Bermuda USTA Category II Tournament!
The Coral Beach and Tennis Club is hosting a USTA Cat II clay court tournament in Bermuda from April 11th-15th, 2018. The flyer can be found here: bda breeze tennis The […]
Category Archives: Category II Tournaments
2018 USTA National Schedule
Scroll down PAST 2017 schedule to see 2018 Schedule. Links to tournaments are not yet available. Update: Some links now listed here: Carolynnichols.com/18Schedule Links to all tournaments Cat 1 Women’s […]
Team Bryan Category 2 Cancelled
From the USTA Caregory II Grid Dates: May 1-5 Tournament: Team Bryan Senior Open CANCELLED Location: Las Verage, NV Age Divisions: Men’s and Women’s 50-85 & Open Singles, Doubles, Mixed […]
McDonald, Nichols, Carter & Weber Win Singles at Joanne Russell Cup Sunday
Naples, Florida, 2/19/17 Kris McDonald won the 50s at the Russell Cup Category II today, but not before dropping the first set 60! She rebounded nicely though to win the […]
Finals Set for Sunday in 50/60/70 Singles; Wargo Wins 40 Singles; Joanne Russell Cup
Saturday was another gorgeous day in Naples, warm and humid but neither windy nor overly hot (temperature about 80). I played singles at 12:15 against Frances O’Sullivan. I played well […]
Joanne Russell Cup: Russell Makes Successful Tournament Debut on Friday
There was much to be happy about on Friday: lots of tennis, wonderful weather and a big and happy crowd for Joanne Russell’s first match in the tournament named for […]
Russell Grandes Dames, A Category II USTA Tournament
There is a new Category II tournament in Naples, for women age 40-80, even divisions for singles and odd and even for 50-80, plus 40 doubles. I am playing 60 […]
Manning, Nichols, McColskey & Anderson Win Singles Titles Sunday at Crawford Cup
Sunday was a beautiful day to play tennis, albeit a bit warm for Northerners, as temperatures flirted with 80 and the humidity increased. All the singles started at 9am. I […]
Crawford Cup Saturday: Injuries Plague 55s; Wendy McColskey Impresses in 65s Debut; All California 75s Final
There was a lot of great tennis, particularly in singles on another sunny, warm, gorgeous day in South Florida. With temperatures approaching 80, the play also heated up. Starting with […]
Les Grandes Dames: Crawford Cup, Fort Lauderdale, FL
This week there is a USTA Super Category II championship at the venerable Lauderdale Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale. Named in honor of tournament director emeritus Patty Crawford, the tournament […]
BallenIsles Grandes Dames Starts Today: Note Parking Alert!
BallenIsles, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida From Tournament Director Trish Faulkner: PARKING ALERT!! THIS YEAR YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARK AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX HOWEVER YOU MUST USE VALET PARKING […]
Westwood Super Cat II, Austin, TX
I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day, thanks to all the men and women who have fought for our freedom and served the USA since the 1700s, including […]
Carter, Nichols Win Double Gold at Bocage; Smith/Weber Take 80s Doubles Crown
The match of the day wasn’t a main draw match, it was the quarterfinal loser’s consolation match between Leslie Murveit and Rita Giles in the 60s. Rita took the first […]
DeVries Claims 80s Crown; Nichols/Karwasky & Carter/Wachob to Play Gold Friday
Dori DeVries of Reno claimed her first national title in the 80s (she turns 80 in December) when she beat two-time former world champion Inge Weber of Toronto, Canada 62 […]
Crawford Cup Sunday: It’s a Wrap
Sunday was a chilly, windy day in Florida but dry and the tournament was finished on time. Donna Fales was flawless all week in the women’s 75s and never more […]
Crawford Cup Saturday: Great Tennis, Great Weather in Fort Lauderdale
Today was beautiful and not too windy, and there was a lot of good tennis of course! Link to all photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/111133686884013323699/CrawfordCup2016 Link to draws: http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=170979#&&s=8Results0 Suella Steel was unseeded […]
Crawford Cup Friday: Upsets, Tumbles and Tennis in the Wind
The tennis started early on a cool, breezy Friday. A cold front bringing cold weather and some rain improved the courts’ playability a lot, and the grounds crew did a […]
Crawford Cup: Windy & Warm Thursday
The Crawford Cup, a Super Cat II tournament for women: 35/45/55/65/75/85 started yesterday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It’s being held at the venerable Lauderdale Tennis Club which has 20 green […]
BallenIsles Final Day:Brrr giving way to a California Blue Sky Day
The weather the final three days at BallenIsles was Friday; all day rain; Saturday: all day wind; Sunday; at very cold morning followed by a beautiful afternoon and a lot […]
WINDY Quarterfinal, Semifinal Day at BallenIsles
Yesterday, Friday, was a washout, though it wasn’t super windy or particularly cold. Today was a sunny, cool and very windy day with gusts up to 40 mph (maybe more, […]
Rain Out at BallenIsles
An all day rain prevented any play at the Les Grandes Dames tennis tournament at BallenIsles Country Club today. There’s a full slate of matches tomorrow though, beginning at 10am.
New Les Grandes Dames Category II Tournament in Clearwarter, Florida March 9-13, 2016
This tournament is new to the Category II Calendar. It is back after a year’s hiatus and is for women only, even age divisions. Click here for the website and […]
Texas Drought Has Ended: Westwood Super Cat 2
I feel like rain is following me around! This weekend I went to Austin to play the Westwood Super Category 2 tournament and visit friends, though I came close to […]
Post Tournament Survey for USTA National Championships, Regional Closed and Category II Tournaments
Don’t forget to fill out the survey after your tournament so the USTA can help make the tournaments better! This link works for all tournaments. more info
Carter, Barker Take Crawford Cup Titles Back to Charleston
The Crawford Cup finished today with decisive singles wins by Brenda Carter and Diane Barker. Carter beat Anne Guerrant (who took out top-seeded Kerry Young yesterday) 62 62 to regain […]
Crawford Cup Day 4, Sunny Saturday in the “Sunshine” State
No rain today at Crawford Cup! I’m sure the staff, tournament director, referee and volunteers were as happy as the players about that weather outcome. There were a lot of […]
Rain Delays and Upsets on Crawford Cup Day 3
Matches started at 9am today and the weather forecast was pretty good, only a 20% chance of rain….I warmed up and then played Kathy Foulk at 9. The first three […]
2015 USTA Adult/Senior Seeding Assistants
Women 30s: Trish Riddell (trish10s@aol.com) & Mary Dailey (daileymd@gmail.com) 35s: Judy Louie (ad2louie@aol.com) & Carolyn Nichols (carolynanichols@gmail.com) 40s: Ellen Goodman (mummsey@aol.com) & Gee Gee Garvin (speed3g@aol.com) 45s: Gail Murayama (gailmvan@yahoo.com) […]
If It’s Portland, It Must be Raining, Even in July
After a very warm past few days, and a prediction of 90+ degree temperatures today….clouds came over around 9am, then thunder and lightning (followed by sun), then, just after noon…rain […]
Scorcher in Portland
The temperature soared into the mid 90s today in Portland, not an unusual occurrence in July in Portland, but yesterday and today were the first time this year for the […]