USA Advances in Eight of Nine Cups Sunday in Umag
Writing from the Munich Airport, Munich, Germany The USA was seeded #1 in eight of the nine cups in Umag. The Jack Crawford Cup team, Men’s 70s, was not only […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
Umag/Umago
Trieste Airport, Trieste, Italy The Super Senior World Team Championships started today; since I finished my tournament on Thursday, I’ve been biking around Umag and taking photos of the players […]
Draws for Super Seniors World Championships
Please click on the following links below to view the draws and order of play for the 2018 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup […]
GMP Cup 2018 Champion
Thursday September 14, 2018, Umag, Croatia It was a lovely day to play tennis today in Umag…a bit of cloud cover to make it feel cooler and no wind. I […]
Successful Semifinal Day in Umag
September 12, 2018, Umag, Croatia GMP Cup 2018 I played singles and doubles today; singles against Radomila Martinicova and doubles with Ellen Neumann in the 55s. The singles was actually […]
GMP Cup 2018: Successful Start
I played my first match at the GMP Cup in Umag today, and beat an Austrian player, Ingrid Bruggraber. We played on Grandstand Court, and the match was live streamed […]
Umag, Croatia: GMP Cup 2018
Umag, Croatia, Monday September 10, 2018 Umag, Croatia is in Istria, and is a summer vacation spot for Europeans…it has biking, hiking, tennis, water sports and golf. Umag also has […]
USIC Tennis Presidents’ Cup
The International Club (IC) is a tennis organization originally founded by the United States and Great Britain…today it consists of about 30 countries. It’s a way for mostly high level […]
Beuvron-En-Auge and Seeing Caen
Cabourg, Normandy, France, Thursday Morning August 6, 2018 Good morning! Yesterday was a busy one…tennis, sight-seeing, meeting up with IC friends and dinner. It was a drizzly Wednesday, but on […]
Cabourg, Normandy, France,
Cabourg, Normandy, France, September 4, 2018 It was back to tennis today for Erika and me. We had a long practice session (focusing on serves). I then introduced Erika to […]
Paris to Rouen to Cabourg (Normandy)
Tuesday September 4, Cabourg, Normandy, France Monday we left Paris after renting a car and buying the obligatory baguette in Paris. First stop was Rouen, a little over an hour […]
Paris! Bon Jour and Au Revoir
Champs d”Elysee ✔️ Eiffel Tower at night ✔️ Notre Dame at sunset ✔️ Arc d’Triomphe 7 Walk to Roland Garros ✔️ Bois de Boulogne ✔️ Moules Frites ✔️ Carrot Salad […]
Rainy Friday in Munich
Today I bid adieu to Robin, going with her to the airport and seeing her off (after a too long wait at check-in…Lufthansa has the baggage check-in completely automated, but […]
Munich/München
Marienplatz ✔️; Vikuelmarket✔️; Glockenspiel✔️; St. Peter’s Church ✔️; Theatine Church ✔️; Shoe 👠 shopping ✔️; Chocolate 🍫 shopping ✔️ We had a busy day in Munich yesterday. We took the […]
Karlovy Vary on a Travel Day
Today was a long driving day: Prague-Prague Airport-Karlovy Vary-Erlangen-Munich. The first stage I drove; then at the Prague Airport we went to the car rental company and added a second […]
Praha/Prague!
It was another early start for our group as we actually are staying two nights in the same city! We left early, Susan, Robin Erika and I, before 9am to […]
Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov in Czech Republic is a Unesco World Heritage site (castle and old town) and is really picturesque. The town is dominated by the castle which dates back to […]
Salzburg!
Today, Sunday, we spent in Salzburg, Austria. We (I) drove Saturday evening from Neu-Ulm to Salzburg in the rain and it rained all night but stopped around 10am. We checked […]
Doubles Finalists, Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland, Hallo Austria
Robin Harris and I played Susan Wright and Patricia Medrado and came very close but fell 63 76(5) in the final of the 60 doubles. They made some good shots […]
Into the Doubles Final at World Championships
Robin Harris and I won our 9:30 am doubles semi today over Aussies Susie Ellis/Judy Buzza. We played through intermittent rain showers. Susan Wright and Pat Medrado had just finished […]
There’s Always Doubles!
Today I played Diane Barker and it was a Groundhog Day situation…I keep playing her and the outcome never varies…Diane wins. This time it was 63 61. I played ok […]
Worlds Day 5: Nichols, Barker, Klitch Into the Semis; Waldman, Vines, Into the Quarters
Wednesday August 22, Neu-Ulm, Germany Today was another warm and sunny day in Ulm and a busy one. Susan and I warmed up at 8 for our 11am matches; We […]
Barker, Nichols, Wright, Klitch, & Buholz, Reach Singles QF in Ulm
Tuesday August 21, 2018 The men’s women’s 60s are leading the charge in Ulm, but there are title contenders from the USA in multiple age divisions. Diane Barker took out […]
Monday, Funday: ITF Senior Individual World Championships
It was another early start today in Ulm, Germany. Susan Wright and I had 9am matches, so we left at 7:30. We had a half hour warm up then played […]
Practice Day
Sunday August 19, 2018, Ulm, Germany Susan Wright, Robin Harris and I took Pat Purcell to the bus station for her 7am bus, and the start of a very long […]
Ulm Cathedral, Flammkuchen & Shoes: Saturday in Ulm
Today, Saturday we had the day off from tennis and since it was Pat Purcell’s last day in Germany, she planned the day…mostly. We started with Robin, Pat and I […]
USA Wins Men’s 60, Women’s 50 Crowns in Germany
USA won the men’s 60, Von Cramm Cup, on a long, grinding day in Neu-Ulm Germany Friday. The team had to finish a doubles match started on Thursday (suspended due […]
USA Women’s 50 Advance to Final; USA Women’s 55, Men’s 55 Fall in Semis
The USA Women’s 50 had a terrific win versus France today. Jenny Klitch got the team off to a positive start with a 75 60 win at #2 singles (against […]
USA Women’s 60 Team Into Finals in World Team Championships
The USA Women’s 60 Team, the Alice Marble Cup, is the first USA team into the final in Ulm Germany. Today we beat France 3/0 behind strong singles performances by […]
USA Marble Cup Team (W60) Advances to Semis in Ulm, Germany
The USA Alice Marble Cup team concluded round robin play by beating Argentina 2/1 behind strong singles performances of Susan Wright (winning 61 60 at #2) and Diane Barker (60 […]