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Saturday Results from Palm Desert

Posted on April 10, 2021 6:22 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Here’s a short Saturday update on the Wilson World Tennis tournament. I left yesterday so this update is from the results posted on the website. Click here to see all draws and results.

Toby Crabel ended Wendell Pierce’s great run in the men’s 65s singles, winning the final in straight sets. Crabel didn’t drop a set all week. In doubles, the top seeds, Tim Garcia/Bruce Nichols (no relation) edged Doug Ditmer/Andrew Stanley 76 in the third…if the score is any indication it was a fantastic final.

In men’s 70s, Lenny Wofford won the singles (winning the final by default over Paul Wulf) and doubles (with Wulf) over Mike Talmadge/Frank Zebot. Lenny and Paul dominated the doubles, never losing more than three games in any one match.

Felix Ponte won the 75 singles over Don Clark; Ponte grew stronger with each match played. #2 seeded Dave Van Den Berg/Les Buck won the 75 doubles over Ken Robinson/Chuck White (3) in straight sets.

Randy Mellinger was a rare unseeded victor, winning the Men’s 80s over William Wolff. Tom Brunkow/Dick Landenberger, also unseeded, won the 80 doubles over Wolff/Wilbur Jones.

Herm Ahlers won the 85 singles.

Tom Rettenmaier/Dee Williams-Horne won the gold ball in 70 mixed over Liane Bryson/Frank Zebot. Brent Abel/Ann Stanley took the bronze.

Dean Corley/Suella Steel easily won the gold in the 75 mixed when their opponents, Andi Polisky/John Popplewell retired when down a set and 1/0 with an injury. Tad Yukawa/Linda Bucklin took the bronze.

The mixed 80 doubles result isn’t yet recorded but you can go to the draw to see who won the gold out of the three teams entered. Dori deVries and Wilbur Jones are facing Roz King/George Sarantos in that match.

UPDATE: DeVries/Jones edged King/Sarantos in three sets to win the gold.

The women’s 75 doubles draw consisted of three teams and each team ended up 1/1. Barnhill/Giacommini appear to have won since they won their match in straight sets; the other teams had to go 3 sets to win.

The last match scheduled is the third match in the men’s 90 singles round robin which will take place tomorrow morning. Len Paulson and Waymon Hennessee are playing in that one.
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Draws Up for ITF S700/USTA Level 2 (plus Level 1 Mixed) in Palm Desert, CA

Posted on March 25, 2021 7:26 pm by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments
The first big USTA tournament since February of 2021 will take place in Palm Desert, CA April 1-11, the Wilson World Tennis Classic.

Bookmark this link because the draws can be found here.

This tournament offers singles and doubles, men and women 35-85 plus mixed (50/60/70/75/80 are Level 1/ITF S700 events).

The USTA has a new “play tennis” software platform, but it wasn’t quite ready for prime time so the draws were done using the TDM/tennislink platform.

All events will be played on hard courts at various venues in the Palm Desert area. This tournament has a long history…I remember playing it over 30 years ago for the first time. Steve Solomon (father of Ken Solomon, creator of the Tennis Channel) was a long time director followed by Ed Trost. Caerwyn Evans is the current TD.

It’s nice to be writing about a tournament that is happening instead of one that’s being cancelled or postponed (again).
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Date Change for Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston, TX

Posted on January 28, 2021 1:08 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
NEW DATES: September 20-26, 2021 for the Women’s 35-90 Clay Courts at the Houston Racquet Club

Sue Bramlette TD off the Houston Women’s Clay Court Championships reported today that the USTA has confirmed the dates of September 20-26 for the National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston.

The dates changed due to the delay in the vaccine distribution, making the original mid-April too risky for the players and club.
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La Jolla Hard Courts: 40s Men & Women, Father/Son & Grandfather/Grandson Cancelled due to California Regulations

Posted on November 11, 2020 5:11 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Sadly, the Men’s and Women’s 40 Hard Courts, Father/Son Hard Courts and Grandfather/Grandson Hard Courts have been cancelled, another victim of Covid-19.

From the email I received yesterday (from Pierrette Featherby of the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club):

“Greetings,

I was hoping this day would never come, but it has, so sadly I must inform you we have been forced to cancel the USTA 40 & over Men’s, Women’s, Mixed & Father/Son, Grandfather/Grandson Designated Open Sectional Hard Court Championships. Because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases San Diego County has shifted into Tier 1 otherwise known as the Purple Tier. Tennis tournaments will not be permitted.

This being said, we would still love to have you come; play some tennis, relax and have a good time. If you choose to do so we will offer you the tournament rate and help you arrange some tennis matches.

Below is a message from Bill Kellogg (which you may also read on the tournament website)

Unfortunately, we have learned that the State of California is currently not allowing tennis tournaments to take place. In addition, the County of San Diego has returned to the most restrictive purple COVID rating, Given the way the rating system works, it will not be possible, even under the best circumstances, for San Diego County to return to the Red Level anytime soon (earliest would be four weeks from 11/20/20 – i.e. after Thanksgiving). We had expected We had expected that the rules relating to sporting events would be relaxed by the first week in December, but that is not a possibility now. For those reasons, we will not be able to hold this tournament.

A number of people made room reservations at our special tournament rates. We will, of course, refund your room deposit upon request. However, if you would like to stay at the club during the originally scheduled tournament dates and take advantage of the tournament rates we offered participants, you are welcome to do so. You will be able to play tennis while staying on property and we would be happy to arrange tennis matches while you are here if that is of interest to you. Just contact our reservations department and let them know what you want to do.

