2022 ITF SENIORS(50/55/60)World Team and Individual Championship Information
Last updated 5/7/22 Photos Draws for Individuals Draws for team events Day 6: USA M 55/60 & W50 Strike Gold, W 60 Take Silver Day 5: USA M/W 60, M55, […]
Tag Archives: Seniors
Palm Beach Gardens Day 3: 77 Degrees, Humidity and Long Matches
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 1/27/22 Draws are here It was a long day today on court Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens. I warmed up with Susan Wright at 8am, played […]
Beating the Rain in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HkeNaT6cGb7NiwUH7 Jan 16, 2022, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Wednesday) My first match of 2022 was scheduled for today at 10am. Susan Wright and I […]
Seniors (50/55/60) World Championships Fact Sheets Posted : Boca Raton & Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Seniors World TEAM Championships Fact Sheet Seniors World INDIVIDUAL Championships Fact Sheet Dates TEAM Championships: May 1-6, 2022 INDIVIDUAL Championships: May 7-14 Entry deadline for Individuals: May 2, 2022 Jan […]
Date Change for Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston, TX
NEW DATES: September 20-26, 2021 for the Women’s 35-90 Clay Courts at the Houston Racquet Club Sue Bramlette TD off the Houston Women’s Clay Court Championships reported today that the […]
2020 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships are Postponed to 2021
From the ITF website: https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/2020-itf-seniors-world-championships-dates-locations-information/ 2020 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships *POSTPONED* Updated April 23, 2020: Postponed till 2021, dates TBA Location Team Championships: Boca Raton, Florida, […]
USTA Senior Teams (2020, Florida) Announced (World now postponed to 2021)
From USTA.com: (note that Robin Harris has replaced Diane Barker on the Women’s 60s team; Barker is injured.) From itftennis.com: 2020 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships Location […]
Doubles Champions; Singles Final Saturday
Bordeaux, France It was another lovely day in Bordeaux. Sue Bartlett and I were rescheduled to the 6th match after 8:30 (not before 2pm)…we got on around 5pm. We played […]
NEW: USTA NATIONAL Category III Indoor Championships JULY 4 – 7 2019 DENVER, CO Men’s 50, 55, 60 Singles and Doubles Women’s 40, 50, 60 Singles and Doubles Mixed 40, 50, 60 Doubles
June 24th is the deadline for this new Indoor Cat III which will feature some fast 4 and match tiebreak formats. It will take place in July in Denver.
Dates, Locations of 2020 World Championships
2020 World Championships The ITF Seniors Committee are very pleased to communicate the following dates and venues for the 2020 World Team & Individual Championships. 2020 Young-Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) […]
Les Grandes Dames Palm Beach Gardens Cat II/ITF Grade I Finished with a Blast of Air
Fort Lauderdale, FL I’ll start today’s blog by wishing my dad a happy 94th birthday. He’s a tennis player and when I called to wish him a happy birthday he […]
Kraujina, Klitch, Novack, Weber Win Singles Titles Saturday
Kristin Kraujina of Florida won the 30 singles on a sunny, breezy Saturday. Kraujina lives in a town called Sunny Isles Beach, which sounds awfully pleasant! She won the four […]
USA Women’s 50 Advance to Final; USA Women’s 55, Men’s 55 Fall in Semis
The USA Women’s 50 had a terrific win versus France today. Jenny Klitch got the team off to a positive start with a 75 60 win at #2 singles (against […]
Practice Day & Hunting for Ice
I practiced today again with Nora Blom and Annelies Simons from Netherlands. We had a chance to practice with the Prince balls they use here (not for sale in the […]
Düsseldorf Shopping Expedition
Today Jenny Cerff and I had a plan (well I had a plan) to go to Düsseldorf, walk the full length of the Konigsallee and then go to the Rhine […]
Donner und Blitzen & Rain in Essen; Successful Semifinal Day
Thursday began with Thunder (donner) and lightning (blitzen) followed by scattered showers The courts got wet at the club but many people worked hard to dry them off, mostly by […]
Mittwoch Victory in Essen
Today, Wednesday (Mittwoch in German), I played my quarterfinal match against Sabine Robertz, a German player who lives about an hour from the tournament site. She is a quick, steady […]
The German Open, Last Practice
After a day off , Jenny Cerff and I hit the practice court today for a final tune-up before the tournament. We had a solid practice. It was another warm […]
Sundaze or The Calm Before the Tournament
It was a mellow sunny Sunday in Essen today. The calm before the tournament.
Germany: Practicing on the Red Clay
Jenny Cerff and I had a good practice this morning at the ETUF club. The weather has been quite nice, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the […]
Mont Tremblant, Canada, ITF Regional
Tuesday was a travel day, Toronto to Montreal by air then Montreal to Mont Tremblant by car. I landed midday so the traffic wasn’t bad leaving Montreal. Mont Tremblant is […]
Nideffer, Wright, Carter Claim Hard Court Singles Crowns in La Jolla
“May Gray” is a think in coastal California…when the fog off the ocean hangs onshore and it’s cool and misty (while being a toasty 100+ in the Desert). Today was […]
Finals Set for Women’s 50/60/70 Singles & Doubles
It was another gorgeous La Jolla day full of lots of great tennis from 8am to after 8pm. The finals are now set for most of the women’s divisions. In […]
National Hard Courts Day 3: Long Matches, Great Tennis
Wednesday May 9, 2018 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA The National Women’s Hard Courts continued on Wednesday, which was quarterfinal day for the women’s 50 & […]
National Women’s Hard Court Nationals, La Jolla: Day 1
The USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts are underway at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. For the first time, this tournament’s matches played on Court 1 will be […]
Klitch, Rice, Barker, Hahn Claim National Singles Titles Saturday in Naples
There were four singles finals on Saturday (Roz King claimed the 80s title on Friday). One match stood out though, which was the nearly two and a half hour battle […]
King Crowned 80s Champ; Nichols/Wright Win 60 Doubles in Naples
Roz King is peaking at age 80. The San Diegan easily beat a former nemesis, and good friend, Dori DeVries to win the 80 national clay courts and then teamed […]
Naples Day 1: HOT!
I know those of you reading this from northern climes may not sympathize, but heat that sent at least one player to the hospital is nothing to take lightly. Carol […]
Alligator Alley…but no Alligators
Susan Wright and I left Fort Lauderdale today for Naples via I 75, aka “Alligator Alley”. We went a little south then straight west across the Everglades. We made one […]
One Day Closer
Today, Saturday started off…rather wet. Not the weather…both of my bathrooms decided to leak, the guest bathroom into my neighbor two stories below and the master bathroom into my living […]