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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USTA Reinstates Indoors as Level 1 Tournaments in 2023
From the National Senior Men’s Tennis Association (NSMTA) Newsletter: “The NSMTA is pleased to announce that the USTA’s Adult Competition Committee (ACC) recently reversed its prior decision that downgraded National […]
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 […]
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 […]
Individual World Championships 30/35/40/45, Portugal, August 6-13
Draws for individual world championships in Portugal which begins today, Aug 6
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 […]
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, […]
Lugano Singles Champion: Is it Switzerland or Florida?
Draws for the ITF S700 tournament in Lugano are here. The record high temp in Lugano was set in July of 1945, around 100 degrees F. That’s the expected high […]
First Round Success in Lugano
Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Yesterday, Monday, was hot and muggy in Lugano, Switzerland. Not Palm Desert or Florida hot, but here there’s no reprieve in most […]
Adios Barcelona, Ciao Lugano
Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Yesterday, Sunday, we had a really early start, leaving the hotel at 4:30am (after returning to the hotel after 9pm). We avoided […]
Barcelona Champion
Draws are here Today the singles finals were held in Barcelona. I played Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and we had a good match despite a lopsided score. This is the […]
Barcelona…First Round Success
Draws are here. Today both Erin Boynton and I were scheduled for first round matches. My division has seven players, so there are two round robin groups, one of 3 […]
Barcelona Practice Day 2
Draws are here. Today was our first full day in Barcelona and it was pretty busy. After a late breakfast (quite a bit different in some ways from an American […]
Mallorca Open 2022
What: An ITF 1000 tournament or all age divisions, singles/doubles/mixed (two events only) Where: Beach Club Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain Dates: Young Seniors (30-45): Oct 3-8 Seniors (50-60): […]
Sunshine & Tennis
Draws are here. Photos are here. The good news Saturday was that the sun made a determined appearance in Mont Tremblant, and LOTS of tennis was played, albeit in the […]
Return of the Rain & A Trip up the Mountain: Mont Tremblant Friday
Draws are here. Photos are here. Surprise, surprise, it rained in Mont Tremblant today! Eventually it led to a complete cancellation of play today. As a result, tomorrow there are […]
Mont Tremblant Champion as the Rain Stays Away
Draws are here. Photos are here. A weather forecaster is somewhat like a good baseball hitter…hitting .333 or forecasting correctly 50% of the time will let the hitter/forecaster keep one’s […]
The Sun Makes a Cameo Appearance in Mont Tremblant
Draws are here. Photos are here. I actually hit tennis balls today…not as much as I’d have liked, but that wasn’t the weather’s fault, but rather because I received a […]
Mont Tremblant!
The draws are here. Photos are here. Yesterday was a travel day and a pretty long one considering I was only about a six hour drive from Montreal to begin […]
A Walk Through the Past & Tennis
Toronto, Canada I am in Toronto visiting a friend, Erin Boynton and practicing for the ITF 1000 seniors tournament next week. Erin and I met a friend of hers and […]
USAWin 65/70/85 Women, 85; Silver W80; Matches Suspended M70 (1/1), M 75 (1/0); M 65 Into Final
Draws for Super Senior Cups Photos from Super Senior Cups View individual draws here USA W 65 beat Gr Britain 3/0, capping an excellent week of play by a strong […]
Smashey Repeats in 35 Singles/Doubles at National Clays
Kaysie Smashey won the 35 singles/doubles Sunday in Houston, beating Stephanie Kusano Wallace (3) in the final. She teamed with the 45s champion, Julie Thu to win the 35 doubles. […]
USTA to Award Level 1 Points to ITF World Championships Held in Florida in April/May (50-90)
The USTA will award Level 1 points to the USTA players participating in the 2022 ITF Seniors and Super Seniors Individual World Championships in Palm Beach County, Florida. The dates […]
Houston Saturday: Hartsock Wins 55 Singles & Thu Conquers 45s
Writing from Palm Desert, CA: Draws can be found here. Charlotte Hartsock (5) won the 55 singles over Shelly Works (3); Hartsock beat the #1, 4 and 3 seeds en […]
Barker Wins 65 Singles, Kimball & Canby Win Doubles Gold, 55, 65, 75, 85 & 90 Doubles Champions Crowned
Draws are here Diane Barker played a near perfect match today. (I did not but she didn’t let me!) This portends well for our success in the Kitty Godfrey Cup […]
Houston Day 5: Sue Kimball Takes 75 Singles Crown; Margaret Canby Wins 90 Singles Title
Houston, TX, March 24, 2022 The draws can be found here. Sue Kimball and Ann Eaton contested the women’s 75 final today and what I saw of it was a […]
Houston Day 3: Return of the Sun
Draws can be found here. It was an early start after a late night today…some players finished closer to 10 than to 9pm and had to return to play 9am […]
Donner, Blitzen & Rain Then Play into the Night
Draws can be found here There was thunder (donner) and lightning (blitzen) and hard rain this morning, which soaked the courts. Play finally began on some courts around noon and […]
Houston Day 1: Rain & Wind Did Not Stop the Senior Women’s Clay Courts!
The draws and results can be found here. Monday March 21, 2022, Houston, Texas, 8:50 PM CDT There was a rainy, then windy, then rainy AND windy start to the […]
Houston Practice Day 2
Sunday March 20, 2022, Houston, TX The draws can be found here. Today was another very nice day in Houston and a busy practice days for players competing in next […]