Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The most important lesson for all tennis players occurred yesterday, one minute after the 2 hour and 43 minute men’s final at Indian Wells between Del Porto and Federer. The commentators and spectators wondered what the obligatory handshake would look like after both players demonstrated testiness with almost everyone and each other…
Congratulations to Catherine Taaffe, who competed in the New York half marathon yesterday in the 65-69 division. Catherine was tested after she fell around the 6 mile mark and sprained her hand. However, she demonstrated awesome mental toughness by completing the remaining 7.1 miles. She is probably the only runner who has a swollen hand…
One of the most popular tennis tournaments of the year has begun in Indian Wells, CA. Moms, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka celebrated Internal Women’s Day by returning to the courts for the first time since 2017. Both were victorious. Roger Federer defends his 2017 title after winning the Australian Open. Fans love to see…
The PRC administrative, facility and teaching staff members and their families gathered last night for the annual Christmas party. Delicious food and wonderful times together were a prelude to another competitive and fun Pictionary game. By the way, the “older” staff members schooled the younger generation… Thanks to Judy and M for transforming the nursery…
Junior campers had a blast playing some pickleball on a rainy morning on court 2. The teaching pros demonstrated positioning, tactics and explained the scoring and rules. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the US. It is very fast and can improve tennis player’s net play and reactions.
Several USTA junior tournaments were held at PRC on Saturday and Sunday. The focus of the tournaments was to provide less experienced juniors an opportunity to play a lot of matches and learn the rules and procedures of tournament play. The format was a compass draw, which provides a type of round robin play (non…
Happy 6th Birthday to Auggie, PRC’s mascot and beloved dog. Hoping you receive as much joy today as you bring to others. Many happy returns and lots of playing ball.
Judy and Cos accepted the USTA Middle States Premier Facility Award on behalf of all of the staff (teaching, administrative, facility) and adults and juniors at Princeton Racquet Club. The award was presented at the USTA NJD Awards luncheon on Sunday at the Ramblewood Country Club. PRC was recognized for it’s support of USTA programs such…
Princeton Racquet Club is hosting fifteen USTA Men’s teams on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the spring and early summer. Thanks so much to all of the captains and all of the players. The first matches start this weekend. Drills are available for any teams or players who would like to work on shot consistency, placement, tactics and…
It was a sweet day at PRC as two birthday celebrations were held. Happy Birthday wishes to Deb Castoldi, who celebrated with her tennis friends after playing Super Bowl Tennis (special thanks to Jacinta for the cake). Also, many happy returns to Coach Shaina, who celebrated with cupcakes after teaching this afternoon.