Bordeaux Was Sizzling Today!
Today I played my first round match and our apartment adventures continued. My match was not before 5pm, but due to temps in the high 90s my 5pm match was […]
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Bordeaux: Hot, Dusty Daytime Practicing on the Red Clay
Today Erin Boynton and I had our first practice in Bordeaux, though it was not easy! First we (and by “we” I mean “I” since Erin would sensibly have been […]
Successful Start in Austria
I played my first round today against Cornelia Diem from Austria, a very nice lady. She moved well and got a lot of balls back and she’s a lefty which […]
Baden Baden Champion
Today, Friday, was finals day in Baden Baden for several divisions. Our final pitted World #1 Lyn Mortimer from Australia against World #2 (me) from USA. We were scheduled for […]
First Round Test Passed in Baden Baden
Today, Wednesday, I played my first round match in Baden Baden. I warmed up well with Carole DeBruin again. We got to the courts at 10 just as it started […]
Practicing in the Rain…Again!
If you like three seasons in a day then you would have loved Baden Baden today. There was sun, there was rain, there was wind and then it repeated (with […]
Practicing in the Rain
Rain is a pain when you are trying to play tennis, but I guess that’s why it’s so pretty and green here in Germany. I did get in a hit […]
Into the Semis in La Manga; Rain in Spain is Likely Thursday
Jenny and I both reached the singles semis. Jenny allowed the #3 seed only one game in “upsetting” her 60 61. I won 60 60 against an unseeded Russian player. […]
Successful First Day at La Manga Seniors
Monday was a nice day in La Manga, cool but not wet, not windy. However, it did rain really hard Sunday starting just before 11:30 (Jenny Klitch and I were […]
Doubles Champions & Into Singles Final in Barcelona
Kerry Ballard and I are the 2016 W60 doubles champions in Barcelona, and we never had to take the court for a match! To recap: We entered 60 doubles We […]
USA Young Senior Cups Wrap: USA Finishes Out of Medals
The USA Young Seniors (35, 40 and 45+) fought very had but finished out of the medals (1st-3rd) in all six cups for the first time. For all results and […]
Young Seniors (35, 40 & 45 age divisions) International Team Competition: USA Teams and Results
Age Division Women’s Cup Name Draws Men’s Cup Name Draws 35 Suzanne Lenglen All Draws USA is in RR Group D Italia All Draws USA is in RR Group A […]
USA Final Wrap and Medal Photos
After a long week on the court, the final results. For results from the entire week and photos: https://seniortennisblog.com/itf-world-championships-young-seniors-seniors-super-seniors-2013-to-present/usa-young-seniors-world-championships/ Italia Cup, men’s 35s: They were seeded 5th and finished 7th. […]
Saturday Morning: USA Wins Bronze in Young Cup!
The USA Young Cup team rebounded from its loss to France yesterday by beating Great Britain for the bronze in the Young Cup. Simona Bruetting and Debbie Spence-Nasim both won […]
USA Young Cup Team Falls to France & Plays for Bronze Saturday; Court Cup Finishes Fourth
The only USA team in medal contention in the Young Seniors had a really tough match with France today. Simona Bruetting lost at #2 singles in straight sets but Debbie […]
Thursday: USA Wins in Lenglen & Court Cups; Italy vs USA in Trabert Cup
Thursday was an off day for the USA Dubler (men’s 45), Italia (men’s 35) and Young (Women’s 40) Cups. The USA Lenglen Cup won both singles matches against Argentina. They […]
Wedneday Morning Update: USA Young Cup Team Wins
The bright spot of the day was the decisive win by the #4 seeded USA Young Cup team over #5 Canada today behind the singles play of Simona Bruetting and […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday, Day 2 in Turkey
The USA won 3/0 in the Lenglen Cup today behind the singles play of Meredith Walton and Katerina Stanford (at #2); Gee Gee Garviin/Amanda Parson Siegel won the doubles. They […]
USA Wins in Five of Six Cups Monday
USA Young Seniors teams won in all women’s ties today and USA also advanced in the men’s 35s and 45s. The Margaret Court Cup posted an impressive win over hosts […]
Young Seniors Draws, USA Teams
Young Seniors Draws Including Group Allocation for USA Cup Teams Dates: Team: March 15-21; Individuals: March 22-29, 2015 Draws Posted For Each Cup Below Women’s Cups USA Group & Notes […]
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 […]
