Mallorca Seniors Open Champion
Draws are here. Today I played Ulrike Hachmoeller-Eisenbach (Dr.) in the final of the Mallorca championships and it was a tough match…the first set lasted over an hour but was […]
Category Archives: Spain
Into the Quarters in Mallorca
Draws are here. I played my second round of singles today against Jenny Cerff from South Africa. We had a good match, playing at noon, but I was lucky to […]
Mallorca!
I arrived Monday afternoon in Mallorca from Vienna. As per usual…the airport in Mallorca was PACKED! No matter the time of day it seems to be full of people coming […]
ITF Masters Tennis Tour: Mallorca 1000 2023: Dates, Entry Information & More
The Mallorca 1000 is a two-week tennis extravaganza in Font de sa Cala Spain. This year the second week (age divisions 65-90) are followed by the ITF Masters World Championships […]
Singles/Doubles Champion in Barcelona
Draws are here. I beat Carmen Chillida in the final…she upset the #2 seed 60 61 yesterday, and we had a good match, but I came out ahead in most […]
Into Singles/Doubles Finals in Barcelona
Draws are here. There hasn’t been much to write about since Wednesday (now it’s Saturday). I had a day off on Thursday, was set to play the singles semis last […]
Tournament Day 3: First Match Success
Draws and results are here. Last night I went down to the tournament venue to watch my doubles partner Rosemary Everett and also another San Diegan Debbie Higa. I arrived […]
Barcelona, Red Clay, Real Club de Polo
Draws and results are here. I finally made it to Barcelona…the 1:10 flight on Vueling, though packed, took off and landed on time. It was a long walk from where […]
Sweating in Mallorca, On to Barcelona…Slowly
Sunday was sweltering in Mallorca…98 and humid (so it felt like 105 according to the Weather Channel). Nonetheless, I had a good red clay 90 minute training session, and hopefully […]
Puig de Maria/Santuari de la Mare de Deu, Mallorca
I practiced at 11 today at Global Tennis Team and it was HOT, and humid as well…hard to breathe weather. But I survived, then returned to Inca for lunch and […]
2023 Mallorca 1000
This is one of the best tournaments on the ITF Masters Tour circuit. It’s really three tournaments in one: the M/W 30-45 from the 23-28 of September; the M/W 50-60 […]
Barcelona Last Day: Montjuic, Boqueria Market & Shopping
October 25, 2022 Barcelona Airport, Spain Yesterday was our last day in Europe, and it was a busy one. We returned the rental car to Enterprise. Sonya got us a […]
Perpignan, France
October 23, 2022 Just over the Spanish border en route to Barcelona Today we are driving to Barcelona from Avignon. We said good bye to Avignon this morning and to […]
Girona!
October 17, 2022 Cousins’ Trip Day 2, Girona, Spain Monday we toured Girona, Spain. We started by crossing the Eiffel Bridge a red bridge that is picturesque and also has […]
Montserrat & Gava Mar
Today I met up with my cousins Sidney and Sonya in Barcelona. We’ve been planning this trip for a long time. I started the day in Gava Mar, near Barcelona, […]
Rainout in Mallorca
Thursday October 6, 2022 Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain I warmed up as usual today at 8:25 am, preparing for my 10:30 match. But around 10 it started to […]
Travel Day 1: Adios Mallorca, Buenos Tardes Barcelona
July 30, 2022: Yesterday, Saturday was busy one…I checked out of my airbnb, gassed up the car, trained for 90 minutes at Global Tennis Team, had lunch in the car, […]
Barcelona Champion
Draws are here Today the singles finals were held in Barcelona. I played Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and we had a good match despite a lopsided score. This is the […]
Doubles Success in Barcelona
Draws are here. Rosemary Everett and I had a good debut tournament, beating the tough combo of Julie Fidler and Erin Boynton in the 60 doubles final. We started well […]
Midnight Madness in Barcelona: Into the Finals
Draws are here. Yesterday I played and won singles and doubles. We finished around midnight, and unlike the USA (perhaps outside of NYC), things were just getting going at the […]
Shopping & Practice Day
Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, Day 3 of the Barcelona ITF 700. I had another day off but play a good Spanish player (#2 on their bronze medal Cup team […]
Barcelona…First Round Success
Draws are here. Today both Erin Boynton and I were scheduled for first round matches. My division has seven players, so there are two round robin groups, one of 3 […]
Barcelona Practice Day 2
Draws are here. Today was our first full day in Barcelona and it was pretty busy. After a late breakfast (quite a bit different in some ways from an American […]
Barcelona!
Today I arrived in Barcelona to bright sunshine after long flights and a 45 minute slog through customs. However once through the line my passport was quickly approved and stamped […]
Traveling Back to the USA
Monday October 25, 2021 I traveled back to the USA yesterday, Sunday. It was a long trip. There are a few new wrinkles to international travel and where the creases […]
World Championships, Mallorca: The End: Waldman, Fales/Corley Win Gold on Saturday
Sunday Oct. 24, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here The 40th ITF Super Senior World Championships ended with a whimper more than a bang as the final mixed doubles […]
Survived Doubles Semi; Finals Friday (Weather Permitting); Semis Results
Thursday October 21, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here Today was a day off for singles but Sabine Schmitz and I played Hildegard Bruggraber/Christiane Deryckere. In contrast to our […]
Alcudia, Formentor, Valdemossa, Soller, Deia
Yesterday was a long day of touring…and I drove! I went with German Heide Froeysok and Aussie Stephen Dance. We started towards Cap de Fomentor a nearly two hour drive […]
Last Day in Spain
July 19, 2021 I started my day with the “new normal” for international travel…a covid test. I had an antigen test I brought with me…you connect online, and the proctor […]
Montserrat
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range not far from Barcelona. It’s known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat. Montserrat in Catalan means serrated mountain, and […]