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 […]
Category Archives: Barcelona
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Girona & Barcelona Gothic Quarter
Today I went to Girona, about 45 minutes NE from the Barcelona Sants station by fast train. I just missed the first subway train at Maria Christina, so had only […]
Barcelona Singles Champion
Saturday Morning July 17, 2021 I played my final tournament match in Barcelona last night. I had the “early” start time of 6pm, and we started right on time. I […]
Barcelona Doubles Success; Singles Final Tonight
Draws and order of play are here. Last night we were scheduled for doubles at 9pm but our match went on about 15 minutes early.. I was scouting my singles […]
Into the Singles Final; Doubles Final Under the Lights Tonight
Thursday July 15, 2021 Draws and order of play are here. Yesterday I practiced in the late morning (the earliest practice times are 11am) with Lisa B, then went back […]
Tennis Under the Lights in Barcelona
Wednesday July 14 (Happy Bastille Day), 2021 Draws, schedule of play and tournament information is available here. Last night I caught the tram just before midnight back to the hotel […]
Successful Tournament Start in Barcelona
Draws and order of play: https://itfseniorsbarcelona.com/en/cuadros. Yesterday, after I went to the club (via the tram) I went to El Cortez Ingles, a huge department store about a 10 minute […]
Hola Espana
This morning I left rainy Essen, Germany for sunny Barcelona, Spain. I flew Vueling airlines (affiliated with Iberia), a discount airline that had the best nonstop flight today to Barcelona […]
The Seville Cathedral, Real Alcazar: Sevilla!
Sevilla, Espana August 21, 2019 Yesterday, Tuesday, was Day 3 of our Spanish tour and it was another long, fun day…though Robin did comment that touring was much harder and […]
Guell Park, Casa Mila, & Susan Ate Paella: Barcelona Day 2
Barcelona, Spain Monday August 19, 2019 It was a long and fun day in Barcelona today. We started early, leaving at 7am for Park Guell. We took the Metro, which […]