Bordeaux Monday, Fast Start
The 8th Annual Villa Primrose ITF Grade A Seniors Tournament began Monday July 16th.
Category Archives: Tennis
Bordeaux!
My third and last tournament on this trip starts tomorrow at the Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. I flew early to Bordeaux from Barcelona on Vueling, a discount Spanish airline. The […]
Saturday Success in Spain
The Barcelona tournament came to an end yesterday, with finals played in most divisions followed by an awards ceremony. I won my singles over Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and was […]
Barcelona Finals
Today was a mellow day. I warmed up, practiced with Heide Orth for an hour at 11:30, iced, stretched, washed clothes in the sink (I am going to hug my […]
Essen Champion!
It was a perfect day for tennis today. It was in the 70s, slightly overcast and calm. Jenny Cerff warmed me up and Lyn Mortimer and I started play around […]
Donner und Blitzen & Rain in Essen; Successful Semifinal Day
Thursday began with Thunder (donner) and lightning (blitzen) followed by scattered showers The courts got wet at the club but many people worked hard to dry them off, mostly by […]
Successful Start to the German Open
Today was another warm, sunny day in Essen, and I finally played my first match. I played Eldeltraut Horstmann from Germany, a steady, quick lefty. However, she didn’t take any […]
The German Open, Last Practice
After a day off , Jenny Cerff and I hit the practice court today for a final tune-up before the tournament. We had a solid practice. It was another warm […]
Dusseldorf
Early practice and a trip to Dusseldorf and the Koningsallee.
Germany!
Quick post before I try to get some jet lagged sleep here… I arrived yesterday into Dusseldorf, Germany (via Frankfurt, from San Diego). My flight was on time to Germany. […]
USA Young Seniors Applications are Now Closed: Teams Announced July 15th.
Entries are now closed Deadline to apply was June 15, 2018 Dates of Team Event: October 21-26, 2018 Dates of Individuals October 27-Nov. 3 Location of Event: Miami Beach, FL […]
Nideffer, Wright, Carter Claim Hard Court Singles Crowns in La Jolla
“May Gray” is a think in coastal California…when the fog off the ocean hangs onshore and it’s cool and misty (while being a toasty 100+ in the Desert). Today was […]
National Hard Courts Day 3: Long Matches, Great Tennis
Wednesday May 9, 2018 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA The National Women’s Hard Courts continued on Wednesday, which was quarterfinal day for the women’s 50 & […]
Klitch, Rice, Barker, Hahn Claim National Singles Titles Saturday in Naples
There were four singles finals on Saturday (Roz King claimed the 80s title on Friday). One match stood out though, which was the nearly two and a half hour battle […]
Hubbard/Watanabe Upset Top Seeds at National Clay
On a breezy warm (but not oppressively hot) day in Naples, nearly all the seeds were in action, second round (round of 16 or quarters) matches were played and no […]
2018 USA Senior (M/W 50/55/60) International Tennis Teams Announced
More information can be found here. I will update that page with fact sheets, photos and links to draws as they become available. Updates to team members, if any will […]
Super Senior Cup and Individuals Information & USTA Timeline
Super Senior Applications Open Feb. 15, 2018 and close April 1, 2018. World Team Championships are to be played Sept 16-21 in Umag, Croatia.
Victoria & Albert Museum, Snowy London
Sunday morning I woke up to snow and sleet. I moved hotels and by Regents Park there was a lot of snow and it was slippery. I was happy to […]
Van Nostrand Wins 12th World Singles Crown
Final results here:
USA Wins Six World Titles in
USA went six for six in completed matches on Friday the 13th at the USTA National Campus. The only bad luck was the weather which halted play for the day […]
Baden Baden Champion
Today, Friday, was finals day in Baden Baden for several divisions. Our final pitted World #1 Lyn Mortimer from Australia against World #2 (me) from USA. We were scheduled for […]