Established on Sepetmber 11 1968, the Raleigh Racquet Club stayed true to its charter.Here is an exert from the original vision for the club:the purpose of the Raleigh Racquet Club is to build and operate the finest tennis and swim club in North Carolina and to provide a tennis center for the City of Raleigh and eastern North Carolina. There are only two clubs of this kind in North Carolina at present - Olde Providence in Charlotte and the Chapel Hill Tennis Club in Chapel Hill