Santiago Champion
Santiago, Chile The final day was a big letdown. I got to the club early for my 10:30 match (8:30) to warm up because there was only one warm up […]
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Last Practice Day, Santiago
Santiago, Chile Today was a pretty mellow day. I practiced with Andrew M and Marc P in the morning, ran a few errands…got a little currency, hit the Unimarc supermarket, […]
Santiago Tennis: Into the Final
Santiago, Chile It was another beautiful day in Santiago, perfect for playing tennis. I played Graciela Donoso early and won 60 62. Afterwards I watched some tennis and warmed up […]
Wednesday: Singles & Laundry Successes
Santiago, Chile Today I played my first match, against Austria’s Shirley Friedl. She is a nice lefty player, but I played pretty well and the altitude helped my high balls […]
Santiago Tuesday: Last Practice Day
Santiago, Chile What a match between Thiem and Djokovic! Incredible offense and defense. Pleasure to watch both players compete (thanks to atptennistv app…worth it). Onto info from Chile. I scouted […]
Practice Day 3, Monday, Santiago
Santiago, Chile The tournament started today in Santiago, but the women don’t begin play till tomorrow. I play I presume on Wednesday. There are three players in my round robin […]
Practice Day 2, Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile It was another warm (90ish) late spring day in Santiago. I practiced twice today, with a pro at the club and then with a Canadian I ran into. […]
First Practice in Santiago
Santiago, Chile The tournament I am playing next week is called the Alfredo Trullenque, an ITF Grade A. It’s been going on for a long time. It’s being played at […]
Santiago, Chile (Las Condes)
Santiago, Chile I’m on the bottom half of the world now, in the Las Condes part of Santiago. The flight from Houston was delayed…not because the plane was late (it […]
Young Seniors Individual Round Up: Marvin Colley & Anda Perianu Reach Singles Finals
Writing from California, USA The Young Seniors Individual World Championships finished November 2nd in Miami Beach, Florida. Photos below courtesy of cameraworksusa (Susan and Fred Mullane). Anda Perianu, silver and […]
France is on a Roll in Miami Beach; USA Falls to France in W40 & 45 on Thursday
Writing from California, USA France has taken out most of the USA teams in the past two days. Today France beat USA in the women’s 40s, winning both singles matches […]
USA W 40 & 45 Reach Semis in Miami Beach; M35, 40, W 35 Fall in Quarters
Writing today from California, USA; Oct. 23, 2019 The USA W45 team (Margaret Court Cup) were in action on Wednesday at the North Miami Beach Tennis Center. After having two […]
USA Win Five of Six Matches on Day 1 of Young Seniors World Team Championships
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The ITF Young Seniors (ages 35, 40 and 45 and over) World Team Championships began today in Miami Beach at the Flamingo Tennis Center and North […]
USA Wins W65, 70, 85, M 75/85 Friday in Umag; W75 & 80 Finish Second; M65,70, & 80 Place Third
Writing from California, USA The USA has won five gold medals in Umag so far by Friday, two silver and three bronze. What a fantastic effort by our “super” Super […]
USA Men’s 75 Advance to Final in Umag; Men’s 70 Fall to Denmark; Women’s 80 Fall to Argentina; Men’s 65 Down 0-1 and Men’s 80 Up 1/0
Reporting from California, USA I will update the results of the Men’s 65 & 80 later today. Update, 10 pm CET: USA lost 2/1 to Chile in the M80 and […]
Women’s 70, Althea Gibson Team Reaches Final in Umag
Benda Carter reports from Umag: Judy, Liane, Toni and I are very happy! We played Australia (#3 seed) today and were thrilled to come away with the victory. The script […]
USA W70 Squeak Out a Win in Umag
California, USA, Reported by Benda Carter, Captain of the USA team. As expected, the USA Women’s 70 team had a tough battle against Germany today. There are 13 countries vying […]
USA Super Senior Teams Go 9/9 on Day 1 in Umag
California, USA, Reporting from Afar The opening ceremonies of the ITF Super Senior World Team Championships (ISSWTC) in Umag took place yesterday, as well as the captains’ meetings, during which […]
Hungarian Triple
On a train near Lake Balaton, Hungary Janos Latura and I won the mixed doubles in Hungary today over Eva Bogar Szabo and Peter Sakovics from Hungary 64 31 retired. […]
Hungarian Doubles Champion; Mixed Final Friday: New Balls Please
Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary I played the mixed doubles semis and our first and last women’s doubles match today. Our mixed was scheduled yesterday for “not before 2 pm” but […]
Windy & Cool Tuesday in Keszthely
Keszthely, Balaton Region, Hungary Today was very cool and windy, quite a change from the mid 90s on Sunday! There are two venues here, the Fonix venue and the Ady […]
World Championships: The End; Barker Wins EIGHTH! Singles Title & Wright Wins 7th Doubles Title in Portugal
Somewhere between Lisbon & Barcelona Saturday August 17, 2019 The World Championships ended in Portugal today. They were a great success. This is a partial overview of the final day; […]
World Championships Day 7: Doubles đź‘Ť Singles đź‘Ž; Wright, Harris Into Two Finals Saturday
Friday Night Aug. 16 Lisbon, Portugal Writing about losses is not particularly fun. But I can do it as long after my match as I wish (or not at all), […]
World Championships Day 6: Americans Dominate Women’s 60s on a Sunny WINDY Day in Portugal
Thursday August 15, 2019 Lisbon, Portugal Today I played two matches in one day, doubling the amount of matches I’ve played in the tournament to date. I warmed up again […]
USA Into Final in Men’s and Women’s 60s; Women’s 55 Fall to Netherlands; Women’s 50s Win a Late Match
Lisbon, Portugal The USA women’s 60 team (Alice Marble) had the most straightforward match of the day, winning 3/0 against Great Britain to advance to the final. I played singles […]
Draws Now Available for ITF Seniors Individual World Championships
The draws for the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships are now available. Click here to view. The women’s 60 singles draw features three of the USA Women’s 60 team as […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal All the USA teams won today 3/0 to advance to the knockout portion of the draw. We beat Spain. I played #2 singles and won 64 61 against […]
Fishy Business in Portugal on an Off Day for USA Teams
Lisbon, Portugal Luisa Gouveia told me a few weeks ago that seafood was the specialty of Portugal. So far we’ve tried salmon, squid and a white fish. Today we were […]
Draws For Seniors Cups
Please click on the following links to view all Draws and Final Results: 2019 ITF Seniors Teams Fred Perry Cup (M50) 2019 ITF Seniors Teams Maria Esther Bueno Cup (W50) […]
Team Practice, Sim Cards and Pasteis de Nata
Lisbon, Portugal Today we had our first complete team practice, as Robin arrived too late yesterday to practice. We played some singles and doubles and stayed from about 10-1. The […]