USA 55/60 International Cup Teams Announced
Click here to see the list of players selected to represent the USA in the 2023 ITF Masters 55 & 60 World Team Competition in Portugal. Screenshot below from USTA.com. […]
Tag Archives: Portugal
List of Applicants Posted for 55/60 Teams
List of Applicants Dates: 2023 ITF Masters 55, 60 Team Championships Application, August 13 – 18, 2023 Age Divisions: 55, 60 Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal
Correa (30) & Bratek (45) Win Gold Medals in Portugal at ITF World Individual Masters Championships
Click here to see the list of all medalists. Mariana Correa (USA) paired with Gonzalo Falcao (POR) to win the 30 mixed at the ITF Individual Championships in Portugal last […]
USA Men’s 35 and Women’s 40 Medal in Portugal
Quick post…the USA teams all fell to tough clay courters today in Portugal. The women’s 40s fell to Germany 2/1, dropping the singles points but winning the doubles. They won […]
USA Women’s 40s (Young Cup) Into Final in Portugal
Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40 team swept the singles without losing a set to beat France 2/1 and advance to the final against Germany (who beat Spain 3/0). […]
USA Men’s 35 & Women’s 40 Teams Into the Semis in Portugal at the ITF Tennis Masters World Team Championships.
Draws are here. The USA Women’s 40s team was off today, having received a bye into the semis where they will play #2 seeded France. France beat Argentina 2/1, dropping […]
USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 5/0 on Day 3 of the ITF Masters Tennis World Team Championships
Draws are here. The USA Men’s 35/45 & Women’s 40/45 teams advanced to the medal rounds today in Portugal, going undefeated in their round robin groups. The men’s 35 beat […]
ITF World Tennis Masters Tour: 35/40/45 World Team Championships, Portugal, Day 2: USA Goes 2/0 on Day 2
Draws & Updated rosters are here. On Day 2 of the World Team Championships, only the USA Women’s 35 and Men’s 45 had matches, and both won 3/0, but took […]
USA 35/40/45 Teams Go 4/2 in Day 1 in Portugal
The USA Masters teams in Portugal went 2/1, with wins from the M35, M45, W40 and W45 teams. The W40 blitzed So Africa 3/0 The W45 beat Estonia 2/1. Captain […]
35/40/45 ITF World Tennis Master Tour Team Championships: Portugal: Draws
Italia Cup: Men’s 35: USA is in Group E with Argentina and Finland and is the seed in that group. There are 6 groups. USA team members are Christian Guevara, […]
2023 World Championship Dates (New Dates for 55/60 in Portugal)
Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey: M/W 30/35/40/45/50 Team: Sunday March 19-Friday March 24 Individual: Saturday march 25-Saturday April 1, 2023 Lisbon/Oeiras & Estoril, Portugal: (NOTE NEW DATES): M/W 55/60 Team: August 13-August […]
USA Young Seniors Teams Announced
From USTA.com 2022 Young Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) Location: Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal Team Event: Sunday, July 31 – Friday, August 5, 2022 Individual Event: Saturday, August 6 – […]
ITF World Tennis Master Tour 35/40/45 Team Championships 2022: Portugal!
2022 ITF Master Tennis Tour World Team Championships (35/40/45); Also for individuals only, M/W 30s. Draws for 35/40/45 Team Championships in Portugal (with updated rosters) Location: Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, […]
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 […]
World Championships Day 5: I Played (and Won) a Singles Match
Wednesday August 14 Lisbon, Portugal 9pm update: Diane/Jack Barker upset the top seeds, Mark Pepin/Julie Fiedler in straight sets to advance to the quarters; Vicki Buholz won her mixed; Danny […]
World Championships Day 4: Played a Match!
Lisbon, Portugal It’s Tuesday in Lisbon; the Individual World Championships began Saturday and due to byes and a default today was the first day I played a match of any […]
Individual World Championships Lisbon, Day 3: Waiting to Play
Lisbon, Portugal Today I was scheduled to play at the Club Internacional de Foot-Ball not before 4pm. Susan was scheduled there not before noon while Jenny Cerff had a 10:30 […]
USA Wins Alice Marble, Von Cramm and Maria Bueno Cups in Lisbon; Finishes Fourth in Maureen Connolly
Lisbon, Portugal, Friday Aug 9th The USA three of six cups at the 2019 ITF Seniors World Team Championships in Portugal, and none of the victories were easy today, with […]
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 […]
Alice Marble Cup Team Defeats Brazil; USA M60 Advance on Sunday in Portugal; USA Goes 6/0 on Day 1
Lisbon, Portugal Today was the start of the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. We played Brazil today, starting at 9:30. I played #2 singles and won 60 60; Diane played […]
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) […]
Photos from Lisbon
I will be posting photos from Lisbon and the Team Championships here.
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 […]
The Team is Coming Together in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal Today, Thursday, all of the USA Marble Cup team members have arrived in Lisbon. Susan, Jenny and I met Diane and Jack Barker at the CDN Jamor (National […]
Let the Practice Begin, Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal The ITF Seniors World Team Championships begins on Sunday morning. Yesterday I met Jenny Cerff from So Africa and Susan Wright, one of my Alice Marble Cup teammates, […]