moved to Wisconsin. It was great having Tim play and<br />
practice at the Club and many enjoyed his clinics and<br />
watching him compete.<br />
At season’s end, approximately 133 T&R players had<br />
an RTO handicap. Many thanks to Head Professional<br />
Jimmy Burke and Assistant Professional Camden Riviere<br />
for all their efforts, camaraderie, and great instruction. Although<br />
getting <strong>court</strong> time was more difficult, it was (and<br />
is) a good problem to have! Additional thanks to Club<br />
Manager Tom Dobbins and Finance Manager & Masseuse<br />
Janice Pearson for all their help. Thanks also to the<br />
members of the T&R’s Tennis Committee: Dick Brickley,<br />
Jimmy Burke, Arthur Drane, Shawn Herlihy Mike McElroy,<br />
Gary Multer, and Camden Riviere and all the T&R<br />
members who volunteered their time, resources, and efforts<br />
towards <strong>tennis</strong> at the T&R. Dick, Arthur, Mike, and Jeremy<br />
served on the USCTA Board with Dick as Secretary, Mike<br />
as at-large, and Jeremy and Arthur as Club Representatives.<br />
T&R Club Champions<br />
Singles – Matt Porter<br />
Doubles – George Bell & Jeremy Wintersteen<br />
B – Preston Quick<br />
C – Bill Connors<br />
D – Ken Forton<br />
Handicap – Tim Friend<br />
Most Improved Player – Alex Spence<br />
Winter League – Better than 2nd: Sue Butler,<br />
Bill Connors, Helen Grassi, Jeff Horine, Jonathan<br />
Kondracki, Gary Multer (captain), Nancy Multer,<br />
Suzy Schwartz, Phil Stockton<br />
Philadelphia (1907)<br />
The Racquet Club<br />
By Andrew W. Purcell<br />
There was a generous amount of play at The Racquet club<br />
of Philadelphia during the 2008-2009 season. In addition<br />
to several USCTA events, the club continues to host an<br />
extremely active internal schedule that caters to the active<br />
personalities of our membership that love our sacred game.<br />
The athletic membership has continued to experience<br />
pleasant growth that includes active and eager participation<br />
on the <strong>court</strong> <strong>tennis</strong> <strong>court</strong>.<br />
Opening things off was the tremendously successful<br />
Jimmy Dunn. The event was at capacity and had six divisions<br />
consisting of seventy players. “A” champions - PJ<br />
Yeatman and Jeremy Wintersteen — demonstrated some of<br />
the excellent play, in addition to “C” champions Jack Graham<br />
and John Noel and “Open” champions Rob Whitehouse<br />
and Barney Tanfield. The Jimmy Dunn dinner dance<br />
coincided with the USCTA annual meeting and the Racquet<br />
Club was fortunate enough to also host the USCTA<br />
annual dinner and auction. Both events were very popular,<br />
and thanks are owed to a fantastic staff and entertainment<br />
committee. Philadelphia remains a destination of choice in<br />
late November.<br />
The rich history of junior play and hospitality in<br />
Philadelphia makes it a great location for the Parent Child,<br />
which Philadelphia has been lucky to host dozens of times<br />
in the last several decades. This year’s event was held<br />
in mid December under a blanket of snow and ice that<br />
draped the East Coast. Unfortunately, the weather contributed<br />
to some last minute snafus but nevertheless we fielded<br />
a nice contingent of teams. Congratulations to the all the
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