Red Clay Tennis Balls & Clay Practice

Today after I breakfasted and did my usual workout I set off for Tennis Point Essen, a large tennis store (think Tennis Express in Houston, then downsize just a bit) […]

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Germany: First Team Match

Saturday we had our first team match of the 2024 season. We played the TC Blau-Weiss Marsberg in Marsberg, Germany, about 1:45 hours north of Essen. The club’s team was […]

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German Team Champions

Monday 9/11/23 A moment of reflection on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. I am in Austria today which is where I was during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Many thanks to […]

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German 60 Team: Day 1 Success on the Slow German Red Clay

There are teams from four regions at this competition for over 60 women, Mainz is one, Berlin is one and a team from Bavaria, along with ETUF Essen. The draw […]

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German Team Championships: Practice Day

ETUF, Essen, Germany Friday Sept. 8 Today after sleeping some I practiced with Luisa, Sabine and Desiree from the ETUF 60s team at high noon. It was in the high […]

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Successful Saturday in Essen

Saturday the ETUF Essen team played a team from Dusseldorf, a larger city about 30 minutes drive to the south. We fielded quite an international team: the four singles players […]

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Team Success in Germany

May 1, 2023: German Labor Day, USA May Day Today I played my first team match in Germany. The team matches take up the entire day! Dagmar, Desiree, Gabi, Carolyn, […]

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