Hotel Forms Available For Portugal
ITF Seniors World Team Championships 2019 Event Hotel Information for Portugal can be found here. Complete fact sheets available by the end of March per the ITF Seniors Department. See […]
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Dates, Locations of 2020 World Championships
2020 World Championships The ITF Seniors Committee are very pleased to communicate the following dates and venues for the 2020 World Team & Individual Championships. 2020 Young-Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) […]
Miami Regional Championship: Sunday Wrap
Saturday afternoon and Sunday there was still quite a bit of tennis to play in Miami Beach at the ITF Regional Championship. I’m relying on the scores from the website, […]
Miami Beach RC: Friday Vibes; Works Wins a Saturday Marathon
March 9, 2019 Friday in Miami Beach…is noisy! Bands tuning up, motorcycles racing, rush hour traffic, high season energy. I played Dagmar Sperneder from Austria in the de facto 60s […]
Miami Beach: North American Regional Tennis Tournament
March 7, 2019 Miami Beach…March…what a nice place to be while the North is freezing and the West is raining! Even though the weather has been variable this week, from […]
USTA Posts List of Senior Applicants
The list of players who have applied for Senior (59/55/60) teams can be found here. Players have till March 10 to notify the USTA of any omissions. Teams will be […]
Works, McColskey and Fales Take Singles Titles in Fort Lauderdale
Shelly Works can run….and hit a tennis ball too, she played a smart match and handled the wind very well and beat me in the 55s final in Fort Lauderdale. […]
Castell/Delfausse Win 75 Doubles in Fort Lauderdale Friday
The final of the 75 doubles and the singles semis were held today at the Fort Lauderdale Cat II/ITF Grade 1. Carolann Castell/Lee Delfausse, seeded 2, upset top seeded Cathie […]
Fort Lauderdale Grandes Dames; ITF Grade 1; USTA Super Cat 2, Thursday
The second of a series of four “Grandes Dames” Women’s tournaments is going on now in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and finishes Sunday. This year, in addition to USTA members earning […]
USTA Announces Young Seniors Timeline for Miami Beach: Entries Open April 1, and Close May 1, 2019
The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 65/70/75/80/85 are playing in Umag, Croatia. Applications will open March 1, 2019. A link will be […]
USTA Announces Super Senior (65-85) Timeline for Umag, Croatia: Applications Open March 1, Close April 1
The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 65/70/75/80/85 are playing in Umag, Croatia. Applications are now open until April 1. Click here to […]
USA Senior (50/55/60) Timeline Announced; Applications Are Closed; List of Applicants Now Posted
The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 55/60/65 are playing in Lisbon and Estoril, Portugal. The list of players who applied for senior […]
Miami Beach to Host Regional ITF Seniors Tournament March 5-10
For more information on this tournament go to www.itfmia.com. This event is open to all USTA and ITF IPIN holders. Entry is via the USTA tennislink system (click here to […]
ITF Seniors Facebook Group
The ITF Seniors has a new, official, closed (ask to join) facebook group for those of you on Facebook. It will keep you up to date on the new ranking […]
Les Grandes Dames Palm Beach Gardens Cat II/ITF Grade I Finished with a Blast of Air
Fort Lauderdale, FL I’ll start today’s blog by wishing my dad a happy 94th birthday. He’s a tennis player and when I called to wish him a happy birthday he […]
Kraujina, Klitch, Novack, Weber Win Singles Titles Saturday
Kristin Kraujina of Florida won the 30 singles on a sunny, breezy Saturday. Kraujina lives in a town called Sunny Isles Beach, which sounds awfully pleasant! She won the four […]
Palm Beach Gardens Friday, Sun & Smashes
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida It was another sunny 70s day in Palm Beach Gardens today, pretty much perfect for tennis. I played Kim Dean, whom I’d not played before. She’s […]
Les Grandes Dames Palm Beach Gardens: Super Cat II/ITF Grade 1
Happy New Year everyone…the first tournament of the year for me anyway is this week in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (Venus has a place for sale if you are interested). […]
USA Category I National Age DivisionTournaments Open in 2019 to All IPIN Members!
The USTA Category I Nationals (see the schedule here: https://seniortennisblog.com/2018/09/25/2019-usta-national-adult-tournament-schedule/) for ages 35-85 men and women, and mixed will have Grade A status in 2019. In addition, 10 other Super […]
2019 World Championships Dates & Sites (Seniors: Portugal; Super Seniors: Umag; Young Seniors: Miami Beach)
From the ITF Website: 2019 Seniors World Team Championships The ITF are pleased to confirm that the ITF Seniors World Team & Individual Championships 2019 will take place in Lisbon […]
USTA SoCal Sweeps 35s & 45s at USTA National Women’s Intersectional Team Event
USTA SoCal won the 35s and 45s at the USTA National Senior Women’s Team Event in Phoenix on Sunday. Complete list of winners (one match short of a California sweep!) […]
SoCal Sweeps 75s & 80s at USTA Women’s Intersectional Team Championships
SoCal won both the 75s and 80s in Phoenix after narrowly going down to Southern in the 65s earlier in the week. Intersectionals is the biggest women’s senior tournament each […]
NorCal, Southern Win First Titles at USTA Senior Women’s Intersectional Team Event
USTA NorCal brought a stellar team to Phoenix. Tracy Houk, Judy Newman, Lindsey Montero, Pam Cooke, Kim Lackey, and Erika Smith beat Southern in the semis and Texas in the […]
Karwasky, Motevassel, Parker Win Singles Gold Slams in 2018; Karwasky, Kirkland-Cochran, Lutz Win Doubles Gold Slams
Tina Karwasky (Glendale, CA) won gold slams in 2018 in 65 singles and doubles. She did not drop a set in winning the clay, hard, grass and indoors. For her […]
USA Medals in Women’s 35, 40 & 45s in Miami Beach
The USA women’s teams fell to tough opponents on the final day of play of the Young Seniors World Team Championships in Miami Beach on Friday. The Lenglen Cup dropped […]
USA Women’s 45s Edged by Great Britain; Men’s 45s Advance in Miami Beach
The USA Margaret Court team faced Great Britain today at Flamingo Park. Julie Cass led off proceedings and lost 75 61. Nancy Hilliard, playing #1, fought valiantly but fell in […]
USA Women’s 35s Team Reaches Final in Miami Beach
The USA Suzanne Lenglen (35) team beat France decisively to advance to the final at Flamingo Park Wednesday. Anda Perianu at #1 and Julie Thu at #2 dropped only six […]
USTA Category I National Championships in Men’s and Women’s 35-85 & Mixed Earn Upgraded (Grade A) ITF Points from 2019
Beginning in 2019, all USTA Category I National Championships in Women’s, Men’s and Mixed in the 35-85 age divisions will be Grade A tournaments for ITF ranking purposes. In addition, […]
USA Finishes at Top of Five Round Robin Groups; All Women’s Teams into Semis in Miami
The USA Young Seniors are taking the home team advantage seriously in Miami Beach: Five of the six teams have won their round robin groups and all three women’s teams […]
USA Women’s Teams, Men’s 40 Advance on Day 2 in Miami
USA Women’s 35, 40 and 45 teams won 3/0 today in Miami Beach. The men’s 35 had a bye, men’s 40 won and the men’s 45 lost 2/1 to Chile. […]