Adios Gandia, Buenas Tardes Valencia
Sunday was our last day in Gandia. It was a gorgeous day, sunny, temperatures in the mid 70s and calm. Vicki and I played tennis early and were able to […]
Tag Archives: Spain
All Day Rain in Spain = Washout
Daws etc are here. It was one of those sit around and watch the courts almost dry kind of days. It was raining when we awoke…so no 8am practice. My […]
Into the Final in Gandia; Buholz Wins 65 Singles
Draws are here. Today I finally got to play my second match. I played Eugenia Carrasco of Spain and won pretty handily and played fine. Our early warm up lasted […]
Waiting to Play (Again); Visit to Megamart in Gandia
Draws are here. It was Groundhog Day as far as practicing…we were on court before 8am and the only ones there for a while. Afterwards I did my core/shoulders workout […]
Into the semis in Gandia & A Paella Party
Draws are now back posted in two places (not confusing at all). Here is the original link. Vicki and I practiced early and actually got to the courts before 8am […]
Gandia Tuesday: Early Morning Practice, Website Confusion,
Draws are here. There is a learning curve every time I play a new especially below the 1000 level outside the USA. The draws and times for this tournament were […]
Gandia…More Practice…
Draws and matches are here. (updated link, tournament changed websites) Today was Day 4 of practice in Gandia…longer than the tournament will last! There were again no matches before 11am […]
Tennis, Working Out and a Walk Along the Platja de Gandia
Draws and matches are here. Today daylight savings ended in Gandia which was pretty welcome as that’s one less hour of jet lag (though it does increase the jet lag […]
Tennis + Work Out + Trips to Ducal Palace + Farmaceria: Day 3 in Gandia
Draws are here. We will not play before Tuesday. The tournament starts tomorrow and only men are on the schedule for Sunday (and the time changes here tomorrow). Vicki had […]
USA Takes Silver in W50 in Rome; USA M/W 55 Take 5th; M50 Finish 9th; France (2), Spain and Great Britain Won the Cups; Individual World Championships Draws
Draws are here. (Team) Draws are here. (Individuals) The USA W50 team put it all out there but Spain, especially on the slow red clay in Rome was too tough […]
Mallorca MT 1000 Singles Champion & Into Doubles Final
Draws/results are here. Today I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face plants this morning). We had an excellent warm up. I played Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our […]
Singles Final Thursday & Doubles Semis
Draws/results are here. I had an interesting warm up today in Mallorca. There was a sign up sheet for practice courts at the Na Taconara tennis facility just up the […]
Into the Semis in Font de sa Cala
Draws/Results I had early matches today: 9am for singles and noon for doubles. I warmed up a bit t 8am with Chris and Paul French, then served on an adjacent […]
First Round Success in Mallorca
Draws/results are here. I played my first round in the Mallorca MT 1000 in Font de sa Cala today. I played at the Son Besso Tennis Club which was very […]
Mallorca Masters 1000
Draws/results are here. I am in Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain in the Northeast part of Mallorca for one of the biggest, if not the biggest Masters tournaments in […]
Mallorca 1000 Tournament
Draws are here. I have been in Mallorca this week training (at the Jofre Porta Academy) near Palma de Mallorca in Spain. I finished my training today, Thursday. Tomorrow I […]
On the Road Again…First Stop Spain!
I left Tuesday afternoon for Mallorca, Spain via London Heathrow, on British Airways. What I learned: British Airways website says that passengers can carry on two racquets in a slim […]
Barcelona Champion on a Stormy Saturday
Draws and results are here. The big news on Saturday was not the tennis, but the big rain/thunder storms that hit Barcelona and Catalonia, the region that includes Barcelona. I […]
Into the Final in Barcelona and a Visit to Casa Vicens
Draws are here. I finally played my first match Thursday night in Barcelona against Carmen Chillida, who played number one for the Spanish Althea Gibson team in Palm Beach Gardens. […]
Palau de la Música Catalana & Barcelona ITF MT1000
Link to Draws I arrived in Barcelona Monday afternoon. I’m still waiting to play my first round. I wasn’t scheduled to play till Tuesday night and I received a default. […]
Mallorca ➡️ Barcelona
Barcelona ITF MT1000 draws It was a busy Monday for me. I trained in Mallorca from 8 to 9:30 in the morning. After tennis, I drove back to my Airbnb, […]
Bunyola, Mallorca
Yesterday I practiced in the morning. In the evening, after it cooled off from the upper 90s to the , I walked into Bunyola, which is about a 20 to […]
Peru ➡️ Spain
I left Peru Monday morning to go to Mallorca Spain via Madrid. I got to the airport checked in had breakfast, then boarded the plane on time for my 10:15 […]
Back in Mallorca
Saturday Aug 31, 2024, Alaro, Spain Quick post before tennis! I arrived here on August 28, very jet lagged! My trip went pretty well, just long…a drive from San Diego […]
Barcelona Champion; Onto Lugano
Draws are here. Writing from the train from Zurich Airport to Lugano Yesterday involved a lot of tennis! Rosemary and I warmed up around 11:30…a late start because it actually […]
Into the Finals in Barcelona
Draws are here. Yesterday matches began at 6pm and it was cooler than the day before. I played Michelina Valente from Italy and won in just over an hour. She […]
Late Night/Early Morning Tennis Under the Lights: Into the Semis
Draws are here. Yesterday was a late one! Rosemary Everett and I practiced at 10 am for an hour, then I went back to my hotel to prepare for my […]
The Boqueria Market & Night Time Tennis (& Cheering for Spain)
Draws are here, Tuesday night I walked over to the tennis club to scout my potential opponents (who were playing not before 9pm!) and to watch a bit of one […]
Barcelona
Draws are here. I arrived late on Sunday into Barcelona, getting to the hotel around 9pm. The sun was still shining brightly though, so it seemed earlier. The airport was […]
Mallorca Towns & Catching up with Friends
Today I visited Algaida, the last on my list of the top 10 villages in Mallorca. It was near Pina, where I was staying but a much larger town (but […]