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Fuhr Overcomes Wrist Injury, Opponents

Almost three years ago at the McDonald’s Mid-Atlantic Clay Court Championships, then 15-year-old Anna Fuhr experienced one of the finest moments of her budding tennis career when she upset Virginia...

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Change in Dates Boost Davenport Draws

When the Richmond Tennis Association decided to move the open division of the Davenport City Tennis Championships from mid-May to mid-June in an effort to attract more entries, it was something of a...

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Chase Bernstine Making Mark in Open Division

A year ago, the three Bernstine brothers cleaned up in the junior divisions of the Davenport City Tennis Championships. Now, the eldest, 15-year-old Chase Bernstine, is taking aim at the open division....

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Shulman Overcomes Strong Effort From Bernstine

Second seeds aren’t usually tested in the opening match of a tournament. Such was not the case Thursday when No. 2 Eric Shulman took the court against 15-year-old Chase Bernstine in the round of 16 at...

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McDonald’s Summer Series Kicks Off Soon

Clubs throughout Richmond host L7 and L8 tournaments which provide opportunities for area juniors to gain tournament experience and improve their state and regional rankings. These tournaments require...

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Wortham Draws Inspiration from Mom’s Win

If she needed some inspiration before her semifinal match in the women’s singles division of the Davenport City Tennis Championships, Ginny Wortham got all she needed from her mother’s performance in...

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Deep Run freshman Sorkin captures Davenport crown

Nina Sorkin should have been worn out by the time she took the Byrd Park court Saturday to play Ginny Wortham in the women’s singles final of the Davenport City Tennis Championships. Read full article...

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Ciszek’s championship day a family affair

Before he took the court on Sunday morning to face Eric Shulman in the men’s singles final of the Davenport City Tennis Championships, top-seeded Michal Ciszek “warmed up” with his 3 1/2-year-old...

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Next Play Day- Friday June 20

Play Days welcome players of all ages and ability. Participants will attempt to SERVE, RALLY and SCORE, while results are not documented. Play Days are a way for kids to play tennis in a...

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Robinson Wins “Futures” Match with Sancilio

The future of Richmond tennis was on display Sunday at Byrd Park, and in the current vernacular, it looked “awesome.” The boys and girls 12-and-under singles divisions of the Davenport City Junior...

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Re-alignment Brought More Area Champions

Thanks to re-alignment by the Virginia High School League last year, the number of team and individual tennis champions in our area increased by leaps and bounds this season. The biggest winners were...

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World Team Tennis Recreational Leagues Now Forming in Richmond

Play in the most exciting format in tennis and earn a spot to compete at nationals. The leagues will begin July 18th.

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Mid-Atlantic Clay Courts Still Growing After 15 Years

Salisbury Country Club in Chesterfield County will host the Mid-Atlantic Clay Court Championships for its 15th year.  The tennis tournament will begin July 8 and conclude on July 13.  The tournament...

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Eight and Counting

What is the longest winning streak in the Richmond Junior Tennis Circuit?  On June 28th Aden Bashir claimed his eighth consecutive 12U boys division championship. As of June 14th, Aden had accumulated...

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RJTC Brings A Family Together

Steve Faraci was a golfer, but he gave up golf when he and his wife, Kate, had their first born, Matthew.  Steve felt that he could not justify the time that golf demands when he and Kate started...

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Richmond JTT Teams To Compete in Districts

The 2014 USTA MAS Virginia District Jr. Team Tennis Championships will bring winners of local leagues from across the state, showcasing some of the top junior talent in Virginia. Tournament champions...

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Wallace Adds City Title to His 35-over Resume

It should have come as no surprise when Chris Wallace captured his third men’s 35-and-over singles title Sunday in the Davenport City Tennis Championships at Willow Oaks Country Club. After all,...

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RJTC Final Standings

Here are the final standings from the Summer 2014 tournament series. RJTC Final Standings 2014 Joe Cappellino will be inviting the top 8 players in each age group to the Masters Tournament to be held...

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Richmond Teams Finish Strong in District Championships

MXD 18 & Over Championships 6.0 Mxd – Salisbury Brinkman – WINNER 7.0 Mxd – Salisbury KIM – 2nd Place 8.0 Mxd -Raintree MOODY – 2nd Place Adult 18 & Over Championships 2.5 W – Richmond Westwood...

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Whitaker, Howells Win Awards at Clay Court Championships

USTA Boys 12s National Clay Court Championship (Winston Salem, N.C.) Spencer Whitaker (Richmond, Va.) won the Gold Ball in doubles. He and his partner Justin Boulais (USTA Southern) cruised to the...

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