If you have questions, please feel free to call Bill Kellogg at 858-735-6500 or Conan Lorenzo at 619-846-3094.

May I wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving and that 2021 will see the end to Covid-19!

In the meantime please stay healthy and safe.

Best regards,

Pierrette Featherby”
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2021 Men’s USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) Tournament Schedule

Posted on November 4, 2020 6:14 pm by

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The USTA schedule (as of 11/4/21) for Men’s Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournaments. For 2021 and going forward the Indoors will no longer receive Level 1 (formerly Category 1) points nor will gold balls be awarded to the winners. Click here to see the official USTA schedule and to check for updates and cancellations: https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/adult-tournaments-category-i-schedule.html
ITF Points: The Clay and Hard will be ITF Level 1000 events; the Grass will be Level 700 events.

Age Division	Clay	Hard	Grass
30	Dec 3-8 Lauderdale TC Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Dates: Sept. 10-12 Location: Plaza Tennis Center Kansas City, KS	Dates: Aug 14-17 Location: Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
35	Oct. 5-10 Weston, FL	Dates: April 29-May 2 Location: Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex, Surprise, AZ	Dates: Aug 14-17 Location: Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
40	Dates: April 9-14 Location: Lauderdale TC Fort Lauderdale FL	Nov 29-Dec 6 La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club La Jolla, CA	CANCELLED Dates: Aug. 16-23 Location: Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
45	Dates: April 9-14 Location: Lauderdale TC Fort Lauderdale FL	Dates: April 26-May 2 Location: Westlake Athletic Club, Westlake Village, CA	CANCELLED Dates: Aug. 16-23 Location: Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
50	TBA	Dates: Nov. 5-11 Location: Peachtree City Tennis Center Peachtree City GA	CANCELLED Dates: Aug. 16-23 Location: Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
55	Dates: Oct.. 2-8 Location: The Landing Club Savannah, GA	Nov. 6-10 Peachtree City, GA	Dates: Sept. 23-26 Location: Agawam Hunt Rumford, RI
60	Oct. 24-31 New OrleansLT CNewOrleans, LA	Dates: June 1-7 Location: Racquet Club of Irvine Irvine, CA	Dates: Sept. 23-26 Location: Agawam Hunt Rumford, RI
65	Oct. 24-31 New OrleansLT CNewOrleans, LA	May 17-23 Barnes Tennis Center San Diego, CA	Dates: Sept. 7-13 Location: Seabright Lawn Tennis Club Rumson, NJ
70	Dates: Sept 26-Oct 3 Pinehurst TC Pinehurst, NC	Dates: June 1-7 Location: Racquet Club of Irvine Irvine, CA	Dates: Aug 17-23 Location: Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
75	Dates: Oct. 11-16 Location: Virginia Beach Tennis & CC Virginia Beach, VA	Sept 20-25 Laguna Woods TC Laguna Woods, CA	Dates: July 23-26 Location: Agawam Hunt Rumford, RI
80	Dates: Oct. 11-16 Location: Virginia Beach Tennis & CC Virginia Beach, VA	Sept 20-25 Laguna Woods TC Laguna Woods, CA	Dates: July 23-26 Location: Agawam Hunt Rumford, RI
85	Dates: Sept 26-Oct 3 Pinehurst TC Pinehurst, NC	Sept 20-25 Laguna Woods TC Laguna Woods, CA	Dates: Aug. 23-27 Location: Longwood Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, MA
90	Dates: Sept 26-Oct 3 Pinehurst TC Pinehurst, NC	Sept 20-25 Laguna Woods TC Laguna Woods, CA	Dates: Aug. 23-27 Location: Longwood Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, MA

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FAQ: 2021 Tournament Changes

Posted on September 17, 2020 9:22 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Click here to read the FAQ on USTA.com. The text is below.

RANKINGS

Q. Are ranking points awarded for voluntary consolations?

Yes, ranking points per win will be awarded for voluntary consolation as well as round-robin formats.

Q. How will round robin points fit in the points table?

Round robins will have points per win table based on the tournament level played.

Q. Should we mandate Cat 1 to use the best of three set formats unless unforeseen events, such as weather delays the progression of the event? The other formats would then be optional for TD’s to implement if needed to keep the event on the schedule.

The Adult Comp Committee is working on a proposal for a consistent scoring format for all Level 1 tournaments. Once the proposal is approved, we will have another TD webinar to discuss the new changes.

Q. Is ranking based on age and NTRP?

Yes, the ranking will be based on age group and NTRP levels. For example, if I am a player that plays 18+ 3.0 women’s singles events, I will show up on 18+ 3.0 women’s singles rankings.

Q. Will the ranking points for any level will be awarded “the same” for any of the scoring options a director uses?

Yes, as long as the scoring format falls in the list of scoring formats available, that will not impact the points awarded.

PLAY FORMATS

Q. Will consolation allow only one match; not a complete draw? And if consolation requires a draw, won’t this discourage clubs from holding tournaments due to court time needs, especially indoors?

Although we strongly encourage tournament directors to finish the consolation draws, we understand that some unforeseen circumstances may arise. For this reason, it is ok if consolation draws are not fully completed.

Q. Are fast four formats still available?

Yes, a short set format will be available across all levels.

Q. Will there be 2 out of 3 sets in any tournaments?

There will be 2 of 3 sets in various levels of tournaments. However, for the L6 & L&7 tournaments that option will not be available.

Q. How are Open tournaments affected?

Open tournaments will not be affected. If anything, open tournament players will have the opportunity to generate a national ranking based on their performance.

