USA Beats Netherlands to Win Althea Gibson Cup
Saturday began with wet courts but quickly turned sunny. The USA Women’s 70 team finished the tie with Netherlands on Center Court. The USA led 64 3*4. Netherlands promptly broke […]
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USA Wins Six World Titles in
USA went six for six in completed matches on Friday the 13th at the USTA National Campus. The only bad luck was the weather which halted play for the day […]
Seven USA Teams in Final in Lake Nona
The men’s & Women’s 65 teams each won their semifinal today. The men beat Australia 3/0 behind the strong singles play of Dave Sivertson and Larry Turville. Turville beat Andrew […]
2018 USTA National Schedule
Scroll down PAST 2017 schedule to see 2018 Schedule. Links to tournaments are not yet available. Links to all tournaments Cat 1 Women’s Schedule Cat 1 Men’s Schedule Cat 1 […]
USA Teams In Medal Contention in All Women’s Cups, Men’s 65, 80, 85
The USA continued its success at the USTA National Campus Wednesday, winning matches in all four women’s divisions, 65, 70, 75 & 80. The USA men won in the men’s […]
USA Advances to Medal Rounds in Eight of Nine Cups in Florida
USA Teams took the “super” part of Super Senior World Team Championships seriously…they played super at the USTA National campus this week. All but the men’s 75 advanced to the […]
Photos From Super Seniors World Team Championships 2017
Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MAwTCNzsKS33A1SZ2 Photos will be added daily to this album.
USA Remains Undefeated after Two Days of Play
The USA won 3/0 in the Bitsy Grant Cup (men’s 75) over Argentina and also won 3/0 against Argentina in the Althea Gibson Cup (women’s 70). It was […]
USA Althea Gibson Cup Team Upsets Top Seeded Great Britain on Day 1 of ITF Super Senior World Team Championships
The USA Women’s 70 team, led by captain Brenda Carter, upset top seeded and defending champions Great Britain on a steamy hot Day 1 of the 2017 ITF Super Senior […]
Results from Lake Nona, USTA National Campus, ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships
Please click on the links below to view the latest results for the 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup (W70) Queens Cup (W75) […]
2017 ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships, Orlando are Open!
Captains’ Meetings: Check; Opening Ceremony: Check; Official Dinner: Check; the 2017 ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships are now open and ready for play. What’s new: an as of yet […]
Great Walks, Apple Picking & Nuit Blanche 17, Toronto
Hello again from Toronto. The last few days I’ve taken walks in an old brickyard , through the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, attended “buit Blanche” a contemporary art festival and gone […]
Toronto!
I am in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 for a few days. I was here briefly last year but didn’t see much, so this time I am trying to remedy that. Toronto […]
Young Seniors Application Form Now Posted; Deadline to Apply for 2018 Team is November 1, 2017
The application form for the 2018 USTA Young Seniors Teams is open now till November 1, 2018.
ITF Seniors Updated Hotel Information
Dear Seniors Tennis Administrator, I am pleased to inform that the Four Points by Sheraton and Holiday Inn have been confirmed as replacements for the Deauville as the official hotels […]
40/50 Clay Courts Set for Naples After Hurricane Irma
The USTA Women’s 40/50 Clay will be held as scheduled in Naples, Florida in October.
2018 Dates Announced for National Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts
Sue Bramlette, the Tournament Director for the USTA National Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston has announced the 2018 dates for this wonderful tournament. This tournament is open to all […]
Sloane Stephens, Pablo Carreno Busta Reach First US Open Semis
Tuesday Sept 5, 207 Flushing Meadow, NY I was lucky enough to get an invitation into Arthur Ashe today and saw Pablo Carreno Busta (PCB) of Spain take out Diego […]
Argentina, Miami*, Croatia Selected for 2018 World Championships
Young Seniors Mendoza, Argentina 1-6 April 2018 7-14 April 2018 Seniors* Miami, USA October/November Super Seniors Umag, Croatia 16-21 September 2018 22-29 September 2018 *The 2018 Seniors World Team and […]
Delpo Wins a Match and the Crowd; Kanepi Comes Back; Lopez Squared Prevail; Babos/Hlavackova Erase Deficit; Is Gauff the Future
Monday at the Open is the last day grounds passes are held but I got full value despite arriving mid-afternoon. It was a beautiful day to watch or play tennis. […]
Sunday at the US Open: Sloane & Crowd Beat Goerges; Coco & Martina Each Win Mixed; Juniors Take Over Outside Courts
Sunday morning it rained in NY but by early afternoon the skies, well didn’t clear but stopped crying rain. I got out to the open around 3pm, just in time […]
US Open Tennis 2017: Bye Bye Ostapenko, Hello Rublev, Rafa Rallies, Fritz/Opelka TBF
Today, Sept.2, 2017 is the first Saturday at the US Open. I’ve been coming to the Open every year since 1999 and this is the first time I was wearing […]
Chihuly Glass & Space Needle…Touring Seattle
Today, Saturday, was my last day in Seattle. My doubles partner, Susan Wright, her dad Enver Mehmedbasich and I decided to see the iconic Space Needle and the Chihuly Glass […]
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
Gold!
Today, Saturday, Susan Wright and I played for the gold balls in Seattle against Andrea Barnes and Leslie Murveit and won 63 63 in a very fun match with lots […]
Susan Wright Reaches Three Finals in Seattle
Susan Wright is a triple threat in Seattle. Today she beat Leslie Murveit 60 64 in a good match. Leslie had game points in four of the six games she […]
Successful Start in Seattle
Today, Wednesday, I finally played a match. Susan Wright and I played Janice Hostetler and Bonnie Paasche from Washington state. We won 62 60. There was one point that was […]
How to Enter the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships
Here is a link to the Step by Step Instructions by the ITF: Entry Details – Step by Step guide. Note that once you enter you still have to PAY […]
How to Enter the Super Seniors World Championships (US Players, pay attention!)
Super Seniors: Here is a link to the Step by Step Instructions by the ITF: http://www.itftennis.com/media/264187/264187.pdf You have to have a current IPIN to enter which costs US$ 25. Note […]
The Calm Before the Tournament
Today I hit with Diane Barker in the morning, worked out, etc. then walked back to my lodging. Susan played her first match and won easily. After lunch we walked […]
