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. […]
Category Archives: Level 1 Tournaments
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 […]
Houston! 35-90 Women’s Level 1 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)
Sunday morning March 20, 2022, Houston, Texas Draws can be found here. I took a VERY early flight (7am) from Florida yesterday (there used to be more flights, but…pandemic related […]
Women’s Level 1 Grass Courts Dates and Venues Confirmed for 2022
The USTA has confirmed the dates/venues of the Women’s Level 1 Grass Court Championships. Previously only the 90s were confirmed. The odd divisions (presumably 35-85) will be held July 18-24 […]
New dates for Men’s 75-90 Hard Courts
From Ned Buckman TD: New dates for Men’s 75-90 Hard in LAGUNA Woods: May 23-28, 2022. Schedule will be adjusted accordingly on carolynnichols.com.
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
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 […]
Houston Clay Nationals Day 5: Klitch, Nichols, DeVries, Price Win Singles Titles; Buholz/Prejean Take 55 Doubles
National Women’s Clay Courts, Houston, Day 5 Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. It was another beautiful, sunny warm (but not humid) day […]
Houston National Clay Courts Day 4: Carter Takes 75 Singles Crown (corrected); Jackson/Savitt Win 65 Doubles; Castell/Kimball Win 75 Doubles; Devries/Wood Win 85 Doubles
Houston, Texas Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Brenda Carter mounted an impressive comeback in the second set to win the 75 singles […]
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 […]
National Women’s Clay Courts: Torrid Tuesday in Houston
Houston, Texas, USA Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. It was sweltering, torrid, hot, humid, oppressive, sultry…air temps around 100 with high humidity […]