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Category Archives: Switzerland

Zurich

July 24, 2023by Carolyn Nichols 5 Comments

Sunday was..busy. After playing a rain delayed doubles final (the wine went to Greta who rides her pink flower covered bike to the courts each day and works the desk). […]

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A Trip to Lake Como After Winning Rain Interrupted Singles Final

July 21, 2023by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

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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A Day Off: Monte San Salvatore & Paradisio, Lugano

July 20, 2023by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Draws are here. I was not scheduled to play a match today (one of our opponents in our 3-team RR tried to schedule a match, but Rosemary was already touring…and […]

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Lugano: Into the Semis in the Evening

July 18, 2023by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Draws are here. I am in Lugano for the ITF Masters 700 here. According to the website there are 58 events and 254 players (that total might go up a […]

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Barcelona-Zurich-Lugano and Walk to Gandria

July 17, 2023by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

Yesterday I took a very early flight from Barcelona to Zurich (6:05am), quite a shock to the system after the late nights of the tournament in Barcelona. However, early flights […]

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Bellinzona Castles (90 Flights of Stairs) & Monte Tamaro

July 24, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Saturday we toured castles and a mountain. . Erin Boynton, her daughter Hannah Atkinson and I decided to tour the Bellinzona castles and take the cable car up to Monte […]

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Boat Trip to Gandria

July 22, 2022by Carolyn Nichols 4 Comments

Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Today, Friday, started pretty early, since I warmed up Isabel Gemmel for her 50s final (she won!) at 8am. I walked from […]

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Lugano Singles Champion: Is it Switzerland or Florida?

July 22, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Draws for the ITF S700 tournament in Lugano are here. The record high temp in Lugano was set in July of 1945, around 100 degrees F. That’s the expected high […]

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Into the Final in Steamy Lugano

July 20, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Draws for the ITF S700 tournament in Lugano are here. On a day where the temperatures felt like 97, I was happy to play before 10:30. I played Teresa Lisci […]

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First Round Success in Lugano

July 19, 2022by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Yesterday, Monday, was hot and muggy in Lugano, Switzerland. Not Palm Desert or Florida hot, but here there’s no reprieve in most […]

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Adios Barcelona, Ciao Lugano

July 18, 2022by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

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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Beating the Rain (and Opponents) on Finals Day in Klosters

August 9, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

My first match today was at 9:30 and my last one finished in the dark as it started to rain sometime after 8pm. I played my singles under cool and […]

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Klosters: Into Singles Final; Half Way to Doubles Final

August 8, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

I played Rosemary Everett of Australia today not before 12:30 and we got on at 1:30 which wasn’t too bad. It was fun to play and I played pretty well..I […]

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A trip to the Capdepera lighthouse, first round success in Mallorca, and a visit to the market after practice in Cala Ratjada.
Santa Maria market day with friends and a walk in Consell. It was a fun market and had great produce. Lunch was 💯
Lovely coastal/mountain drive today. Visited small and mostly quiet mountain villages. #banyalbufar #estellencs #santamaria #mallorca #tennis #volkltennis #globaltennisteam #redclay
Doorways and windows in #consell , Castles, Plazas and churches in #palmademallorca, rural landscape outside #marraxti, variety in #mallorca
More rain in Spain on the plain this morning gave away to a beautiful afternoon. This is on a walk in the neighborhood near the Tennis Academy. #lovemallorca #globaltennisteam #volkltennis
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