IC Council News

July 2022
USA wins CQS IC June in Prague 2022

USA wins CQS IC June in Prague 2022

From June 9 through June 11 the IC of the Czech Republic hosted another edition of their popular CQS IC June in Prague event. After a cancelled event in 2020 and a national-only tie in 2021 proceedings returned to normal with international competition. Play was traditionally held at the prestigious I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague on Stvanice island. The competing nations were Ireland, USA, Canada and Czech Republic. Thursday featured matches between national teams and Friday was played as a mixed-nation pairings format. USA took the trophy at the end.

The competitive component of the CQS IC June in Prague was complemented by numerous social events including a dinner on the bank of the Vltava river and a tour of Loucen castle.

The Czech IC is gearing up for their 90th anniversary celebration at the 2023 Prague event. If your IC is interested in participating, please reach out to Jiri Medonos (jrmedonos@hotmail.cz).

For more information please visit the IC of the Czech Republic website.

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