Sunny Sunday Success in Alassio
Draws are here. Winners are listed here. Yesterday, Sunday, was a gorgeous day on the Italian Riviera. I practiced early with Gail Benedetti and Reinhilde Adams who were nice enough […]
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Successful Saturday in Alassio
Draws are here. I had an early start today, warming up with Ellen Neumann and then playing singles at 8:30 against Carola Kluzer of Italy. Of course she was the […]
Monte Carlo Open Monday
Things I learned I did watch some players practicing Monday, especially Sinner but also saw Dimitrov, Novak, and doubles players. After watching the practices, I watched Cressy/Berrettini (Cressy was funneling […]
Tennis in Turkey Day 2: Into the Singles Semis
Draws and results are here. Ali Bey Manavgat, Tuesday April 4, 2023 I played my first match in Turkey this morning against a German player (naturally), Iris Klag and won […]
Bleakley, Smashey/Thu Win 35s Crowns Sunday in Houston
Draws are here. The final gold balls of the 2023 Clay Court Championships in Houston were awarded on Sunday in Houston. The 35 singles gold went to unseeded Kristen Bleakely, […]
New Week, New Tournament, New Country; Tennis in Turkey
Draws are here. Saturday I was in Houston playing a marathon clay court final…Sunday night I arrived in Turkey, Monday I was on court practicing and tomorrow I am scheduled […]
Houston Day 5: Champions Crowned in 75/85 Singles and 65/75/85 Doubles
Draws are here. Friday March 31st, Houston, TX. Today was semifinal day in the women’s 65 singles and the matches were tough as were the conditions, very windy, and shadowy. […]
Action Packed Day 4 of the USTA Level 1 National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston: Into Doubles Final & Singles Semis
Draws are here. Thursday was a really busy day at the National Clays in Houston as all age divisions were in action from the 35s to the 85s. It was […]
National Women’s Clay Courts Tuesday, Day 2: Lots of Matches & NWTO Meeting
Draws are here. I played my first matches today in Houston at the National Clays. I played Gloria Stevens from the Austin, TX area and won in straight sets as […]
Let the Play Begin: Monday in Houston at the National Clay Courts
Draws are here. Play began in the 55/65/75 divisions at the National Clay Courts in Houston. The 85s begin tomorrow, the 45s on Wednesday. No seeds were in action in […]
Chandler Wins 60 Singles; Love/Williams and Karwasky/Kirkland-Cochran Take Doubles Crowns at National Women’s Clay
Draws are here. Friday was a looong day on the court for me, on top of a long day Thursday…nearly 12 hours of tennis in two days and..wait for it…it […]
Into the Semis at 60 Clay: Day 3 at the USTA Level 1 Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)
Draws are here. On yet another boringly warm and sunny Florida winter day (88 degrees, no clouds, mild breeze), play continued in Palm Beach Gardens with main draw quarters and […]
National Women’s 40-80 Clay Day 2: Into the Quarters
Draws are here. On another sunny, hot day in Palm Beach Gardens round of 16 and quarterfinal action took place. The seeders overall have to be commended as there were […]
USTA Level 1 Clay: Women’s 40-80, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Draws are here. The ITF MT 1000/USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournament began today in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It hit 90 today […]
Cooper Cup Day 2: Successful Quarters; Upsets Galore in 75s
Click here to view draws and results. Fort Lauderdale, FL Thursday Feb. 9, 2023 The quarters in the 65s and 55s were played today and the semis of the 75s; […]
2023 USTA Level 1, 2, 3 Age Division & Level 1 Family & Mixed (Gold Ball) Schedules
Women Level 1 Men Level 1 Women Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Men Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Mixed Level 1 Family Level 1 2023 World […]
2023 USTA Level 1 Family Schedule
2023 Schedule Starting to Post by USTA
Click here to see a partial 2023 USTA schedule. This link is updated frequently by USTA.
Into the 60s Final in Mallorca after a Stormy Night (Thunder/Lightning/Rain)
Draws are here. It was a really soggy day yesterday in Font de sa Cala. It rained most of the day and in the evening and night there was the […]
Rainout in Mallorca
Thursday October 6, 2022 Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain I warmed up as usual today at 8:25 am, preparing for my 10:30 match. But around 10 it started to […]
Mallorca Revisited
I am back in Mallorca for a couple of ITF tournaments after leaving the USA: three days, three flights ago. I stopped over to visit my cousin on Sunday night […]
Successful Finish in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Thursday I played the singles final against Jutta Labenski, the second seed. She was I think a bit nervous, and I won comfortably. We played on the […]
Lugano Singles Champion: Is it Switzerland or Florida?
Draws for the ITF S700 tournament in Lugano are here. The record high temp in Lugano was set in July of 1945, around 100 degrees F. That’s the expected high […]
First Round Success in Lugano
Draws for the tournament in Lugano are here. Yesterday, Monday, was hot and muggy in Lugano, Switzerland. Not Palm Desert or Florida hot, but here there’s no reprieve in most […]
Barcelona Champion
Draws are here Today the singles finals were held in Barcelona. I played Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and we had a good match despite a lopsided score. This is the […]
Barcelona…First Round Success
Draws are here. Today both Erin Boynton and I were scheduled for first round matches. My division has seven players, so there are two round robin groups, one of 3 […]
Barcelona Practice Day 2
Draws are here. Today was our first full day in Barcelona and it was pretty busy. After a late breakfast (quite a bit different in some ways from an American […]
Barcelona!
Today I arrived in Barcelona to bright sunshine after long flights and a 45 minute slog through customs. However once through the line my passport was quickly approved and stamped […]
Sunshine & Tennis
Draws are here. Photos are here. The good news Saturday was that the sun made a determined appearance in Mont Tremblant, and LOTS of tennis was played, albeit in the […]
USA Wins M70 & 80 Cups; Takes Silver in M65 & 75 on Friday; W 75 in a Rain Delay
April 29, 2022 The USA finished the Super Senior World Team Championships with six gold, three silver and one team playing for 2/3. USA won M70/80/85 & W 65/70/85. France […]