Late Night/Early Morning Tennis Under the Lights: Into the Semis
Draws are here. Yesterday was a late one! Rosemary Everett and I practiced at 10 am for an hour, then I went back to my hotel to prepare for my […]
Category Archives: ITF Seniors 700
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 […]
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 […]
Palm Beach Gardens ITF S700/USTA Level 2: Buholz Takes 60 Singles Title
Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 1/30/22 Draws are here Photos are here. There were only a few matches on Saturday (yesterday) at the Grandes Dames Level 2/ITF 700 tournament which was […]
Palm Beach Gardens Day 4: Doubles Champions
Dateline: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Jan 28 2022 Draws are here Most of the finals were played today in Palm Beach Gardens at the ITF S700/USTA Level 2 Women’s tournament. […]
Palm Beach Gardens Day 3: 77 Degrees, Humidity and Long Matches
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 1/27/22 Draws are here It was a long day today on court Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens. I warmed up with Susan Wright at 8am, played […]
Beating the Rain in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HkeNaT6cGb7NiwUH7 Jan 16, 2022, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Wednesday) My first match of 2022 was scheduled for today at 10am. Susan Wright and I […]
2022 Grandes Dames: ITF 700/USTA Level 2, Let the Play Begin!
Draws are here. The first USTA National (Level 2) women’s tournament of the year began today in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center (one of […]
Wilson World Tennis Classic Date Change
The Wilson Tennis tournament, which normally is held in late January at the Shadow Mountain Racquet Club has new dates: April 1-10. To enter, and to learn more about the […]
2022 USTA Level 1, 2 & 3 Men/Women/Family/Mixed Tournament Schedules
2022 Men’s Level 1 Schedule 2022 Women’s Level 1 Schedule 2022 Men’s Level 2 & 3 Schedules 2022 Women’s Level 2 & 3 Schedules 2022 Mixed Level 1 Schedule 2022 […]
2022 USTA Women’s Level 1 Tournaments
2022 USTA Family Level 1 & Indoors (Level 2) Tournaments
2022 USTA Level 1 Mixed Doubles Tournaments
2022 USTA Men’s Level 1/Gold Ball National Championships
2022 USTA Men’s Level 2 & 3 Tournaments
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Fritz-Krakow, Lao, Newman, Barnes, Carter Win Singles Titles at Women’s Hard Court Nationals
The USTA National Women’s 35-85 Hard Courts were scheduled for October 11-17 in Rancho Mirage, CA (Mission Hills CC). Draws are here. The draws were small but gold, silver and […]
Chandler, Smashey, Fales Win Singles at National Women’s 40-89 Clay: Palm Beach Gardens Day 5, The End
Draws are here Fran Chandler won another marathon battle today, this against Vicky Buholz, 57 61 75, rallying from 0-3 down in the third to win the 3-hour match. In […]
Bramlette, Cass Reach Singles & Doubles Finals in Palm Beach Gardens: National Women’s Clay Courts Day 3
Draws are here. Today was another nice warm day in Palm Beach Gardens, though a lot windier than it had been…but that kept the temperature feeling nice. Late in the […]
Chandler Survives Battle with Wright; Carruth edges Alcini: Palm Beach Gardens National Clay Day 2
Draws are here. The popcorn match on Wednesday started at 9am on the center court at Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It did not disappoint. Fran Chandler, the second seed, […]
Palm Beach Gardens National Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts Day 1
Draws are here. The 40-80 Level 1 Women’s Clay began today in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center is a fantastic public facility with 20 Har-Tru […]
Rivera, Tammen Win Men’s 55/60 Grass
Draws are here. The Men’s 55/60 Grass had a new venue, the Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, RI. Despite some rain and big draws in the 60s, the tournament finished […]
National 40-80 Clay: Practice Day
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Draws are here. The women’s tournament season in the USA basically skipped most of the summer for higher level tournaments (only 2 from June-mid-September), but now […]
Houston Day 7: Smashey Wins 35 Singles; Morris/Toney Win 45 Doubles
Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Sunday was the final day of the 2021 Clay Courts in Houston, which was the 50th anniversary […]
Houston Day 6: Julie Thu Blanks Field to Win 45 Clay; Kaysie Smashey/Thu Win 35 Doubles
Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Last night I flew to Florida for the 60 national clay but the Houston tournament is still […]
National Women’s Clay Courts Day 3: Jones/Kuckhahn Win 90 Doubles
Houston, Texas Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. The weather changed from torrid to delightful overnight and today it was breezy, sunny, warm […]