Into the Quarters at Mallorca 1000 65s (Edit #2)

Draws are here. It was a really nice day for tennis in Mallorca, temps in the low 70s, very slight breeze and overcast so no sun to bother anyone (the […]

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First Round Success in Mallorca 65s

Draws are here. I played my first round match this morning in Mallorca 65s, against Monika Emmrich of Germany. She had a nice forehand and a 2-handed backhand, and hit […]

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Pollenca Market Day

Today, Sunday, was a day off from tennis after playing every day since I arrived in Mallorca, nearly two weeks ago. I decided to go to Pollenca which is in […]

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Singles Finalist & A Trip to Nadal Academy

List of players/teams finishing 1-4 are listed here. I lost to Lisa Prechtel in the final of the Mallorca 1000 today…she played very well (she is the current 60s world […]

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Into the 60s Final in Mallorca after a Stormy Night (Thunder/Lightning/Rain)

Draws are here. It was a really soggy day yesterday in Font de sa Cala. It rained most of the day and in the evening and night there was the […]

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Rainout in Mallorca

Thursday October 6, 2022 Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain I warmed up as usual today at 8:25 am, preparing for my 10:30 match. But around 10 it started to […]

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Into the Semis in Font de Sa Cala Week 1

Draws are here. I played Laura De Vitttori today, and won 63 64….took 7 set points in the first set (I was up 52 40-0 and 5-3 40-0…finally closed it […]

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Font de Sa Cala Tuesday: Practice & Market Day

Draws are here. October 4, 2022, Tuesday Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain Today was a practice day as none of the quarterfinalists were scheduled to play today. I practiced […]

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Mallorca Masters 1000: First Round Battle Won

Click here to view draws. Today, Monday, I played my first round match against Chris French, who has been out with a knee injury (ACL) for several years, but is […]

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Font de Sa Cala: Mallorca Seniors Open

I am here in Font de sa Cala for two ITF tournaments, the 60s starting tomorrow and the 65s starting October 8th. Both are ITF MT 1000 events. Draws are […]

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Red Clay!

The past two days I have been practicing on the red clay in Mallorca at Global Tennis near Palma de Mallorca, but really a million miles away, in a suburban […]

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30/35/40/45/50 Masters Tennis International Teams 2023; Players Have been Announced; Draws

Draws for 2023 Masters World Championships in Turkey. Play begins March 19, 2023 Players have been announced for the 30-50 M/W teams to represent USA in Turkey in March. Updated […]

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Successful Finish in Bad Breisig

Draws are here. Thursday I played the singles final against Jutta Labenski, the second seed. She was I think a bit nervous, and I won comfortably. We played on the […]

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Into the Final in Bad Breisig

Draws are here. Today I practiced as usual with Stephan at 8am. It was so nice, cool, no wind, sunny. Then I returned to my accommodations for interesting things such […]

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Bad Breisig Day 1

Draws are here. I played my first match on Tuesday the 9th in Bad Breisig against a Swiss player from Basel, Yvette De Roche. The tournament ran somewhat behind yesterday…temps […]

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Goodbye Finland, Hello Germany

Draws from Bad Breisig tournament are here. Sunday I traveled from Finland to Bad Breisig, Germany. It took a while. The Helsinki airport terminal is new since I was last […]

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Individual World Championships 30/35/40/45, Portugal, August 6-13

Draws for individual world championships in Portugal which begins today, Aug 6

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USA Men’s 35 and Women’s 40 Medal in Portugal

Quick post…the USA teams all fell to tough clay courters today in Portugal. The women’s 40s fell to Germany 2/1, dropping the singles points but winning the doubles. They won […]

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Hanko Success

Draws are here. It’s after 11 pm here in Hanko and the music from the party below me is making my room shake! But winter is coming…last few weeks here […]

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USA Women’s 40s (Young Cup) Into Final in Portugal

Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40 team swept the singles without losing a set to beat France 2/1 and advance to the final against Germany (who beat Spain 3/0). […]

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Successful Semifinal Day in Hanko

Draws are here. Today started early with a long warmup as usual with Peter Gard, Rosemary Everett and me. Then I played my second round robin singles match with Heli […]

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USA Men’s 35 & Women’s 40 Teams Into the Semis in Portugal at the ITF Tennis Masters World Team Championships.

Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40s team was off today, having received a bye into the semis where they will play #2 seeded France. France beat Argentina 2/1, dropping […]

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USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 5/0 on Day 3 of the ITF Masters Tennis World Team Championships

Draws are here. The USA Men’s 35/45 & Women’s 40/45 teams advanced to the medal rounds today in Portugal, going undefeated in their round robin groups. The men’s 35 beat […]

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ITF World Tennis Masters Tour: 35/40/45 World Team Championships, Portugal, Day 2: USA Goes 2/0 on Day 2

Draws & Updated rosters are here. On Day 2 of the World Team Championships, only the USA Women’s 35 and Men’s 45 had matches, and both won 3/0, but took […]

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USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 4/2 in Day 1 in Portugal

The USA Masters teams in Portugal went 2/1, with wins from the M35, M45, W40 and W45 teams. The W40 blitzed So Africa 3/0 The W45 beat Estonia 2/1. Captain […]

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35/40/45 ITF World Tennis Master Tour Team Championships: Portugal: Draws

Italia Cup: Men’s 35: USA is in Group E with Argentina and Finland and is the seed in that group. There are 6 groups. USA team members are Christian Guevara, […]

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2023 World Championship Dates (New Dates for 55/60 in Portugal)

Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey: M/W 30/35/40/45/50 Team: Sunday March 19-Friday March 24 Individual: Saturday march 25-Saturday April 1, 2023 Lisbon/Oeiras & Estoril, Portugal: (NOTE NEW DATES): M/W 55/60 Team: August 13-August […]

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ITF Seniors Tour to be Renamed ITF World Tennis Masters Tour

Read more here: ITF is rebranding ITF Seniors as ITF World Tennis Masters Tour on August 1, 2022. ITF Seniors 1000 become ITF MT1000 and so on for ITF 700, […]

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