Real Tennis News Digest — March 2025
Tournament results, articles and entry forms from across the game
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Tournament results and reports:
1 Mar - Oxford vs Cambridge Varsity: Oxford Men tied Cambridge Men 3-3. Oxford Men won the deciding doubles; Cambridge Women def Oxford Women 5-1
1 Mar - US Open Singles: John Lumley def Camden Riviere 4/6 3/6 6/5 6/1 6/4
2 Mar - US Open Doubles: Camden Riviere & Tim Chisholm def Steve Virgona & John Lumley 6/1 5/6 6/4 6/2
8 Mar - Brodie Cup: Bristol def Queen’s 3-2
9 Mar - Pol Roger Trophy: Queen’s def Leamington 4-1
9 Mar - Field Trophy: Holyport def Jesmond Dene 4-1
10 Mar - Australian Amateur Doubles: Kieran Booth & Daniel Williams def Oliver Pridmore & Nick Stenning 6/4 6/5 5/6 5/6 6/0
10 Mar - Percy Finch: Hobart def Melbourne 7-2
10 Mar - Percy Finch B: Hobart def Melbourne 8-1
16 Mar - Raquette d’Or: Nicolas Victoir def Matthieu Sarlangue 6/5 6/5 6/2
16 Mar - Tambour Tour, Leamington: Lewis Williams def John Woods-Casey 6/0 4/6 6/4
16 Mar - Category C: Alfred Backhouse def Algernon Nottingham 3/6 6/1 6/5 (20-24), William Todd def Beau Swallow 0/6 6/2 6/0 (25-29)
16 Mar - Category D: Mark Crowley def Patrick Lawrence 4/6 6/3 6/4 (30-34), Izzy Marshall def Simon Talbot-Williams 6/4 6/2 (35-39)
16 Mar - Category E: Alexander Jeffreys def Cesca Sweet 6/3 6/0 (40-44), Chris Morton def Reuben Ard 6/3 6/0 (45-49)
16 Mar - Category F: Owen Darbishire def Chris Vigrass 8/5 (50-54), Andy Sprowell def Hugo Carnegie-Brown 8/3 (55-59)
16 Mar - Category H: Gavin Yeats def Sarah Lambie 6/5 5/6 6/3 (70-74), Annabel Acheson-Gray def Katy Doy 6/1 6/3 (75+)
16 Mar - Percy Cup: Philadelphia 2 def Philadelphia 1 2-1
23 Mar - Australian Amateur Women’s Singles: Jo See Tan def Emma Clyde 6/5 5/6 6/5 (A Grade), Rose Blanden def Julia McCahey 5/4 5/1 (B Grade), Amanda Murphy def Claire Heughan 1/5 5/2 5/4 (C Grade), Peta Allsopp def Prue Gordon 5/4 5/3 (D Grade)
23 Mar - Australian Amateur Women’s Doubles: Jo See Tan & Emma Clyde def Ange Green & Beth Schiwy 6/2 6/2 (A Grade), Rose Blanden & George Lewis def Prue McCahey & Julia McCahey 5/3 5/1 (B Grade), Prue Gordon & Amanda Murphy def Annie Strange & Peta Allsopp 5/3 5/1 (C Grade)
23 Mar - Kershaw Cup: Nigel Pendrigh def David Watson 8/6
23 Mar - US Over 50’s: Nicholas Warner def John Pak 2/6 6/4 6/1 (singles), Nicholas Warner & Bill Barker def Peter Dunne & Stewart Licudi (doubles)
26 Mar - World Championship First Round Eliminator: John Lumley def Steve Virgona 2-0
29 Mar - World Championship First Round Eliminator: Nick Howell def Ben Taylor-Matthews 4/6 6/1 1/6 6/4 6/1 1/6 6/3 6/3 6/5 6/5
30 Mar - French Junior Open: Archie Watson def Jonah Serotta 6/1 6/4 (U19’s), Jonah Serotta def Eloi Saussier 10/7 (U15’s)
30 Mar - Category G: Mark Allen def George Calvocoressi 4/6 6/3 6/5 (60-64) Vincent Dobbin def Stephen Dance 6/0 6/3 (65-69)
Real tennis in the popular press:
World-ranked athlete in unusual sport tasked with making own equipment — via Chronicle 5 WCVB on YouTube
The Duke of Edinburgh has been revealed as the new Patron of the Royal Tennis Court at Hampton Court Palace — via Radio Jackie
Prince Edward received a special unexpected gift for his birthday – and it wasn't from Duchess Sophie — via Hello Magazine
Tambours, Grilles and Unicorns — via The Oxford Sausage
Women’s British Open to move to the Queen’s Club in 2025 — via Real Tennis News
Unofficial Real Tennis World Rankings:
Biggest rise (top 100): Craig Greenhalgh (+10) — National League results
Biggest fall (top 100): Tom Bomford (-13) — fall off of National League results
Singles and Doubles world rankings now extend to 150 places
Player categories now released
Real tennis job market:
NEW - Assistant Professional, Oxford. Apply here.
Assistant Court Tennis Professional, Sand Valley. Apply here.
Announcing Jesmond Dene trainee as the new USCTA Pettit Fellow — via Instagram
Real tennis online media:
View From The Hazards — Episode 68 (US Open Review)
From the archive: 2011 European Open semi final — Tim Chisholm vs Bryn Sayers
1999 British Open — new pages on Wikipedia in March
realtennisflair — via Instagram
real_tennis.memes — via Instagram
Upcoming major events:
31 March-2 April: USCTA National League, New York.
8-11 April: FLM Super League, Queen’s.
9-13 April: British Ladies Open, Seacourt.
25-27 April: Category A Open (0-9), Prested. ENTRIES CLOSE 2 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
7-11 May: Jesmond Dene Cup, Jesmond Dene. ENTRIES CLOSE 13 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
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.
Obituaries:
Charles Swallow — via Tennis and Rackets Association
Upcoming tournaments and entry forms:
4-6 April: Cattermull Cup (Alumni handicap doubles), Middlesex. ENTRIES CLOSED
4-6 April: US Over 40’s, Boston. ENTRIES CLOSED
5-6 April: Sir Andrew Noble Trophy (Handicap doubles). Jesmond Dene. ENTRIES CLOSED
9-11 April: British Ladies Open, Seacourt. ENTRIES CLOSED
10-13 April: Cherry Blossom, Washington. ENTRIES CLOSED
11-21 April: The Easter Bilby, Sydney. ENTRIES CLOSED
22-27 April: Edouard Kressmann Trophy, Bordeaux
25-27 April: US Amateur Singles, Philadelphia
25-27 April: Category A Open (0-9), Prested. ENTRIES CLOSE 2 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
27 April: British U16 Handicap Doubles Championship. Bristol. ENTRIES CLOSE 18 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
2-4 May: British Over 40’s Open Singles. Seacourt. ENTRIES CLOSE 15 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
17-18 May: Prested Hall of Fame Handicap Doubles. Prested. ENTRIES CLOSE 30 APRIL. Sign up via this link.
17 May: Cambridge Mixed Handicap Doubles. Cambridge. ENTRIES CLOSE 2 MAY. Sign up via this link.
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.