Q. Is there a chart showing the “Maximum # of Rounds per day” that can be played and Rest Periods in the various scoring systems?

Yes, you will be able to find this at Friend at Court. Please click on the following link: Friend at court

NTRP TOURNAMENTS LEVELS

Q. Will there be regulations concerning NTRP tournament players “playing up”, similar to the Leagues to allow for more accurate ratings?

Yes, we will continue to align as much as possible with the League program for NTRP sanctioned tournaments, and follow their rules as it relates to playing down and up, appeals, self-rate process.

Q. Will the National NTRP Championships in 2022 reflect the 18s, 40s and 55s categories of NTRP ranked tournaments in 2021?

Yes, in 2022 the NTRP divisions for NTRP Nationals will reflect 18s, 40s, 55s divisions.

Q. Will NTRP Tournaments have Open Divisions?

No, we will not have NTRP Open divisions for now. We are looking at expanding the NTRP tournament product, but we need to do so in phases.

Q. Will suspension also include league play?

The league program does not follow the same suspension point system, as other programs do. For now, it does not count towards the leagues program.
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USTA National Senior Women’s Clay Courts (35/45/55/65/75/85/90) Cancelled for 2020; Will Resume in 2021

Posted on June 4, 2020 7:23 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Sue Bramlette, the tournament director for the National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships (NSWCCC) in Houston, Texas, after consulting with the COO of the Houston Racquet Club (HRC) and the membership director of the HRC has concluded that the HRC will not be able to host the NSWCCC in 2020.

There were a number of issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic that would or could impact the hosting of the tournament this year.

The HRC plans to host the tournament in 2021.
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USTA Suspends Play Through May 31; ITF Suspends Play Through July 31st

Posted on April 16, 2020 5:31 am by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment
For future USTA updates click here.

The publication of the National Standings list has been suspended along with tournament, league and other USTA programs until at least June 1st, 2020.

The entirety of the April 13th post from USTA.com is posted below.

Update on Suspension of Play and Event Changes – April 13, 2020

Due to the continued situation surrounding the COVID-19 virus, and after discussions with the USTA Medical Advisory Committee*, effective immediately the USTA will extend the suspension of USTA sanctioned products and events through May 31. This includes:\

• Adult and Junior Tournaments

• USTA League

• USTA Junior Team Tennis

• USTA Social Leagues

• Team Challenge

• Team Tournaments

• USTA Schools programs

• Tennis on Campus

• Wheelchair events

Additionally, recognizing the evolving and fast-changing nature of this situation, the USTA will continue to monitor and assess conditions to make future determinations about events and activities taking place after May 31.

All Category 1 and Super Category 2 National Adult Tournaments with an ITF status, all ITF Junior events, all Junior, Adult and Wheelchair L1 – L3 events, and all USTA Pro Circuit and professional events will align with the same calendar as the ITF, ATP and WTA, and be suspended through July 12. The National Clay Court Championships, slated to begin on July 11, will proceed as scheduled, at this time.

“The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the tennis landscape, and it is our goal to ensure that the sport is able to be played in a safe and healthy fashion at the parks and facilities throughout the country once the pandemic subsides,” said Patrick Galbraith, Chairman of the Board and President, USTA. “One of the greatest aspects of this game is that it fosters a true community, and we look forward to the time when we can return to our local courts and use tennis to unite us all, once again.”

The determination has also been made to suspend the calculation and publication of the National Standings List (NSL) for Adult, Junior and Wheelchair play until further notice. The NSL published on March 18 will serve as the most current until tournament competition resumes.

In addition, to ensure that play taking place at local facilities will be the focus once the pandemic subsides, the following events will be canceled for 2020:

• USTA League National Championships

• USTA Junior Team Tennis National Championships

• USTA Junior Intersectional Team Championships

For more information on the cancellation of the USTA League National Championships and USTA Junior Team Tennis National Championships, please visit the FAQ.

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., is currently closed to the public. The facility’s Indoor Tennis Center has been converted to a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients, while Louis Armstrong Stadium is being utilized as a commissary to facilitate the creation of meal packages that are being distributed to patients, workers and New York City school children.

The USTA National Campus, in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, Fla., will remain closed for play and instructional opportunities through May 31.

Any patron who wishes to cancel participation in a scheduled activity should contact the specific location for refund information. These policies will be in effect pending additional guidance or directives from each local governmental agency and the CDC. The USTA will continue to monitor and assess conditions to make future determinations about all activities at these facilities.

* The USTA Medical Advisory Committee includes: Dr. Brian Hainline, Chief Medical Officer of the NCAA and USTA Board Member; Dr. Brian Daniels, MD, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla., and Medical Director, US Open; Dr. Mark Kovacs, Senior Director of Sports Science and Health, Cleveland Cavaliers; Dr. Bernard Camins, Medical Director for Infection Prevention at Mt. Sinai; Mike Rodriguez, USTA Senior Director and US Open Security.
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Palm Beach Gardens Super Cat II/ITF Grade I: Bonder-Kerkorian, Klitch, Nichols & Dixon Win Singles Crowns on Friday Day 4

Posted on February 1, 2020 6:01 am by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Friday was a long and busy day at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. Matches started early and were only halted after 7pm by a downpour.

Singles:

Lisa Bonder-Kerkorian started off the singles with a win in the 40 singles over Kristine Kraujina 61 62.

Erin Boynton and I started at the same time; Bonder-Kerkorian finished their match about the same time we finished the first set! It was a very close match, with a lot of momentum changes. I won 64 63, but the finish was in doubt till the last point finished. Wendy McColskey beat Terri Thomson 61 64 to finish third.

