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, […]
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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 […]
McColskey, Van Nostrand Win World Singles Titles; USA Shines in Doubles at World Championships
Writing from California, USA The ITF Individual World Championships concluded yesterday in Umag, Croatia. Though there weren’t many Americans in the draws, those that were there came home with many […]
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 […]
USA Wins Inaugural Women’s 85 Cup in Croatia
As told to me by Margaret Canby, W85 Captain: “We have won, today Rose [Austin] and I won the doubles 6-0 6-1. Really played well! Yea USA 85 Women Cup […]
USA Men’s 70s (Jack Crawford) Wins RR Group on Wednesday in Umag
Reporting from California, USA The USA Men’s 70s team beat Ireland 3/0 today, winning their round robin group. They move into the quarterfinals which begin tomorrow. Brent Abel #2 and […]
USA Women’s 85
Reporting from California, USA. The women’s 85 division is new in 2019. Some teams pulled out and only USA and Argentina are in Umag this year. Below is a report […]
USA Wins RR Group in W65, 80, M65,75; First Monday Update; 2nd Monday Update: W75, M80 Win RR Group
Writing from California, USA around 5:15 pm Croatia Time Update 7pm Croatia time: USA Men’s 80 finished a 3/0 win over Sweden; Quall won 10-4 in a match tiebreak and […]
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 […]
Draws for 2019 Super Senior Cups in Umag Now Posted
Please click on the following links below to view the final draws for the 2019 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup, W 65 (USA is in Group A); […]
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 […]
Tennis & Hiking, Fornalutx & Biniaraix, Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain, July 29, 2019 This post was lost in the Ethernet the last month. My last day in Mallorca was a busy one! I hit tennis balls or 90 […]
Singles Done & Won; Mixed Semis and Doubles Await; Biking Around Keszthely
Keszthely, Balaton Lake, Hungary It was an early start today at the Hungarian International Grade A. I had a “not before 9:30” match and warmed up around 8:30 and we […]
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 […]
Train to/for Success in Hungary
Keszthely (pronounced “Kes Kay”) Lake Balaton, Hungary Yesterday was a pretty long and tiring day…travel can be stressful in new places and Hungary is definitely a new country with a […]
Adios Mallorca, Hello Hungary
On an airplane somewhere between Mallorca and Munich…. I had my last training in Mallorca today, then quickly made it to the airport. I checked in and then went to […]
Mallorca Encore: Training and Watching Andy Murray
Mallorca, Spain This trip I am staying in a completely different area from Bunyola, north of Palma in Inca. However, the hotel is in the middle of orchards and very […]
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 👍 Singles 👎; 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 […]