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Welcome Back, Nicole

Family week continues are Nicole Arendt returned to visited her family in Princeton.  Nicole grew up in Princeton, playing at the Hun School and University of Florida.  She turned pro and had a successful career on the WTA tour, where she won titles and reached high doubles ranking of #3 in the world.  Everyone loved…

Family Raises a Racquet on the 4th!

Lucy Marshall’s family celebrated July 4th on the courts – proving that tennis is indeed a family and lifetime sport.   Lucy and her daughter, Rachel Juliana, joined other family members visiting from California in the Round Robin while the grandchildren participated in the junior camp.  On another court, Mia Cahill was joined by brother,…

Happy Birthday America!

Happy 4th of July.  PRC is open 8 am – 4 pm today.  Morning and afternoon sessions of junior camp will be held.  A doubles round robin for men and women will be held at 9:00 am.  Game Drills (high energy workout) will be held at 10:30 am.  All regular junior and adult clinics are…

Everyone a Winner at PRC Junior Tournaments

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…

Perfect Monday for Match Play

What a beautiful summer morning for Monday match play!  Everyone looked festive in their red, white and blue.  Great points and energy on the courts today.  Don’t forget the 4th of July Round Robin at 9 am.

Fun at the 10 and Under June 24th Tournament

The Princeton 10 and under tournament held on June 24th was a huge success.  In the 10 and under Orange Ball tournaments, juniors play on a 60′ court with orange balls and smaller racquets.  The format is a compass draw, which provides each junior an opportunity to play at least 3 matches.  At this level,…

July 4th Activities

The PRC Summer Junior Tennis Camp will be conducted as usual this week, with morning (9am- noon) and afternoon (1:00-4:00 pm) sessions being offered Monday-Friday.  All junior and adult clinics will be held except on Tuesday, July 4th.  The club will be open for camp and indoor and outdoor courts will be available to rent…

Far From Tennis at PRC

Sue Gunther continued her vacation in Japan and met up with Shizuna and Sato, beloved friends to so many PRC tennis players before they returned home.  Tennis friendships continue throughout life – regardless of where we are and if we are on or off court.  Have fun three S’s – we all miss you.

USA Wins Pre Holiday Fed Cup

What a gorgeous morning to play Fed Cup!  Perhaps very appropriately, USA was victorious in Fed Cup heading  into the July 4th weekend.  Over 40 women competed and scores were close.  England and Israel tied for second and third place with 275, with USA capturing first place with 6 more points.  Monday Match play will…

Congratulations Art and Liz

Several friends gathered last night to celebrate Art and Liz Cramp’s retirement from teaching tennis.  Art and Liz are loved by many students and were at Princeton Indoor Tennis Center for decades.  Good luck and best wishes, Art and Liz.