USTA Extends Suspension of USTA Sanctioned Tennis Events
USTA has suspended ITF sanctioned Senior events till June 7, 2020. USTA has suspended tournaments and programs including leagues which are not ITF sanctioned till May 3 The full statement […]
Category Archives: Category I Nationals
Houston Women’s Tournament (ITF Grade A/USTA Cat I) Postponed to September (Updated March 14th)
The ITF has cancelled all tournaments including all seniors tournaments till April 20th The notice today on the Houston website is: New tournament dates!! Due to the COVID-19 virus and […]
2020 Category I Mixed Doubles Schedule
For official updates check USTA.com. Note that all Category I Mixed doubles tournaments except for the 30s are ITF Grade A tournaments as well as USTA Category I tournaments and […]
2020 Family Schedule
Updates will be made when tournaments are added by the USTA to its tennislink site.
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 Category I Mixed Category I
January/February/March/April Tentative Tournament Dates 2020 (Some Men’s Events Added)
Last Update: Nov. 3, 2019 Please go to seniortennisblog.com and click on the relevant schedule. This post will no longer be updated. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL CALENDAR! PLEASE CHECK […]
Men’s 55 & 80 Grass Nationals CANCELLED for 2019
From the USTA Adult National Tournament FACEBOOK Page: Dear All, Unfortunately, we were not able to find a replacing host venue for the Men’s 55 and 80s Grass Court National […]
Men’s 75 Grass Moves to Rancho Mirage November 19-23 or 24
The Men’s 75 Grass has found at home in Rancho Mirage, CA at the Mission Hills Country Club. Steve Solomon, who runs the 60 Hard Courts will take over this […]
Men’s 60 Grass Will be Held Nov. 17-23 in the Desert
The Men’s 60 Grass has found at home in Rancho Mirage, CA at the Mission Hills Country Club. Steve Solomon, who runs the 60 Hard Courts will take over this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
DeVries Wins 80s Battle; Lutz Takes 90 Crown at National Hard Courts
Dori DeVries won a long battle against her friend and doubles partner Roz King to win the gold ball at the USTA National 80 Hard Courts Sunday. She battled back […]
Nideffer, Wright, Carter Claim Hard Court Singles Crowns in La Jolla
“May Gray” is a think in coastal California…when the fog off the ocean hangs onshore and it’s cool and misty (while being a toasty 100+ in the Desert). Today was […]
Finals Set for Women’s 50/60/70 Singles & Doubles
It was another gorgeous La Jolla day full of lots of great tennis from 8am to after 8pm. The finals are now set for most of the women’s divisions. In […]
National Hard Courts Day 3: Long Matches, Great Tennis
Wednesday May 9, 2018 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA The National Women’s Hard Courts continued on Wednesday, which was quarterfinal day for the women’s 50 & […]
Keller, Saunders Cause Upsets in 50 Singles
On the second day of play at the National Hard Courts at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club (lbjtc.com), there were some close escapes by seeded players but only […]