Mallorca ➡️ Barcelona
Barcelona ITF MT1000 draws It was a busy Monday for me. I trained in Mallorca from 8 to 9:30 in the morning. After tennis, I drove back to my Airbnb, […]
Category Archives: Tennis
Santa Maria del Cami Market & the Dry Stone Route
Today was an off day from Tennis, so I went to the Sunday market in Santa Maria, which is about 15 minutes from Bunyola. It was another hot day in […]
Tennis & Hiking in Mallorca
It was another hot day in Mallorca nearly 100°. I played tennis for an hour and a half in the morning and each day I’m getting better I think. After […]
Bunyola, Mallorca
Yesterday I practiced in the morning. In the evening, after it cooled off from the upper 90s to the , I walked into Bunyola, which is about a 20 to […]
2025 75/80/85 USA Teams Announced
2025 World Team Championships (Age Divisions – 75, 80, 85)
2026 Dates/Sites Announced for ITF Masters World Championships
Dates and sites of 2026 ITF Masters World Championships 30/35: Tokyo!!! 40/45: Portugal! 60/65/70: Turkey! 75/80/85/90: Crete, Greece!
Back on the Red Clay in Mallorca
I hit my first tennis balls since the end of the tournament in Lima today under vastly different conditions, although the court was still red clay. However, the balls were […]
Peru ➡️ Spain
I left Peru Monday morning to go to Mallorca Spain via Madrid. I got to the airport checked in had breakfast, then boarded the plane on time for my 10:15 […]
Cuzco to Lima
We had a half day Saturday in Cuzco. We packed up and left our apartment hotel (the Katari Apart Hotel, which we liked a lot). We were able to leave […]
Cuzco Tour & Corpus Christi Celebration
Friday we took our first real look at Cuzco, having arrived after dark both last Sunday (and leaving before dawn) and arriving again late Thursday. We found out yesterday that […]
KM 104 Hike to Machu Picchu
It’s late and we have a 5 AM start tomorrow so this is a very quick post. I’ll post more tomorrow I hope. We started at 5:30 in the morning […]
Maras Salt Mines & Moray Inca Ruins & Pachamama Feast
It was another beautiful day in Peru and we had a fun yet relaxing day. We started at 7 AM with a visit to the Maras salt mines or Salineras […]
Cusco to Ollantaytambo, Peru
Today Susan, Tim and I began our first day of touring in Peru. We left Cusco  early around 7:30 AM. We joined a tour of 10 people total. Our […]
Adios Lima, Hola Cusco
Last night we had the nice awards ceremony for the ITF MT1000 in Peru. It was held on the center court (Cancha 3) under the lights and trophies were given […]
Nichols/Wright: Singles & Doubles Champions in Lima
Draws are here. Susan played yesterday afternoon against Anita Valdez 0,1 in a rain delayed match (from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm). Steven Dance won the 70s singles yesterday, which […]
Lima Day 4: Into the Singles Final in the Mist; Night Time Doubles (Into the Semis)
Draws are here. It was sort of a Groundhog Day 4: we did warm up at 7am, though Steve Dance was dealing with an issue which Tim helped him with […]
Lima Day 3: A Visit to Plaza de Armas
Draws are here. Day 3, Wednesday June 18 in Lima The morning was Groundhog Day 3: 7am practice, Susan with Tim and Steve Dance and I practiced…We had only reserved […]
Mont Tremblant Doubles Champion & Hiking the Mountain
Draws are here. Saturday was a fun, busy, long day in Mont Tremblant. We started by warming up at 7:30 as usual since Vicki Buholz had a singles match against […]
Rens, Buholz into 60 Singles Final in Canada; Into the 60 Doubles Final in Mont Tremblant
Draws are here. Vicki Buholz earned raves from the umpires on her play today and Jenny Rens overcame a 4-5 deficit in the first set to win 75 61 in […]
Mont Tremblant Singles Champion
Draws are here. Thursday June 12, 2025 Yesterday, Wednesday I played singles at 8:30 against Marcia Jackson from Canada. She was pretty sick so we kept our distance and she […]
European Singles/Doubles Champion and Budapest after Dark
Draws are here. It was a long and busy day in Budapest Saturday. Vicki and I warmed up at 8am. I played my singles final against Pauline Fisher (World #2 […]
Practice, Trip to the Market Hall and a Walk Down Vaci Street, Wednesday in Budapest
Draws are here. Since we were not scheduled to play a match today, Vicki Buholz and I practiced even earlier…around 7:30am (good thing too, since we are scheduled for 8am […]
Vicki Into Semis; Waiting to Play; Peanut Butter Found; Budapest Views: Tuesday in Hungary
Draws are here. The photos now should load into this article. Vicki and I practiced around 7:45 for an hour this morning. It was cool and a nice time to […]
Duseldorf ➡ Budapest
Draws are here. Today was a long one…we had a 6:25 flight to Budapest from Dusseldorf on Eurowings. We returned the rental car which went smoothly, then printed our bag […]
Sunday in Cologne: Essen-Cologne-Düsseldorf: Team Match, Köln Don, Rhein Crossing
A busy Sunday began in Essen, where we check out of the hotel, then drove to Cologne for a match with Club Grun-Gold Bensberg e.V. After the match we drove […]
Practice, Visits to a Market & to the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, and Dinner Al Fresco in Essen, Germany
It was a busy and fun Saturday in Essen. Vicki Buholz and I practiced at ETUF Essen for a couple of hours, then went with Sabine Schmitz first to the […]
German Club Tennis Match: ETUF Essen beat Blau/Weiss (in Cologne)
Today was my first German Club Team match of the season and first on red clay this year. It was a cool (but neither cold nor windy). The club is […]
Good Bye Florida, Hello Germany
I had a day of rest before my next trip which is to Germany to play some club matches for ETUF Essen (near Dusseldorf). The trip started when a friend […]
Doubles Champion in Palm Beach Gardens; Waldman, Busby, Prechtl, Costa Bou Win Singles Titles on a Steamy Saturday
Draws and results are here. Saturday was another steamy hot day in South Florida and the final day of the 2025 ITF World Championships for the 60/65/70 divisions. Bunnie Jackson […]
Into the Singles Final at ITF Masters Tennis World Championships; Day 6 Roundup from Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Today I played the 70 singles semifinal against Bunnie Jackson, my doubles partner here. She beat the #4 seed from GBR in the quarterfinals and I won […]