Jane Lutz Wins 90 Singles and Doubles at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Saturday
Jane Lutz, 90, played six sets of tennis today to win the USTA 90 hard court singles & doubles titles. Rita Price also played six sets of tennis today and […]
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Finals Day, National Women’s Hard Courts, La Jolla: Two Marathons in One Day!
Friday was finals day at the USTA National Hard Courts at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. I didn’t get to see much tennis because I was on court […]
Semifinal Day: Loooong Day on Court
I was on the court at least 6 hours today playing matches…started singles around 1:30, finished at 5pm then played doubles from about 6:15 to 9pm. That’s a lot of […]
Quarterfinal Day at the USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts
There were a lot of great matches at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club today in La Jolla, CA. In the 50s, Kristen Kepler edged #4 seeded Anna Zimmermann […]
National Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts: Tuesday, Day 2
Let’s start with the 80s…Lorna Brooks from Wyoming (but a SoCal native), playing her annual national tournament (where she meets up with friends from the Central Valley of California where […]
National Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts/ITF Grade A/USTA Cat I; La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club
The USTA Hard Court Women’s 50/60/70/80/90 National Championships began today at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, California. This year it’s also an ITF Grade A […]
Mont-Tremblant, Cup, ITF Senior Grade A, Canada
Deadline to enter is May 28, 2019 (enter at itftennis.com/IPIN). From the organizers: 2019 Mont-Tremblant ITF Cup ITF Senior Grade A tournament June 3rd-9th, 2019 Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada On behalf […]
Margaret Anderson
Margaret Anderson, 91, passed away April 29th. She was a past president of the NSWTA (National Senior Women’s Tennis Association) and an avid educator and tennis player. She is primarily […]
Lynn Little
From Claudia Giacomini “Hi Carolyn, I just wanted to let you know that Lynn Little passed away today, May 10th 2019. I thought you would know a way to pass […]
2019 USA Super Senior Teams Announced by USTA
See the teams below and check here for updates on the USTA Senior International page. You can see any official updates regarding the team rosters here. Please note that the ITF […]
NEW: USTA NATIONAL Category III Indoor Championships JULY 4 – 7 2019 DENVER, CO Men’s 50, 55, 60 Singles and Doubles Women’s 40, 50, 60 Singles and Doubles Mixed 40, 50, 60 Doubles
June 24th is the deadline for this new Indoor Cat III which will feature some fast 4 and match tiebreak formats. It will take place in July in Denver.
Todo, Cass, Barker, Novack, & Weber Win Singles Gold at National Clay Courts
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Mika Todo of Japan won the 40 singles in Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday, beating top-seeded Lizl Kotz in the final in straight sets. However, Kotz […]
National Clay Courts Friday: All Day on Court
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Draws are here. Day 1 blog Day 2 blog Day 3 blog Friday, Day 4 at the National Clay Courts at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis […]
National Clay Courts: Drama Free Thursday
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Draws are here. Day 1 blog Day 2 blog The 40-80 Clay Courts continued at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center Thursday. It was warm, breezy […]
National Clay Courts Day 2: Never in Doubt
It was a long day on the courts in Palm Beach Gardens today at the USTA National Clay Courts/ITF Grade A. Day 1 Blog Draws/results are here: I played Carolyn […]
USTA National Women’s Clay Courts: 40/50/60/70/80, DAY 1, Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center, Florida
Draws are here The women’s 60/70/80 National Clay Courts have a new location for the fourth time in the last five years and hopefully have found a more permanent home […]
ITF Announces Senior Tennis Ranking Changes
From ITFtennis.com/Seniors: A new Ranking Point table will come into effect from Monday 1 July 2019 to better recognise successful players at higher tier events. Until this time, the ITF […]
USTA Posts List of Super Senior Applicants (65-85): Teams Announced May 1st
Here is the revised list posted by the USTA of players who applied for the USTA Super Senior Cup Teams. They will play in September in Umag, Croatia. Four players […]
Smashey, Parson Siegel, Chandler, Karwasky, Orth, Kyvallos & Lutz Win Clay Singles Titles in Houston
April 4, 2019 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The 49th National Women’s Clay Court Championships took place at the Houston Racquet Club last week. This is the best women’s senior tournament […]
2019 USA Senior (50/55/60)Fed/Davis Cup Tennis Teams Announced by USTA/Factsheets & Hotel Information
The USTA has announced that the following players will represent the USA August 4-9 in Lisbon & Estoril Portugal at the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. Seniors USTA Timeline 2019 […]
Young Seniors Application for International Teams Is Now Closed
USA players: if you want to apply for a USA International Young Seniors Team (35, 40, 45 and over, men and women) and have met the requirements (click here to […]
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 […]
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; Teams Have Been Announced
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 were announced […]
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 […]