Dates/Sites Now Final for All Masters Cups in 2026; 50/55 Cups: Rome, Italy, July 5-18

The final dates/venue have been announced for the 2026 ITF Masters World Team and Individual Championships: Rome, Italy for the Men’s Women’s 50/55 teams, to take place July 5-18 in […]

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2026 Dates/Sites Announced for ITF Masters World Championships

Dates and sites of 2026 ITF Masters World Championships 30/35: Tokyo!!! 40/45: Portugal! 60/65/70: Turkey! 75/80/85/90: Crete, Greece!

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Helsinki, Finland by Car, Train, Plane & Van

The draws are here. Monday, July 22, 2024 Yesterday, Sunday, I took and early taxi to the Lugano Main Station, then the train to Milan-Malpensa airport (yes, there’s more than […]

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Into the Final in Lugano; Late Night Tennis Ahead

Draws are here Thursday July 18, 2024 I played my second round robin match yesterday evening in Lugano and it was pretty quick. The match in the other round robin […]

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A Trip to Lake Como After Winning Rain Interrupted Singles Final

Draws are here. The day started early with a short warm up with Ellen Neumann at 8am (short because 10 minutes in there was thunder and then lightning, so we […]

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Into the Lugano Final on a Steamy Wednesday

Draws are here Today I was scheduled to play my match at noon, and since we weren’t following a match we got on around 12:15 after the court was swept […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Adios Barcelona, Ciao Lugano

Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Yesterday, Sunday, we had a really early start, leaving the hotel at 4:30am (after returning to the hotel after 9pm). We avoided […]

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