Into the Finals in Villach on a (Mostly) Sunny Day
Draws are here. Today was a mild, sunny day in Villach. I played both singles and doubles and warmed up at 8am with Aylin from Turkey (great warmup), then played […]
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Into the Semis after a Rainy Morning in Villach
Draws are here. It was a bit of a lazy day today in Villach. I was scheduled to warm up at 8:30 and play at 11, but it was raining […]
Hochosterwitz Castle: A Castle With 14 Fortified Gates
Draws are here for the Villach 700. Today, after a 10am practice with Shirley (my newly strung Volkl Vostra 4 is finally happy with its string tension!) and some shoulder […]
Villach Practice Day 1
Draws are here. Tuesday was another practice day. It was also a wet morning. I was to practice with MJ but the courts were wet, and as it turned out […]
Outdoor, Cold Weather Tennis in Austria & Success in Singles & Doubles
Draws are here. Today we were lucky and were able to play outdoors. I don’t think it was particularly warmer than yesterday but there was no rain, just wind and […]
Indoor Tennis in Austria…Running Into the Final
Draws are here. I won a three hour battle today somehow, against Sylvia Reigl from Austria. Though the courts were dry outside, we were sent to Bad Kleinkircheim about 15 […]
Into the Singles & Doubles Semis in Feld Am See
Draws are here. Today I played my singles and doubles quarters on a pretty nice day for tennis. It was cool but not too cold or breezy, a great day […]
First Round Success in Feld Am See but Rain is Coming!
Draws are here. Yesterday I warmed up with MJ Pachl, then played at 10:30 against Anita Hoelting of Germany, a very nice lady who is still learning the game and […]
Frankfurt to Graz to Feld am See on a Rainy Monday in Europe
Draws are here. Today I flew from Frankfurt to Graz, Austria, then drove in mostly heavy rain to Feld am See…the rain tapered off about when I arrived in Villach, […]
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 […]
Dates/Venue for Men’s 40/45 Grass Nationals (Level 1/ITF 700)
Click here to view the details and enter. Dates: November 4-9 Venue: Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA In 2023 the Men’s 40 grass were not held, so this […]
Helsinki Day 5: Waiting to Play; Singles/Doubles champion
Draws are here. Saturday July 27, 2024 Helsinki, Finland Yesterday I played the singles and doubles finals in Finland. The scheduling here is similar to that in Lugano and other […]
Helsinki Day 4: Into the Singles/Doubles Finals
Draws are here. It was another beautiful day in Helsinki, weather in the mid-70s, slight breeze and sunny. There are towering trees surrounding the six courts at the main venue, […]
Helsinki: First Round Success
Draws are here. I warmed up today with Luisa again. She is great to warm up with! The variety of tools used to groom the courts (and the different ways […]
Helsinki Day 2: Practice Day
Draws are here. Tuesday July 23, Helsinki, Finland Today was a practice day. I practiced with my ETUF Essen teammate, Luisa Gouveia (from Portugal) at 8am and again at noon […]
Helsinki Day 1: Practice & A Trip to the City Center
The draws are here. Today we did hit early, I hit with Luisa from Italy (the carry on passenger coming from Rome), and Leanne, her husband Wayne and her doubles […]
Doubles Finalists, A Last Walk Through Lugano
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 […]
Monte Bre on a Steamy Friday
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 […]
Into the Final in Lugano; Late Night Tennis Ahead
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 […]
First Round Success in Lugano
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)” […]
Lugano
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 […]
Barcelona Champion; Onto Lugano
Draws are here. Writing from the train from Zurich Airport to Lugano Yesterday involved a lot of tennis! Rosemary and I warmed up around 11:30…a late start because it actually […]
Into the Finals in Barcelona
Draws are here. Yesterday matches began at 6pm and it was cooler than the day before. I played Michelina Valente from Italy and won in just over an hour. She […]
The Boqueria Market & Night Time Tennis (& Cheering for Spain)
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 […]
Barcelona
Draws are here. I arrived late on Sunday into Barcelona, getting to the hotel around 9pm. The sun was still shining brightly though, so it seemed earlier. The airport was […]
Women’s 30-85 Indoors & Men’s 30 Indoors
Click here to view 35-85 Women’s Draws Click here to view M/W 30 Draws Women 35-85 Winners are listed below: Notes: King won the 80 Hard Court doubles in California […]
Feld Am See 2024
I played this last year and it was a lot of fun and beautiful, on a small lake (which you can bike around easily). The flyer for the 2024 Feld […]
Susan Boyer Wins 60 Singles in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Susan Boyer finished off a fabulous week in Palm Beach Gardens with a 64 63 win over #4 seeded Suzie Hatch of Canada in under two hours. […]
Kilburn (50s), Heinze (70s) and Castell (80s) Win Singles in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Tisa Kilburn won the 50 singles the hard way, beating Susan Wright in the semis 36 75 64 (rallying from 52 down in the second…Susan said she […]
Palm Beach Gardens Level 2/ITF 700 Day 2: Successful Start
Draws are here. Today was breezy…well windy…pretty warm and mostly overcast in Palm Beach Gardens. I played Kathy Heinze in singles on the front court (first time I had played […]