Seacourt Silver Racquet 2023
Feb 01, 2023 - Feb 05, 2023 Seacourt Andrew Lyons
Seacourt’s most prestigious Real Tennis tournament, The Silver Racquet, took place from 1-5 February 2023. The tournament was bigger and better than ever, celebrating its 50th anniversary!
The T&RA is proud to present live coverage of the 50th Anniversary Seacourt Silver Racquet 2023 on behalf of the Seacourt Tennis Club, Hayling Island. To watch this spectacular event, visit the T&RA's YouTube page.
The Seacourt Silver Racquet is the premier Real Tennis handicap tournament for professionals and amateurs. Qualifying matches are played off level, with no deuces. Main draw matches are played off modified handicaps. This year, the event was sponsored by Peter Luck Hille.
In the final, Junior World Champion, Max Trueman, after beating Claire Fahey in three long sets an hour previously, won through another lengthy three-setter against Petworth professional, Louis Gordon. After Max had taken the first set 6/4, Louis fought back to level the match, 6/3 in the second, and then was ahead 4-1 in the final set. But then Max dug deep and produced sublime Tennis to recover and take the final set 6/4.
Earlier in the day, Louis had beaten last year's winner, Zak Eadle, in straight sets 6/3 6/2.
Congratulations to Max, adding another title to his already impressive season.
Round 1
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 01, 2023 - 10:00 AM | Lloyd Pettiford bt Chris Snell | 6/4 6/3 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 11:30 AM | Tim Armstrong bt Tom Monk | 6/3 6/5 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 12:45 PM | Jack Josephs bt Mark McMurrugh | 6/2 4/6 6/2 |
Round 2
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 01, 2023 - 2:00 PM | Lea Van Der Zwalmen bt Ged Parsons | 6/1 6/1 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 3:15 PM | Josh King bt Vincent Letonturier | 6/4 3/6 6/1 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 4:30 PM | James Medlow bt Oliver Pridmore | 5/6 6/1 6/4 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 5:45 PM | Max Trueman bt Lloyd Pettiford | 6/1 6/0 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 7:00 PM | Jonathan Whitaker Tim Armstrong | 6/1 6/2 |
| Feb 01, 2023 - 8:15 PM | Chris Aley bt James Law | 6/2 6/5 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 9:45 AM | Vaughan Hamilton bt Jack Josephs | 6/5 6/0 |
Round 3
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 02, 2023 - 11:00 AM | Lea Van Der Zwalmen bt Josh King | 6/0 6/1 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 12:15 PM | Vaughan Hamilton bt Adam Player | 4/6 6/5 6/3 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 1:30 PM | Jonathan Whitaker bt Chris Aley | 6/2 6/2 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 2:45 PM | Max Trueman bt James Medlow | 6/4 6/3 |
Round of 16
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 02, 2023 - 4:00 PM | Will Flynn bt Levi Gale | 6/5 6/0 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 5:30 PM | Lewis Williams bt Lea Van Der Zwalmen | 6/5 4/6 6/3 |
| Feb 02, 2023 - 7:00 PM | Max Trueman bt Bertie Vallat | 6/2 6/2 |
| Feb 03, 2023 - 9:00 AM | Tom Durack bt Vaughan Hamilton | 6/4 6/1 |
| Feb 03, 2023 - 10:30 AM | Jonathan Whitaker bt Ben Taylor-Matthews | 6/4 6/2 |
| Feb 03, 2023 - 12:00 PM | Claire Fahey bt Luke Danby | 6/4 6/5 |
| Feb 03, 2023 - 1:30 PM | Louis Gordon bt Robert Fahey | 6/2 6/3 |
| Feb 03, 2023 - 3:00 PM | Zak Eadle vs Robert Shenkman | 6/3 6/2 |
Quarter-finals
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 04, 2023 - 12:00 PM | Louis Gordon bt Tom Durack | 6/1 6/3 |
| Feb 04, 2023 - 2:00 PM | Zak Eadle bt Lewis Williams | 6/3 5/6 6/0 |
| Feb 04, 2023 - 4:00 PM | Claire Fahey bt Jonathan Whitaker | 6/3 6/5 |
| Feb 04, 2023 - 6:00 PM | Max Trueman bt Will Flynn | 6/3 6/1 |
Semi-finals
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 05, 2023 - 10:00 AM | Louis Gordon bt Zak Eadle | 6/3 6/2 |
| Feb 05, 2023 - 12:00 PM | Max Trueman bt Claire Fahey | 6/2 5/6 6/3 |
Final
| Date/Time | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 05, 2023 - 3:30 PM | Max Trueman bt Louis Gordon | 6/4 3/6 6/4 |
