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Hermitage Ends acac’s Anthem Cup Reign
With the specter of six-time champion acac looming over the Anthem Cup Club Challenge heading into the weekend of Sept. 22-24, Hermitage Country Club captain Mark Bernstine figured his team would be...
View ArticleMcDonald’s RJTC Final Standings
The latest standings for the McDonald’s Richmond Jr. Circuit tournaments can be found here. Thank you to all the players who have competed in these events and good luck! McDonald’s Final RJTC Standings...
View ArticleFormer Richmond High School Players Make Big News at University of Mary...
Congratulations to Rachel Summers and Caroline Mosberg for their achievements on the University of Mary Washington Women’s Tennis Team. Summers wins ITA Southeast Regionals Singles Title and is named...
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USTA 2018 Mid-Atlantic Junior Announcments
Many changes have been made regarding Junior Point Count ups, tournament point tables, and 2018 schedule. Catch up on the latest USTA news affecting Junior Players here.
View ArticlePowershares Series in Lynchburg October 16
The Powershares Series Returns to Virginia. The Champions Showdown will be held on October 16 in Lynchburg at the Vines Center. Competing are James Blake, John McEnroe, Michael Chang, and Andy...
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Good luck to all of the Richmond USTA teams advancing to Nationals!
Good luck to the many teams advancing to Nationals! Stay tuned to RTA’s Facebook page for highlights of the National Tournaments. Richmond Stalls 18 and over 3.5 Men: Jonathan Stalls, Albin Hwang,...
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Joe & Shima Grover ~ Richmond Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer When Joe and Shima Grover moved to Richmond in 2005, they wanted to quickly get involved in the tennis scene. The couple had been very active in tennis programs...
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Three Chopt Rallies for 3rd Autumn Cup!
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer After the first day of the Autumn Cup, Three Chopt Recreation Association was in sixth place out of eight teams. That was certainly no way for the two-time...
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Mercedes-Benz Gives Back to the Community
Mercedes-Benz, a title sponsor of the RTA, donates all of the tennis balls used at RTA tournaments. Recently, JP LaFors, recycled all of the tennis balls used at the Anthem Club Challenge by giving...
View ArticleUniversity of Richmond – Matthew Fernandez
Matthew Fernandez, former St. Christopher’s player who is a sophomore at the University of Richmond, was recently noted for his outstanding performance against Lynchburg College last month. “I was...
View ArticleHarrison: the ‘pied piper’ of Richmond Tennis
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer Whenever Sarah Townsend Harrison took the court, she invariably wore a gold necklace or a set of pearls plus a sweater. It didn’t matter how warm it was, she...
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CCV Has Served Aces for RTA, Community
The Country Club of Virginia was established in 1908 on the outskirts of Richmond, near the University of Richmond’s pine-filled campus. Fifteen years later, the club was the site of the first...
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University of Richmond Men’s Spiders News
The Spider Update Website: http://www.richmondspiders.com/index.aspx?path=mten The Spider Update keeps you up-to-date on recent news about Men’s Tennis at the University of Richmond, periodic updates...
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Harmon thrived from ties with RTA
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer The Richmond Tennis Hall of Fame held its biennial induction ceremonies on Oct. 28 at the Westwood Club, and one of its own served as the keynote speaker for...
View ArticlePaul Mendoza has success at JMU
Read more about former Richmond junior player Paul Mendoza’s victories at the Wake Forest Invitational here. Mendoza is a sophomore at James Madison University.
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Former Mills Godwin Standout Morgan Fuqua
Morgan Fuqua, a former Mills Godwin player, is making headlines at Shenandoah University. Read about her achievements here.
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Carli hands duties to DePew after two-year reign
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer The Richmond Tennis Association closed out the year in late October by adding another impressive class to the Richmond Tennis Hall of Fame, but before that...
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Whitaker’s improvement includes Orange Bowl title
By John Packett RTA Contributing Writer It’s been almost a year since Spencer Whitaker took up residence at the IMG/Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL, and his transformation on and off the...
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Mid-Atlantic women’s 45s win at the USTA National Team Intersectional...
In the championship final, No. 2 seed Mid-Atlantic defeated No. 4 seed Southern 4-1. En route to the final, Mid-Atlantic defeated Pacific Northwest 4-1 in the quarterfinal and No. 3 seed Texas 3-2...
View ArticleShima Grover is making tennis accessible to all
Grover has gone to great lengths to promote the game of tennis — starting in Michigan in the 1970s and continuing in Richmond since 2005. She has worked alongside her husband, Joe, to provide...
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