Whitewater Preserve, Whitewater, CA
Palm Desert, CA Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the USA, is traditionally the start of the Christmas shopping season, where there are many big sales. It’s so named […]
Author Archives: Carolyn Nichols
Over the Hills, the Road to the End of the World, Four Flights and Three Drives to Thanksgiving
Palm Desert, CA It was 42 hours door to door to get from Torres del Paine, Chile to Palm Desert, CA for Thanksgiving. It was a pretty morning in Patagonia. […]
Hiking to the Mirador of the Base of the Torres del Paine
Santiago Airport, Chile Today and tomorrow will be marathon travel days: two different 2+hour drives to get to the airport in Punta Arenas, a two hour wait for a three […]
Kayaking Among the Icebergs
Punta Arenas Airport, Chile Photos aren’t loading well…I posted the ones that go with this post also on FB and Instagram (@seniortennisblog) So while we had no internet, how was […]
Patagonia Hike Day 4: 360 Degree View
Patagonia, Chile This morning we had a drive with stops for photos and at a lovely waterfall, before a hike up above condors’ nests. There we had a 360 degree […]
Mountain Biking..or Not & Lamb Barbecue
Patagonia, Chile Today, Saturday was the mountain biking day, which I did try, but flunked. So I walked the same route, which was lovely. We went through moss covered forests, […]
Patagonia Friday
Patagonia Chile On day 1 we had to skip kayaking after the glacier because of wind. We got into all the gear, wetsuit, booties, etc and had a briefing but […]
Patagonia!
Torres Del Paine, Chile Quick post, have an hour with Internet. Patagonia is amazingly beautiful. From the high peaks to the green valleys, blue lakes and glaciers. We saw dwarf […]
Penguins, Cemetaries and Graffiti: One Day in Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas, Chile From the bottom of the world (where no one seemed to be worrying about how to watch Davis Cup/World Cup tennis). Note: I have put photos into […]
Flying to the Bottom of the World
Punta Arenas, Chile I flew from Santiago today where it was going to be in the 90s, to Punta Arenas (via Puerto Montt). It’s around 50 and breezy (for a […]
Hiking in the Andes
Santiago, Chile Today I went hiking in Cajon del Maipo in Chile. Cajon means canyon. There are a lot of hikes in the area. I went on a small group […]
Santiago Champion
Santiago, Chile The final day was a big letdown. I got to the club early for my 10:30 match (8:30) to warm up because there was only one warm up […]
Last Practice Day, Santiago
Santiago, Chile Today was a pretty mellow day. I practiced with Andrew M and Marc P in the morning, ran a few errands…got a little currency, hit the Unimarc supermarket, […]
Santiago Tennis: Into the Final
Santiago, Chile It was another beautiful day in Santiago, perfect for playing tennis. I played Graciela Donoso early and won 60 62. Afterwards I watched some tennis and warmed up […]
Wednesday: Singles & Laundry Successes
Santiago, Chile Today I played my first match, against Austria’s Shirley Friedl. She is a nice lefty player, but I played pretty well and the altitude helped my high balls […]
Santiago Tuesday: Last Practice Day
Santiago, Chile What a match between Thiem and Djokovic! Incredible offense and defense. Pleasure to watch both players compete (thanks to atptennistv app…worth it). Onto info from Chile. I scouted […]
Practice Day 3, Monday, Santiago
Santiago, Chile The tournament started today in Santiago, but the women don’t begin play till tomorrow. I play I presume on Wednesday. There are three players in my round robin […]
Practice Day 2, Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile It was another warm (90ish) late spring day in Santiago. I practiced twice today, with a pro at the club and then with a Canadian I ran into. […]
First Practice in Santiago
Santiago, Chile The tournament I am playing next week is called the Alfredo Trullenque, an ITF Grade A. It’s been going on for a long time. It’s being played at […]
Santiago, Chile (Las Condes)
Santiago, Chile I’m on the bottom half of the world now, in the Las Condes part of Santiago. The flight from Houston was delayed…not because the plane was late (it […]
2020 Team Application and Selection Timelines Now Posted
2020 ITF Seniors World Championships, Men’s and Women’s 50, 55, 60 Team Tournament: April 26 – May 2, 2020 Individual Tournament: May 2 – 9, 2020 Location: Boca Raton (team) […]
Young Seniors Individual Round Up: Marvin Colley & Anda Perianu Reach Singles Finals
Writing from California, USA The Young Seniors Individual World Championships finished November 2nd in Miami Beach, Florida. Photos below courtesy of cameraworksusa (Susan and Fred Mullane). Anda Perianu, silver and […]
2020 Women’s Category II Schedule (Partial, Tentative)
The USTA will publish the 2020 Cat II Schedule here. Or check on tennislink.usta.com. The table below has a list of Cat II tournaments; only the ones which have links […]
2020 Men’s Category II Schedule (Partial)
Note that this is not a complete schedule. USTA will publish the 2020 Category II schedule here.
USA Margaret Court Team (W45) Wins Bronze in Miami Beach; Young Cup (W40) Finish with Copper Medals
Last week the USA Margaret Court Cup team, Jenny Klitch, Nancy Hilliard, Tracie Currie and Sophie Woorons Johnson were edged by France in the semis (France went on to win) […]
2020 USTA Men’s Category I National Schedule
Note that this is incomplete and until links are added is tentative. Dates taken from USTA.com. Check tennislink for up to date information. I will be adding links in the […]
2020 Women’s USTA Category I Schedule
Note that this is incomplete and until links are added is tentative. Dates taken from USTA.com. Check tennislink for up to date information. I will be adding links in the […]
2020 USTA Category I & II Schedules
From carolynnichols.com and seniortennisblog.com: Women’s Category I Women’s Category II (Partial) Men’s Category I Men’s Category II (Partial) Family (Partial) (coming soon) Mixed (coming soon)
Individual Draws Now Posted for ITF Young Seniors World Championships
The Individual World Championships are open to any player who has an IPIN and is of the correct age (35+, 40+ or 45+). Singles, doubles and mixed are available for […]
France is on a Roll in Miami Beach; USA Falls to France in W40 & 45 on Thursday
Writing from California, USA France has taken out most of the USA teams in the past two days. Today France beat USA in the women’s 40s, winning both singles matches […]