Good Bye Turkey, Hello Roma!
We had an early morning start to the day, as Jenny, Christina, Vicky & Steve, Susan and I took a 5:15 shuttle to the airport. In Turkey everyone has to […]
Category Archives: Turkey
A Last Tennis Day in Turkey
Sunday was another all-day tennis fest at Ali Bey Manavgat with Aussie, Swiss, Irish, American, NZL, Canadian, and German players sharing the courts. I’ve been there many times and probably […]
Alanya! (And Tennis)
Today there was morning tennis and an afternoon excursion to Alanya. More and more players are showing up including Aussies, Kiwis, along with UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands and Mexico…maybe more. […]
Travel to Turkey!
Vicki Buholz, Jenny Rens and I arrived safely in Turkey on March 2 though it was March 3 by the time we finally got to our hotel in Side. We […]
Buholz, Nichols & Kimball Win Singles Gold in Palm Beach Gardens (Level 1 USTA & ITF MT 1000)
Draws are here, for USTA members only to view. Yesterday, Thursday…was a very long one. It began with 8am warm up with Anna Zimmermann as it always did this week […]
Entries Now Open for ITF World Individual Championships in Türkiye for 60/65/70 Age Divisions & Fact Sheets Published
Fact Sheets for ITF World Team Championships (March 8-13) Fact Sheets for ITF World Individual Championships (March 14-21) Entries now open for the ITF Individual World Championships. Enter at ipn.itftennis.com […]
2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced
The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]
Applications Open for 60/65/70 Cup Teams for 2026; Close Oct 8, 2025
Click here to apply for the 60/65/70 Teams The 60/65/70 ITF Masters World Team Championships will take place at Ali Bey Manavgat in Turkey (an hour outside of Antalya) from […]
USTA Posts Timelines for 2026 Masters International Cups (Including Deadlines for Applications)
Note that the USTA has changed date applications open and dates the teams are announced to “week of” the dates shown below from a specific date. For example the 60/65/70 […]
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 […]
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!
USA Wins Women’s 40s (Young) Cup in Turkey; Finishes Third win W30s
Draws /Results are here. The USA Young Cup team beat Germany 2/0 (doubles was not played) to win the Young Cup for the first time since 2011, 14 years ago. […]
USA Young Cup (W40) Team Advances to Final in Turkey; USA W30 Place Third; ITF Masters World Team Championships Day 5: USA Teams Go 4/4
Draws are here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]
USA Goes 2-6 on First Day of ITF Masters World Team Championship Kmockout Matches; Still in Medal Hunt in W30 & W40s
Draws are here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]
USA Goes 4/1 on Tuesday in ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey; W 30 and M45 Win Group; Seven of Eight Teams Advance to Medal Rounds
Draws are here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]
Draws for ITF Masters World Team Championships, 30/35/40/45; Ali Bey Manavgat, Turkey; Link to Live Streaming
Draws/results can be found here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in […]
Fact Sheets Posted for ITF World Championships: M/W 30/35/40/45 in Turkey
Click here for link to fact sheets for all 2025 Cups (so far only posted for Turkey and 60-70 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL) Important Dates: Entry Fee for individuals: […]
USTA Announces 2025 Masters Cup Team Members for Men & Women 30/35/40/45
Click here to view list of players. The 2025 Masters 30-45 will take place at Ali Bey Manavgat in Turkey. 2025 World Team Championships (Age Divisions – 30, 35, 40, 45) […]
Deadline to Apply for 30-45 Teams in Turkey is Oct. 9th!
Here is the list of applicants as of October 3rd. If you are interested in applying, here is the link.
ITF Releases Dates and Venues for 2025 ITF World Team & Individual Championships: Venues are Turkey, USA, Portugal & Croatia.
The ITF Masters Tennis World Team & Individual Championships will be held in Turkey (March, 30-45), Florida (May, 60-70), Portugal (August, 50/55) and Croatia (October, 75-90).
Back in the USA
It was a very long trip home…featuring three flights, a taxi, a Lyft ride, six times through security, four lounges, three countries, and a total trip time (from hotel to […]
A Balloon Ride at Dawn
Yesterday was our last day in Turkey. It’s been a great trip, and Anne, Susan and I remain friends after a week of travel! I started the day very early […]
Cappadocia: Rose Valley, Love Valley, Kaymaki Underground City and Uchisar Castle
Today we started at the relaxed and civilized time of 10am, with a visit to the Kaymaki Underground City which was really interesting. The cave we visited is eight stories […]
Cappadocia!
Yesterday we started our tour of Cappadocia, which is a large region of Turkey. We left Selcuk early, flew into Kayseri Airport early from Izmir and drove to Urgup where […]
Ephesus!
Monday we toured the ancient city of Ephesus, which at one time had a population of 240,000 and an amphitheater which held 24,000 people at one time. We entered near […]
World Champion! ITF Masters World Championships Day 8
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Groundhog Day again…10am match, 8:50 warm up on court B-1 with Susan. This […]
Day 7, ITF Masters Tennis World Championships: Doubles Champion; Parker Wins 80 Singles; Davis/Kuhle, Polisky/Corley; Wright Win Titles
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Our doubles final seems like days ago now! Anne Frautschi and I played […]
Into the Singles Final in Turkey; Gwenda Ward, Carol Wood/Dorothy Wasser, Jimmy Parker/Fred Drilling, Carolann Castell Win Doubles Titles Thursday in Turkey
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was Groundhog Day 6 at the ITF Masters Tennis World Championships, more […]
Individual Championships Day 5: Into Doubles Final in Turkey
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was a doubles day in Turkey for most players, and I was […]
ITF Masters Tennis Individual World Championships Day 4: Into Semis on a Beautiful Day
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was the warmest yet at the 2022 ITF Masters Tennis Individual World […]