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 […]
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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 […]
Tennis & Touring: Santanyi, Castell Santeuri & Pina
Yesterday, Saturday the 6th of July, was my last day at Global Tennis Team. I hit with Alfonso at 12:30 on day which was overcast and cooler than Friday (which […]
Adios España, Bon Jour France!
Susan and Tim Wright, Tracey Thompson and I left Font de sa Cala in the wee hours yesterday, Tim and Tracey took a bus and we drove (no room for […]
Doubles Final in Mallorca…Singles (We Won’t Talk Much About That!)
Draws are here. Today was WINDY!!! So windy that there was little clay on the upper six courts, especially the upper four at Beach Club Font de sa Cala. The […]
Windy Thursday in Mallorca; Into the Semis
Draws are here. The winds arrived in Mallorca today…yesterday was breezy in the afternoon, today is really windy, about 25-28 miles per hour this afternoon and slightly less tomorrow. We […]
Into the Quarters on a Sunny Wednesday
Draws are here. Photos. Today we..Women’s 65s…were back at Tennis Son Besso where we played the Kitty Godfree Cup. The courts keep getting better there…the first time I practiced on […]
Photos from Monday-Tuesday
The team competition is pretty intense and time consuming…I had time for photo editing today. Here is a link to all. photos I have taken and been given of the […]
Opening Ceremonies
Draws are here. Today we practiced at Tennis Son Besso where we are to play the majority of our matches this week. The courts are not great, tons of clay […]
Into the Singles & Doubles Finals in Mallorca
Draws are here. I played Kim Reed, a British player who lives in Spain, and who upset the #3 seed, Sabine Schmitz in the first round. I played well (and […]
Into the Semis in Font de sa Cala
Draws are here. Today I played the quarters of the semis of singles and doubles in the ITF Masters 1000 in Mallorca. I played Lisha Gu in singles and won […]
Practice, Driving in Mallorca & Cala Ratjada Lighthouse Visit
Draws for the ITF 1000 which starts tomorrow are up, click here. The past three days have been busy but not too exciting. Today is Thursday, the day before the […]