Palm Beach Gardens USTA Super Cat II/ITF Tournament
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida This week there is a strong tournament going on at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center for women 30-80 (even divisions only). The courts are great, […]
Category Archives: Travel
Over the Hills, the Road to the End of the World, Four Flights and Three Drives to Thanksgiving
Palm Desert, CA It was 42 hours door to door to get from Torres del Paine, Chile to Palm Desert, CA for Thanksgiving. It was a pretty morning in Patagonia. […]
Hiking to the Mirador of the Base of the Torres del Paine
Santiago Airport, Chile Today and tomorrow will be marathon travel days: two different 2+hour drives to get to the airport in Punta Arenas, a two hour wait for a three […]
Kayaking Among the Icebergs
Punta Arenas Airport, Chile Photos aren’t loading well…I posted the ones that go with this post also on FB and Instagram (@seniortennisblog) So while we had no internet, how was […]
Patagonia Hike Day 4: 360 Degree View
Patagonia, Chile This morning we had a drive with stops for photos and at a lovely waterfall, before a hike up above condors’ nests. There we had a 360 degree […]
Mountain Biking..or Not & Lamb Barbecue
Patagonia, Chile Today, Saturday was the mountain biking day, which I did try, but flunked. So I walked the same route, which was lovely. We went through moss covered forests, […]
Patagonia!
Torres Del Paine, Chile Quick post, have an hour with Internet. Patagonia is amazingly beautiful. From the high peaks to the green valleys, blue lakes and glaciers. We saw dwarf […]
Penguins, Cemetaries and Graffiti: One Day in Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas, Chile From the bottom of the world (where no one seemed to be worrying about how to watch Davis Cup/World Cup tennis). Note: I have put photos into […]
Flying to the Bottom of the World
Punta Arenas, Chile I flew from Santiago today where it was going to be in the 90s, to Punta Arenas (via Puerto Montt). It’s around 50 and breezy (for a […]
Hiking in the Andes
Santiago, Chile Today I went hiking in Cajon del Maipo in Chile. Cajon means canyon. There are a lot of hikes in the area. I went on a small group […]
Santiago Champion
Santiago, Chile The final day was a big letdown. I got to the club early for my 10:30 match (8:30) to warm up because there was only one warm up […]
Last Practice Day, Santiago
Santiago, Chile Today was a pretty mellow day. I practiced with Andrew M and Marc P in the morning, ran a few errands…got a little currency, hit the Unimarc supermarket, […]
Santiago Tennis: Into the Final
Santiago, Chile It was another beautiful day in Santiago, perfect for playing tennis. I played Graciela Donoso early and won 60 62. Afterwards I watched some tennis and warmed up […]
Wednesday: Singles & Laundry Successes
Santiago, Chile Today I played my first match, against Austria’s Shirley Friedl. She is a nice lefty player, but I played pretty well and the altitude helped my high balls […]
Santiago Tuesday: Last Practice Day
Santiago, Chile What a match between Thiem and Djokovic! Incredible offense and defense. Pleasure to watch both players compete (thanks to atptennistv app…worth it). Onto info from Chile. I scouted […]
Santiago, Chile (Las Condes)
Santiago, Chile I’m on the bottom half of the world now, in the Las Condes part of Santiago. The flight from Houston was delayed…not because the plane was late (it […]
2020 Team Application and Selection Timelines Now Posted
2020 ITF Seniors World Championships, Men’s and Women’s 50, 55, 60 Team Tournament: April 26 – May 2, 2020 Individual Tournament: May 2 – 9, 2020 Location: Boca Raton (team) […]
USA W 40 & 45 Reach Semis in Miami Beach; M35, 40, W 35 Fall in Quarters
Writing today from California, USA; Oct. 23, 2019 The USA W45 team (Margaret Court Cup) were in action on Wednesday at the North Miami Beach Tennis Center. After having two […]
USA Win Five of Six Matches on Day 1 of Young Seniors World Team Championships
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The ITF Young Seniors (ages 35, 40 and 45 and over) World Team Championships began today in Miami Beach at the Flamingo Tennis Center and North […]
Draws:ITF Young Seniors, Miami
Suzanne Lenglen Cup, W35 Young Cup, W40 Margaret Court Cup W45 Italia Cup, M35 Tony Trabert Cup M40 Dubler Cup M45 Photos from Miami Beach (more will be added this […]
USA Super Senior Teams Go 9/9 on Day 1 in Umag
California, USA, Reporting from Afar The opening ceremonies of the ITF Super Senior World Team Championships (ISSWTC) in Umag took place yesterday, as well as the captains’ meetings, during which […]
Draws for 2019 Super Senior Cups in Umag Now Posted
Please click on the following links below to view the final draws for the 2019 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup, W 65 (USA is in Group A); […]
Hungarian Triple
On a train near Lake Balaton, Hungary Janos Latura and I won the mixed doubles in Hungary today over Eva Bogar Szabo and Peter Sakovics from Hungary 64 31 retired. […]
Hungarian Doubles Champion; Mixed Final Friday: New Balls Please
Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary I played the mixed doubles semis and our first and last women’s doubles match today. Our mixed was scheduled yesterday for “not before 2 pm” but […]
Tennis & Hiking, Fornalutx & Biniaraix, Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain, July 29, 2019 This post was lost in the Ethernet the last month. My last day in Mallorca was a busy one! I hit tennis balls or 90 […]
Singles Done & Won; Mixed Semis and Doubles Await; Biking Around Keszthely
Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary It was an early start today at the Hungarian International Grade A. I had a “not before 9:30” match and warmed up around 8:30 and we […]
Windy & Cool Tuesday in Keszthely
Keszthely, Balaton Region, Hungary Today was very cool and windy, quite a change from the mid 90s on Sunday! There are two venues here, the Fonix venue and the Ady […]
Train to/for Success in Hungary
Keszthely (pronounced “Kes Kay”) Lake Balaton, Hungary Yesterday was a pretty long and tiring day…travel can be stressful in new places and Hungary is definitely a new country with a […]
Budapest: Bridges, Night Lights, & 25,000 Steps
On a train to Keszthely, Balaton, Hungary Photos may not be loading, will try again tonight. I arrived on Friday night from Mallorca (via Munich) to Budapest, and from my […]
Adios Mallorca, Hello Hungary
On an airplane somewhere between Mallorca and Munich…. I had my last training in Mallorca today, then quickly made it to the airport. I checked in and then went to […]