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 […]
Tag Archives: tournaments
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 […]
USA W 65, 70, 75; M70, 75 & 80 Teams Advance to the Finals Thursday in Boynton Beach/Boca Raton; W75 Fall 2/1 to Top-Seeded France; USA Into 8 Finals!
Draws for Super Senior Cups Photos from Super Senior Cups Order of Play for Tomorrow: W65: Final: USA vs GBR, 11am, Court 2, Quail Ridge CC W70: Final: USA vs […]
USA Super Senior Tennis Teams Sweep on Day 1 of 2022 ITF Championships
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Draws for Super Senior Cups Photos from Super Senior Cups USA Teams were nine for nine on the first day of play in Boynton Beach, FL […]
2022 Gold Ball Winners
This list will be updated periodically. Last update Sept 14, 2022. (If I have missed any tournaments prior to September 1, 2022 please let me know, and I will add […]
Houston Saturday: Hartsock Wins 55 Singles & Thu Conquers 45s
Writing from Palm Desert, CA: Draws can be found here. Charlotte Hartsock (5) won the 55 singles over Shelly Works (3); Hartsock beat the #1, 4 and 3 seeds en […]
Barker Wins 65 Singles, Kimball & Canby Win Doubles Gold, 55, 65, 75, 85 & 90 Doubles Champions Crowned
Draws are here Diane Barker played a near perfect match today. (I did not but she didn’t let me!) This portends well for our success in the Kitty Godfrey Cup […]
Houston Day 5: Sue Kimball Takes 75 Singles Crown; Margaret Canby Wins 90 Singles Title
Houston, TX, March 24, 2022 The draws can be found here. Sue Kimball and Ann Eaton contested the women’s 75 final today and what I saw of it was a […]
2022 ITF SUPER Seniors (65-90)World Team and Individual Championship Information
To enter the world championships Go to ipin.itftennis.com Log in (if you don’t have an ipin, create one there, it’s free, but if you have ever had one, there’s a […]
Women’s Level 1 Grass Courts Dates and Venues Confirmed for 2022
The USTA has confirmed the dates/venues of the Women’s Level 1 Grass Court Championships. Previously only the 90s were confirmed. The odd divisions (presumably 35-85) will be held July 18-24 […]
Palm Beach Gardens ITF S700/USTA Level 2: Buholz Takes 60 Singles Title
Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 1/30/22 Draws are here Photos are here. There were only a few matches on Saturday (yesterday) at the Grandes Dames Level 2/ITF 700 tournament which was […]
Palm Beach Gardens Day 4: Doubles Champions
Dateline: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Jan 28 2022 Draws are here Most of the finals were played today in Palm Beach Gardens at the ITF S700/USTA Level 2 Women’s tournament. […]
Palm Beach Gardens Day 3: 77 Degrees, Humidity and Long Matches
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 1/27/22 Draws are here It was a long day today on court Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens. I warmed up with Susan Wright at 8am, played […]
Beating the Rain in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HkeNaT6cGb7NiwUH7 Jan 16, 2022, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Wednesday) My first match of 2022 was scheduled for today at 10am. Susan Wright and I […]
Wilson World Tennis Classic Date Change
The Wilson Tennis tournament, which normally is held in late January at the Shadow Mountain Racquet Club has new dates: April 1-10. To enter, and to learn more about the […]
Palm Beach Gardens Grandes Dames is ON!
Click here to enter. This is the first women’s clay tournament for 2022. It’s being held at the award winning Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center which features 20 green clay […]
2022 USTA Family Level 1 & Indoors (Level 2) Tournaments
2022 Women’s Level 2 & 3 Tournaments
World Championships, Mallorca: The End: Waldman, Fales/Corley Win Gold on Saturday
Sunday Oct. 24, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here The 40th ITF Super Senior World Championships ended with a whimper more than a bang as the final mixed doubles […]
Silver Medalist (x2); Fales Dominates 80s in Mallorca; Dittmer/Grossman, Liana Bryson, Dorothy Wasser Also Win Gold
October 22, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here The good news today was that the weather forecasters were wrong about the rain today…it never came (80% chance of rain […]
Survived Doubles Semi; Finals Friday (Weather Permitting); Semis Results
Thursday October 21, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here Today was a day off for singles but Sabine Schmitz and I played Hildegard Bruggraber/Christiane Deryckere. In contrast to our […]
ITF Super Senior World Championships; Into the Semis; American Results Update
Tuesday October 19, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here Today I warmed up again with Sabine Schmitz even though I didn’t play till 2pm…it was good to hit early […]