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Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!

July 21, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 4 Comments

Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]

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Bordeaux Champion & Avoir Bordeaux, Hola Espana

July 20, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France Sue Bartlett and I played the 60s final today and finally played on Court 1, which was a good court! We were the 4th match after 9am (and […]

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Doubles Champions; Singles Final Saturday

July 19, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France It was another lovely day in Bordeaux. Sue Bartlett and I were rescheduled to the 6th match after 8:30 (not before 2pm)…we got on around 5pm. We played […]

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Bordeaux Thursday; Singles Success; Slippery Clay!

July 18, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France I played my second round robin match today against Carmen Lang, who just won the Spanish closed nationals in the 60s. We were the 2nd match after 11am […]

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Bordeaux Doubles Day

July 17, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Bordeaux, France Today was a pretty relaxing one since I only had one doubles match, 2nd match on court 9 after 2pm. We started around 3:30 or so I think […]

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Traveling…

July 17, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Bordeaux, France, Wednesday (WiFi was down Tuesday….) After a long weekend watching my nephew getting married (The Carmel Mission Church is beautiful as was the wedding), I drove to SFO. […]

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Rainy Friday in Munich

August 31, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Today I bid adieu to Robin, going with her to the airport and seeing her off (after a too long wait at check-in…Lufthansa has the baggage check-in completely automated, but […]

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When Air Travel Goes Awry

July 20, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Today started off well. I woke up early and went to the club to run wind sprints. I almost didn’t since I was supposed to get to Frankfurt at 4pm […]

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Bordeaux Doubles Success

July 20, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Lyn Mortimer and I played the 2nd seeds in the doubles yesterday and won 61 61, but the match was a bit closer than that score would indicate. We had […]

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Bordeaux Champion (not Champignon) in Three Sets

July 18, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Today was all tennis in Bordeaux (as opposed to other days which were 90% tennis). I played Lyn Mortimer from Australia (whom I played in the Essen final). In France, […]

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Wednesday Final

July 17, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

The Bordeaux tournament doesn’t fool around..Lyn Mortimer (Australia) and I are already into the singles final, and afterwards will play doubles together. I played Sylvie from France today. She’s a […]

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Bordeaux Monday, Fast Start

July 16, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

The 8th Annual Villa Primrose ITF Grade A Seniors Tournament began Monday July 16th.

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Bordeaux!

July 15, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

My third and last tournament on this trip starts tomorrow at the Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. I flew early to Bordeaux from Barcelona on Vueling, a discount Spanish airline. The […]

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Saturday Success in Spain

July 15, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

The Barcelona tournament came to an end yesterday, with finals played in most divisions followed by an awards ceremony. I won my singles over Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and was […]

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Playing into the Night Again!

July 20, 2017by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

It was a beautiful day in Bordeaux. We took the bus to the club midday and began a day of waiting to play. I was a “2nd match after a […]

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Bordeaux Was Sizzling Today!

July 18, 2017by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Today I played my first round match and our apartment adventures continued. My match was not before 5pm, but due to temps in the high 90s my 5pm match was […]

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Bordeaux: Hot, Dusty Daytime Practicing on the Red Clay

July 17, 2017by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Today Erin Boynton and I had our first practice in Bordeaux, though it was not easy! First we (and by “we” I mean “I” since Erin would sensibly have been […]

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Barcelona Champion: Tennis All Night

July 16, 2017by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Yesterday I won the 60 singles in Barcelona, beating the British Clay Court champion, Kim Reed,  62 61 in the final. I played very consistently, but the match was closer […]

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