Pacific Coast Seniors ITF MT 700/USTA Level 2

Link to enter on USTA.com is here. (If you are an ITF member but not a USTA member, please call the Tournament Director to enter.) Dates: May 21-26.   Entry […]

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La Jolla: Women 50-80 Hard Courts (USTA Level 1, ITF MT 1000) Round Up: Parsons-Siegel, Keller, Karwasky & Castell Take Home Gold in Singles

Draws are here. The MT 1000/USTA Level 1 women’s tournament held at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club last week concluded the main draw on Friday and the consolation […]

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Pacific Coast Championships; May 23-27; ITF MT700/USTA Level 2, Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, California, Hard Courts

To enter click here (no entry via IPIN) (click also to view more and updated information about this event along with lists of players entered and draws once posted. ENTRIES […]

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Fritz-Krakow, Lao, Newman, Barnes, Carter Win Singles Titles at Women’s Hard Court Nationals

The USTA National Women’s 35-85 Hard Courts were scheduled for October 11-17 in Rancho Mirage, CA (Mission Hills CC). Draws are here. The draws were small but gold, silver and […]

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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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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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Upset Day at the National Hard Courts in La Jolla

Click here to view draws It was quarterfinal day at the USTA Women’s Level 1 hard courts and there were a number of upsets. The 50s division did not have […]

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Successful 2021 Level 1 Debut

Click here to view draws One thing I noticed today: The tournament for the first time in the 26 years I’ve played it, is using Wilson regular duty balls…normally reserved […]

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USTA Level 1 Women’s Hard Courts: Day 1

Tuesday May 11, 2021, San Diego, CA Click here to view draws. Today the Women’s 50-80 Hard Courts , the first seniors Level 1 of 2021 began on a cool […]

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USTA Level 1 Women’s 50/60/70/80 Hard Courts (& Men’s Level 5) Start May 11 with Strong Draws

Draws are here The first Level 1 tournament of the year for women is taking place this week at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, CA. […]

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Saturday Results from Palm Desert

Here’s a short Saturday update on the Wilson World Tennis tournament. I left yesterday so this update is from the results posted on the website. Click here to see all […]

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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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Thursday Update: Into the Final in 65 Singles & Doubles; Wendell Pierce Still Winning in his RH Comeback Tournament

Click here to see all draws and results We’ll start with women’s 65s today. I won my match against Andrea Barnes. We had not played singles in a tournament for […]

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Draws Up for ITF S700/USTA Level 2 (plus Level 1 Mixed) in Palm Desert, CA

The first big USTA tournament since February of 2021 will take place in Palm Desert, CA April 1-11, the Wilson World Tennis Classic. Bookmark this link because the draws can […]

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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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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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Over the Hills, the Road to the End of the World, Four Flights and Three Drives to Thanksgiving

Palm Desert, CA It was 42 hours door to door to get from Torres del Paine, Chile to Palm Desert, CA for Thanksgiving. It was a pretty morning in Patagonia. […]

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Jane Lutz Wins 90 Singles and Doubles at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Saturday

Jane Lutz, 90, played six sets of tennis today to win the USTA 90 hard court singles & doubles titles. Rita Price also played six sets of tennis today and […]

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Finals Day, National Women’s Hard Courts, La Jolla: Two Marathons in One Day!

Friday was finals day at the USTA National Hard Courts at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. I didn’t get to see much tennis because I was on court […]

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Quarterfinal Day at the USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts

There were a lot of great matches at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club today in La Jolla, CA. In the 50s, Kristen Kepler edged #4 seeded Anna Zimmermann […]

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San Diego Hiking

The National Hard Courts ended for most Saturday, so Jenny Rens Keller and her family (Adam, Ryan, Garrett), Anna & Alan Zimmermann, Deb Higa and I went hiking in Torrey […]

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Palm Springs USTA Senior Circuit Tournaments January 2017

Disclaimer: I am collating this information from tennislink. Deadlines and tournament dates are subject to change, so please click on the links to verify the summary information presented.   These […]

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