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…
Find a Little Green and Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. An Irish Blessing: May you have the good fortune of UMBC and the skill of Roger Federer! (PS – For the first time in 135 games, Univ of Md Baltimore County -16th seed- defeated UVA, the top seed in the country; root for Roger…
Lots of green and early celebrations for St Patrick’s Day today with singles and doubles match plays and the USTA 3.5 Women’s Match, featuring both PRC teams. The morning started with Coach Judy’s singles players working very hard. Congratulations to the Guinness Gals, who defeated the Mullarkeys in the 9:30 am doubles match play. Special…
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…
If you do not have power and would like to get warm, charge your devices, take a shower, have a cup of coffee, you are welcome to come to the club – and bring a racquet, too!
PRC will open for regular hours on Thursday, March 8th. Clinics and contract courts will be held as usual. If you cannot travel or do not have power, a make up will be provided. The 8 am USTA matches are postponed. Please drive safely.
PRC will remain closed on Wednesday. Make ups will be provided for all junior and adult clinics and contract courts. We plan to open on Thursday at 7 am. Be safe and warm.
Information regarding the spring junior and adult instructional programs, as well as summer junior camp, is now available. The spring session starts on April 10th. There are three pathways for juniors at PRC: 10 and under, Developmental (11 -17 years) and Competitive (Future Stars, High School Prep, Tournament Training and High Performance). For a copy…
We were sad to read that a dear PRC friend, Sheldon Westervelt, passed away in December. Sheldon was one of the founders of the U.S. Tennis Court & Track Builders Association and oversaw the design and construction of nearly 7,000 tennis projects around the world. Sheldon designed projects such as the Olympic stadiums, US National…