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 […]
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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 […]
2020 Seniors Timeline for the 50/55/60 Cups
Quick take: Applications Open OCTOBER 1, 2019 Applications Close November 10, 2019 Deadline to notify the USTA of any omissions is November 18, 2019 Results from the 2-year period ENDING […]
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 […]
Rain in Spain (Thunder and Lightning Too)
Inca, Mallorca, Spain Wednesday Morning, August 28th Monday it was nearly 100 degrees in Mallorca and sunny. Then yesterday, Tuesday, a “cota fria” hit Mallorca (a cold front) and it […]
Mallorca Encore: Training and Watching Andy Murray
Mallorca, Spain This trip I am staying in a completely different area from Bunyola, north of Palma in Inca. However, the hotel is in the middle of orchards and very […]
Adios Madrid, Hola Mallorca
Madrid Airport, Monday August 26th 2019 And then there was one…today Tracey and I took an early cab to the airport, which wasn’t far from our apartment (I woke up […]
Getting Lost in Holy Toledo
Madrid, Spain, Sunday Morning, August 25th I think there must be a lot of people with hangovers in Madrid today judging by the noise that was still emanating from the […]
Madrid Day 2: Gran Via, Retiro Park, Mercado de San Anton
Madrid Spain August 23, 2019 Today was a busy but relaxing day at once. We started by doing some shopping along the way to the Gran Via, the 5th (or […]
Fast Train to Madrid to See Royal Palace & Church: Madrid Day 1
Centro District, Madrid, Spain Early AM, August 23 We started the day with a quick walk to the nearby tower and walked up as high as possible, where we could […]
Plaza Espana, Santa Cruz Barrio & Sevilla Fan Club
On the AVE train to Madrid.. August 22, 2019 I wrote this blog yesterday…and then the internet ate it so we’ll never know exactly what I said then…today we are […]
The Seville Cathedral, Real Alcazar: Sevilla!
Sevilla, Espana August 21, 2019 Yesterday, Tuesday, was Day 3 of our Spanish tour and it was another long, fun day…though Robin did comment that touring was much harder and […]
Guell Park, Casa Mila, & Susan Ate Paella: Barcelona Day 2
Barcelona, Spain Monday August 19, 2019 It was a long and fun day in Barcelona today. We started early, leaving at 7am for Park Guell. We took the Metro, which […]
Sagrada Familia & Gothic Quarter
Barcelona, Spain Sunday August 18, 2019 Barcelona…hot, muggy, crowded and wonderful. We had a late start to the day since we arrived here about 1:30am from Lisbon. Susan’s husband Tim […]
World Championships: The End; Barker Wins EIGHTH! Singles Title & Wright Wins 7th Doubles Title in Portugal
Somewhere between Lisbon & Barcelona Saturday August 17, 2019 The World Championships ended in Portugal today. They were a great success. This is a partial overview of the final day; […]
World Championships Day 7: Doubles đź‘Ť Singles đź‘Ž; Wright, Harris Into Two Finals Saturday
Friday Night Aug. 16 Lisbon, Portugal Writing about losses is not particularly fun. But I can do it as long after my match as I wish (or not at all), […]
Lisbon Castle
Lisbon, Portugal Saturday August 10th Well, although we got back late last night after the medal ceremonies and watching the 55 women’s and men’s matches, we got up reasonably early […]
USA Wins Alice Marble, Von Cramm and Maria Bueno Cups in Lisbon; Finishes Fourth in Maureen Connolly
Lisbon, Portugal, Friday Aug 9th The USA three of six cups at the 2019 ITF Seniors World Team Championships in Portugal, and none of the victories were easy today, with […]
USA Into Final in Men’s and Women’s 60s; Women’s 55 Fall to Netherlands; Women’s 50s Win a Late Match
Lisbon, Portugal The USA women’s 60 team (Alice Marble) had the most straightforward match of the day, winning 3/0 against Great Britain to advance to the final. I played singles […]
USA Men’s & Women’s 60 & Women’s 50 Teams Advance to Semis; USA Men’s 50 & 55 Fall in Quarters in Porgtugal
Lisbon, Portugal The top seeded USA Alice Marble Cup team (W60) advanced to the final with a 2/1 win over 5th seeded Argentina. USA won both singles (Carolyn Nichols 61 […]
Draws Now Available for ITF Seniors Individual World Championships
The draws for the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships are now available. Click here to view. The women’s 60 singles draw features three of the USA Women’s 60 team as […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal All the USA teams won today 3/0 to advance to the knockout portion of the draw. We beat Spain. I played #2 singles and won 64 61 against […]
Fishy Business in Portugal on an Off Day for USA Teams
Lisbon, Portugal Luisa Gouveia told me a few weeks ago that seafood was the specialty of Portugal. So far we’ve tried salmon, squid and a white fish. Today we were […]