Jenny Klitch played after her doubles partner Bonder-Kerkorian on the same court and we just managed to finish before Klitch beat Julie Dybenthal 60 61. However Dybenthal was happy with her play and said she played much better than she had last time against Klitch. Laurie Capra beat Jill Sickle 61 61 to finish third.

Judy Dixon edged Toni Novack 76 76 in a repeat of last year’s 70 clay court final. Toni said Judy played great. I watched a bit of that match and Judy moves really well and was able to get to many of Novack’s deadly drop shots. Brenda Carter received a default from Molly Hahn, so finished third.

In the 80s, Susanne Clark beat Burnett Herrick and Grace Woo edged Carol Wood 76 in the third; the doubles partners face each other in the final today (weather permitting).

The 30s is a round robin; however Elizabeth Kobak of NY has won the division winning all three of her matches including a 63 63 win over Bonder-Kerkorian.

Doubles:

The 30s had only two teams but Kristen Charlton/Grace Haggerty got their money’s worth in one match, winning 61 36 76 over Kobak/Jennifer Einhorn.

The 40s final is today (weather permitting) and pits Klitch/Andi Piski agains Tara Pressley/Julie Axelrod.

The 50s was won by Klitch/Bonder-Kerkorian over Boynton/Abbi Neuthaler 61 63. Karen Rembert /Alice Stubbs beat Daniella Esswein/Dybenthal in three sets to place third.

The 60s semis have Aimee Norris/Anne Frautschi against the winner of the rain interrupted match between Neuthaler/Kim Jones and Anne Jacobs/Kathy Zanon which is tied at 22 in the third.

Carter/Dixon won the 70s over Sue Kimball/Pam Simons (who upset #2 seeds Sue Bramlette/Hahn). Carol Clay/Ellen Goodman won the 3/4 playoff by default.

Carter/Dixon; Weber/Wood; Simons/Kimball; Ellen Markowitz, Weber/Boynton, Clark/Woo

Bottom: Trish Faulkner/Boynton/Nichols; Boynton/Bonder-Kerkorian

Photos can be found here. (I will be adding action photos over the weekend to this album.)

All tournament results can be found here.

Palm Beach Gardens USTA Super Cat II/ITF Tournament

Palm Beach Gardens ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II, Day 2, Wednesday

Palm Beach Gardens Grade 1/Super Cat II Thursday, Day 3
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Wednesday: Singles & Laundry Successes

Posted on November 13, 2019 3:50 pm by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments
Santiago, Chile

Today I played my first match, against Austria’s Shirley Friedl. She is a nice lefty player, but I played pretty well and the altitude helped my high balls jump a bit and I won 60 60. It’s always an enjoyable, fair match. We played on Court 1 and again, the courts this year are playing much much better than five years ago. I don’t know what they’ve done but kudos to the grounds people for making them so nice to play on.

After the match (and a short massage, $8 for 15 minutes and the guys working in the massage area are good and seem to be pretty knowledgeable physical therapy.

After lunch I decided to see if the app I downloaded to pay for the laundry machine worked. What one does is open the app, give it access to your camera and then point it at the QR code on the machine you want to use. The laundry is in the basement, but there was some cell service there (this wouldn’t work without it), but it was slow. It took a few minutes but I managed to get both machines working, so I will have no more issues with a lack of coins for the machines.

While I was waiting for my laundry to finish, I went to the Unimarc for some food and sunscreen. The packaging all has warnings (not the carrots I bought of course)…the chocolate says high in calories, saturated fat and sugar. As a result it’s quite good.

I think I figured out why the stores were all closed early yesterday…buses stopped running at 5pm, and the metro shortened its hours, and there were more demonstrations at the Plaza Italia, and also in other cities in Chile. But there’s not much in the English language newspapers I can find. In Las Condes today, it was business as usual, and calm. But downtown, in the center, it’s a different environment.

Santiago, Chile (Las Condes)

First Practice in Santiago

Practice Day 2, Santiago, Chile

Practice Day 3, Monday, Santiago

Santiago Tuesday: Last Practice Day
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2020 Men’s Category II Schedule (Partial)

Posted on November 3, 2019 8:51 am by

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Note that this is not a complete schedule.

USTA will publish the 2020 Category II schedule here.

