Adios Lima, Hola Cusco

Last night we had the nice awards ceremony for the ITF MT1000 in Peru. It was held on the center court (Cancha 3) under the lights and trophies were given […]

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Nichols/Wright: Singles & Doubles Champions in Lima

Draws are here. Susan played yesterday afternoon against Anita Valdez 0,1 in a rain delayed match (from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm). Steven Dance won the 70s singles yesterday, which […]

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Lima Day 4: Into the Singles Final in the Mist; Night Time Doubles (Into the Semis)

Draws are here. It was sort of a Groundhog Day 4: we did warm up at 7am, though Steve Dance was dealing with an issue which Tim helped him with […]

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Lima Day 3: A Visit to Plaza de Armas

Draws are here. Day 3, Wednesday June 18 in Lima The morning was Groundhog Day 3: 7am practice, Susan with Tim and Steve Dance and I practiced…We had only reserved […]

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Lima, Peru, Day 1: Ceviche!

Draws are here. I arrived last night in Lima, Peru, having flown from Montreal, Canada, to Lima, via Panama City, on Copa Airlines (nice planes, bad food even for airline […]

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Red Clay Love

It was another misty morning in Lima. In fact, everything was soaking when I arrived at 8 AM for warm-up. It was a little drier by nine though. I played […]

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Lima Day 7: Doubles Champion, Into Singles Final

Draws are here. Friday June 21, 2024, Lima, Peru Weather report: No change to the weather but there wasn’t much misting this morning…lows in the upper 50’s and highs in […]

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Lima Day 6: Two Matches in One Day!

Draws are here. Today, June 20, Thursday my tournament finally began. I played singles and doubles. My singles was scheduled not before 1:30 on court 8, but was moved to […]

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Lima Day 3: Early Morning Hit in the Mist; Lunch Overlooking the Beach; Waiting to Play!

Draws are here. I did not have a match today, Tuesday, and do not have one tomorrow…so my tournament will be packed into Thursday/Friday/Saturday, if all goes well (and I […]

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Lima Day 2: Walking Along the Pacific, Parque del Amor, El Parque Chino & Club Terrazas, Lima

Daws are here. A bit about the tournament. It’s an ITF MT 1000 event and this year there are nearly 800 players playing over eight days. Due to curfew restrictions, […]

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Montreal/Panama City/Lima: Summer to Winter in One Day

Draws for the Lima tournament are here. June 17, 2024: Monday On Friday I played the singles & doubles finals in Canada; Friday night I drove to the Montreal Airport, […]

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Back in the USA

The Lima airport is open 24-7, and traffic at 3am in Lima..well it was not deserted. But security was quick. As was passport control. I was surprised when I got […]

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The Gold Museum (Museo Oro del Peru) & Shopping: Last Day in Peru

This morning Toni & Michael Novack and I went to the Gold Museum. We passed a lot of police on the way..Michael talked to the driver learned that there are […]

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Singles/Doubles Champion in Lima

Draws are here. The synopsis: I won the 65 singles and doubles (with Anna Elmore, a club member) in Peru; Toni Novack avenged her loss to Leyla Musalem from Chile […]

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Sightseeing and Dining in Lima

Wednesday night I joined Toni & Michael Novack, who were going to dine overlooking a surfing beach at Cala. Tomas Blanno from Atlanta joined us…he was outside trying to meet […]

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Into Singles Final in Lima

Draws are here. First post is about tournament which is my ostensible reason to be here. (Next one is about sightseeing etc). Thursday: I played my first match yesterday. Luisa […]

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Lima Wednesday (Day 4 & 5): Practicing, Scouting, Observing

Draws are here Yesterday was pretty busy after a late start. I met up with Luisa Gouveia about 11:15 and we walked to the Park for hard court practice. Along […]

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Lima Day 3: Practicing (on a Hard Court?) and the Historic Center

Draws are here. The tournament began today in Lima. I didn’t play, since I play the winner of a match. Same with Luisa Gouveia, so we decided to practice at […]

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Practicing and Shopping in Lima: Day 2

Draws are here. Today Toni and I practiced at 10am for an hour, then were bumped…the courts were jammed most of the rest of the day. There are 680 entries […]

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Practicing in Lima, Grocery Store Visit: First Day

Today was a practice/getting oriented day in Lima. I met up at 11 with Toni Novack from Florida who is playing in the 75s (and tearing it up). She’s staying […]

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Lima!

Yesterday was a long travel day to Lima, Peru for a tournament. I drove to two hours to the airport where I met a friend who will take care of […]

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