Nichols/Wright: Singles & Doubles Champions in Lima

Draws are here. Susan played yesterday afternoon against Anita Valdez 0,1 in a rain delayed match (from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm). Steven Dance won the 70s singles yesterday, which […]

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Lima Day 3: A Visit to Plaza de Armas

Draws are here. Day 3, Wednesday June 18 in Lima The morning was Groundhog Day 3: 7am practice, Susan with Tim and Steve Dance and I practiced…We had only reserved […]

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Lima, Peru, Day 1: Ceviche!

Draws are here. I arrived last night in Lima, Peru, having flown from Montreal, Canada, to Lima, via Panama City, on Copa Airlines (nice planes, bad food even for airline […]

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Red Clay Love

It was another misty morning in Lima. In fact, everything was soaking when I arrived at 8 AM for warm-up. It was a little drier by nine though. I played […]

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The Gold Museum (Museo Oro del Peru) & Shopping: Last Day in Peru

This morning Toni & Michael Novack and I went to the Gold Museum. We passed a lot of police on the way..Michael talked to the driver learned that there are […]

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Singles/Doubles Champion in Lima

Draws are here. The synopsis: I won the 65 singles and doubles (with Anna Elmore, a club member) in Peru; Toni Novack avenged her loss to Leyla Musalem from Chile […]

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Sightseeing and Dining in Lima

Wednesday night I joined Toni & Michael Novack, who were going to dine overlooking a surfing beach at Cala. Tomas Blanno from Atlanta joined us…he was outside trying to meet […]

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Into Singles Final in Lima

Draws are here. First post is about tournament which is my ostensible reason to be here. (Next one is about sightseeing etc). Thursday: I played my first match yesterday. Luisa […]

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Lima Wednesday (Day 4 & 5): Practicing, Scouting, Observing

Draws are here Yesterday was pretty busy after a late start. I met up with Luisa Gouveia about 11:15 and we walked to the Park for hard court practice. Along […]

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Practicing and Shopping in Lima: Day 2

Draws are here. Today Toni and I practiced at 10am for an hour, then were bumped…the courts were jammed most of the rest of the day. There are 680 entries […]

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Practicing in Lima, Grocery Store Visit: First Day

Today was a practice/getting oriented day in Lima. I met up at 11 with Toni Novack from Florida who is playing in the 75s (and tearing it up). She’s staying […]

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Lima!

Yesterday was a long travel day to Lima, Peru for a tournament. I drove to two hours to the airport where I met a friend who will take care of […]

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