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 […]
Tag Archives: Seniors
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 […]
2018 USA Senior (M/W 50/55/60) International Tennis Teams Announced
More information can be found here. I will update that page with fact sheets, photos and links to draws as they become available. Updates to team members, if any will […]
USTA Seniors Selection Timeline: Applications Are Now Closed
Seniors will play in Ulm/Neu-Ulm Germany in August. Applications are closed, list of applicants is now posted. Teams will be announced on or before April 1, 2018.
2018 National Schedule Now Posting on Carolynnichols.com
2018 Schedule with links has started posting on carolynnichols.com Click here to see schedule. This will be updated periodically. The date of the last update will appear on the site. […]
Mike Fedderly and Diane Barker Win World Singles Titles in Miami; Ross Persons, Susan Wright Win Doubles Gold
The ITF Seniors World Championships concluded today in Miami with some great matches. Susan Wright and Diane Barker cruised to their anticipated final in the women’s 60s. They both dropped […]
Stage Set for Finals in Miami at ITF Seniors World Championships
After six days of hard play in the Miami heat, the finals are (mostly) set in Miami. Americans have done well overall and are in a lot of finals. The […]
USA Wins Men’s 55, Women’s 60s in Miami
The USA women’s 60 team cruised past Great Britain to win the Alice Marble Cup. Diane Barker lost 2 games, Susan Wright 8, in 4 matches over 6 days. Germany […]
USA Advances to Final in Maria Bueno Cup (W50); Austria (M55) Tied 1/1 in Semis; USA Men’s 60 Fall in Semis
The USA women’s Bueno Cup team (50s) beat Spain 3/0 today. Jenny Klitch started slowly, gathering information about her opponent in the first set before applying it in the next […]
USA Women’s 55 Team Advances in Round Robin Play on Day 2
Most of the USA teams were off today. However the USA Maureen Connolly Cup team trounced Norway 3/0 with the loss of only 3 games in three matches. Tracy Houk […]
USA Teams In Action on Day 1 of ITF Senior World Team Championships
Draws can be found here: 2017 USA Senior Cup Players, Results, Photos & More in Miami Evening Update: The USA men’s 60, Von Cramm Cup team was upset 2/0 by […]
Draws for Senior Cups, Miami (Round Robin & Knockout Draws) Now Posted
USA is seeded #1 in the Maria Bueno (W50) Cup. USA is seeded #5 in the Fred Perry Cup (M50) and is a round robin group with Canada and Finland. […]
Van Nostrand Wins 12th World Singles Crown
Final results here:
USA Wins Six World Titles in
USA went six for six in completed matches on Friday the 13th at the USTA National Campus. The only bad luck was the weather which halted play for the day […]
ITF Seniors Updated Hotel Information
Dear Seniors Tennis Administrator, I am pleased to inform that the Four Points by Sheraton and Holiday Inn have been confirmed as replacements for the Deauville as the official hotels […]
2018 Dates Announced for National Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts
Sue Bramlette, the Tournament Director for the USTA National Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston has announced the 2018 dates for this wonderful tournament. This tournament is open to all […]
The Calm Before the Tournament
Today I hit with Diane Barker in the morning, worked out, etc. then walked back to my lodging. Susan played her first match and won easily. After lunch we walked […]
Practicing & Touring Seattle
Today, Sunday, I walked to the club, a nice walk of less than 15 minutes and met up with my doubles partner Susan Wright. We warmed up a bit, then […]
Seattle, Washington
Hello from Seattle, Washington. I am here to play in the 60 national indoors at the Seattle tennis club. The club is right on Lake Washington and is beautiful. It […]
Venues Announced for Men’s 50, 55, 60, Women’s 50, 55, 60 for Miami ITF World Senior Championships
Clay Courts (W50) – Maria Esther Bueno Cup – North Shore, Miami Beach (W60) – Alice Marble Cup – Crandon Park Tennis /Golf Club, Key Biscayne (M60) – Von Cramm […]
Successful Saturday in Bordeaux
Saturday I played the 60 final in Bordeaux against Hildegarde Bruggaber from Austria. We played in the semis in Austria last month, so I knew her game pretty well. It […]
Playing into the Night Again!
It was a beautiful day in Bordeaux. We took the bus to the club midday and began a day of waiting to play. I was a “2nd match after a […]