Date	Tournament	Category (Super Category II or Category II)	Surface	ITF Grade
Jan. 18-26	Wilson World Tennis Classic Shadow Mountain Resort & Club, Palm Desert, CA	Super Cat II	Hard	Grade 1
Jan. 21-27	West Coast Super Seniors Grand Prix, Sanchez-Casal Academy, Naples, Florida	Super Cat II	Clay	Grade 1
Feb 24-March 1	Raymond James, St Petersburg CC, St. Petersburg, FL	Super Cat II	Clay	Grade 1
Postponed	Bermuda Cat II, Coral Beach & Tennis Club, Warwick, MB	Designated Open sectional	Clay	None
November 18-22 NOTE NEW DATES	Bocage Racquet Club, Baton Rouge, LA	Super Cat II	Clay
Postponed	Southern Men's Clay Open West Jackson, MS	Cat II (Men's divisions only)	Clay
Cancelled (possibly postponed, check website for updates)	Atlanta Sr. Invitational Atlanta, GA .	Super Cat II	Clay	Grade 1
Postponed to 2021	Berkeley Tennis Club Berkeley, CA	Cat II	Hard	Grade 1
TBA	Westwood Sr Championships Austin, TX	Super Cat II	Hard <65 Clay >65	Grade 1
Postponed to 2021	Midwest Clay Carmel Racquet Club Carmel, IN	Super Cat II	Clay	Grade 1
TBA	Lynchburg City Open Oakwood Country Club Lynchburg, VA	Cat II	Clay	None
TBA	Marin Seniors, Mill Valley Tennis Club, Mill Valley, CA	Super Cat II	Hard	Grade 1
Postponed to 2021	Jack Dorsey Wheeling Oglebay TC Wheeling W. VA	Super Category II	Clay	Grade 1
TBA	Senior Slam, Guilford, CT		Hard
TBA	Ed Rhawn, LBC Louisville, KY		Clay
July 7-12	Aston Park TC Asheville, NC	Designated Open Sectional	Clay
July 27-Aug 2	CANCELLED Washington State O & Srs Seattle TC, Seattle, WA		Hard
August 18-23	CANCELLED El Paso Tennis Club El Paso, TX	Designated Open Sectional	Hard
September 13-20	Pacific SW Champs. Palisades TC Newport Beach, CA	Designated Open Sectional	Hard
October 22-25	Texas Super Seniors McFarlin Tennis Center San Antonio, TX	Designated Open Sectional	Hard
November 2-6	Las Vegas Senior Open, Darling TC, Las Vegas, NV	Designated Open Sectional	Hard
November 2-8	Top Gun Tennis Chmpshps Orange County CA	Designated Open Sectional	Hard
November 30 to Dec 6	Longboat Key TC Longboat Key, FL	Designated Open Sectional	Clay
December 9-13	Phoenix Fiesta Senior Scottsdale, AZ	Designated Open Sectional	Hard

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2020 Women’s USTA Category I Schedule

Posted on October 31, 2019 11:50 pm by

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Note that this is incomplete and until links are added is tentative. Dates taken from USTA.com. Check tennislink for up to date information. I will be adding links in the next few weeks.

The dates for the 40-80 clay differ on tennis link and the USTA.com schedule. I have posted the tennislink dates. The USTA.com schedule (without a link) shows dates of April 7-12.

Official Category I Schedule from USTA.com.

Division	Clay	Hard	Indoor	Grass
30	Dec. 4-9 Lauderdale Tennis Club Fort Lauderdale, FL	New Dates Sept. 11-13 Plaza Tennis Center Kansas City, MO	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED
35	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
40	Palm Beach Gardens, TC Palm Beach Gardens, FL October 27-November 1, 2020	11/30-12/6La Jolla Beach & Tennis ClubLa Jolla, CA	Dec. 9-15 Club Green Meadows Vancouver, WA	CANCELLED July 6-12 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, NY
45	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
50	Palm Beach Gardens, TC Palm Beach Gardens, FL October 27-November 1, 2020	Cancelled for 2020 La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA	Dec. 9-15 Club Green Meadows Vancouver, WA	CANCELLED July 6-12 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, NY
55	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
60	Palm Beach Gardens, TC Palm Beach Gardens, FL October 27-November 1, 2020	Cancelled for 2020 La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA	Cancelled 8/17-8/22 Seattle Tennis Club Seattle, WA	CANCELLED July 6-12 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, NY
65	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
70	Palm Beach Gardens, TC Palm Beach Gardens, FL October 27-November 1, 2020	Cancelled for 2020 La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA	Dec. 9-15 Club Green Meadows Vancouver, WA	CANCELLED July 6-12 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, NY
75	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
80	Palm Beach Gardens, TC Palm Beach Gardens, FL October 27-November 1, 2020	Cancelled for 2020 La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA	Dec. 9-15 Club Green Meadows Vancouver, WA	CANCELLED July 6-12 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, NY
85	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	CANCELLED	Suspended Lexington Tennis Club, Lexington, KY	CANCELLED 7/13-7/19 Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA
90	Cancelled Houston Racquet ClubHouston, TX-	Dates: Oct. 27-Nov 1 Location: Mission Hills Tennis Club Rancho Mirage, CA	Dec. 9-15 Club Green Meadows Vancouver, WA	10/27-10/30 Mission Hills Country Club Rancho Mirage, CA
Intersectionals November 11-17	CANCELLED

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Men’s 55 & 80 Grass Nationals CANCELLED for 2019

Posted on August 14, 2019 10:44 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
From the USTA Adult National Tournament FACEBOOK Page:

Dear All,

Unfortunately, we were not able to find a replacing host venue for the Men’s 55 and 80s Grass Court National Championships.

After contacting many different venues and exploring various options, we are forced to cancel these events for 2019.

These events will be back in the calendar for 2020 with a new hosting venue, and we are looking forward to supporting these National Championships.

Thank you for your understanding and let me know if you have any questions

Milagros Sequera Huss
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World Championships Day 4: Played a Match!

Posted on August 13, 2019 11:35 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Lisbon, Portugal

It’s Tuesday in Lisbon; the Individual World Championships began Saturday and due to byes and a default today was the first day I played a match of any kind. Robin and I played at the Club Internacional de Foot-Ball, and won 61 60 against two nice women, Salete Nery from Brazil and Elize Preuyt from So Africa. Nery has only been playing eight years and Elize works full time as a teacher, but both love the game and are enjoying the world championships. We are now into the quarters.

Susan Wright and Pat Medrado won their first round by the same score. Jenny Cerff and Tracey Thompson dropped the first three games of their match today and then won the next 8, winning 63 62. Both teams are in the quarters and on a semifinal collision course. Tracey won her second round singles match and Diane Barker won her first, both are into the round of 16 now, with Susan Wright and myself.

