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News and special events at PRC, US and world

Free – To Be Your Best

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Attention all PRC USTA Captains and Teammates!  Free seminar on Thursday, March 24th at 12:30 pm.  Cos and Judy will address different topics in preparation for the USTA League season.  The theme is playing the PRC Way with Pride, Respect and Character and it will contribute to your being you best, on and off the…

PRC Triple Threat 3 Times As Good

Reva Leung

Congratulations to Reva Leung, captain of the PRC Triple Threat, and her team who are the local champions of the Middle States New Jersey Tri-Level League. The league season began in November and ended last week and consists of doubles teams at the 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 level.  PRC Triple Threat now advances to the…

BNP Paribas Men’s Semis and Women’s Finals Set

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While most of the country is wrapped up in March madness (NCAA basketball), a tennis event in Indian Wells, California is featuring some great tennis match ups.  Rafa Nadal will meet Novak Njokovic in one semi final today.  David Goffin and Milos Raonic will compete in the other semifinal.  ESPN will televise the men’s semis…

PRC USTA 3.5 Winter Season Completed

PRC Slice Girls and Volley Girls

Thanks to the captains (Beth Sopher, Susan Schickel, Kay Cooper, and Nanci Levine) and team members of the Aces, Racqueteers, Slice Girls and Volley Girls.  Today, the Slice and Volley Girls celebrated St Patrick’s Day and their last match together with cake.  Congratulations to the PRC Aces, who will advance to NJD District Championships this summer.  

Leprechauns Sighted at PRC

Adult Thursday 10 am clinic

Leprchauns (Elaine & Lauren) dropped in on the Thursday 10 am clinic today.

By George, Appreciate Some History at PRC

George Wilson

George Wilson, a long time friend, stopped by PRC recently.  When we purchased the club in 1995, George presented the attractive framed collection of tennis cigarette trading cards to be displayed in the lobby. The history of cigarette trading cards is very interesting.  The first cigarette packets were very fragile and so a thick card was inserted…

Spring Into Tennis

Spring Junior League at Princeton Racquet Club

Princeton Racquet Club is offering tennis private and group lessons, leagues and match plays and specialty clinics for juniors and adults starting on April 11th.  Junior clinics for ages 4-18 years,  are scheduled on the indoor courts.  The majority of adult clinics and league play are scheduled on the clay and hard outdoor courts.  USTA teams are…

Record High Fun on March 10th

Thursday 9:30 am clinic

The outdoor courts were filled with laughter and smiles as everyone took advantage of the summer like temperatures.  Sunscreen, hats and sunglasses were plentiful during the private lessons and clinics held by teaching pros Cos, Judy, Mansour and Kaptan.  Yesterday, the first USTA match of the season was held as the Alley Katz played the Cosmos and…

Sizing Up Tennis – What is ROGY?

Molly and Babolat Racquet

Even though Molly thinks the big racquet is fun, it is not fun for children to play with oversized racquets on regulation size tennis courts.  Would a young basketball player compete with regulation size basketballs and hoops?  Is an 8 year old baseball pitcher competing in little league throwing from 90′ away from home plate?  Recently,…