Real Tennis News Digest — April 2025
Tournament results, articles and entry forms from across the game
Each month Real Tennis News provides a summary of the top tournament results and coverage of the game around the world. We also have entry forms to upcoming tournaments around the world that anyone can play, so find one near you and sign up today.
The Australian Real Tennis Association has revamped their website, check it out at https://www.realtennisaustralia.com.au/
Don’t forget to send in your stories or match reports to get featured on Real Tennis News. In particular, we are looking for photographers and correspondents for any major event around the world. Get in touch at ben.geytenbeek@gmail.com.
Tournament results and reports:
31 March-2 April: USCTA National League: Team Tambour tied Team Dedans 14-14. Team Tambour won on sets countback
4-6 April: US Over 40’s: Todd Meringoff def Alex Spence 6/5 6/1 (Singles), Todd Meringoff & Alex Spence def Jeffrey Horine & John Pak 6/3 6/1 (Doubles)
8-11 April: FLM Super League: Matthews Mavericks def Shenkman’s Henchmen 3-0
10-13 April: Ladies British Open: Claire Fahey def Tara Lumley 6/0 6/0 (Singles), Claire Fahey & Tara Lumley def Nicola Doble & Katherine Carney 6/0 6/0 (Doubles)
25-27 April: Category A Open: Levi Gale def Lewis Williams 6/5 6/2 (Highlights)
25-27 April: US Amateur: Freddie Bristowe def Ben Hudson 6/2 6/1 6/1 (Singles), Freddie Bristowe & Henry Smith def Noah Motz & Patrick Winthrop 5/6 6/3 4/6 6/5 6/2 (Doubles)
Real tennis in the popular press:
Racquet sport club’s national triumph — via Clifton Voice
Handmade balls and no two courts the same: Tudor-era ‘real tennis’ is making a racket in Sydney — via The Guardian
The 800-year-old sport that could be the next pickleball — via Sydney Morning Herald (paywalled, non-paywalled link)
Sydney Real Tennis Club reopens for play after 20 years without a court — via Real Tennis News
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Sport: Wildcard — Real Tennis at Moreton Morrell — via BBC Sounds (episode expires 8 May)
T&RA Annual Awards Winners Announced — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Alan Giddins Elected Chair of The Queen’s Club — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Unofficial Real Tennis World Rankings:
Biggest rise (top 100): Zack Smart (+31) — Category B historic result added, Todd Meringoff (+24) — US 40’s championship
Biggest fall (top 100): Tony Hollins & Jamie Giddins (-20) — fall off of USCTA National League and MCC Silver Racquet respectively
All rankings now extend to all players with at least 100 points
Women’s rankings now permit players to include their best 3 Open results
Real tennis job market:
Assistant Court Tennis Professional, Sand Valley. Apply here.
Real tennis online media:
View From The Hazards — Episode 69 (Eliminator & US National League Review, FLM Super League Preview)
View From The Hazards — Episode 70 (FLM Super League Preview)
Refreshed Australian Real Tennis Association Website, including 2025 AGM Notice
Refreshed Ladies Real Tennis Association Website
realtennisflair — via Instagram
real_tennis.memes — via Instagram
RealTennisOnline (RTO) updates:
New Tournaments tab now online, including brackets for major events going back to 2001 (please send any errors or omissions to ben.geytenbeek@gmail.com).
Matches can now be submitted with the scoreline “w/o”. This results in a Null (N) handicap result, and it is assumed that the first player listed was the winner.
Changes to Category 1 Handicaps — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Handicapping Best Practice — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Obituaries:
David Fortune — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Upcoming major events:
9-11 May: Jesmond Dene Cup, Jesmond Dene.
18-22 May: World Championship Final Eliminator, Aiken.
24-31 May: Ladies World Championship, Newport. More information via this link.
8-15 June: US Professional Singles (Schochet Cup), Newport, ENTRIES CLOSE 19 MAY. Sign up via this link.
21-27 July: Champions Trophy. Royal Tennis Court. ENTRIES CLOSE 17 JUNE. Sign up via this link.
Upcoming tournaments and entry forms:
2-4 May: British Over 40 Open Singles. Seacourt. ENTRIES CLOSED
2-4 May: US Women’s National Championship. Westwood. ENTRIES CLOSED
2-4 May: Australian Junior U26 and U21 Championships. Hobart. ENTRIES CLOSED
9-11 May: Jesmond Dene Cup. Jesmond Dene. ENTRIES CLOSED
17-18 May: French Senior Open. Bordeaux. Sign up via this link
17 May: Cambridge Mixed Handicap Doubles. Cambridge. ENTRIES CLOSE 2 MAY. Sign up via this link
17-18 May: Prested Hall of Fame Handicap Doubles. Prested. ENTRIES CLOSED
24-25 May: French U19 Junior Championships. Paris. Sign up via this link
24-31 May: Ladies World Championship, Newport. More information via this link
6-8 June: LRTA Mixed Handicap Doubles. Seacourt. ENTRIES CLOSE 16 MAY. Sign up via this link.
13-15 June: Coupe de Bordeaux. Bordeaux. Sign up via this link
13-15 June: US Mixed Doubles. Tuxedo.
26-29 June: King’s Goblet. Royal Tennis Court. ENTRIES CLOSED
Save the date:
23, 25, 27 Sep: World Championship, Newport. More information via this link.
10-24 Jan 2026: Boomerang Cup, Melbourne. More information via this link.
28 Mar-11 Apr 2026: World Masters Championships, Ballarat, Hobart, Sydney & Melbourne. More information via this link.