Clockwise from top left; A Florida D2 College player (lefty); Elna Botha, RSA,Carolyn; Robin; Jenny Cerff

Other American results:

Women: Jenny Klitch in women’s 50s is into the quarters. Fran Chandler fell in a very well played match to Helga Nauck from Germany, the 3rd seed 64 75. Shelly Works lost to Mariana Metola of Argentina in the round of 32. Vicki Buholz won a contentious match with Marina Korepanova of Russia 64 in the third..her reward, a meeting with top-seeded Klartje Van Baarle of Belgium, new to the age division. In doubles, Fran Chandler/Shelly Works advanced; Buholz/Gayle Prejean won and Mary Dailey was playing with Van Baarle.

Men: In the 50s, Dana Gill fell to #7 seed Fernando Granero of Spain 62 76; in the 55s, Willie Alumbaugh upset #2 seeded Simon Arms of Australia in three sets to reach the round of 16; Scott Works fell to Michael Kudinoff of Sweden 76 62, but had beaten the #16 seed a day earlier; in the 60s, defending champion and top seed Mark Vines is into the round of 16 as is Danny Waldman; Waldman faces Glenn Busby of Australia there. In doubles Waldman/Norbert Henn, Busby/Vines and Ross Persons/Joakim Berner are still going.

In mixed, Vicki Buholz/Jerome Vanier (France) are in the round of 16 in the 55s; in the 60s, Jack and Diane Barker take on the first seeds in the round of 16 and #2 seeded Ross Persons/Robin Harris are also in the round of 16.

The order of play isn’t out yet, but given that it’s Wednesday tomorrow and we are in the round of 16, I assume we have the singles round of 16 tomorrow.

Draws Now Available for ITF Seniors Individual World Championships

2019 ITF Senior Team & Individual Information, Draws, Results, Photos
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Bordeaux Champion & Avoir Bordeaux, Hola Espana

Posted on July 20, 2019 12:50 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Bordeaux, France

Sue Bartlett and I played the 60s final today and finally played on Court 1, which was a good court! We were the 4th match after 9am (and not before 1:30). Fortunately, the three previous finals were straight sets, so we got on court not long after 2pm. And then we hogged the court for nearly three hours. The first set was very long, and had a rhythm till the end; we actually were on serve till 5-5 with no breaks which for 60+ women on red clay was sort of amazing. We had a lot of long deuce games though, starting with the first one which lasted over 10 minutes I think. I finally broke at 5-5, won the first point of the next game….and then lost 8 points in a row, then won 7 straight to win the set 76 (4). The second set was also tough. I got up 4-0 because Sue slowed down, then she seemed to get a second wind and won 3 games straight. I managed to close out the set 63, but it took quite a few match points. Sue played really well and I scrambled well. As one spectator told me, she volleyed well and I had good legs for running.

Sue and I with our doubles prizes.

Ross Persons had a tough match with Pierre Godfroid in the men’s 60s final, losing 76 75. Ross said he had some set points in the first set but that Godfroid came up with big serves on the big points and accurate volleys. Persons though won the men’s and mixed doubles.

Darren Price fell in the semis of the men’s 45 doubles in a match tiebreak (navigating those is tricky) and Catherine Taylor (Mary on the draw) lost her first round robin doubles match, but has another tomorrow.

I didn’t see much this year of Bordeaux. I had to play one match each day at an undefined time and also had smashed my toes at the beginning of the week; they were ok by today but I couldn’t walk a lot on them till today. But I had a nice time, loved the local food and club.

There was a nice awards ceremony after the matches finished (they were waiting for us I think) with prize giving, and some food and drinks. I won a huge bottle of wine (see above) which I exchanged for a gift certificate at a local tennis shop which sponsored the tournament. And we received tea towels from the club for doubles (much more portable than wine!). So we all went shopping after the ceremony and I have some more tennis clothes and a RF hat!

The Alles (Adrian plays in the 85s) are at a lot of these tournaments…always smiling and dressed to kill!

I’m off to Mallorca tomorrow to train for the worlds in Portugal. It’s very hot there so hopefully I’ll survive the training Monday!

Draws are here.

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Bordeaux Thursday; Singles Success; Slippery Clay!

Posted on July 18, 2019 2:13 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Bordeaux, France

I played my second round robin match today against Carmen Lang, who just won the Spanish closed nationals in the 60s. We were the 2nd match after 11am on court 7, the 4th match overall on that court. The 3rd match began about 11:30 but went three sets so we didn’t start till after 2pm. Meanwhile, Court 8 next door was open for hours, till after we finished our match, while many matches were waiting for courts. But I was told that it was not possible to change courts once posted on the schedule.

Anyway, it was my only match, a pleasant afternoon and neither hot nor cold so it was not unpleasant to wait under the trees. I warmed up with Ross Persons who is in the men’s 60 semis after upsetting the #2 seed yesterday. He had the day off from singles today. We warmed up on the slippery fast indoor clay (picture a cement court with thickly painted lines and a lot of red dirt thrown on top and you get the picture…VERY slippery). It was a perfect warm up because Court 7 was also very slippery, very dry, quite fast and had painted lines and clay thrown over cement. It was also pretty windy at times.

I won 61 62, and Carmen played a good second set. She really whacked her forehand any time the ball was short or mid court, and whacked it pretty well to the corners, but also made a fair number of mistakes, which helped me out. We again were given pretty water bottles (which I didn’t’ realize was in my backpack so I carried it home).

I also caught up with some friends I hadn’t seen for a while, Andrew Moraghan, Catherine Taylor and Darren Price. Darren fell in three sets in men’s 50s, Catherine lost in W45 but Andrew won, to face the #2 seed next.

