Pelham, Alabama: Landing in the Rain, Leaving in the Heat; Ann Etheredge Sighting; Packing Lists: A Necessity

Draws are here. Spirit may have a horrible bag drop process but the plane and wifi were nice, and we arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on time. It’s a really good […]

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USTA Level 1/ITF MT1000 Champions Crowned at Women’s 40/50/60/70/80 Clay Courts: Thu Dominates; Rens Wins Maiden Clay Titles; Nichols Runs Past 70s & Kimball Dominates 80s

Draws are here (must have USTA membership to view) Julie Thu, #1 in the USA and World 50 singles rankings, thrashed her opposition in Palm Beach Gardens this week, beating […]

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USTA National Clay Courts, Palm Beach Gardens: Inoue (W40), Buholz/Rens & Jackson/Nichols Win Gold Balls; Finals Saturday for Remaining Divisions

Draws are here (USTA membership needed to view) Today was advertised to be windy and it was pretty breezy (though I have played at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center […]

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USTA National Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts, Palm Beach Gardens Day 2

Draws are here. It was another warm and lovely day in Palm Beach Gardens and there were a lot of competitive matches. Susan Love outlasted Sylvia Kodsi in a hard […]

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National Women’s Clay Courts, Palm Beach Gardens Day 1: Great Matches on a Sunny Day

Draws are here. (I think you need to log in to view with USTA.com) The USTA National Clay Courts Level 1 (and ITF MT1000) began today at the Palm Beach […]

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Women’s 55/65/75/85/90/95 Clay to be Held in Pelham, AL April 1-6

The link to the tournament website is here. The women’s 55s will be held in Pelham, Alabama in conjunction with the 65/75/85/90/95 Clay April 1-6. Please note the date/location change […]

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Cooper Cup Level 2/ITF MT700 Day 3, Friday: Rovner, Nichols/Wright, Clay/Fales Win Titles; Remaining Finals Set for Saturday

Draws are here. Unseeded Allison Rovner from NY won the 45 singles today over Jennifer Fiers the 2nd seed. She also beat the top seed yesterday. The 45 doubles is […]

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Cooper Cup Day 2: Into Doubles Final and Singles Semis

Draws are here. On another gorgeous February day in South Florida, there were quite a few matches to view and play at the Lauderdale Tennis Club. I played Lou Armstrong […]

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Nichols, Kimball (corrected) Win Singles Titles; 50, 60, 70 Doubles Champions Crowned & More: Day 5 in Palm Beach Gardens Level 2/ITF MT700

Draws are here (create account to view) Today was the warmest yet in Palm Beach Gardens…high of 81 (about 27-28 Celsius), but quite windy, and very sunny…pleasant weather but tough […]

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Susan Boyer Defends 60s Title; Koksalova Wins 30s; Nichols/Purcell Reach 70s Final; Wachob/Kimball Face off in the 80s & More: Palm Beach Gardens Level 2/ITF MT700 Day 4

Draws are here (need account (free) to view) It was a slightly breezy, beautiful sunny day in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and there were a lot of excellent matches. The […]

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Successful Start in Palm Beach Gardens on a Gorgeous Tuesday

Draws are here. (Need an account with USTA to access draws). Today was a Florida Chamber of Commerce type of day, sunny, light breeze, mid-70s (around 24 Celsius). It was […]

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2025 Grandes Dames Level 2/ITF MT 700 Day 1: Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Draws are here (though you may need to create a USTA account to view them) The cold, wet weather of last week has turned to warm and sunny weather in […]

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Southern Dominates 35 and 45 at the Women’s Intersectional Team Competition

Southern won the five team round Robin in the 35s on Sunday in Plantation Florida. Southern blitzed, Texas 5 to 0 in the finals of the 45s Click here to […]

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Intersectionals Friday/Saturday: Florida Wins 75; Pacific NW Takes 80s and SoCal Wins 85s; Texas vs Southern in 45s Final Sunday; Southern Leads in 35s RR Play

Draws are here. Results (individual) are here. 35s: There are only five teams and they are playing a round robin. So far Southern has taken a commanding lead, up 3/0 […]

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Into the Finals for SoCal 65; SoCal 55 to Play for Third

Draws are here. Results (individual) are here. Today was semifinal day in Plantation, Florida for the 55s and 65s. Our team, the SoCal 65s, seeded 2nd, advanced 5/0 over Eastern. […]

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Intersectionals (USTA Level 2 Women’s Team Event): Day 2, Tuesday

Draws are here. Results (individual) are here. Today we had a bye as did the SoCal 55s. We practiced at 8:30 at the Lauderdale TC and even persuaded Mary Ginnard […]

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USTA Level 2 Women’s Intersectionals

Draws can be found here. Individual match results can be found here. What is intersectionals? I am playing for SoCal, we are seeded second in the 65s. We beat New […]

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Applications for M/W 60/65/70 Teams are now Open

Click here to apply to play in a USTA Masters International Team. The USTA selects four players to represent the USA in each Masters Age Division annually. The competition is […]

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2025 Level 1 (Gold Ball) Family Tournament Schedule

The links will be added in early October according to the USTA. Click here to see all the USTA schedules as currently published. (The information will be updated by the […]

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2025 Level 1 (Gold Ball) Mixed Schedule

Click here to view schedule on USTA.com. The links should be added by October 1st. Click on the link above to check to see if links added (if they aren’t […]

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2024 Masters 50/55/60 Teams for Mexico City Announced by USTA

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List of Applicants for 2024 50/55/60 Cup Teams: Mexico City

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List of Applicants for Super Senior Teams announced

The list of players who applied for super senior teams has been announced. Click here to view. Players have till May 10 to notify USTA of any omissions. Teams will […]

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Bleakley, Smashey/Thu Win 35s Crowns Sunday in Houston

Draws are here. The final gold balls of the 2023 Clay Court Championships in Houston were awarded on Sunday in Houston. The 35 singles gold went to unseeded Kristen Bleakely, […]

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Cooper Cup Day 3: Marathon Matches

Draws are here. Today was semifinal day in the 55 & 65s and finals day for the 75s. It was a warm…hot nearly…breezy day in Fort Lauderdale. I played Susan […]

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List of Applicants Posted for 55/60 Teams

List of Applicants Dates: 2023 ITF Masters 55, 60 Team Championships Application, August 13 – 18, 2023 Age Divisions: 55, 60 Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal

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USTA Reinstates Indoors as Level 1 Tournaments in 2023

From the National Senior Men’s Tennis Association (NSMTA) Newsletter: “The NSMTA is pleased to announce that the USTA’s Adult Competition Committee (ACC) recently reversed its prior decision that downgraded National […]

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Women’s Intersectional Team Championships

This information is from the USTA play tennis link overview. The link can be found here. The 2022 Women’s Intersectional Team Championships will take place November 7-13 in Plantation Florida. […]

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Houston Day 1: Rain & Wind Did Not Stop the Senior Women’s Clay Courts!

The draws and results can be found here. Monday March 21, 2022, Houston, Texas, 8:50 PM CDT There was a rainy, then windy, then rainy AND windy start to the […]

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