A Last Tennis Day in Turkey
Sunday was another all-day tennis fest at Ali Bey Manavgat with Aussie, Swiss, Irish, American, NZL, Canadian, and German players sharing the courts. I’ve been there many times and probably […]
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Travel to Turkey!
Vicki Buholz, Jenny Rens and I arrived safely in Turkey on March 2 though it was March 3 by the time we finally got to our hotel in Side. We […]
2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced
The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]
USA Young Cup (W40) Team Advances to Final in Turkey; USA W30 Place Third; ITF Masters World Team Championships Day 5: USA Teams Go 4/4
Draws are here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]
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 […]
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 […]
W40 & M30 Play for Gold on Friday at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey; W30 Take Bronze
Match schedule/results for Friday can be found here. On Thursday in Turkey, the USA Young Cup team (W40) beat Spain 3/0 and now face Germany, a 3/0 winner over France. […]
USA M30 Into Final; W40 (Young Cup) Advance to Semis in Turkey on Wednesday.
See results from all matches here. The USA Men’s 30s team beat Argentina 2/1, with #1 Neil Bennett and doubles team Josh Bashal/Alan Regale winning the two points. They have […]
ITF Masters World Team Championships: Tuesday, Wrap Up of Round Robin Matches: USA in Medal Rounds in M 30/45/50 & W 30/40/45
Note: I am not in Turkey, so am relying on the accuracy of the results posted on the ITF masters website. If there are errors…which happens occasionally. The schedule for […]
USA Advances to Medal Rounds in Men’s 45/50 and Women’s 40/45 Divisions on Monday at ITF Masters World Team Championships in Manavgat, Turkey
Draws are here. Men’s 30: USA beat So Africa 3/0 behind the singles play of Jevin West and Neil Bennett; Bennett/Alan Regula won the doubles point. Women’s 30: USA was […]
Sunday March 19th Results from Turkey, ITF World Team Championships
USA Women’s 40s, Young Cup, beat So Africa 3/0. Anda Perianu won at #1 singles; Mariko Fritz-Krockow won at #2 singles and Isabella Iantosca/Yulia Bolotova won the doubles point. Matches […]
Draws for 2023 ITF Masters World Team Championships Turkey: M/W 30-50
Draws can be found by clicking the links below. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, round robins are played. The teams which win their round robin groups go to the medal rounds; […]
List of Applicants & Players for the USA 30/35/40/45/55 InternationalTeams Now Posted
Click here to see the list of players who applied for the 30-50 International Tennis Teams for play in Turkey in 2023 Click here to find more information about the […]
30/35/40/45/50 Masters Tennis International Teams 2023; Players Have been Announced; Draws
Draws for 2023 Masters World Championships in Turkey. Play begins March 19, 2023 Players have been announced for the 30-50 M/W teams to represent USA in Turkey in March. Updated […]
USA Final Wrap and Medal Photos
After a long week on the court, the final results. For results from the entire week and photos: http://seniortennisblog.com/itf-world-championships-young-seniors-seniors-super-seniors-2013-to-present/usa-young-seniors-world-championships/ Italia Cup, men’s 35s: They were seeded 5th and finished 7th. […]
Saturday Morning: USA Wins Bronze in Young Cup!
The USA Young Cup team rebounded from its loss to France yesterday by beating Great Britain for the bronze in the Young Cup. Simona Bruetting and Debbie Spence-Nasim both won […]
Arrival in Ali Bey, No More Beach Courts!
Today I left Istanbul and when I boarded the plane immediately ran into Tom and Judy Hancy from Australia…I thought I had a long flight on Monday/Tuesday…they went from Australia […]