On my way to the club I walked by my favorite Patisserie and sandwich shop for a “poulet aux crudités” or a chicken, veggie and egg sandwich on a fresh baguette. It was wonderful (and I have half left for tomorrow)…all for about $4. On the way back from the club I picked up some carrot salad which is so very good in France and had a wonderful dinner with that, some Tomme cheese and baguette.

Tomorrow Sue Bartlett and I play doubles, our final RR match and then on Saturday we play each other in the singles final. It’s been a pretty spread out schedule with only a match a day starting Tuesday.

Draws are here.

Traveling…

Bordeaux Doubles Day
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Biking Around the Wörthersee

Posted on June 15, 2019 9:09 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment
June 15, 2019

While on the train to Munich..(highly recommended, beautiful scenery, especially from a Poertschach to Salzburg).

Today I biked around the Wörthersee. The lake is about 10 x 2 miles, though I biked a bit further since I backtracked at one point. Much of the ride has bike lanes or sidewalks and most drivers go pretty slowly.

Poertschach to Klagenfurt is all via a wide bike trail and mostly downhill. I meandered as I was stopping frequently to take photos. I passed at least 3 small red clay clubs. There were a lot of sailboats out on the lake.

In Klagenfurt I veered away from the lake and ended up going in circles partly thanks to google maps (I asked for directions to Velden after losing sight of the lake and it sent me back the way I’d come).

Once I corrected purse I biked on towards Maria Worth, a small village with a pretty church and cemetery. I had a quiet picnic lunch by the sea, then headed back towards Velden at the opposite end of the lake from Poertschach. As I was finishing lunch some large tour buses invaded the small town so I skipped visiting the church again.

A sports car passed me, a Lamborghini I think, then a few miles on there was the sports car ( whether the cause or a witness or Good Samaritan I don’t know) and other cars, and a woman on the ground. The car passed me again before I got to Velden. The Maria Worth side of the lake has only intermittent bike lanes so drivers and bikers (and there were a lot of them) need to be careful.

In Velden it was very crowded as some sort of concourse was going on.. I saw many Maseratis, Lamborghinis, some Ferrari’s, and a few loud muscle cars.

After a stop for ice cream, I headed back for the short leg (mostly downhill too) to Poertschach where I watched the 35 mixed final, then caught my train.

It was a nice 2 weeks at the Wörthersee but I am ready to move on.

And that’s a wrap on the Werzer Cup and European Seniors Championships.
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European Singles Champion; Auf Wiedersehen Austria

Posted on June 14, 2019 2:24 pm by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments
June 14, 2019, Poertschach am Worthersee, Austria

I played and won the 60 singles here over Karien Theeuwes of the Netherlands 61, 60. My dropshots worked well when Karien wasn’t charging the net…she’s a good volleyer. We had some close games and great points. It was a good two weeks here. Next year the tournament will move, perhaps to Velden, and apparently the Regional Championships designation will disappear. Doubles was a different story, Ellen and I lost in a match tiebreak. We lost the first set 64…lost all the 3-3 no ad games….won some in the 2nd set but got a slow start in the match tiebreak. No ad is a very dissatisfying way to play doubles.

Barbora Koutna beat Laura DiVittori in the 55 singles…she is a very strong singles player, great groundstrokes.

In the women’s 80s, Elizabeth Van Bommel edged Nanda Fischer, in a match tiebreak. But they teamed up later to win the doubles.

I saw the end of the match tiebreak too in men’s 80 singles…Herbert Althaus and his partner prevailed even though Althaus is in the 85s now.

Bruce Barrett and his partner Ornstein won the men’s 70 doubles and were pretty happy. Danny Shaw (USA) and Fritz from the Netherlands fell in a match tiebreak in the final of men’s 65s.

Taras Beyko from Canada won the men’s 50s though only seeded 4th.

The 35s player who injured her ankle was back on the grounds today. I spoke with her…her ankle isn’t broken but she did tear a ligament. She said she was upset with herself that she didn’t win the first set (the injury was when she was up 5-3 in the third) because she didn’t start well. She was on crutches but not in a cast.

And that’s a wrap on these two weeks of tennis…I hope to get a bike tomorrow to bike around the lake then take a train to Munich…to be continued.

Oh…only men played on center court today as usual.

Successful Semis in Poertschach
Draws are here.
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Successful Semis in Poertschach

Posted on June 13, 2019 9:02 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment
June 13, 2019, Poertschach, Austria

The order of play here was posted pretty late yesterday (about 9:30pm), due to the thunderstorms which delayed play. I was scheduled for 9am which meant an early warm up. Fortunately Ellen Neumann and her friend Katy Boeroecz (who was in the 55 semis) allowed me to warm up with them!

I played Cornelia Keller from Germany. We played on Center Court (only women’s matches were scheduled for such an early hour!). I won 60 61 and then watched the other women’s 60s semis for a while. I knew for sure I’d play another lefty, since the other semifinalists were both lefties. In the end Karin Theeuwes of the Netherlands won 75 75 over the #2 seed, Sylvia Reigl.

