Villach Champions
Results are here. Saturday I played the finals of the 60 doubles with Vicki Buholz and my final (4th) round robin match in the women’s 65s and won both. In […]
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Villach, Austria Friday
Draws are here. Today I got up early and was ready to warm Vicki up for her singles match at 11, but when we arrived at the courts, they were […]
Third Match Win on a Nearly Rainless Day in Villach, Austria
Draws are here. Vicki Buholz and I warmed up at 8:30 this morning for nearly an hour then went back to my apartment for a while…I played at 11, and […]
Indoor Tennis in Austria on a RAINY Wednesday; Successful Second Round
Draws are here. There was a 100% chance of rain today in Austria…and the weather forecasters were correct about that prediction (first time for everything). Nini and I drove to […]
First Round Success in Villach
Draws and results are here. Nini (Luisa), Reinhilde and I arrived yesterday from Nuremberg via Munich by train just a few minutes late to Villach, Austria. The train from Munich […]
German W60 Club Champions!
Click here to view finals results in Germany for all age divisions. Sunday was a successful tennis day but a tough one. We play #2 and #4 singles first, followed […]
Villach 700 Champion on a Beautiful Fall Day in Austria
Draws are here. Today was the best, weather-wise of the two weeks here. The high was around 70 and it was sunny and there was no wind. The mountains were […]
Into the Finals in Villach on a (Mostly) Sunny Day
Draws are here. Today was a mild, sunny day in Villach. I played both singles and doubles and warmed up at 8am with Aylin from Turkey (great warmup), then played […]
Into the Semis after a Rainy Morning in Villach
Draws are here. It was a bit of a lazy day today in Villach. I was scheduled to warm up at 8:30 and play at 11, but it was raining […]
Hochosterwitz Castle: A Castle With 14 Fortified Gates
Draws are here for the Villach 700. Today, after a 10am practice with Shirley (my newly strung Volkl Vostra 4 is finally happy with its string tension!) and some shoulder […]
Villach Practice Day 1
Draws are here. Tuesday was another practice day. It was also a wet morning. I was to practice with MJ but the courts were wet, and as it turned out […]
Gmund, Carinthia, Austria
Today was a busy one…I packed up my car, MJ and I hit balls for an hour, and I did grocery shopping at Hofer and Billa while MJ and Rudy […]
First Round Success in Feld Am See but Rain is Coming!
Draws are here. Yesterday I warmed up with MJ Pachl, then played at 10:30 against Anita Hoelting of Germany, a very nice lady who is still learning the game and […]
A Visit to a Castle, the Top of a Mountain and the Town of Villach; Touring Carinthia, Austria
Saturday a group of players and I took a day trip to the Landskron Castle outside of Villach, to see the views. MJ Pachl (USA/CAN) was with Wanda Howes and […]