Apply for ITF 55/60 Teams Now!
Click Here for Application Dates: 2023 ITF Masters 55, 60 Team Championships Application, August 13 – 18, 2023 Age Divisions: 55, 60 Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal Deadline to apply […]
USA international Teams 30-50, Updated Rosters
Feb 2, 2022 Rosters
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: Applications Open: April 3, 2023 Applications Close: May 3, 2023 Results from May 11, 2020-May 10 2023 will be considered Players selected will be posted June 15, 2023 […]
2023 Application and Timeline for Selection of 55/60 Masters Tennis International Teams by USTA: Note New Dates of Event
Note: Applications open Feb. 1, 2023 and close March 1, 2023! From USTA.com (click on this link on Feb 1, 2023 to find the application link). USTA 2023 guidelines for […]
30/35/40/45/50 Masters Tennis International Teams 2022; Players Have been Announced
Players have been announced for the 30-50 M/W teams to represent USA in Turkey in March. (There have been changes which I will post once finalized by USTA). More information: […]
2023 World Championship Dates (New Dates for 55/60 in Portugal)
Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey: M/W 30/35/40/45/50 Team: Sunday March 19-Friday March 24 Individual: Saturday march 25-Saturday April 1, 2023 Lisbon/Oeiras & Estoril, Portugal: (NOTE NEW DATES): M/W 55/60 Team: August 13-August […]
2022 Gold Ball Winners
This list will be updated periodically. Last Update is 1/7/23. (If I have missed any tournaments in 2022, please let me know, and I will add them; otherwise this is […]
Barker Wins 60 Singles in Thrilling Final; Dickenson Wins 80s; Palm Beach Gardens Level 2 Wrap
Draws and Results are here. Diane Barker won the 60s singles over Erin Boynton of Canada yesterday, winning 63 76 (3). What the score does not show though is that […]
Doubles Champions; Beaten by Barker in Singles
Draws are here. It was a breezy cool day in Palm Beach Gardens, temps in the 60s with moderate winds. All the Floridians were chilly and sporting long pants, jackets […]
Palm Beach Gardens Level 2 Thursday: Successful Singles & Doubles
Draws are here. Note: 70 doubles final is Friday..won by Lil PeltzPetow and Jan Cochran. Singles went well today for most of the seeds. I played Susan Boyer, who is […]
Successful Start in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Today was off to a bit of a soggy start since it rained overnight in Palm Beach Gardens. Fortunately, the courts at Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center […]
ITF 700/USTA Level 2, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Draws are here. The 2023 Women’s Level 2/ITF 700 began today on the beautiful clay courts at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (north of […]
Betty Cookson, 1922-2022
Here is a very nice interview with Betty Cookson: https://ninetyoverninety.com/interviews/elizabeth-betty-mcgee-cookson/ Here is her obituary. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/elizabeth-cookson-obituary?id=37140432 Betty was a wonderful woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, legendary USTA volunteer, fantastic doubles […]
Women’s Intersectional Team Competition, Plantation, Florida
Here is a link to the results to date. Looks like it was a washout today, Wednesday due to bad weather. I looked at the SoCal results and SoCal 55/65/75 […]
Men’s USTA Level 1 Schedule
2023 Men’s Level 2/3; Intersectionals, ITF Regional & WC Schedule
2023 USTA Women’s Level 1 Schedule
2023 Women’s Level 2/3, World Championships & Intersectional Schedule
2023 USTA Level 1 Mixed Schedule
2023 USTA Level 1 Family Schedule
2023 USA Masters Cup Teams 30/35/40/45/50 Announced for Play in Turkey
Barcelona Last Day: Montjuic, Boqueria Market & Shopping
October 25, 2022 Barcelona Airport, Spain Yesterday was our last day in Europe, and it was a busy one. We returned the rental car to Enterprise. Sonya got us a […]
Perpignan, France
October 23, 2022 Just over the Spanish border en route to Barcelona Today we are driving to Barcelona from Avignon. We said good bye to Avignon this morning and to […]
Les Baux de Provence
October 23, 2023 Somewhere between Avignon and the French Spanish border. Yesterday we drove to Les Beaux France which is officially (1999) one of the most beautiful villages in France. […]
Saint-Remy-de-Provence
October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today was a bit rainy and a bit slow but a lot of fun. Sidney and I went to the market halle while Sonya […]
Pont du Gard & Arles
October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Yesterday my cousins Sidney, Sonya and I visited the Pont du Gard and the city of Arles. Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct […]
Dentelles de Montmirail and Gigondas, Vaucluse, Provence
Wednesday October 19, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today, Day 4 of the Cousins 2022 Trip, Sidney, Sonya and I went hiking, visited the village of Gigondas and went to a […]
Avignon: Palais des Papes & Walking the City Walls
Tuesday October 18, 2022 Avignon, France Today started with a trip to the market hall and grocery store. The market was interesting and we bought delicious bread, some nice apples […]
Girona!
October 17, 2022 Cousins’ Trip Day 2, Girona, Spain Monday we toured Girona, Spain. We started by crossing the Eiffel Bridge a red bridge that is picturesque and also has […]
Montserrat & Gava Mar
Today I met up with my cousins Sidney and Sonya in Barcelona. We’ve been planning this trip for a long time. I started the day in Gava Mar, near Barcelona, […]
Mallorca Champion
Saturday October 15, 2022 Draws are here. Today was my last day in Mallorca this year. I played well in singles and doubles, beating Katrin Dippner in the singles final […]
Finals in Mallorca Tomorrow
Friday October 14, 2022 Draws are here. Live scoring is here. Today I played the singles and doubles semis (with Sabine Schmitz). I played Carmen Chillida-Belzunce from Spain, the 4th […]
Quarterfinal Success in Mallorca as the Sun Shines
Draws are here. There was one little spot of rain on the radar, right on top of Font de sa Cala around 6am…but that early morning shower gave way to […]
Doubles Win & Singles Rainout in Mallorca
Draws are here. Today started out rainy and wet and turned into a nice albeit windy afternoon. Matches were delayed till noon and only the round of 16 matches were […]