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Ricardo Smith starts his new position as Senior Professional of Newport Rhode Island as of the new year.  Ricardo who learnt the game at Prested Hall, has been a professional there for over 10 years.  He has been instrumental at Prested, setting up a fantastic club base and renown...

Why, Where & How? BACKGROUND In an effort to grow, develop and promote the game of court tennis, a group of people have put together a plan to build a court in Charleston, SC on Daniel Island. It has been in the planning and development stage for two years...

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Supported by Link Pumps                   The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club Melbourne Australia 5-10 May 2014 Preliminary Information for Visitors The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club looks forward to welcoming you to Melbourne in May 2014 for the World...

Holyport Real Tennis Club Professional Required There is a vacancy for a Professional at the Holyport Real Tennis Club to start as soon as possible after the 1st September. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to enhance their management skills working in a Professional team under the guidance and...

If this event was not on your radar, it is over!  The British Challenge final is played over the best of 13 sets and what a final it was. A quick reminder on the overall format of this new tournament.  The best 8 players are eligible if they are British...

Assistant Professional at Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club There is a vacancy for an assistant professional at Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club to start at any time after  1 September 2013. The club is looking for someone with the CPD level 1 certification, (or the earlier Basic Certificate) who...

Ricardo Smith was in his element today and could hardly do anything wrong.  The play was always “full throttle” and I think Bryn Sayers was a little taken aback by the way Ricardo started playing and could not find an answer.  Ricardo has played very few tournaments in the...

The Association is delighted to announce PlayBrave’s appointment as our Official Clothing Partner     PlayBrave is a British company and their garments are ideally suited to Real Tennis. They combine freedom of movement, lightness and insulation – and their brand philosophy is spot on for the Real Tennis...

May 5th marks an extraordinary feat.  1000 weeks as undefeated world champion and the weeks are still accumulating.  It is a massive achievement, records are there to be broken but I personally am not sure when, or indeed if, this one will be. Many congratulations to you Rob from...

Help bring real tennis to Charleston, SC! The Court Tennis Charleston Project is moving at a great pace to get a new court built. The club, which would also feature the official Real Tennis Hall of Fame, is to be located on the beautiful Daniel Island in Charleston, SC....

There were no bids received for hosting the 2014 Challenge. The Executive to the IWCC is now pursuing other options available for the upcoming challenge and will be updating on 23rd April the ‘state of play’    

The web site’s transfer for the email address of the IRTPA (ceo@irtpa.com) is now working again. The site is still being enhanced and developed, some of the changes are subtle but there are some major enhancements on the way.  There will be a video section – one of these...

If you are reading this, then the new site is launched! You will see as you browse around the site many enhancements and many new elements.  It is by no means yet complete, but the time had come to launch the site.  Over the next weeks there will be...