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  BOSTWICK--George H. "Pete" Bostwick Jr., of Delray Beach, Florida died at home on July 7, 2022 at the age of 87. Born on August 22, 1934 in New York City, Pete was the oldest of three children born to George H. Bostwick and Laura Elizabeth Curtis. He grew up in...

The 2022 edition of the Canadian Amateur Rackets Championship was full of firsts. Forced to reschedule the tournament after yet another pandemic-related lockdown in January, the tournament held its first spring iteration, though the inclement weather certainly belied...

Sales Price Walsh 2022 Recap While the US Amateur was in full swing at the Tennis and Racquet Club in Boston. Older, and therefore wiser, racquets players from Chicago, New York, Montreal, the United Kingdom and, of course, Jersey arrived in Detroit for the 2022 Sales...

2022 US Amateur Racquets Championship – Boston Tennis & Racquet Club Boston was anxious to host the due-to-covid rescheduled US Amateur in Boston from Thursday, March 31st through Sunday, April 3rd. 26 players in all came and competed in the weekend. We had...

The Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the 2022 US Open 8-13 March. Qualifying play was spirited on Tuesday and Wednesday. Giles Hocking, Henry Smith, Ivo Macdonald, and Louis Winstanley made it through into the singles main draw and the pairs of Freddie Bristowe &...

Thursday 3rd March marked the start of a spectacular Western Open comeback. The troubles of cancelled tournaments due to Covid were put to rest as the singles draw drew in a number of 46 players across all levels. North American rackets finally rediscovered the much...

Kendrick Cup 2022 The Kendrick Cup was held in Chicago over the weekend of January 21st-23rd. The draw consisted of 15 novice Rackets players that have been playing for 3 years or less. The players in attendance represented Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal and New...

Geoffrey Atkins Memorial Service Address by DMN St Mary’s, Hayling Island – 10th December 2021     Geoffrey Atkins… we shall not see his like again! How blessed we are who witnessed him in action.  He is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest...

Write up credit to Tennis & Racquets Association   First Leg Saturday 6th November at 2 pm The Queen's Club, London Challengers, Tom Billings and Richard Owen, win the first Leg 4-0 against the Champions, Jonathan Larken and James Stout. 15/9 15/6 15/10...

Pandemic-schmandemic.  Unwilling to be kept down any longer, an intrepid group of racketeers ventured out from New England last week to visit their counterparts down the Eastern seaboard in the City of Brotherly Love.  A team of six made a midweek, 24-hour tour,...