USTA Removes USA Super Senior Teams from ITF World Championships in Mallorca

Several people have asked why I didn’t write anything about the USTA removing the USA Super Senior teams from the ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships in Mallorca, Spain. So […]

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Nideffer/Spence Nasim, Juliani/Pendo, McEvoy/Dixon & King/Wasser (corrected) Win Gold at the Level 1 Women’s Hard Courts Sunday

Click here to view draws and results. Ros Nideffer/Debbie Spence Nasim (1) beat Dina McBride/Tracie Currie (2) to win gold at the 50 Hard Courts. They dominated the division, never […]

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Rice, Nideffer, Dixon & Hillebrand Win Singles Titles in La Jolla

Click here to view draws. Andrea Rice put on a dominating performance in the final of the 50 Hard Courts, beating top seeded Nancy Hilliard 61 62. Dina McBride finished […]

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Semifinal Friday at the USTA Level 1 Women’s Hard Courts

Click here to view draws and results. The top seeds in the women’s 50 singles advanced by vastly different paths. Andrea Rice, the 2nd seed, had to rebound from a […]

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Beating the Heat in Palm Desert; Singles/Doubles Champion

Click here to see all draws and results. On another 100 degree day I played a long singles match against Jennifer Shorr…whom I have played several times in NorCal tournaments […]

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Wilson World Tennis Classic Tuesday, Where the Tennis was as Hot as the Weather

Click here to see all draws and results. Tuesday was another warm and sunny day in the Desert, but much calmer. I had a couple of hits, with my cousin […]

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Wilson World Tennis Classic Covid Guidelines

This was sent to players today. Happy to get to play the event! WILSON WORLD TENNIS CLASSIC USTA HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDE Player Guidelines Physical distancing requirements: Maintain 6 ft […]

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USTA Announces 2021 Senior International Teams Selections

The USTA has announced that the teams listed above will represent the USA in International competition in Umag, Croatia June 6-11 2021. The individual Seniors World Championships will follow June […]

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Date Change for Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston, TX

NEW DATES: September 20-26, 2021 for the Women’s 35-90 Clay Courts at the Houston Racquet Club Sue Bramlette TD off the Houston Women’s Clay Court Championships reported today that the […]

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Update on Tournaments for 2021

Here is the link to the official USTA Level 1-3 Schedule to date: https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/adult-tournaments1.html April 30, 2021 New dates and site for the Men’s 40/45/50 Grass has been found: Sept. […]

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Applications for 2021 Senior Cup Teams Now Closed

The application for a spot on one of the Senior Cup teams (Men/Women 50/55/60+) are now closed. View the list of applicants here: Applicants USTA.com 2021 ITF Seniors Team Championships.xlsx […]

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2021 Super Seniors (65,70, 75, 80, 85) Cup Team Information

Draws for the Super Seniors Individual World Championships (once posted, around mid-October). September 9, 2021: USTA has pulled all USA Cup teams from this event. The event will take place […]

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2021 Young Seniors (35/40/45) Cup Team Information

Draws for Team Championships Draws for Individual Championships (once posted) Location: Umag, Croatia Team Event: Sunday, Sept. 12 – Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 Individual Event: Saturday, Sept. 18 – Saturday, […]

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La Jolla Hard Courts: 40s Men & Women, Father/Son & Grandfather/Grandson Cancelled due to California Regulations

Sadly, the Men’s and Women’s 40 Hard Courts, Father/Son Hard Courts and Grandfather/Grandson Hard Courts have been cancelled, another victim of Covid-19. From the email I received yesterday (from Pierrette […]

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2021 Men’s USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) Tournament Schedule

The USTA schedule (as of 11/4/21) for Men’s Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournaments. For 2021 and going forward the Indoors will no longer receive Level 1 (formerly Category 1) points […]

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2021 USTA Women’s Level 1 (Gold Ball) Tournament Grid

This is the 2021 calendar to date from the USTA. Please check for updates here and at usta.com (https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/adult-tournaments-category-i-schedule.html)Note that the Indoor Nationals now appear on the Level 2 Calendar […]

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2021 USTA Guideline Changes for Young Senior, Senior & Super Senior Teams

The USTA has amended its guidelines for 2021 team selection to take into consideration the Covid-19 pandemic. The USTA has amended the minimum play requirement and the timeframe for which […]

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USTA Women’s 40-80 Clay & 35-85 Hard Court Nationals Cancelled for 2020

Andi Polisky, the tournament director of the 35-85 Women’s Hard Courts scheduled for October in Rancho Mirage, CA has cancelled this event. Trish Faulkner, the tournament director for the Women’s […]

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