Into Doubles Final; First Round Success in Singles: Budapest Day 4
Draws are here. I played singles in the morning…scheduled at 8am BUT, some courts were reserved for teaching pros and members till 9am (the normal start time for the tournament). […]
Category Archives: MT 1000
Practice, Trip to the Market Hall and a Walk Down Vaci Street, Wednesday in Budapest
Draws are here. Since we were not scheduled to play a match today, Vicki Buholz and I practiced even earlier…around 7:30am (good thing too, since we are scheduled for 8am […]
Vicki Into Semis; Waiting to Play; Peanut Butter Found; Budapest Views: Tuesday in Hungary
Draws are here. The photos now should load into this article. Vicki and I practiced around 7:45 for an hour this morning. It was cool and a nice time to […]
Duseldorf ➡ Budapest
Draws are here. Today was a long one…we had a 6:25 flight to Budapest from Dusseldorf on Eurowings. We returned the rental car which went smoothly, then printed our bag […]
Wright, Ward & King Win 65/75/86 Singles Titles in Pelham; Settles/Frautschi; Dixon/Bryson & King/Wasser Win 55/75/85 Doubles on Friday
Draws are here. (You still need a USTA membership to view…USTA please fix this!) I left Alabama super early yesterday (and made it back, as scheduled, avoiding Charlotte altogether). Thank […]
2025 Mont Tremblant ITF Masters 1000 Tournament Information
The ITF Masters 1000 to be held in Mont Tremblant, Canada (about 90 minutes north of Montreal) will take place June 9-15, 2025. An few important points: Entry Deadlines: May […]
Settles, Thyssen/Robertson Win First Gold Balls at Pelham
Draws are here (USTA membership needed to view for reasons only USTA knows). There was a lot of good tennis and I had another airline snafu…thinking Charlotte is NOT the […]
Finals Set in Pelham in 55 Singles (Settles/Perez Gimenez); 65 Doubles (Boynton/Frautschi & Robertson/Thyssen); Seeds Advance in Remaining Divisions.
Draws are here. Lori Robertson spent around seven hours on court yesterday (if you count warm up). She and Erin Boynton played a 3.5 hour match under challenging conditions, as […]
Pelham, Alabama: Landing in the Rain, Leaving in the Heat; Ann Etheredge Sighting; Packing Lists: A Necessity
Draws are here. Spirit may have a horrible bag drop process but the plane and wifi were nice, and we arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on time. It’s a really good […]
USTA Level 1/ITF MT1000 Champions Crowned at Women’s 40/50/60/70/80 Clay Courts: Thu Dominates; Rens Wins Maiden Clay Titles; Nichols Runs Past 70s & Kimball Dominates 80s
Draws are here (must have USTA membership to view) Julie Thu, #1 in the USA and World 50 singles rankings, thrashed her opposition in Palm Beach Gardens this week, beating […]
USTA National Clay Courts, Palm Beach Gardens: Inoue (W40), Buholz/Rens & Jackson/Nichols Win Gold Balls; Finals Saturday for Remaining Divisions
Draws are here (USTA membership needed to view) Today was advertised to be windy and it was pretty breezy (though I have played at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center […]
50/60/70/80 Singles Semis Set in Palm Beach Gardens at National Clay Courts
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); […]
National Women’s Clay Courts, Palm Beach Gardens Day 1: Great Matches on a Sunny Day
Draws are here. (I think you need to log in to view with USTA.com) The USTA National Clay Courts Level 1 (and ITF MT1000) began today at the Palm Beach […]
Women’s 55/65/75/85/90/95 Clay to be Held in Pelham, AL April 1-6
The link to the tournament website is here. The women’s 55s will be held in Pelham, Alabama in conjunction with the 65/75/85/90/95 Clay April 1-6. Please note the date/location change […]
30th Annual Mallorca Masters 1000 2025
Click here to view the tournament website. Dates: Entry Deadlines (Singles): Enter via itftennis.com/ipin. Venue: Main venue is the Beach Club Font de sa Cala Entry fee if paid on […]
2025 USTA Level 1 Women’s Tournaments
The links should be added by October 1st. Click on the link above to check to see if links added (if they aren’t appearing here by early October…I will add […]
2025 Level 1 (Gold Ball) Mixed Schedule
Click here to view schedule on USTA.com. The links should be added by October 1st. Click on the link above to check to see if links added (if they aren’t […]
Red Clay Love
It was another misty morning in Lima. In fact, everything was soaking when I arrived at 8 AM for warm-up. It was a little drier by nine though. I played […]
Lima Day 7: Doubles Champion, Into Singles Final
Draws are here. Friday June 21, 2024, Lima, Peru Weather report: No change to the weather but there wasn’t much misting this morning…lows in the upper 50’s and highs in […]
Lima Day 6: Two Matches in One Day!
Draws are here. Today, June 20, Thursday my tournament finally began. I played singles and doubles. My singles was scheduled not before 1:30 on court 8, but was moved to […]
Lima Day 5: Waiting to Play
Draws are here. Wednesday in Lima…it’s actually the 5th day of the tournament…I think I will play tomorrow…there are three days left and I am in the singles quarters, so….but […]
Lima Day 3: Early Morning Hit in the Mist; Lunch Overlooking the Beach; Waiting to Play!
Draws are here. I did not have a match today, Tuesday, and do not have one tomorrow…so my tournament will be packed into Thursday/Friday/Saturday, if all goes well (and I […]
Lima Day 2: Walking Along the Pacific, Parque del Amor, El Parque Chino & Club Terrazas, Lima
Daws are here. A bit about the tournament. It’s an ITF MT 1000 event and this year there are nearly 800 players playing over eight days. Due to curfew restrictions, […]
Mont Tremblant Champion on a Breezy, Sunny, Cloudy, & Sometimes Rainy Day
Draws are here. Today started early as I had a 9am final. Vicki Buholz and I warmed up at 8am, then I went to the red clay courts and Vicki […]
Mont Tremblant Tournament Day 4: Into the Singles/Doubles Finals on a Sunny & Rainy Day
Draws are here. Today was an interesting one from a weather perspective…it was beautiful with the sun making an appearance; then the clouds came over and it poured…then as quickly […]
Mont Tremblant Day 3: Into the Semis, Beating Bye
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. […]
Mont Tremblant: Successful Start on the Slow Red Clay
Draws are here. Today I got up bright and early (good thing it’s light here by 5am!), to warm up with Vicki Buholz on the red clay. It’s pretty slow […]
Mont Tremblant ITF 1000 Day 1: The Rain is Gone!
Draws are here. Today the rain was gone, though not the cool weather. It may seem odd to the sweltering west and south in the USA but here temperatures never […]
Rain Tremblant
Mont Tremblant Draws. I woke up to rain. Mont Tremblant should be called “Rain Tremblant” I think! I did some exercises while listening to Radio Roland Garros call the Alcaraz-Zverev […]
On the Road Again…Oh, Canada!
Mont Tremblant Draws. Yesterday I flew to Canada from California. Fortunately it was a (rare for me) nonstop flight, because we sat on the runway for nearly an hour, due […]