Finals in Mallorca Tomorrow
Friday October 14, 2022 Draws are here. Live scoring is here. Today I played the singles and doubles semis (with Sabine Schmitz). I played Carmen Chillida-Belzunce from Spain, the 4th […]
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Quarterfinal Success in Mallorca as the Sun Shines
Draws are here. There was one little spot of rain on the radar, right on top of Font de sa Cala around 6am…but that early morning shower gave way to […]
Into the Quarters at Mallorca 1000 65s (Edit #2)
Draws are here. It was a really nice day for tennis in Mallorca, temps in the low 70s, very slight breeze and overcast so no sun to bother anyone (the […]
First Round Success in Mallorca 65s
Draws are here. I played my first round match this morning in Mallorca 65s, against Monika Emmrich of Germany. She had a nice forehand and a 2-handed backhand, and hit […]
Rainout in Mallorca
Thursday October 6, 2022 Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain I warmed up as usual today at 8:25 am, preparing for my 10:30 match. But around 10 it started to […]
Into the Semis in Font de Sa Cala Week 1
Draws are here. I played Laura De Vitttori today, and won 63 64….took 7 set points in the first set (I was up 52 40-0 and 5-3 40-0…finally closed it […]
Font de Sa Cala Tuesday: Practice & Market Day
Draws are here. October 4, 2022, Tuesday Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain Today was a practice day as none of the quarterfinalists were scheduled to play today. I practiced […]
Mallorca Masters 1000: First Round Battle Won
Click here to view draws. Today, Monday, I played my first round match against Chris French, who has been out with a knee injury (ACL) for several years, but is […]
Font de Sa Cala: Mallorca Seniors Open
I am here in Font de sa Cala for two ITF tournaments, the 60s starting tomorrow and the 65s starting October 8th. Both are ITF MT 1000 events. Draws are […]
Mallorca Revisited
I am back in Mallorca for a couple of ITF tournaments after leaving the USA: three days, three flights ago. I stopped over to visit my cousin on Sunday night […]
List of Applicants & Players for the USA 30/35/40/45/55 InternationalTeams Now Posted
Click here to see the list of players who applied for the 30-50 International Tennis Teams for play in Turkey in 2023 Click here to find more information about the […]
Timeline for USTA Masters Tennis 65/70/75/80/85 Team Selection (Mallorca, Spain), Guidelines and Dates
Important Dates: Applications Open: April 3, 2023 Applications Close: May 3, 2023 Results from May 11, 2020-May 10 2023 will be considered Players selected will be posted June 15, 2023 […]
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 […]
Successful Finish in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Thursday I played the singles final against Jutta Labenski, the second seed. She was I think a bit nervous, and I won comfortably. We played on the […]
Into the Final in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Today I practiced as usual with Stephan at 8am. It was so nice, cool, no wind, sunny. Then I returned to my accommodations for interesting things such […]
Bad Breisig Day 1
Draws are here. I played my first match on Tuesday the 9th in Bad Breisig against a Swiss player from Basel, Yvette De Roche. The tournament ran somewhat behind yesterday…temps […]
Goodbye Finland, Hello Germany
Draws from Bad Breisig tournament are here. Sunday I traveled from Finland to Bad Breisig, Germany. It took a while. The Helsinki airport terminal is new since I was 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 […]
Hanko Success
Draws are here. It’s after 11 pm here in Hanko and the music from the party below me is making my room shake! But winter is coming…last few weeks here […]
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). […]
Successful Semifinal Day in Hanko
Draws are here. Today started early with a long warmup as usual with Peter Gard, Rosemary Everett and me. Then I played my second round robin singles match with Heli […]
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 […]
And Let the Play Begin: First Round Success
Draws are here. Here’s the link to photos from this European trip, with the most recent ones first. I played my first round match today against Elina from Finland (a […]
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 […]
Travel Day 1: Adios Mallorca, Buenos Tardes Barcelona
July 30, 2022: Yesterday, Saturday was busy one…I checked out of my airbnb, gassed up the car, trained for 90 minutes at Global Tennis Team, had lunch in the car, […]
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, […]
Binissalem Market Day
Friday July 29, 2022 Most towns in Mallorca of any size have a market day. Binissalem’s market day is Friday, and though not one of the biggest…those are in Inca […]
Training Day
Yesterday, Tuesday was a double training day and by the end I was tired! But it was fun. I hit at 9:30am and 5:30 pm, each time for 90 minutes, […]