Draws are here. There was a 100% chance of rain today in Austria…and the weather forecasters were correct about that prediction (first time for everything). Nini and I drove to […]
Draws are here (need USTA membership to view unfortunately). The 70s singles semis are set: I beat newcomer Kay Reed (a newly retired radiologist who was a good junior player); […]
Draws are here. Leanne and I lost our 55 doubles final to a good team, Anna Benzon who won the 55 singles over Scola and Monica Giamberini, a doubles specialist […]
I had the day off from the tournament in Lugano, but we finished so late last night that I slept late and didn’t get started very early today. I first […]
Draws are here. I played Carola Kluzer of Italy in the singles final and played very well…though she was not at her best, and won the 65 singles title. We […]
Draws are here Thursday July 18, 2024 I played my second round robin match yesterday evening in Lugano and it was pretty quick. The match in the other round robin […]
Wednesday July 16, 2024, Lugano, Switzerland I had the day off from matches in Lugano today, so decided to take a half day trip to Locarno, on Lake Maggiore in […]
Draws are here. Lugano, Switzerland, Tuesday Morning I had my first match yesterday in Lugano. I practiced around 3:15-4 with Leanne Swaysland, then waited for my “not before 5:30 (pm)” […]
Draws are here. Today I started by leaving the hotel at 3:30, took a taxi to the airport, then a flight to Zurich then a train (2 trains to be […]
Draws are here, Tuesday night I walked over to the tennis club to scout my potential opponents (who were playing not before 9pm!) and to watch a bit of one […]
Draws are here. First off the weather report: There was no rain in Mont Tremblant today…not much sun either, though it did make a few brief appearances during the day. […]
Draws are here. The MT 1000/USTA Level 1 women’s tournament held at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club last week concluded the main draw on Friday and the consolation […]
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Draws are here. Today was a pretty long one, as I had matches at 10:30, 1:30 and 4:30! After playing three matches in three days I played three in one […]
Draws are here. It was another sunny beautiful day in Feld am See today, but from here on out the forecast is a bit grim, 90% chance of rain each […]
Draws are here. I was not scheduled to play a match today (one of our opponents in our 3-team RR tried to schedule a match, but Rosemary was already touring…and […]
Draws are here. I am in Lugano for the ITF Masters 700 here. According to the website there are 58 events and 254 players (that total might go up a […]
Yesterday I took a very early flight from Barcelona to Zurich (6:05am), quite a shock to the system after the late nights of the tournament in Barcelona. However, early flights […]
Draws are here. There hasn’t been much to write about since Wednesday (now it’s Saturday). I had a day off on Thursday, was set to play the singles semis last […]
Draws and results are here. Last night I went down to the tournament venue to watch my doubles partner Rosemary Everett and also another San Diegan Debbie Higa. I arrived […]
Draws and results are here. I finally made it to Barcelona…the 1:10 flight on Vueling, though packed, took off and landed on time. It was a long walk from where […]
Sunday was sweltering in Mallorca…98 and humid (so it felt like 105 according to the Weather Channel). Nonetheless, I had a good red clay 90 minute training session, and hopefully […]
Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, was a doubles only day…Sabine Schmidt, my opponent tomorrow was my doubles partner today and we won…Sabine is an excellent player and a super doubles […]
Draws are here. Play began in the 55/65/75 divisions at the National Clay Courts in Houston. The 85s begin tomorrow, the 45s on Wednesday. No seeds were in action in […]
This is one of the best tournaments on the ITF Masters Tour circuit. It’s really three tournaments in one: the M/W 30-45 from the 23-28 of September; the M/W 50-60 […]
Draws are here. Friday was a looong day on the court for me, on top of a long day Thursday…nearly 12 hours of tennis in two days and..wait for it…it […]
Draws are here. On yet another boringly warm and sunny Florida winter day (88 degrees, no clouds, mild breeze), play continued in Palm Beach Gardens with main draw quarters and […]
Draws are here. The ITF MT 1000/USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournament began today in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It hit 90 today […]
Draws are here. Saturday was finals day for the 55 & 65; the 45 & 75 finished yesterday. The weather was nearly hot, mid to upper 80s, not much cloud […]
Click here to view draws Wednesday February 8, 2023 The Cooper Cup (formerly Jabbour, Tully, Checket etc Cup) started today at the Lauderdale Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale. The weather […]