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, […]
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National Clay Courts Day 6: Thu, Buholz & Wright Win Titles in Houston…no Fooling
Draws are here. Today, Saturday April 1st was a warm and humid day in Houston with only a light breeze, pretty good for tennis. Sue Bramlette was the TD for […]
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. […]
Action Packed Day 4 of the USTA Level 1 National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston: Into Doubles Final & Singles Semis
Draws are here. Thursday was a really busy day at the National Clays in Houston as all age divisions were in action from the 35s to the 85s. It was […]
Rainy Wednesday in Houston at National Clay Courts; Into Singles Quarters and Doubles Semis
Draws are here. There was a 15% chance of rain in Houston today…unfortunately this was one of those days when it did rain despite the odds and play was delayed […]
National Women’s Clay Courts Tuesday, Day 2: Lots of Matches & NWTO Meeting
Draws are here. I played my first matches today in Houston at the National Clays. I played Gloria Stevens from the Austin, TX area and won in straight sets as […]
Let the Play Begin: Monday in Houston at the National Clay Courts
Draws are here. Play began in the 55/65/75 divisions at the National Clay Courts in Houston. The 85s begin tomorrow, the 45s on Wednesday. No seeds were in action in […]
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 […]
Into the Semis at 60 Clay: Day 3 at the USTA Level 1 Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)
Draws are here. On yet another boringly warm and sunny Florida winter day (88 degrees, no clouds, mild breeze), play continued in Palm Beach Gardens with main draw quarters and […]
National Women’s 40-80 Clay Day 2: Into the Quarters
Draws are here. On another sunny, hot day in Palm Beach Gardens round of 16 and quarterfinal action took place. The seeders overall have to be commended as there were […]
USTA Level 1 Clay: Women’s 40-80, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Draws are here. The ITF MT 1000/USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournament began today in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It hit 90 today […]
Cooper Cup Day 3: Marathon Matches
Draws are here. Today was semifinal day in the 55 & 65s and finals day for the 75s. It was a warm…hot nearly…breezy day in Fort Lauderdale. I played Susan […]
Cooper Cup Day 2: Successful Quarters; Upsets Galore in 75s
Click here to view draws and results. Fort Lauderdale, FL Thursday Feb. 9, 2023 The quarters in the 65s and 55s were played today and the semis of the 75s; […]
Fort Lauderdale Level 2 (Cooper Cup)/ITF MT 700
Click here to view draws Wednesday February 8, 2023 The Cooper Cup (formerly Jabbour, Tully, Checket etc Cup) started today at the Lauderdale Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale. The weather […]
Barker Wins 60 Singles in Thrilling Final; Dickenson Wins 80s; Palm Beach Gardens Level 2 Wrap
Draws and Results are here. Diane Barker won the 60s singles over Erin Boynton of Canada yesterday, winning 63 76 (3). What the score does not show though is that […]
Doubles Champions; Beaten by Barker in Singles
Draws are here. It was a breezy cool day in Palm Beach Gardens, temps in the 60s with moderate winds. All the Floridians were chilly and sporting long pants, jackets […]
Palm Beach Gardens Level 2 Thursday: Successful Singles & Doubles
Draws are here. Note: 70 doubles final is Friday..won by Lil PeltzPetow and Jan Cochran. Singles went well today for most of the seeds. I played Susan Boyer, who is […]
Successful Start in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Today was off to a bit of a soggy start since it rained overnight in Palm Beach Gardens. Fortunately, the courts at Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center […]
Women’s Intersectional Team Competition, Plantation, Florida
Here is a link to the results to date. Looks like it was a washout today, Wednesday due to bad weather. I looked at the SoCal results and SoCal 55/65/75 […]
Sunshine & Tennis
Draws are here. Photos are here. The good news Saturday was that the sun made a determined appearance in Mont Tremblant, and LOTS of tennis was played, albeit in the […]
Return of the Rain & A Trip up the Mountain: Mont Tremblant Friday
Draws are here. Photos are here. Surprise, surprise, it rained in Mont Tremblant today! Eventually it led to a complete cancellation of play today. As a result, tomorrow there are […]
Mont Tremblant Champion as the Rain Stays Away
Draws are here. Photos are here. A weather forecaster is somewhat like a good baseball hitter…hitting .333 or forecasting correctly 50% of the time will let the hitter/forecaster keep one’s […]
The Sun Makes a Cameo Appearance in Mont Tremblant
Draws are here. Photos are here. I actually hit tennis balls today…not as much as I’d have liked, but that wasn’t the weather’s fault, but rather because I received a […]
Mont Tremblant!
The draws are here. Photos are here. Yesterday was a travel day and a pretty long one considering I was only about a six hour drive from Montreal to begin […]
Toronto!
I flew to Toronto yesterday. The checkin in San Diego for me was quick and smooth, though the people in front of me seemed to have issues. One must be […]
Women’s Intersectional Team Championships
This information is from the USTA play tennis link overview. The link can be found here. The 2022 Women’s Intersectional Team Championships will take place November 7-13 in Plantation Florida. […]
Jenny Klitch Wins Second Straight World Championship; Michelle Oldham, Lisa Prechtel, Oren Motevassel and Gabriel Keymer Win Singles Titles in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. On a hot, steamy Saturday, top seeded Jenny Klitch faced off on center court at the BallenIsles Country Club against Simona Isidori of Italy, the 4th seed. […]
Seniors Individual World Championships Tuesday: Singles/Doubles Wins
Draws are here. Today, Tuesday the women’s 60s continued play at PGA National Resort. It turns out that Tuesday was the last day of play at PGA at least for […]
ITF Seniors World Championships: Successful Monday Start
This week I am playing in the 60s at the ITF Seniors (50/55/60) World Championships in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (Last week was Super Seniors, 65-90+). The 60s are being […]