Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
Category Archives: USTA
USTA Points Awarded for ITF Individual World Championships in Lake Nona and Miami!
The USTA has announced that USTA ranking points will be awarded for the ITF Senior World Championships played in Miami and for the ITF Super Senior World Championships played at […]
USTA Facebook Group for National Tournament Players, Tournament Directors & Followers
This group was created by the USTA (not by me) and is run and monitored by the USTA. The object of this group (as described on the FB page): This […]
A Tournament Held in a Paradise Called La Jolla
The 50/60/70/80/90 Women’s Hard Courts began today at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, CA, near San Diego. The club is wonderful, located right on the […]
List of Applicants for US Seniors International Teams (M/W 50, 55, 60) Now Posted on USTA.com
If you applied to play on a USA Senior International Team for 2017 (Miami), you can now check the list to make sure your name is on the list (and […]
Bocage, National Clay Courts, Successful Thursday on the Clay
Baton Rouge, LA, USA Semis and finals of the National 60/70/80 clay were held today in various divisions. In the 60s, the singles semis and doubles final & 3/4 playoffs […]
Baton Rouge, 60-80 Clay Courts, Tuesday: Fun in the Sun
Today, Tuesday was when the tournament here began for me. I played singles and doubles and am now in the quarters of singles and semis of doubles. I play Rita […]
2017 National Women’s Intersectional Team Event: November 12-19, 2017, Boca Raton, FL, Clay
Click here for more information on tennislink site. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE: 2017 USTA National Women’s Intersectional Team Event – Clay Court Championship DATE: November 13-19, 2017 Ø Women’s […]
Netherlands beats US Women 2-1: Women’s 45 Advance; Men’s 35, 40 Win; Canada Upsets Men’s 45 Team
What were the odds that all three USA women’s teams would play a Dutch team first round in South Africa? Not too high I would think, but that’s what happened, […]
2017 USTA Rules and Regulations: Friend at Court
Have you ever wanted to read the USTA (United States Tennis Association) rules and regulations? Well, here is your chance, the link to a pdf of all the 2017 USTA […]
Ronan, Works, Barker, Clay, & Weber Win Singles Titles on a Warm & Windy Sunday at BallenIsles
Canadians won two singles titles Sunday at the USTA Super Category II Tournament in Florida, at opposite ends of the age scale. Sophie Ronan won the five person round robin, […]
Semifinal Day in La Jolla Thursday; Singles & Doubles Finals Set for Friday & Saturdday
The singles and doubles semis were played in all women’s age divisions in La Jolla today other than the 90s, which has round robins going in singles and doubles. Ros […]
Seeds Advance on Day 2 of USTA National 50-90 Women’s Hard Courts in La Jolla
The USTA National 50-90 Hard Courts, Day 2, Tuesday May 10th: All seeds advanced in 50, 60 & 70 singles and doubles. However, Debbie Burgess/Donna Drosner, the 8th seeds in […]
La Jolla Monday: 50-90 Women’s Hard Courts
The 50-90 Hard Courts began today at the venerable La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. I hit with Anna Zimmermann who is the 4th seed in the 50s, early, then […]
McBrides, Archers, Fabianis & Christin/Nichols Strike Gold in Rancho Mirage
The Springs hosted the Father/Daughter & Mother/Son for the second time May 6-8. Dina and Desi McBride each won gold balls with their children for the first time ; Dina […]
USA Young Cup & Court Cup Advance Thursday; Lenglen Cup Falls 2/1 in Semis
All draws and results can be found here including updates on the progress of today’s matches in the Trabert and Italia Cups. The USA Lenglen Cup team lost 2/1 to […]
Update: USA Young Cup Team Beats Germany Tuesday, To Play for Fifth
The USA Young Cup team did not have a day off on Tuesday as previously reported. The USA beat Germany, a 6-8 seed, 2/1 and will play for fifth in […]
USA Advances to Medal Round in Lenglen Cup
The USA advanced to the semis of the Lenglen Cup despite a 2/1 loss to Great Britain today. Great Britain lost to Slovenia who lost to USA…so a tiebreaker format […]
USA Advances to Quarters in Dubler Cup Tuesday and Semis of Lenglen Cup
The USA Dubler Cup team, now a two person team after injuries to two players, beat So Africa 2/1 to advance to the QF. They remain in medal contention. The […]
USA Lenglen and Dubler Cup Teams Advance in Croatia on Day 2; USA Young, Italia and Trabert Cup Teams Fall on Monday
The USA had a tough day on the court on Day 2, Monday, in Croatia. But in the ITF team competitions, a team is never done till the last day […]
Super Senior Application Information
From the USTA website today:https://www.usta.com/Adult-Tennis/USTA-Adult-Senior-Tournaments/seniorinternational/ SENIOR INTERNATIONAL Attention Super Senior Players: The USTA is aware of the travel warning posted by the U.S. State Department in regard to travel to […]
Crawford Cup Friday: Upsets, Tumbles and Tennis in the Wind
The tennis started early on a cool, breezy Friday. A cold front bringing cold weather and some rain improved the courts’ playability a lot, and the grounds crew did a […]
2015 Intersectionals, Final Finish Order for Medalists
Order of Finish-Women’s 35 1st Place- Southern 2nd Place- Southern Cal 3rd Place- Texas Order of Finish-Women’s 45 1st Place- Florida 2nd Place- Southern 3rd Place- Mid-Atlantic Order of Finish-Women’s […]
Intersectionals Wednesday: In 55s Southern faces SoCal Thursday; In 65s: Florida faces SoCal
Update 55s Semis results are below. Southern cruised to a win over Texas, while SoCal had to win both doubles to book a trip to the final in an intra-California […]
Joe Russell & Tony Franco Complete Singles Gold Slams in Pinehurst; Franco & Graydon Nichols Win 90s Doubles Slam
Joe Russell, Chagrin Falls, OH, completed an impressive year in the 85 singles and in so doing ticked off another item on his “bucket list”. He won the Indoor, Hard, […]
2016 Cup Selection Application Procedure and Guidelines Now Posted on USTA Adult Tournament Web Site
October Harvest Yields Multiple Gold Slam Champions
What does it mean to win a “Gold Slam”? It means a senior player has won all four Category I USTA National Championships in a calendar year: Clay, Hard, Indoor […]
Play on Clay in BERMUDA at the Coral Beach Club October 24-31, 2015; USTA sanctioned!
Note that the entry form and a poster are attached to the bottom of this post. Coral Beach & Tennis Club’s and Bermuda’s ties with American tennis and the United […]
McEvoy, DeVries and Lutz Win Big at Indoors in Kansas
Vicky McEvoy, Doris deVries and Jane Lutz may not have red shoes, but all three found their way back to Kansas and took home two gold balls there this week. […]
Official Dinner in La Baule at ITF Seniors World Championships
Last night there was the Gala Dinner at the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. All the players were invited and so we had a chance to see the men’s teams, […]
