It's time for the 2010 Anthem Challenge

Get ready for the eighteenth annual 2010 Anthem Challenge at the Westwood Club, Sept. 24 - 25. Read more.

Richmond to host Premier Cup

Richmond and the Richmond Platform Tennis Association have been selected to host the 2010 Premier Cup Oct. 15 - 17. Read more (PDF doc)

Oct. Tournaments Benefit Massey Breast Cancer Research

The Country Club of Virginia will host both women's and men's tournaments in October to benefit VCU Massey Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research.

Women, register for the 2010 Ladies' Tennis Tournament on Monday, Oct. 18 at the Country Club of Virginia. Download the registration form (PDF doc) -- deadline to register is Oct. 11.

Men, register for the 2010 Men's Tennis Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 7 at the Country Club of Virginia. Download the registration form (PDF doc) -- deadline to register is Oct. 1.

RAISE A RACKET AND CELEBRATE!

Thanks to all of you, the RTA is pleased to announce that Richmond has been awarded third place in the USTA’s 2010 Best Tennis Town in America contest. As a result, the City of Richmond will be the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the USTA.

The ceremony took place today during the U.S. Open and plenty of Richmonders travelled to New York to be a part of the excitement in the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Officially representing Richmond were Eric Perkins, RTA Vice President, and The Honorable Ellen Robertson, Vice President of Richmond City Council. The other two finalists were Atlanta, GA, awarded $50,000 for second place, and Charleston, SC, awarded $100,000 for first place.

Eighty-two cities around the country vied for the USTA funds in this competition, so the RTA is proud to have created the video application that secured one of these coveted awards. The RTA anticipates meeting with Richmond City officials in the coming months to allocate the funds, which will go to support community tennis programming and tennis facilities in our area.


Many thanks are owed to all of the RTA volunteers, city officials, and tennis clubs who campaigned so feverishly over the summer. We want to give special thanks to the local media outlets and organizations (local network affiliates, sports radio, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond Sports Backers, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Richmond, Retail Merchants Association, and others) who helped in this endeavor to bring tennis to the forefront of our community.



Thanks also to the power of social media networking and the Internet, we enjoyed the support of the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Section, USTA/Virginia, the Washington Kastles World Team Tennis organization, and community tennis associations and clubs from around the nation---from the Canyon Creek Women’s Racquet Club in Dallas, TX, to the Roseville Community Tennis Association in Granite Bay, CA. 



So, raise your rackets in a salute to Richmond—officially now the thrid Best Tennis Town in America!

Richmond Junior Circuit Masters Tournament Held Aug. 21

On August 21, The Country Club of Virginia hosted the Richmond Junior Circuit Masters Tournament.

The Masters tournament is for the top 8 players in the RJTC standings in each age group. Players competed throughout the summer in 10 tournaments and received points for each match that they played.

At the end of the series, the top 8 players were invited to compete for the Masters Championship.

Congratulations go out to the players listed below for qualifying for the tournament as well as the winners of the Masters Tournament! Way to go!

Boys 8
Alaister Burke
Michael Zuccaro
Hatcher Butterworth
Harrison Janney
Jacob Kalman
Christopher Shiflett
Link Hammerschmidt
Sachin Sanjay
Winner Alaister Burke

Boys 10
Nathan Zhao
Dorsey Ducharme
Andrew Partington
Spencer Whitaker
William Hobbs
Alston Hackney
Joshua Kalman
Shaan Kapadia
Winner Dorsey Ducharme

Girls 10
Jessica Wills
Claire Davis
Casey Carnohan
Kendall Cray
Anna Soffin
Katie Bauduc
Reilly Phelps
Winner Jessica Wills

Boys 12
Grant Sarver
Michael Wagner
Jacob Stern
Joseph Brown
Wil Venitz
Ben Manspile
Andrew Carey
Daniel Hennig
Winner Grant Sarver

Girls 12
Anne Miller
Rachel Partington
Caroline Hare
Anna Ransone
Madeleine Burke
Erin Farleigh
Winner Erin Farleigh

Boys 14
Patrick Reagan
Andrew Reed
Logan Healy
Grant Rabalais
Parker Allen
Jeremy Price
Michael Darr
Nicholas Grandpre
Winner Patrick Reagan

Girls 14
Ellie White
Olivia Wilson
Lilly Ellick
Elizabeth Dudley
Allyson Kearns
Eleanor Manspile
Jordan McFee
Kara Adams
Winner Lilly Ellick

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