USA W50/55 & M55/60 Teams Hit a Wall; Men’s 50 Team Advances
It was a rough day for the USA Seniors teams in Umag Wednesday. The Women’s 50/55 and Men’s 55/60 teams lost. The men’s 50 team (playing for 13th place) scored […]
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USA Into Medal Rounds in Five Cups/ USA Men’s 50s Team Beats Slovenia in a Thriller
Photos can be found here. DRAWS W50/Maria Bueno W55/Maureen Connolly W60/Alice Marble M50/Fred Perry M55/Austria M60/Von Cramm Five of the USA teams had a day off Tuesday in Umag. The […]
USA Teams Win Five of Six Ties on Day 2 in Umag
Photos can be found here. Draws: W50/Maria Bueno W55/Maureen Connolly W60/Alice Marble M50/Fred Perry M55/Austria M60/Von Cramm The USA women’s 50s team advanced to the 1-6 playoff with a solid […]
ITF Seniors World Team Championships, Umag, Croatia Begins
Here’s an article with links to the draws from itftennis.com. Photos can be found here. Draws and results from the each of the cups across the team event are also […]
USA Wins Alice Marble, Von Cramm and Maria Bueno Cups in Lisbon; Finishes Fourth in Maureen Connolly
Lisbon, Portugal, Friday Aug 9th The USA three of six cups at the 2019 ITF Seniors World Team Championships in Portugal, and none of the victories were easy today, with […]
USA Into Final in Men’s and Women’s 60s; Women’s 55 Fall to Netherlands; Women’s 50s Win a Late Match
Lisbon, Portugal The USA women’s 60 team (Alice Marble) had the most straightforward match of the day, winning 3/0 against Great Britain to advance to the final. I played singles […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal All the USA teams won today 3/0 to advance to the knockout portion of the draw. We beat Spain. I played #2 singles and won 64 61 against […]
Fishy Business in Portugal on an Off Day for USA Teams
Lisbon, Portugal Luisa Gouveia told me a few weeks ago that seafood was the specialty of Portugal. So far we’ve tried salmon, squid and a white fish. Today we were […]
Photos from Lisbon
I will be posting photos from Lisbon and the Team Championships here.
Team Practice, Sim Cards and Pasteis de Nata
Lisbon, Portugal Today we had our first complete team practice, as Robin arrived too late yesterday to practice. We played some singles and doubles and stayed from about 10-1. The […]
USTA Posts List of Super Senior Applicants (65-85): Teams Announced May 1st
Here is the revised list posted by the USTA of players who applied for the USTA Super Senior Cup Teams. They will play in September in Umag, Croatia. Four players […]
2019 USA Senior (50/55/60)Fed/Davis Cup Tennis Teams Announced by USTA
The USTA has announced that the following players will represent the USA August 4-9 in Lisbon & Estoril Portugal at the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. Seniors USTA Timeline
USA Marble Cup Team (W60) Advances to Semis in Ulm, Germany
The USA Alice Marble Cup team concluded round robin play by beating Argentina 2/1 behind strong singles performances of Susan Wright (winning 61 60 at #2) and Diane Barker (60 […]
Practice Day: Tennis & Driving
Today, Monday, all of the USA teams were off, after a successful opening day Sunday for all six USA teams. We were planning on practicing at 3pm till Diane contacted […]
USA Alice Marble Cup Team Seeded #1 At World Team Championships
The USA Women’s 60 team (Diane Barker, Susan Wright, Carolyn Nichols, Captain, and Pat Purcell) are seeded #1 in the ITF World Team Championships in Ulm, Germany. Australia is #2, […]