GMP Cup 2018 Champion
Thursday September 14, 2018, Umag, Croatia It was a lovely day to play tennis today in Umag…a bit of cloud cover to make it feel cooler and no wind. I […]
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Successful Semifinal Day in Umag
September 12, 2018, Umag, Croatia GMP Cup 2018 I played singles and doubles today; singles against Radomila Martinicova and doubles with Ellen Neumann in the 55s. The singles was actually […]
There’s Always Doubles!
Today I played Diane Barker and it was a Groundhog Day situation…I keep playing her and the outcome never varies…Diane wins. This time it was 63 61. I played ok […]
Worlds Day 5: Nichols, Barker, Klitch Into the Semis; Waldman, Vines, Into the Quarters
Wednesday August 22, Neu-Ulm, Germany Today was another warm and sunny day in Ulm and a busy one. Susan and I warmed up at 8 for our 11am matches; We […]
Monday, Funday: ITF Senior Individual World Championships
It was another early start today in Ulm, Germany. Susan Wright and I had 9am matches, so we left at 7:30. We had a half hour warm up then played […]
Practice Day
Sunday August 19, 2018, Ulm, Germany Susan Wright, Robin Harris and I took Pat Purcell to the bus station for her 7am bus, and the start of a very long […]
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 […]
Beating the Rain (and Opponents) on Finals Day in Klosters
My first match today was at 9:30 and my last one finished in the dark as it started to rain sometime after 8pm. I played my singles under cool and […]
Klosters: Into Singles Final; Half Way to Doubles Final
I played Rosemary Everett of Australia today not before 12:30 and we got on at 1:30 which wasn’t too bad. It was fun to play and I played pretty well..I […]
Let the Tournament Begin
Today the 71st Annual Klosters Senior tournament began for me. I had a bye yesterday which was nice, since some of the late matches were rained out. I was the […]
Switzerland is Beautiful
Today started with an early hit with Nora Blom and then another 20 minutes with Haim Ohn who plays in the men’s 60s. Both are lefties. After hitting, icing and […]
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 […]
Klosters, Switzerland: Tennis in the Alps
I’m baaack…in Europe. I traveled pretty much uneventfully from San Diego to Klosters starting at 5:45 Thursday morning: one Lyft, two flights, and three trains later I arrived in Klosters […]
Bordeaux Doubles Success
Lyn Mortimer and I played the 2nd seeds in the doubles yesterday and won 61 61, but the match was a bit closer than that score would indicate. We had […]
Bordeaux Champion (not Champignon) in Three Sets
Today was all tennis in Bordeaux (as opposed to other days which were 90% tennis). I played Lyn Mortimer from Australia (whom I played in the Essen final). In France, […]
Wednesday Final
The Bordeaux tournament doesn’t fool around..Lyn Mortimer (Australia) and I are already into the singles final, and afterwards will play doubles together. I played Sylvie from France today. She’s a […]
Bordeaux Monday, Fast Start
The 8th Annual Villa Primrose ITF Grade A Seniors Tournament began Monday July 16th.
Bordeaux!
My third and last tournament on this trip starts tomorrow at the Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. I flew early to Bordeaux from Barcelona on Vueling, a discount Spanish airline. The […]
Barcelona!
I left Düsseldorf Monday afternoon for Barcelona. I took Norwegian Airlines and it was fine full of vacation goers and families. We left a little late but arrived on time […]
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 […]
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 […]
DeVries Wins 80s Battle; Lutz Takes 90 Crown at National Hard Courts
Dori DeVries won a long battle against her friend and doubles partner Roz King to win the gold ball at the USTA National 80 Hard Courts Sunday. She battled back […]
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 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 […]
Van Nostrand Wins 12th World Singles Crown
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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 […]
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 […]