European Singles Champion; Auf Wiedersehen Austria
June 14, 2019, Poertschach am Worthersee, Austria I played and won the 60 singles here over Karien Theeuwes of the Netherlands 61, 60. My dropshots worked well when Karien wasn’t […]
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Sunny Morning, Donner & Blitzen Afternoon
Today was a tale of two different weather patterns: in the morning and early afternoon it was quite warm and muggy, but by mid afternoon it was cloudy and thunder […]
Practice Day in Warm and Sunny Austria
While it’s raining in England….it was warm (upper 80s) and sunny on the “Austrian Riviera”, and it’s supposed to hit 90 by Friday. I had a hit set up today […]
Werzer Cup Final Matches; European Regional Championships Draws
Rafa, 12 French Opens; Dominic Thiem…fought so hard. I enjoyed listening the to the French Open final on Radio Roland Garros (Via Tuned In’s ATP Radio station, it’s great), while […]
Werzer Cup Singles Champion
I didn’t get to catch much of the French Open today because I had three matches…but did catch Thiem’s third (and final) match point and the first five games of […]
King Van Nostrand Sweeps 85s; San Diegans Win 75 Doubles
While in a rain delay during Thiem/Novack (and the Barty/Anisimova semi was…streaky). I won my singles semis against Gundi Wieland from Germany. She beat the #3 seed yesterday; I won […]
Let the Tournament Begin
So the French Open ended early on a delayed quarterfinal day…so I’m writing without that distraction! Who will reach the final: Konta vs Vondrousova; Anisimova vs Barty; Fed vs Rafa; […]
Last Practice Day
While NOT watching the French Open…. Poertschach am Worthersee, Austria Unlike Paris, where it rained all day, it was a warm, sunny day in Poertschach, and even a bit humid. […]
Biking Around
Poertschach am Worthersee, Austria While watching Wawrinka play another classic, this time against Federer….well, now in a rain delay at 3-3 in the fourth. Today was another warm and sunny […]
All American Final in Poertschach
It was a beautiful day In Poertschach, Austria today. The lake sparkled and it was sunny and 80ish, i.e. warm. I played Hildegarde Bruggraeber from Austria and won 60 61, […]
Beating the Rain in Poertschach
The tournament began in earnest for me today, as I had both singles and doubles matches. My match scheduled for noon actually started about 1pm as there were a lot […]
Roz King, John Powless and Jane Lutz Win Singles Titles in Villach; Karwasky Into Singles Final in Klagenfurt
Roz King won her first ITF Singles World Championship in the 75s, and will go for the gold in doubles later today with Ria Graham. She beat world #1 Elisabeth […]
Roz King into Singles Final in Villach; Van Nostrand, Powless, McCabe, Ginnard, Karwasky, HIllebrand, Fales, Drilling Reach Semis
Roz King upset #2 seed and defending champion Inge Weber today in Villach, Austria, putting her into the final against Germany’s’ Elisabeth Von Boemmel, her conqueror in the team event […]
Americans Find Success in Individual World Championships: Wednesday Midday
A number of American Super Seniors are continuing to do well this week in the ITF Individual World Championships in Villach, Poertschach and Klagenfurt. Women: In the 60s, Mary Ginnard […]
Blogging from Villach Warmbad: Queens, Doris Hart and Gardnar Mulloy Cups; World Championships in Villach, Poertschach and Klagenfurt
Link to World Individual Championships For links to all Cup draws go to carolynnichols.wordpress.com. Munich and Arrival in Villach Villach Saturday: Getting Ready USA Seeded #1 in Seven Cups and […]