World Championships: Cancelled
Jenny, Vicki & Steve and I left our hotel to go to the one hosting the world championships…but world affairs have intervened (yes, there are way more important things going […]
Author Archives: Carolyn Nichols
Travel to Turkey!
Vicki Buholz, Jenny Rens and I arrived safely in Turkey on March 2 though it was March 3 by the time we finally got to our hotel in Side. We […]
Susan Shelby Torrance
Susan (Shelby) Torrance passed away a few days ago (Feb 28) of adenocarcinoma according to her go fund me page. Born June 26, 1950, she was 75 years old. Shelby […]
And We Are Off to Turkey
Jenny Rens, Vicki & Steve Buholz and I are about 90 minutes from taking off for Istanbul, then on to Antalya. We are gambling a bit that the ITF World […]
USTA Announces 50/55 Cup Teams
The 2026 ITF Masters World Team Championships will take place in Rome, Italy July 5-10. The Individual World Championships will follow July 11-18. Below are the team rosters for Team […]
Buholz, Nichols & Kimball Win Singles Gold in Palm Beach Gardens (Level 1 USTA & ITF MT 1000)
Draws are here, for USTA members only to view. Yesterday, Thursday…was a very long one. It began with 8am warm up with Anna Zimmermann as it always did this week […]
Rens/Buholz Into 60 Singles Final & Wachob/Kimball into 80s Final in Palm Beach Gardens on a Beautiful Winter Day
Draws are here (only accessible to those who have a USTA membership). It was calmer and warmer today (temps are expected to reach mid-70s today) and the sky was blue, […]
Palm Beach Gardens Day 2: Round of 16 & Quarterfinal Action on a Sunny Tuesday
Draws can be viewed here by USTA members only. (Sorry about that…I don’t make the rules though…) The obligatory weather report: it was sunny but cool today with lows in […]
ITF MT 1000 Palm Beach Gardens: W 60/70/80
Draws are here but are only available for USTA MEMBERS unfortunately. The first ITF MT 1000 in the USA takes place this week in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. In contrast […]
2026 USA Gold Ball Champions
This post will be updated frequently during 2026. Last update April 25, 2026 Husband Wife Clay M 60 Indoors M/W 45 Clay Mixed Hard Court Doubles Women’s 60-80 Clay H/W […]
Applications Open for M/W 40/45 Teams, Portugal
Applications are now open for the Men’s and Women’s 40 & 45 Teams. Applications close March 3, 2026. Click here to apply for the USTA Senior International 40 & 45 […]
Application Now Open for the 50/55 Cups to be Held in Rome in July 2026; Applications Close Feb. 7, 2026
Deadline to apply is February 7, 2026 Click here to apply for a team. Click here to go to the ITF Masters International Page on USTA.com which has all the […]
Entries Now Open for ITF World Individual Championships in TĂĽrkiye for 60/65/70 Age Divisions & Fact Sheets Published
Fact Sheets for ITF World Team Championships (March 8-13) Fact Sheets for ITF World Individual Championships (March 14-21) Entries now open for the ITF Individual World Championships. Enter at ipn.itftennis.com […]
2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced
The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]
Donna Fales Leads Pack of American Medalists at ITF Masters Individual World Championships in Bol, Croatia.
Draws and results are here. Donna Fales, W85, won four medals at the ITF World Championships: In week one she led the USA Women’s 85 Team to victory, playing singles […]
Chateau de Cheverny
Thursday was our final day touring in the Loire Valley and we chose Cheverny, a Chateau which is still lived in by the original owners (though along the way the […]
USA Wins M80, W75/85, W80 Take Silver, M85 Take Bronze, M75 Take Copper (4th) in the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia
The USA won half of the gold medals on offer in Bol Croatia and medaled in all six Cups, a super effort. Several people have asked about live streaming. From […]
USA Wins W75 & 85, Silver in W80,
On a plane getting ready to take off…quick update. W 75 beat Finland in final RR match to win gold!!! W80 & W 85 wrapped up silver and gold respectively […]
Loire Valley Day 5: Loche, a Royal Ancient City, and a Wednesday Market
Wednesday is market day in Loches, one of the small, beautiful towns in the Loire Valley. It sits on the River Indre and is a medieval town with a citadel […]
Amboise Castle & DiVinci’s Chateau
We spent Tuesday in Amboise where we saw the interesting castle there which overlooks the Loire River. We also visited Clos Luce, the home of Leonardo Da Vinci and in […]
USA Goes 2-3 on Day 5 of the ITF Masters Tennis World championships in Bol, Croatia; W85 Win Gold!
The USA women’s 85 team beat Great Britain today to win the cup and the gold medals. Susanne Clark won at number two singles 6060, Roz King lost a tough […]
Chenonceau and Villandry: Loire Chateux Day 3
Monday we visited Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. It spans the Cher River, and has beautiful gardens. The chateau was built in the 16th century. We arrived early and walked […]
USA Teams Go 6/0 at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia for the Third Consecutive Day
Draws are here. W75: USA Won 2/1 over Germany; Toni Novack had to retire, trailing a set and 1/0; Gwenda Ward won at #1 singles and Judy Dixon/Liane Bryson won […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia at the ITF Masters World Team Championships
Draws are here. The USA cruised on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia, though a bug of some sort seems to have spread around the competition…tomorrow is the last day of […]
Adios Mallorca, Bon Jour France, & a visit to Chateau de Chambord
Today was a long one, since I had a 6:30 flight from Palma to Paris, where my cousins were waiting for me. I saw the sunrise on the flight to […]
Draws for 2025 ITF Masters Team Championships, M/W 75/80/85, Bol, Croatia
The draws will go live on Saturday evening Croatia time (+6 hours from EDT, + 9 hours from PST in the USA). I will add a note then next to […]
Mallorca MT 1000 Singles Champion & Into Doubles Final
Draws/results are here. Today I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face plants this morning). We had an excellent warm up. I played Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our […]
Singles Final Thursday & Doubles Semis
Draws/results are here. I had an interesting warm up today in Mallorca. There was a sign up sheet for practice courts at the Na Taconara tennis facility just up the […]
Into the Semis in Font de sa Cala
Draws/Results I had early matches today: 9am for singles and noon for doubles. I warmed up a bit t 8am with Chris and Paul French, then served on an adjacent […]
Into the Quarters in Mallorca
Draws/results are here. Monday I played the round of 16 in singles and doubles. In singles I played Zdenka Koch from Switzerland, who clearly had played tennis for a long […]