Alassio, Italy & a Tennis Tournament
Draws are here. Today started early…as dawn broke…with a 7am warm up with Ellen Neumann from Germany, who is playing in the W65s. We had an excellent warm up…Ellen does […]
Category Archives: Tennis
Spain ➡️ France ➡️ Italy by Plane, Train & Automobile (& Bus)
I had my last day of training in Mallorca yesterday, and today is supposedly a “rest” day…if one considers a 9 hour trip to my tournament venue a”rest”. Yesterday I […]
Cinque Terre Hiking
There are five, centuries old seaside villages in this part of the Italian Riviera in Liguria: Cinque Terre means “Five Lands” and the villages are a UNESCO World Heritage site. […]
Murano & Burano, Italy
Wednesday we ( Susan, Tim, Tracey & I) took the vaporetto (water bus) to Murano from Santa Lucia in Venice. I had booked a demonstration of glass blowing in Murano. […]
Venice: Doges Palace (Italian Tour), Getting Lost in Venice
Tuesday we had our first of two full days in Venice. Everyone went exploring early…I walked to San Marco Square, taking lots of photos of canals, boats and shops along […]
Naples, Italy: Archeological Museum, Naples Pizza and Castel Sant’Elmo
Sunday we (Susan & Tim Wright, Tracey Thompson and I) took the train to Naples to look at the Archeological Museum (especially to see items displayed there from Pompeii), to […]
Capri, Italy
Yesterday was a long one…we walked to the port in Sorrento (which involved the first of many steps during the day)…following google maps we walked to the elevator which theoretically […]
Ostia Antica
Yesterday, Susan and I went early to the Trevi fountain, where we saw social media influencer. She had heels in a white dress and as soon as she was done […]
Good Bye Turkey, Hello Roma!
We had an early morning start to the day, as Jenny, Christina, Vicky & Steve, Susan and I took a 5:15 shuttle to the airport. In Turkey everyone has to […]
A Last Tennis Day in Turkey
Sunday was another all-day tennis fest at Ali Bey Manavgat with Aussie, Swiss, Irish, American, NZL, Canadian, and German players sharing the courts. I’ve been there many times and probably […]
Alanya! (And Tennis)
Today there was morning tennis and an afternoon excursion to Alanya. More and more players are showing up including Aussies, Kiwis, along with UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands and Mexico…maybe more. […]
Still Practicing in Turkey
Friday was another beautiful day in Turkey. More and more players are arriving who were to play in the World Championships and despite its cancellation, came anyway…from Australia, Germany and […]
All Day Tennis; Also ITF MT 1000 Ali Bey Manavgat, Cancelled
The ITF MT 1000 for all age divisions, which was to have followed the Individual World Championships (which are cancelled) was also cancelled today by the ITF. The next issue, […]
World Championships: Cancelled
Jenny, Vicki & Steve and I left our hotel to go to the one hosting the world championships…but world affairs have intervened (yes, there are way more important things going […]
Travel to Turkey!
Vicki Buholz, Jenny Rens and I arrived safely in Turkey on March 2 though it was March 3 by the time we finally got to our hotel in Side. We […]
Susan Shelby Torrance
Susan (Shelby) Torrance passed away a few days ago (Feb 28) of adenocarcinoma according to her go fund me page. Born June 26, 1950, she was 75 years old. Shelby […]
And We Are Off to Turkey
Jenny Rens, Vicki & Steve Buholz and I are about 90 minutes from taking off for Istanbul, then on to Antalya. We are gambling a bit that the ITF World […]
2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced
The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]
Donna Fales Leads Pack of American Medalists at ITF Masters Individual World Championships in Bol, Croatia.
Draws and results are here. Donna Fales, W85, won four medals at the ITF World Championships: In week one she led the USA Women’s 85 Team to victory, playing singles […]
Chateau de Cheverny
Thursday was our final day touring in the Loire Valley and we chose Cheverny, a Chateau which is still lived in by the original owners (though along the way the […]
USA Wins M80, W75/85, W80 Take Silver, M85 Take Bronze, M75 Take Copper (4th) in the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia
The USA won half of the gold medals on offer in Bol Croatia and medaled in all six Cups, a super effort. Several people have asked about live streaming. From […]
USA Wins W75 & 85, Silver in W80,
On a plane getting ready to take off…quick update. W 75 beat Finland in final RR match to win gold!!! W80 & W 85 wrapped up silver and gold respectively […]
Loire Valley Day 5: Loche, a Royal Ancient City, and a Wednesday Market
Wednesday is market day in Loches, one of the small, beautiful towns in the Loire Valley. It sits on the River Indre and is a medieval town with a citadel […]
Amboise Castle & DiVinci’s Chateau
We spent Tuesday in Amboise where we saw the interesting castle there which overlooks the Loire River. We also visited Clos Luce, the home of Leonardo Da Vinci and in […]
USA Goes 2-3 on Day 5 of the ITF Masters Tennis World championships in Bol, Croatia; W85 Win Gold!
The USA women’s 85 team beat Great Britain today to win the cup and the gold medals. Susanne Clark won at number two singles 6060, Roz King lost a tough […]
Chenonceau and Villandry: Loire Chateux Day 3
Monday we visited Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. It spans the Cher River, and has beautiful gardens. The chateau was built in the 16th century. We arrived early and walked […]
USA Teams Go 6/0 at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Bol, Croatia for the Third Consecutive Day
Draws are here. W75: USA Won 2/1 over Germany; Toni Novack had to retire, trailing a set and 1/0; Gwenda Ward won at #1 singles and Judy Dixon/Liane Bryson won […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia at the ITF Masters World Team Championships
Draws are here. The USA cruised on Day 2 in Bol, Croatia, though a bug of some sort seems to have spread around the competition…tomorrow is the last day of […]
Draws for 2025 ITF Masters Team Championships, M/W 75/80/85, Bol, Croatia
The draws will go live on Saturday evening Croatia time (+6 hours from EDT, + 9 hours from PST in the USA). I will add a note then next to […]
Mallorca MT 1000 Singles Champion & Into Doubles Final
Draws/results are here. Today I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face plants this morning). We had an excellent warm up. I played Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our […]