Red Clay!
The past two days I have been practicing on the red clay in Mallorca at Global Tennis near Palma de Mallorca, but really a million miles away, in a suburban […]
Category Archives: Travel
Mallorca Revisited
I am back in Mallorca for a couple of ITF tournaments after leaving the USA: three days, three flights ago. I stopped over to visit my cousin on Sunday night […]
List of Applicants for the USA 30/35/40/45/55 InternationalTeams Now Posted
Click here to see the list of players who applied for the 30-50 International Tennis Teams for play in Turkey in 2023 Click here to find more information about the […]
Evelyn Hustwit, Canadian Super Senior
Evelyn Hustwit was a consummate sportswoman, making three Wimbledon appearances, winning multiple Canadian Senior titles and medaling on multiple Canadian Cup teams. All that knew her will sorely miss her. […]
Timeline for USTA Masters Tennis 65/70/75/80/85 Team Selection (Mallorca, Spain), Guidelines and Dates
Important Dates: Applications Open: April 3, 2023 Applications Close: May 3, 2023 Results from May 11, 2020-May 10 2023 will be considered Players selected will be posted June 15, 2023 […]
2023 Application and Timeline for Selection of 55/60 Masters Tennis International Teams by USTA
Note: Applications open Feb. 1, 2023 and close March 1, 2023! From USTA.com (click on this link on Feb 1, 2023 to find the application link). USTA 2023 guidelines for […]
Applications Closed for 30/35/40/45/50 Masters Tennis International Teams 2022; List of Applicants now Posted
Applications are now closed to apply for the 30-50 teams. Click here to see the list of applicants. More information: Date and venue for the 2023 World Team & Individual […]
Correa (30) & Bratek (45) Win Gold Medals in Portugal at ITF World Individual Masters Championships
Click here to see the list of all medalists. Mariana Correa (USA) paired with Gonzalo Falcao (POR) to win the 30 mixed at the ITF Individual Championships in Portugal last […]
Frankfurt Museum Sunday
Sundays are for anything but shopping in Germany…stores are closed so everyone relaxes, on a nice day (it was 93 and sunny here) the outdoor areas and cafes are busy…the […]
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Saturday I took the train to Frankfurt from Bad Breisig…or rather three trains. I took a 6am train to Koblenz, which was the earliest one available. After yesterday I didn’t […]
Koblenz
Yesterday I traveled to Koblenz via the train to sightsee. Koblenz is lovely, on the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. The train rides to and from were something…very late, two cancelled […]
Successful Finish in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Thursday I played the singles final against Jutta Labenski, the second seed. She was I think a bit nervous, and I won comfortably. We played on the […]
Into the Final in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Today I practiced as usual with Stephan at 8am. It was so nice, cool, no wind, sunny. Then I returned to my accommodations for interesting things such […]
Bad Breisig Day 1
Draws are here. I played my first match on Tuesday the 9th in Bad Breisig against a Swiss player from Basel, Yvette De Roche. The tournament ran somewhat behind yesterday…temps […]
Goodbye Finland, Hello Germany
Draws from Bad Breisig tournament are here. Sunday I traveled from Finland to Bad Breisig, Germany. It took a while. The Helsinki airport terminal is new since I was last […]
Individual World Championships 30/35/40/45, Portugal, August 6-13
Draws for individual world championships in Portugal which begins today, Aug 6
USA Men’s 35 and Women’s 40 Medal in Portugal
Quick post…the USA teams all fell to tough clay courters today in Portugal. The women’s 40s fell to Germany 2/1, dropping the singles points but winning the doubles. They won […]
Hanko Success
Draws are here. It’s after 11 pm here in Hanko and the music from the party below me is making my room shake! But winter is coming…last few weeks here […]
USA Women’s 40s (Young Cup) Into Final in Portugal
Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40 team swept the singles without losing a set to beat France 2/1 and advance to the final against Germany (who beat Spain 3/0). […]
Successful Semifinal Day in Hanko
Draws are here. Today started early with a long warmup as usual with Peter Gard, Rosemary Everett and me. Then I played my second round robin singles match with Heli […]
USA Men’s 35 & Women’s 40 Teams Into the Semis in Portugal at the ITF Tennis Masters World Team Championships.
Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40s team was off today, having received a bye into the semis where they will play #2 seeded France. France beat Argentina 2/1, dropping […]
And Let the Play Begin: First Round Success
Draws are here. Here’s the link to photos from this European trip, with the most recent ones first. I played my first round match today against Elina from Finland (a […]
USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 5/0 on Day 3 of the ITF Masters Tennis World Team Championships
Draws are here. The USA Men’s 35/45 & Women’s 40/45 teams advanced to the medal rounds today in Portugal, going undefeated in their round robin groups. The men’s 35 beat […]
Exploring Hanko, Finland
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Today I hit with Rosemary Everett and Peter Gard for an hour in the morning before matches began. None of us played today but we all […]
ITF World Tennis Masters Tour: 35/40/45 World Team Championships, Portugal, Day 2: USA Goes 2/0 on Day 2
Draws & Updated rosters are here. On Day 2 of the World Team Championships, only the USA Women’s 35 and Men’s 45 had matches, and both won 3/0, but took […]
Travel Day 2 to Hanko, Finland
Sunday was travel day #2 on my journey from Mallorca, Spain to Hanko, Finland. I arrived about three hours before my flight and though there was a long line, it […]
USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 4/2 in Day 1 in Portugal
The USA Masters teams in Portugal went 2/1, with wins from the M35, M45, W40 and W45 teams. The W40 blitzed So Africa 3/0 The W45 beat Estonia 2/1. Captain […]
Travel Day 1: Adios Mallorca, Buenos Tardes Barcelona
July 30, 2022: Yesterday, Saturday was busy one…I checked out of my airbnb, gassed up the car, trained for 90 minutes at Global Tennis Team, had lunch in the car, […]
35/40/45 ITF World Tennis Master Tour Team Championships: Portugal: Draws
Italia Cup: Men’s 35: USA is in Group E with Argentina and Finland and is the seed in that group. There are 6 groups. USA team members are Christian Guevara, […]
Binissalem Market Day
Friday July 29, 2022 Most towns in Mallorca of any size have a market day. Binissalem’s market day is Friday, and though not one of the biggest…those are in Inca […]