Wright, Novack Win Singles in Lexington & a Trip to Mammoth Caves
Draws are here. Susan Wright beat Bunnie Jackson 62 64 in a well-contested match…both players served really well in the second set with Wright garnering the only break at 5-4. […]
Category Archives: Travel
Champions Crowned Sunday in Lexington: Ballou (M30); Galey (35); Ruben (45); Rowley (55); Cunningham/Morse-Karzen (M30); Charlton/Kaleel (45); Rowley/Rice (55); Nichols/Wright (65); Carter/Wachob (75); Marks/Yip (30 Xd)
Draws are here. Sunday, May 21, 2023, Lexington, KY Sunday was finals day for all but 35 doubles and 65/75 singles at the Indoors in Lexington. Susan and I won […]
Tennis & Kentucky Horse Park; Takeuchi/Hoz de Vila Win 35 Doubles Gold
Draws are here. Today, Saturday May 20, 2023 was Day 2 of the Women’s 35-75 Indoors (the 30s don’t appear to have shown up except in the men’s divisions). See […]
Versailles, Midway and a Kentucky Castle
Draws for the 30-75 Indoors are here. Matches started in the 30-75 Indoors at the Lexington Tennis Club today. Susan had a bye in singles and we had a bye […]
Lexington, Kentucky: 30-85 Indoors
Draws are here. I arrived yesterday in Lexington from California…if it’s Wednesday it must be Kentucky? Or at least not the same state as the week before! I haven’t seen […]
Successful Saturday in Essen
Saturday the ETUF Essen team played a team from Dusseldorf, a larger city about 30 minutes drive to the south. We fielded quite an international team: the four singles players […]
Practicing on the Red Clay in Germany
This week I have been practicing on the red clay both with teammates and with players Sabine (the captain) has organized for me, which has been great, though the weather […]
Team Success in Germany
May 1, 2023: German Labor Day, USA May Day Today I played my first team match in Germany. The team matches take up the entire day! Dagmar, Desiree, Gabi, Carolyn, […]
Tennis on Red Clay and a Regatta!
Sunday April 30, 2023, Essen, Germany Today I played tennis on the red clay at ETUF Essen, then walked along the Baldeneysee where a regatta was taking place. The sun […]
Germany!
Jet lag or just circadian rhythm confusion? After I left Italy less than two weeks ago I got one of the viruses floating around…not the flu, not covid but a […]
Sunny Sunday Success in Alassio
Draws are here. Winners are listed here. Yesterday, Sunday, was a gorgeous day on the Italian Riviera. I practiced early with Gail Benedetti and Reinhilde Adams who were nice enough […]
Successful Saturday in Alassio
Draws are here. I had an early start today, warming up with Ellen Neumann and then playing singles at 8:30 against Carola Kluzer of Italy. Of course she was the […]
Fantastic Friday in Alassio: Into Singles Semis; a Walk on the Beach
Draws are here. Today was a big contrast, weather-wise to yesterday, with nary a cloud in the skies and no rain in sight (tomorrow is another story). We were 3rd […]
A “Hail” of a Day in Alassio!
Draws for Alassio are here. I was scheduled to be the third match on Court 2. I arrived a little after 10:30 to find that match #2 on Court 2 […]
USA 55/60 International Cup Teams Announced
Click here to see the list of players selected to represent the USA in the 2023 ITF Masters 55 & 60 World Team Competition in Portugal. Screenshot below from USTA.com. […]
Beausoleil to Monaco to Alassio
Wednesday April 12, 2023, Alassio, Italy I am in Alassio for another ITF tournament..which started Saturday for some divisions. My division begins today, but I have a bye and play […]
Monte Carlo Open Monday
Things I learned I did watch some players practicing Monday, especially Sinner but also saw Dimitrov, Novak, and doubles players. After watching the practices, I watched Cressy/Berrettini (Cressy was funneling […]
Monte Carlo Open Sunday
I attended the Monte Carlo Open, ATP 1000 for the first time yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time, […]
AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days
Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]
Turkey MT 1000 Day 5: Surviving the Rain
Draws are here. Today I awoke to find the ground wet, but I know how quickly the courts dry here so thought there might be no delay for my scheduled […]
Turkey MT1000 Day 4: Doubles Champions, Into Singles Final
Draws are here. Today I had an early start, warming up around 8 (I served then hit with Chris French after she finished warming up her husband Paul), then played […]
Turkey Tennis Day 3: Doubles Day
Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, was a doubles only day…Sabine Schmidt, my opponent tomorrow was my doubles partner today and we won…Sabine is an excellent player and a super doubles […]
Tennis in Turkey Day 2: Into the Singles Semis
Draws and results are here. Ali Bey Manavgat, Tuesday April 4, 2023 I played my first match in Turkey this morning against a German player (naturally), Iris Klag and won […]
Bleakley, Smashey/Thu Win 35s Crowns Sunday in Houston
Draws are here. The final gold balls of the 2023 Clay Court Championships in Houston were awarded on Sunday in Houston. The 35 singles gold went to unseeded Kristen Bleakely, […]
Apply Now for USA Men’s and Women’s 65/70/75/80/85 Teams
The link to the application is here. Dates: Oct. 8-13, 2023 Location: Capdapera, Mallorca, Spain Team Application By completing this application, you may be considered for the 2023 ITF Masters […]
New Week, New Tournament, New Country; Tennis in Turkey
Draws are here. Saturday I was in Houston playing a marathon clay court final…Sunday night I arrived in Turkey, Monday I was on court practicing and tomorrow I am scheduled […]
National Clay Courts Day 6: Thu, Buholz & Wright Win Titles in Houston…no Fooling
Draws are here. Today, Saturday April 1st was a warm and humid day in Houston with only a light breeze, pretty good for tennis. Sue Bramlette was the TD for […]
Houston Day 5: Champions Crowned in 75/85 Singles and 65/75/85 Doubles
Draws are here. Friday March 31st, Houston, TX. Today was semifinal day in the women’s 65 singles and the matches were tough as were the conditions, very windy, and shadowy. […]
Action Packed Day 4 of the USTA Level 1 National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston: Into Doubles Final & Singles Semis
Draws are here. Thursday was a really busy day at the National Clays in Houston as all age divisions were in action from the 35s to the 85s. It was […]
Rainy Wednesday in Houston at National Clay Courts; Into Singles Quarters and Doubles Semis
Draws are here. There was a 15% chance of rain in Houston today…unfortunately this was one of those days when it did rain despite the odds and play was delayed […]