Wright, Novack Win Singles in Lexington & a Trip to Mammoth Caves
Draws are here. Susan Wright beat Bunnie Jackson 62 64 in a well-contested match…both players served really well in the second set with Wright garnering the only break at 5-4. […]
Category Archives: ITF World Tennis Masters Tour
Champions Crowned Sunday in Lexington: Ballou (M30); Galey (35); Ruben (45); Rowley (55); Cunningham/Morse-Karzen (M30); Charlton/Kaleel (45); Rowley/Rice (55); Nichols/Wright (65); Carter/Wachob (75); Marks/Yip (30 Xd)
Draws are here. Sunday, May 21, 2023, Lexington, KY Sunday was finals day for all but 35 doubles and 65/75 singles at the Indoors in Lexington. Susan and I won […]
Tennis & Kentucky Horse Park; Takeuchi/Hoz de Vila Win 35 Doubles Gold
Draws are here. Today, Saturday May 20, 2023 was Day 2 of the Women’s 35-75 Indoors (the 30s don’t appear to have shown up except in the men’s divisions). See […]
Versailles, Midway and a Kentucky Castle
Draws for the 30-75 Indoors are here. Matches started in the 30-75 Indoors at the Lexington Tennis Club today. Susan had a bye in singles and we had a bye […]
Lexington, Kentucky: 30-85 Indoors
Draws are here. I arrived yesterday in Lexington from California…if it’s Wednesday it must be Kentucky? Or at least not the same state as the week before! I haven’t seen […]
Sunny Sunday Success in Alassio
Draws are here. Winners are listed here. Yesterday, Sunday, was a gorgeous day on the Italian Riviera. I practiced early with Gail Benedetti and Reinhilde Adams who were nice enough […]
Successful Saturday in Alassio
Draws are here. I had an early start today, warming up with Ellen Neumann and then playing singles at 8:30 against Carola Kluzer of Italy. Of course she was the […]
Fantastic Friday in Alassio: Into Singles Semis; a Walk on the Beach
Draws are here. Today was a big contrast, weather-wise to yesterday, with nary a cloud in the skies and no rain in sight (tomorrow is another story). We were 3rd […]
A “Hail” of a Day in Alassio!
Draws for Alassio are here. I was scheduled to be the third match on Court 2. I arrived a little after 10:30 to find that match #2 on Court 2 […]
Beausoleil to Monaco to Alassio
Wednesday April 12, 2023, Alassio, Italy I am in Alassio for another ITF tournament..which started Saturday for some divisions. My division begins today, but I have a bye and play […]
Turkey MT 1000 Day 5: Surviving the Rain
Draws are here. Today I awoke to find the ground wet, but I know how quickly the courts dry here so thought there might be no delay for my scheduled […]
Turkey MT1000 Day 4: Doubles Champions, Into Singles Final
Draws are here. Today I had an early start, warming up around 8 (I served then hit with Chris French after she finished warming up her husband Paul), then played […]
Turkey Tennis Day 3: Doubles Day
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 […]
Tennis in Turkey Day 2: Into the Singles Semis
Draws and results are here. Ali Bey Manavgat, Tuesday April 4, 2023 I played my first match in Turkey this morning against a German player (naturally), Iris Klag and won […]
Bleakley, Smashey/Thu Win 35s Crowns Sunday in Houston
Draws are here. The final gold balls of the 2023 Clay Court Championships in Houston were awarded on Sunday in Houston. The 35 singles gold went to unseeded Kristen Bleakely, […]
New Week, New Tournament, New Country; Tennis in Turkey
Draws are here. Saturday I was in Houston playing a marathon clay court final…Sunday night I arrived in Turkey, Monday I was on court practicing and tomorrow I am scheduled […]
National Clay Courts Day 6: Thu, Buholz & Wright Win Titles in Houston…no Fooling
Draws are here. Today, Saturday April 1st was a warm and humid day in Houston with only a light breeze, pretty good for tennis. Sue Bramlette was the TD for […]
Houston Day 5: Champions Crowned in 75/85 Singles and 65/75/85 Doubles
Draws are here. Friday March 31st, Houston, TX. Today was semifinal day in the women’s 65 singles and the matches were tough as were the conditions, very windy, and shadowy. […]
Action Packed Day 4 of the USTA Level 1 National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston: Into Doubles Final & Singles Semis
Draws are here. Thursday was a really busy day at the National Clays in Houston as all age divisions were in action from the 35s to the 85s. It was […]
Rainy Wednesday in Houston at National Clay Courts; Into Singles Quarters and Doubles Semis
Draws are here. There was a 15% chance of rain in Houston today…unfortunately this was one of those days when it did rain despite the odds and play was delayed […]
National Women’s Clay Courts Tuesday, Day 2: Lots of Matches & NWTO Meeting
Draws are here. I played my first matches today in Houston at the National Clays. I played Gloria Stevens from the Austin, TX area and won in straight sets as […]
Let the Play Begin: Monday in Houston at the National Clay Courts
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 […]
Preview, USTA Level 1 Women’s Clay, 35-85 & 90, Houston, TX
Draws are here. This is the best women’s age division tournament you will find anywhere. 275 women in the 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 + divisions…275 women players in just eight divisions (this tournament […]
USA Wins Silver Medals in W40, M35 in Turkey; Bronze in W30. Italy Wins 4 Titles, Germany 3 at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey
Click here to see the list of the four teams which medaled in each division. Click here to see results of all teams from today. Click here to see the […]
ITF Masters World Team Championships: Tuesday, Wrap Up of Round Robin Matches: USA in Medal Rounds in M 30/45/50 & W 30/40/45
Note: I am not in Turkey, so am relying on the accuracy of the results posted on the ITF masters website. If there are errors…which happens occasionally. The schedule for […]
2023 Mallorca 1000
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 […]
Chandler Wins 60 Singles; Love/Williams and Karwasky/Kirkland-Cochran Take Doubles Crowns at National Women’s Clay
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 […]
Into the Semis at 60 Clay: Day 3 at the USTA Level 1 Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)
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 […]
National Women’s 40-80 Clay Day 2: Into the Quarters
Draws are here. On another sunny, hot day in Palm Beach Gardens round of 16 and quarterfinal action took place. The seeders overall have to be commended as there were […]
USTA Level 1 Clay: Women’s 40-80, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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 […]