Tag Archives: clay
New Men’s Level 2/3 Tournaments
Level 3: October 7-9 (Oct 2nd deadline) Providence (RI) Adult Clay: Men’s 30/35/40/45 S/D (ITF 400) Level 2: Nov. 17-20 Men’s 50 Indoors (Lancaster, PA) (ITF 700)
2022 USTA Level 1 Mixed Doubles Tournaments
Kraujina, Klitch, Novack, Weber Win Singles Titles Saturday
Kristin Kraujina of Florida won the 30 singles on a sunny, breezy Saturday. Kraujina lives in a town called Sunny Isles Beach, which sounds awfully pleasant! She won the four […]
Klitch, Rice, Barker, Hahn Claim National Singles Titles Saturday in Naples
There were four singles finals on Saturday (Roz King claimed the 80s title on Friday). One match stood out though, which was the nearly two and a half hour battle […]
King Crowned 80s Champ; Nichols/Wright Win 60 Doubles in Naples
Roz King is peaking at age 80. The San Diegan easily beat a former nemesis, and good friend, Dori DeVries to win the 80 national clay courts and then teamed […]
Carter, O’Sullivan Win Marathon Matches in Naples
Frances O’Sullivan upset #4 seeded Pat Purcell in a very very long match today at the National Clay Courts in Naples. This is not the first time the two have […]
Naples Day 1: HOT!
I know those of you reading this from northern climes may not sympathize, but heat that sent at least one player to the hospital is nothing to take lightly. Carol […]
Alligator Alley…but no Alligators
Susan Wright and I left Fort Lauderdale today for Naples via I 75, aka “Alligator Alley”. We went a little south then straight west across the Everglades. We made one […]
Practicing for the Clay Courts
Fort Lauderdale, Florida The good news is that Susan Wright and I survived our first practice and practice match on the clay…despite the fact that 30 minutes into Susan’s hit […]
Crawford Cup Saturday: Injuries Plague 55s; Wendy McColskey Impresses in 65s Debut; All California 75s Final
There was a lot of great tennis, particularly in singles on another sunny, warm, gorgeous day in South Florida. With temperatures approaching 80, the play also heated up. Starting with […]
WINDY Quarterfinal, Semifinal Day at BallenIsles
Yesterday, Friday, was a washout, though it wasn’t super windy or particularly cold. Today was a sunny, cool and very windy day with gusts up to 40 mph (maybe more, […]
Karwasky & Wachob Win National Clay (Indoors on Hard)
Tina Karwasky and Betty Wachob took different paths to victory in Huntsville this afternoon. Due to vicious thunderstorms overnight the clay courts were unplayable despite a mostly clear (I think) […]
Mt Tremblant: Grade 2 Clay Tournament, Canada May 27-31
Here is the link for Tremblant. http://www.tennistremblant.com/ Also to the ITF calendar http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033412 Note that the entry deadline is MAY 6, 2015 Download the pdf here.
Julie Thu Wins 35s at the Clay Courts (Indoors!); Nancy Hilliard/Kaysie Smashey Win 35 Doubles
The rain in Houston threatened all week…and finally made good on its promise, drenching Houston today and forcing the tournament indoors on the final day at the Galleria Tennis and […]
Cass, Barker, Guerrant, Little and Lutz Take Home Singles Titles From Houston; 35s Final Set for Sunday
There will be no repeat singles champions this year in Houston for the first time in a very long time. Julie Cass avenged her 2014 loss to Jolene Watanabe in […]
BRRRRRRR…The Houston Weather Today Eclipsed the Tennis
Soooo..yesterday it was 81 degrees in Houston, a record at Hobby Airport…today it barely hit 40, and with the windchill it was in the 30s all day. Play was […]
Tracy Houk Blogs from Florida: ITF World Team & Individual World Championships
Background: Tracy Houk is the captain of the Maria Bueno Cup team for women 50 and over. She’ll be blogging from Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens Florida for the […]
Zerdan Claims 35 Singles Title; Meredith Walton/Julie Scott Thu Win 35 Doubles Crown
Patricia Zerdan, saying that she felt no pressure this year as she was playing “down” into the 35s (she’s 40) won the 35s singles title in Houston, beating Meredith Walton, […]
Houston Thursday: Hubbard/Watanabe Reach First Final
Today was a tough one on the singles court. I played Diane Barker, who, in her third year in the 55s had yet to lose a match in this division […]
Successful Quarterfinal Day in Houston, Semis Tomorrow
Today, Wednesday was super busy at the Houston Racquet Club. Matches began at 8am and it was barely light then. Susan Wright and I got to the club at 7:30 […]
Houston Monday: Ready, Start, Play
Today was the last tune-up day for me in Houston. It started early, Anna Zimmermann and I hit starting a little before 8 till 9 and I hit serves afterwards. […]
Roz King into Singles Final in Villach; Van Nostrand, Powless, McCabe, Ginnard, Karwasky, HIllebrand, Fales, Drilling Reach Semis
Roz King upset #2 seed and defending champion Inge Weber today in Villach, Austria, putting her into the final against Germany’s’ Elisabeth Von Boemmel, her conqueror in the team event […]