An International Tennis Experience, By Ivo Barbic
Somebody once said, “When you get old, the only thing left are stories.” Well, not for this bunch of 65 year old men and women, representing 20 different nations, who […]
Somebody once said, “When you get old, the only thing left are stories.” Well, not for this bunch of 65 year old men and women, representing 20 different nations, who […]
Several Americans took home individual medals from the World Individual Championships in Antalya, Turkey on November 5th. It was a rain and storm plagued championships, but despite the really terrible […]
All 3 teams at Belek won today. The men’s 65, 75 and women’s 65 all won both singles matches and play the demis tomorrow. The men’s 65 play the Pokorny-led […]
October 29th, Dateline Ali Bey Manavgat, near Antalya, Turkey USA Super Senior Cup teams won four of the nine Cups held in Turkey on October 28th. Two American teams placed […]
Friday, Oct. 27: Manavgat, Turkey Four of the 6 American teams in the semifinals here at Manavgat reached the final today. There was a significant weather change, with blustery […]
All 3 American teams at Belek won yesterday. All 3 play in the semis today. The men’s 65s, Britannia Cup, play a very tough Austrian team led by Porkorny. […]
The women’s 70s team did play today, against Mexico. They finished in record time, with Burnette Herrick winning at #2 singles. Mexico’s #1 player then defaulted to Dori deVries and […]
It was another perfect day for tennis in Manavgat and the American teams were also perfect in their results. To see all results click here, then on the cup […]
USA lost to France in the Marble (women’s 60) cup. USA lost the deciding doubles 76 62. The first set could not have been closer, as the US led 5-3 and […]
USA won easily in the men’s 60, 70 and 80 divisions. They also won the women’s 70s today, though Dori deVries had to go 3 sets to win at #1 […]
Monday, Ali Bey Manavgat USA had 3 teams playing today at Manavagat (and none at Ali Bey Belek) The USA women’s 75 team, Queen’s Cup, suffered it’s first […]
I’m typing this at the tennis center in the dark at 10pm…very quiet. It’s the only place that has internet service I can use with my computer after 8 pm. […]
The USA teams all arrived in Turkey. I am at Ali Bey Manavgat where our men’s and women’s 60 and 70 teams and our men’s 80 and women’s 75 teams […]
The USA Super Senior Cups are off to Turkey on October 19th. They will be arriving on the 20th, a Friday, and practicing on the 21st and 22nd for the […]