Miami Regional Championship: Sunday Wrap
Saturday afternoon and Sunday there was still quite a bit of tennis to play in Miami Beach at the ITF Regional Championship. I’m relying on the scores from the website, […]
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Miami Beach RC: Friday Vibes; Works Wins a Saturday Marathon
March 9, 2019 Friday in Miami Beach…is noisy! Bands tuning up, motorcycles racing, rush hour traffic, high season energy. I played Dagmar Sperneder from Austria in the de facto 60s […]
Works, McColskey and Fales Take Singles Titles in Fort Lauderdale
Shelly Works can run….and hit a tennis ball too, she played a smart match and handled the wind very well and beat me in the 55s final in Fort Lauderdale. […]
Fort Lauderdale Grandes Dames; ITF Grade 1; USTA Super Cat 2, Thursday
The second of a series of four “Grandes Dames” Women’s tournaments is going on now in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and finishes Sunday. This year, in addition to USTA members earning […]
USTA Announces Super Senior (65-85) Timeline for Umag, Croatia: Applications Open March 1, Close April 1
The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 65/70/75/80/85 are playing in Umag, Croatia. Applications are now open until April 1. Click here to […]
Kraujina, Klitch, Novack, Weber Win Singles Titles Saturday
Kristin Kraujina of Florida won the 30 singles on a sunny, breezy Saturday. Kraujina lives in a town called Sunny Isles Beach, which sounds awfully pleasant! She won the four […]
Palm Beach Gardens Friday, Sun & Smashes
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida It was another sunny 70s day in Palm Beach Gardens today, pretty much perfect for tennis. I played Kim Dean, whom I’d not played before. She’s […]
Les Grandes Dames Palm Beach Gardens: Super Cat II/ITF Grade 1
Happy New Year everyone…the first tournament of the year for me anyway is this week in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (Venus has a place for sale if you are interested). […]
USTA SoCal Sweeps 35s & 45s at USTA National Women’s Intersectional Team Event
USTA SoCal won the 35s and 45s at the USTA National Senior Women’s Team Event in Phoenix on Sunday. Complete list of winners (one match short of a California sweep!) […]
USA Women’s 35s Team Reaches Final in Miami Beach
The USA Suzanne Lenglen (35) team beat France decisively to advance to the final at Flamingo Park Wednesday. Anda Perianu at #1 and Julie Thu at #2 dropped only six […]
USTA Category I National Championships in Men’s and Women’s 35-85 & Mixed Earn Upgraded (Grade A) ITF Points from 2019
Beginning in 2019, all USTA Category I National Championships in Women’s, Men’s and Mixed in the 35-85 age divisions will be Grade A tournaments for ITF ranking purposes. In addition, […]
USA Finishes at Top of Five Round Robin Groups; All Women’s Teams into Semis in Miami
The USA Young Seniors are taking the home team advantage seriously in Miami Beach: Five of the six teams have won their round robin groups and all three women’s teams […]
USA Women’s Teams, Men’s 40 Advance on Day 2 in Miami
USA Women’s 35, 40 and 45 teams won 3/0 today in Miami Beach. The men’s 35 had a bye, men’s 40 won and the men’s 45 lost 2/1 to Chile. […]
USA Wins in Five of Six Cups on Day 1 in Miami Beach
The USA teams went 5-1 on Sunday in Miami Beach. The women’s teams swept their opposition, winning three matches without dropping a match, while the men’s 35 and 40s teams […]
Young Seniors Miami: Opening Ceremonies & Draws
The ITF Young Seniors World Championships (tennis) takes place in Miami Beach, Florida from Sunday October 21 to Friday October 26 at Flamingo Park and at the Miami Beach Tennis […]
Super Seniors Individual World Championships: Americans Win Seven Titles in Umag
Saturday September 29, 2018, Reporting from San Diego, CA The ITF Super Senior Individual World Championships finished in Umag today and American players can back with seven titles including one […]
2019 USTA National Adult Tournament Schedule
USTA Category I National Tournament Schedule 2019 Women Men Mixed Family USTA Category II Tournament Schedule 2019 Women Men USTA Category I, II, III Schedule on USTA.com
USA Wins Four Titles in Croatia
Posted from San Diego, CA The USA ended a successful week in Umag Croatia with four gold and four silver medal winning teams. The USA won the Men’s 65 (Britannia), […]
USA Wins Doris Hart Cup; Other Finals are Ongoing
Friday September 21, 2018, Palm Desert, California, USA; 5:15 am PDT A second article will be written tomorrow, or earlier to recap all matches. The USA Women’s 80s team, the […]
USA Wins Men’s 85s; Will Play for Seven Cups Friday; Teams Go 4/0 on Thursday
Thursday, September 20, 2018 San Diego, California, USA The USA will compete in seven finals on Friday in Croatia. Matches in Center, Grand Stand and Court 1 at ATP Stadium […]
USA Goes 8/0 on Day 4 of ITF Tennis World Championships, Umag, Croatia
September 19, 2018 San Diego, California, USA The USA reached the final of all four women’s events in the ITF Super Senior World Team Championships in Umag, Croatia for the […]
USA Sweeps Day Three at ITF World Team Championships, Umag
Tuesday September 18, 2018 San Diego, CA, USA The USA went eight for eight on Day three of the 2018 ITF World Team Championships in Umag, Croatia The Kitty Godfree […]
USA Goes Three for Three on Day 2 in Umag
Monday September 17, Los Angeles, CA The USA Men’s 85, Women’s 80 (Doris Hart Cup) and Men’s 70 (Jack Crawford) teams won today in Umag. The Crawford Cup team beat […]
USA Advances in Eight of Nine Cups Sunday in Umag
Writing from the Munich Airport, Munich, Germany The USA was seeded #1 in eight of the nine cups in Umag. The Jack Crawford Cup team, Men’s 70s, was not only […]
Umag/Umago
Trieste Airport, Trieste, Italy The Super Senior World Team Championships started today; since I finished my tournament on Thursday, I’ve been biking around Umag and taking photos of the players […]
GMP Cup 2018 Champion
Thursday September 14, 2018, Umag, Croatia It was a lovely day to play tennis today in Umag…a bit of cloud cover to make it feel cooler and no wind. I […]
Successful Semifinal Day in Umag
September 12, 2018, Umag, Croatia GMP Cup 2018 I played singles and doubles today; singles against Radomila Martinicova and doubles with Ellen Neumann in the 55s. The singles was actually […]
GMP Cup 2018: Successful Start
I played my first match at the GMP Cup in Umag today, and beat an Austrian player, Ingrid Bruggraber. We played on Grandstand Court, and the match was live streamed […]
Umag, Croatia: GMP Cup 2018
Umag, Croatia, Monday September 10, 2018 Umag, Croatia is in Istria, and is a summer vacation spot for Europeans…it has biking, hiking, tennis, water sports and golf. Umag also has […]
USIC Tennis Presidents’ Cup
The International Club (IC) is a tennis organization originally founded by the United States and Great Britain…today it consists of about 30 countries. It’s a way for mostly high level […]