USA Beats Netherlands to Win Althea Gibson Cup
Saturday began with wet courts but quickly turned sunny. The USA Women’s 70 team finished the tie with Netherlands on Center Court. The USA led 64 3*4. Netherlands promptly broke […]
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USA Teams In Medal Contention in All Women’s Cups, Men’s 65, 80, 85
The USA continued its success at the USTA National Campus Wednesday, winning matches in all four women’s divisions, 65, 70, 75 & 80. The USA men won in the men’s […]
USA Advances to Medal Rounds in Eight of Nine Cups in Florida
USA Teams took the “super” part of Super Senior World Team Championships seriously…they played super at the USTA National campus this week. All but the men’s 75 advanced to the […]
Photos From Super Seniors World Team Championships 2017
Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MAwTCNzsKS33A1SZ2 Photos will be added daily to this album.
USA Remains Undefeated after Two Days of Play
The USA won 3/0 in the Bitsy Grant Cup (men’s 75) over Argentina and also won 3/0 against Argentina in the Althea Gibson Cup (women’s 70). It was […]
USA Althea Gibson Cup Team Upsets Top Seeded Great Britain on Day 1 of ITF Super Senior World Team Championships
The USA Women’s 70 team, led by captain Brenda Carter, upset top seeded and defending champions Great Britain on a steamy hot Day 1 of the 2017 ITF Super Senior […]
Results from Lake Nona, USTA National Campus, ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships
Please click on the links below to view the latest results for the 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup (W70) Queens Cup (W75) […]
2017 ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships, Orlando are Open!
Captains’ Meetings: Check; Opening Ceremony: Check; Official Dinner: Check; the 2017 ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships are now open and ready for play. What’s new: an as of yet […]
Young Seniors Application Form Now Posted; Deadline to Apply for 2018 Team is November 1, 2017
The application form for the 2018 USTA Young Seniors Teams is open now till November 1, 2018.
ITF Seniors Updated Hotel Information
Dear Seniors Tennis Administrator, I am pleased to inform that the Four Points by Sheraton and Holiday Inn have been confirmed as replacements for the Deauville as the official hotels […]
Argentina, Miami*, Croatia Selected for 2018 World Championships
Young Seniors Mendoza, Argentina 1-6 April 2018 7-14 April 2018 Seniors* Miami, USA October/November Super Seniors Umag, Croatia 16-21 September 2018 22-29 September 2018 *The 2018 Seniors World Team and […]
Chihuly Glass & Space Needle…Touring Seattle
Today, Saturday, was my last day in Seattle. My doubles partner, Susan Wright, her dad Enver Mehmedbasich and I decided to see the iconic Space Needle and the Chihuly Glass […]
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
Gold!
Today, Saturday, Susan Wright and I played for the gold balls in Seattle against Andrea Barnes and Leslie Murveit and won 63 63 in a very fun match with lots […]
Susan Wright Reaches Three Finals in Seattle
Susan Wright is a triple threat in Seattle. Today she beat Leslie Murveit 60 64 in a good match. Leslie had game points in four of the six games she […]
Successful Start in Seattle
Today, Wednesday, I finally played a match. Susan Wright and I played Janice Hostetler and Bonnie Paasche from Washington state. We won 62 60. There was one point that was […]
How to Enter the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships
Here is a link to the Step by Step Instructions by the ITF: Entry Details – Step by Step guide. Note that once you enter you still have to PAY […]
The Calm Before the Tournament
Today I hit with Diane Barker in the morning, worked out, etc. then walked back to my lodging. Susan played her first match and won easily. After lunch we walked […]
Practicing, Eclipse! & Site Seeing in Seattle
Today was a long and very nice day in Seattle. The weather was gorgeous from sunrise to sunset and we were busy practicing, viewing the eclipse and then taking a […]
Practicing & Touring Seattle
Today, Sunday, I walked to the club, a nice walk of less than 15 minutes and met up with my doubles partner Susan Wright. We warmed up a bit, then […]
Seattle, Washington
Hello from Seattle, Washington. I am here to play in the 60 national indoors at the Seattle tennis club. The club is right on Lake Washington and is beautiful. It […]
Venues Announced for Men’s 50, 55, 60, Women’s 50, 55, 60 for Miami ITF World Senior Championships
Clay Courts (W50) – Maria Esther Bueno Cup – North Shore, Miami Beach (W60) – Alice Marble Cup – Crandon Park Tennis /Golf Club, Key Biscayne (M60) – Von Cramm […]
Successful Saturday in Bordeaux
Saturday I played the 60 final in Bordeaux against Hildegarde Bruggaber from Austria. We played in the semis in Austria last month, so I knew her game pretty well. It […]
Playing into the Night Again!
It was a beautiful day in Bordeaux. We took the bus to the club midday and began a day of waiting to play. I was a “2nd match after a […]
Bordeaux Was Sizzling Today!
Today I played my first round match and our apartment adventures continued. My match was not before 5pm, but due to temps in the high 90s my 5pm match was […]
Bordeaux: Hot, Dusty Daytime Practicing on the Red Clay
Today Erin Boynton and I had our first practice in Bordeaux, though it was not easy! First we (and by “we” I mean “I” since Erin would sensibly have been […]
Barcelona Champion: Tennis All Night
Yesterday I won the 60 singles in Barcelona, beating the British Clay Court champion, Kim Reed, 62 61 in the final. I played very consistently, but the match was closer […]
Success in the Semis in Barcelona
Today was much like yesterday; Erin Boynton and I practiced in the afternoon after a late breakfast, then got ready for our evening matches. We played at 6pm singles and […]
Barcelona: Tennis Under the Lights
I played my first round match last night at dusk. I was scheduled for 7:30 and got on closer to 8pm. I was fortunately following King Van Nostrand, who wrapped […]
Sightseeing by Day, Tennis at Night in Barcelona
This week I’m playing a Grade A tournament in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament is quite unusual in that play only begins at 6pm each night and the last matches are […]
