2023 Gold Ball Champions
Additional Results Will be added throughout the year. Last Update: 5/18/23 Father/Daughter Indoors Men’s 55 Indoors Men’s 65 Hard Courts Men’s 35 Hard Courts Men’s 55 Indoors Men’s 60 Indoors […]
2023 USTA Level 1, 2, 3 Age Division & Level 1 Family & Mixed (Gold Ball) Schedules
Women Level 1 Men Level 1 Women Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Men Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Mixed Level 1 Family Level 1 2023 World […]
Timeline for USTA Masters Tennis 65/70/75/80/85 Team Selection (Mallorca, Spain), Guidelines and Dates
Important Dates: Location is Mallorca, Spain Click here for updates from the USTA (including links to the application, the list of players who applied and the list of players who […]
2023 Application and Timeline for Selection of 55/60 Masters Tennis International Teams by USTA: Note New Dates of Event; Teams Have Been Selected.
Players have been selected. View the list here. List of players who have applied for a spot on the 55/60 Cup teams. USTA 2023 guidelines for team selection. 2023 World […]
Wright, Novack Win Singles in Lexington & a Trip to Mammoth Caves
Draws are here. Susan Wright beat Bunnie Jackson 62 64 in a well-contested match…both players served really well in the second set with Wright garnering the only break at 5-4. […]
Champions Crowned Sunday in Lexington: Ballou (M30); Galey (35); Ruben (45); Rowley (55); Cunningham/Morse-Karzen (M30); Charlton/Kaleel (45); Rowley/Rice (55); Nichols/Wright (65); Carter/Wachob (75); Marks/Yip (30 Xd)
Draws are here. Sunday, May 21, 2023, Lexington, KY Sunday was finals day for all but 35 doubles and 65/75 singles at the Indoors in Lexington. Susan and I won […]
Belmar Gunderson 1934-2023
Belmar Gunderson died May 15, 2023, age 88. She was not only a superior tennis player, despite her short stature, but a great person. We had a connection because she […]
Tennis & Kentucky Horse Park; Takeuchi/Hoz de Vila Win 35 Doubles Gold
Draws are here. Today, Saturday May 20, 2023 was Day 2 of the Women’s 35-75 Indoors (the 30s don’t appear to have shown up except in the men’s divisions). See […]
Versailles, Midway and a Kentucky Castle
Draws for the 30-75 Indoors are here. Matches started in the 30-75 Indoors at the Lexington Tennis Club today. Susan had a bye in singles and we had a bye […]
Lexington, Kentucky: 30-85 Indoors
Draws are here. I arrived yesterday in Lexington from California…if it’s Wednesday it must be Kentucky? Or at least not the same state as the week before! I haven’t seen […]
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 […]
Successful Saturday in Essen
Saturday the ETUF Essen team played a team from Dusseldorf, a larger city about 30 minutes drive to the south. We fielded quite an international team: the four singles players […]
Practicing on the Red Clay in Germany
This week I have been practicing on the red clay both with teammates and with players Sabine (the captain) has organized for me, which has been great, though the weather […]
Team Success in Germany
May 1, 2023: German Labor Day, USA May Day Today I played my first team match in Germany. The team matches take up the entire day! Dagmar, Desiree, Gabi, Carolyn, […]
Tennis on Red Clay and a Regatta!
Sunday April 30, 2023, Essen, Germany Today I played tennis on the red clay at ETUF Essen, then walked along the Baldeneysee where a regatta was taking place. The sun […]
Germany!
Jet lag or just circadian rhythm confusion? After I left Italy less than two weeks ago I got one of the viruses floating around…not the flu, not covid but a […]
Sunny Sunday Success in Alassio
Draws are here. Winners are listed here. Yesterday, Sunday, was a gorgeous day on the Italian Riviera. I practiced early with Gail Benedetti and Reinhilde Adams who were nice enough […]
Successful Saturday in Alassio
Draws are here. I had an early start today, warming up with Ellen Neumann and then playing singles at 8:30 against Carola Kluzer of Italy. Of course she was the […]
Fantastic Friday in Alassio: Into Singles Semis; a Walk on the Beach
Draws are here. Today was a big contrast, weather-wise to yesterday, with nary a cloud in the skies and no rain in sight (tomorrow is another story). We were 3rd […]
A “Hail” of a Day in Alassio!
Draws for Alassio are here. I was scheduled to be the third match on Court 2. I arrived a little after 10:30 to find that match #2 on Court 2 […]
Men’s 40/45 Clay and Mixed 45 Clay Scheduled April 14-19, 2023: Cancelled; Also Barbara Cooper Level 3
Record rains on Thursday flooded the Fort Lauderdale Tennis Club, closed the Fort Lauderdale airport and set records for the amount of rain in a 24 hour period. As a […]
USA 55/60 International Cup Teams Announced
Click here to see the list of players selected to represent the USA in the 2023 ITF Masters 55 & 60 World Team Competition in Portugal. Screenshot below from USTA.com. […]
Beausoleil to Monaco to Alassio
Wednesday April 12, 2023, Alassio, Italy I am in Alassio for another ITF tournament..which started Saturday for some divisions. My division begins today, but I have a bye and play […]
Monte Carlo Open Monday
Things I learned I did watch some players practicing Monday, especially Sinner but also saw Dimitrov, Novak, and doubles players. After watching the practices, I watched Cressy/Berrettini (Cressy was funneling […]
Harriet Hulbert
This is from the Houston Tennis Association Facebook page, in quotes below as is the photo: (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=605719821596397&set=a.556218076546572). The HTA can be found at https://houstontennis.org I knew Harriet from the National […]
Monte Carlo Open Sunday
I attended the Monte Carlo Open, ATP 1000 for the first time yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time, […]
AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days
Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]
Turkey MT 1000 Day 5: Surviving the Rain
Draws are here. Today I awoke to find the ground wet, but I know how quickly the courts dry here so thought there might be no delay for my scheduled […]
Turkey MT1000 Day 4: Doubles Champions, Into Singles Final
Draws are here. Today I had an early start, warming up around 8 (I served then hit with Chris French after she finished warming up her husband Paul), then played […]
Turkey Tennis Day 3: Doubles Day
Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, was a doubles only day…Sabine Schmidt, my opponent tomorrow was my doubles partner today and we won…Sabine is an excellent player and a super doubles […]
Tennis in Turkey Day 2: Into the Singles Semis
Draws and results are here. Ali Bey Manavgat, Tuesday April 4, 2023 I played my first match in Turkey this morning against a German player (naturally), Iris Klag and won […]
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, […]
Apply Now for USA Men’s and Women’s 65/70/75/80/85 Teams
The link to the application is here. Dates: Oct. 8-13, 2023 Location: Capdapera, Mallorca, Spain Team Application By completing this application, you may be considered for the 2023 ITF Masters […]
New Week, New Tournament, New Country; Tennis in Turkey
Draws are here. Saturday I was in Houston playing a marathon clay court final…Sunday night I arrived in Turkey, Monday I was on court practicing and tomorrow I am scheduled […]