I also watched a bit of Lucie Schwab’s final…she looked tired and her wrist was taped but she played very cleverly, using lots of spins and angles and drops and won 63 63 to take the 50s division over Karola Thumm. In the women’s 75s, Michelle Bichon beat Heide Orth again, in two close, tough sets. Laura DiVittori beat Katy in the 55s semis and Barbora Koutna took out Lisa Prechtl, so they face each other tomorrow. DiVittori played smart, mixing up the pace of her serve and ground strokes and holding off a determined opponent in the second set, winning 75 64. Koutna used her superior groundstrokes to power past Prechtl. In men’s 85’s, Aussie Adrian Alle lost but German Herbert Althaus won. Werner, the German 80s player I hit with the other day lost to an unseeded player who moved very well. Wayne Crowley of Australia won in men’s 65s. Heidi Eisterlehner, with whom I trained the second day I was here beat Carol Campling of Australia 61 61. Canada’s Taras Beyko was playing top seeded Alexander Lindholm when I left and the two were having a good, even battle in the first set. I ran into Danny Shaw, and American living in Europe. He was playing doubles with Keith Porter of Canada and mixed with an Austrian.

The weather today was great, no rain, sunny and warm. They had a nice display of trophies up today since some finals were already played.

I play the singles final tomorrow and doubles semis (50s).
Draws are here.
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Sunny Morning, Donner & Blitzen Afternoon

Posted on June 11, 2019 1:26 pm by Carolyn Nichols Comment
Today was a tale of two different weather patterns: in the morning and early afternoon it was quite warm and muggy, but by mid afternoon it was cloudy and thunder and lightning were heard and seen. And then it rained on and off the rest of the day.

I played Gundi Wieland for the second time in less than a week (we played last Friday). I won 60 60 but it was a better match than last week. We played at a secondary site, the Leonstein Club. The courts there were harder, more level and since it was warm, they were dry too, so the ball ran a bit more on the surface (not that much more…it was still red clay after all).

After our match Gundi and I had a drink at the main club. After lunch I wandered back to the club to scout a match, the winner of which I would play in the semis, Inge from Austria and Cornelia from Germany. Inge hits hard and is very athletic and Cornelia is a retriever with funky but consistent strokes. I left when it started pouring; and went back later…they were still playing but didn’t finish, they are tied at a set apiece and Cornelia up 21 in the third. On the other side of the draw are two lefties, the 2nd and 3rd seeds.

There are a few Americans here. Danny Shaw, who lives in Europe but who is originally from San Diego played Max Bates from Australia first round (not a good draw) and fell in straight sets. Bruce Barrett, M70, won. Veronica Lima de Angelis retired down 3/0 in the third in women’s 60s. Hans Weber, M75, prevailed. Keith Porter, M65, Canada lost in three sets.

The thunder and lightning ⛈ went on till dark, but tomorrow should be a good day. I don’t play tomorrow because Cornelia and Inge didn’t finish. They didn’t finish because they had a 1:30 start since Inge is local and gets afternoon start times every day…the one accommodation impacting the rest of the draw and delaying it by a day. 🤔
Draws are here.
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Practice Day in Warm and Sunny Austria

Posted on June 10, 2019 11:26 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment
While it’s raining in England….it was warm (upper 80s) and sunny on the “Austrian Riviera”, and it’s supposed to hit 90 by Friday.

I had a hit set up today at 11, but my practice partner strained something so I wandered down to the courts to see if I could find someone interested in hitting. I ran into Herbert Althaus who plays in the 85s, and he said his friend Werner needed a hit. Werner is the top seed in men’s 80s and is tall and walks very fast. The court I had been told was at the Leonstein courts up the road, but it turns out it was at the PTC (Poertschach Tennis Club) further up the hill abutting the railroad track (literally right next to the end of the courts). The court reservation had been made by a friend of the person I was supposed to hit with so there was initially a bit of confusion at the PTC as well, but it was soon sorted and we were hitting.

Werner isn’t super fast but he hits a good ball and we had a great hit. It was not only warm but a bit humid and I was soaked at the end.

I went to the store (Billa) to get lunch stuff and drinks (along with a lot of other people, it was pretty packed), and after lunch watched a bit of the match between Gundi Wieland and Ingrid Bruckner. I play the winner tomorrow which, as I expected, was Gundi. Both are lefties…there are a lot of lefties in this draw.

Overall it was a mellow day, really warm and lots of people were swimming in the lake. Or having a drink in the shade.

I play at 11:30 tomorrow (though looking at the schedule, I expect the tournament to be an hour behind schedule) and there’s a pretty good chance of thunderstorms all afternoon so I hope I get the match in without too much delay.

And that’s it for Poertschach today.

Draws are here.

PTC, Interesting Window, Babolat balls are heavy, door to go with the windows
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Werzer Cup Final Matches; European Regional Championships Draws

Posted on June 9, 2019 11:36 am by Carolyn Nichols Comment

Rafa, 12 French Opens; Dominic Thiem…fought so hard. I enjoyed listening the to the French Open final on Radio Roland Garros (Via Tuned In’s ATP Radio station, it’s great), while watching Eurosport. So much easier to watch when you are in the same time zone. Today was a pretty mellow day…watched some seniors tennis, watched Rafa/Thiem, recovery massage etc. Back to practicing tomorrow with Laura Vittori from Italy, then I play my first round of the next tournament Tuesday.

The Werzer Cup finished today with a few singles matches (men’s singles of course on center court while the women were on a side court, that’s the way it goes here). Even when the 50s women’s final featured a fine Austrian player…

Sabine Schmitz and Gundi Weiland won the 60 doubles quite easily today. Gundi teamed with Canada’s Keith Porter to win the 60 mixed. Taras Beyko, Canada, won the men’s 50s. Ted Bowen, USA (whom I just met…he’s from Ft. Lauderdale and has been playing tennis only 5 years!) won the 75 mixed with Kim Blackburn from Australia. That’s about it for North American winners (along with King Van Nostrand, 85 singles and doubles, and Dave Van Den Berg and Karl Placek, M75 doubles).