Thu, Archibald, Davis & Pisani Win Singles in La Jolla
Draws (for those with USTA accounts only) are here. The USTA National 50-90 Hard Courts (USTA Level 1/ITF MT 1000) finished a week in beautiful La Jolla, CA at the […]
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Buholz, Nichols & Kimball Win Singles Gold in Palm Beach Gardens (Level 1 USTA & ITF MT 1000)
Draws are here, for USTA members only to view. Yesterday, Thursday…was a very long one. It began with 8am warm up with Anna Zimmermann as it always did this week […]
Settles, Thyssen/Robertson Win First Gold Balls at Pelham
Draws are here (USTA membership needed to view for reasons only USTA knows). There was a lot of good tennis and I had another airline snafu…thinking Charlotte is NOT the […]
USTA Level 1/ITF MT1000 Champions Crowned at Women’s 40/50/60/70/80 Clay Courts: Thu Dominates; Rens Wins Maiden Clay Titles; Nichols Runs Past 70s & Kimball Dominates 80s
Draws are here (must have USTA membership to view) Julie Thu, #1 in the USA and World 50 singles rankings, thrashed her opposition in Palm Beach Gardens this week, beating […]
Gold Ball Champions 2025
2025 List of players who have won USTA National Championships in singles/doubles/mixed/family age division events from 30-95.
2025 Level 1 (Gold Ball) Family Tournament Schedule
The links will be added in early October according to the USTA. Click here to see all the USTA schedules as currently published. (The information will be updated by the […]
Women’s 30-85 Indoors & Men’s 30 Indoors
Click here to view 35-85 Women’s Draws Click here to view M/W 30 Draws Women 35-85 Winners are listed below: Notes: King won the 80 Hard Court doubles in California […]
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 […]
Houston Day 4 at National Clays: 80s Turn to 50s (degrees); Into Singles final
Draws are here. Tennis was a mixed bag for me today…I won my singles and face Susan Wright in the final…but we were waxed in doubles..our opponents were very good […]
Houston Sunday: Practice Day 2
Draws are here. There was less drama today on the automobile front. Though having one’s tires stolen does result in a lot of comments in social media! My second, very […]
2024 USTA Level 1 Mixed Doubles Tournaments
2024 Level 1 Women’s (Gold Ball) Tournaments
These are just beginning to post. I’ll add more as soon as the USTA adds them (grass and indoors have not yet been posted by USTA).
Men’s 45 Grass to be Held November 27-Dec 3 in Rancho Mirage, CA
The men’s 45 Grass will be held the 27 of November to the 3rd of December at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA. The USTA is looking […]
Wright, Novack Win Singles in Lexington & a Trip to Mammoth Caves
Draws are here. Susan Wright beat Bunnie Jackson 62 64 in a well-contested match…both players served really well in the second set with Wright garnering the only break at 5-4. […]
Champions Crowned Sunday in Lexington: Ballou (M30); Galey (35); Ruben (45); Rowley (55); Cunningham/Morse-Karzen (M30); Charlton/Kaleel (45); Rowley/Rice (55); Nichols/Wright (65); Carter/Wachob (75); Marks/Yip (30 Xd)
Draws are here. Sunday, May 21, 2023, Lexington, KY Sunday was finals day for all but 35 doubles and 65/75 singles at the Indoors in Lexington. Susan and I won […]
Versailles, Midway and a Kentucky Castle
Draws for the 30-75 Indoors are here. Matches started in the 30-75 Indoors at the Lexington Tennis Club today. Susan had a bye in singles and we had a bye […]
Lexington, Kentucky: 30-85 Indoors
Draws are here. I arrived yesterday in Lexington from California…if it’s Wednesday it must be Kentucky? Or at least not the same state as the week before! I haven’t seen […]
Bleakley, Smashey/Thu Win 35s Crowns Sunday in Houston
Draws are here. The final gold balls of the 2023 Clay Court Championships in Houston were awarded on Sunday in Houston. The 35 singles gold went to unseeded Kristen Bleakely, […]
Houston Day 5: Champions Crowned in 75/85 Singles and 65/75/85 Doubles
Draws are here. Friday March 31st, Houston, TX. Today was semifinal day in the women’s 65 singles and the matches were tough as were the conditions, very windy, and shadowy. […]
Preview, USTA Level 1 Women’s Clay, 35-85 & 90, Houston, TX
Draws are here. This is the best women’s age division tournament you will find anywhere. 275 women in the 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 + divisions…275 women players in just eight divisions (this tournament […]
Chandler Wins 60 Singles; Love/Williams and Karwasky/Kirkland-Cochran Take Doubles Crowns at National Women’s Clay
Draws are here. Friday was a looong day on the court for me, on top of a long day Thursday…nearly 12 hours of tennis in two days and..wait for it…it […]
2022 Gold Ball Winners
This list will be updated periodically. Last Update is 1/7/23. (If I have missed any tournaments in 2022, please let me know, and I will add them; otherwise this is […]
Houston Day 5: Sue Kimball Takes 75 Singles Crown; Margaret Canby Wins 90 Singles Title
Houston, TX, March 24, 2022 The draws can be found here. Sue Kimball and Ann Eaton contested the women’s 75 final today and what I saw of it was a […]
Houston Day 1: Rain & Wind Did Not Stop the Senior Women’s Clay Courts!
The draws and results can be found here. Monday March 21, 2022, Houston, Texas, 8:50 PM CDT There was a rainy, then windy, then rainy AND windy start to the […]
2022 USTA Level 1 Mixed Doubles Tournaments
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 […]
Chandler, Smashey, Fales Win Singles at National Women’s 40-89 Clay: Palm Beach Gardens Day 5, The End
Draws are here Fran Chandler won another marathon battle today, this against Vicky Buholz, 57 61 75, rallying from 0-3 down in the third to win the 3-hour match. In […]
National 40-80 Clay: Practice Day
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Draws are here. The women’s tournament season in the USA basically skipped most of the summer for higher level tournaments (only 2 from June-mid-September), but now […]
Houston Day 7: Smashey Wins 35 Singles; Morris/Toney Win 45 Doubles
Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Sunday was the final day of the 2021 Clay Courts in Houston, which was the 50th anniversary […]
Houston Day 6: Julie Thu Blanks Field to Win 45 Clay; Kaysie Smashey/Thu Win 35 Doubles
Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Last night I flew to Florida for the 60 national clay but the Houston tournament is still […]