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 […]
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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
Final results here:
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 […]
Barcelona Champion: Tennis All Night
Yesterday I won the 60 singles in Barcelona, beating the British Clay Court champion, Kim Reed, 62 61 in the final. I played very consistently, but the match was closer […]
Barker, Carter, King Take Singles Gold in Bocage
Baton Rouge, LA, April 21, 2017 I played Diane Barker in the final of the 60 clay courts and she won for about the 50th or so time against me…I’ve […]
USA Falls to Australia; Plays For Bronze Saturday vs GBR
Today the Women’s 65s Kitty Godfree Cup team had the honor of playing our semifinal match against Australia in the Goran Ivanisevic Stadium Court. It was a beautiful setting on […]
WINDY Quarterfinal, Semifinal Day at BallenIsles
Yesterday, Friday, was a washout, though it wasn’t super windy or particularly cold. Today was a sunny, cool and very windy day with gusts up to 40 mph (maybe more, […]
Senior Tournament Survey Results: Graphs & Comments
Survey Results Presented Using Graphs Summary of Comments to Survey Questions (Click on link above to download a pdf version of the verbiage below. The graphical results follow the written […]
Julie Thu Wins 35s at the Clay Courts (Indoors!); Nancy Hilliard/Kaysie Smashey Win 35 Doubles
The rain in Houston threatened all week…and finally made good on its promise, drenching Houston today and forcing the tournament indoors on the final day at the Galleria Tennis and […]
Houston Clay Courts, Tuesday/Wednesday: The Balmy Calm before the Wintry Cold
The weather in Houston has been subject to a lot of discussion and many views of the Weather Channel on everyone’s smartphone this week. Originally it looked like a lot […]
Rain Delays and Upsets on Crawford Cup Day 3
Matches started at 9am today and the weather forecast was pretty good, only a 20% chance of rain….I warmed up and then played Kathy Foulk at 9. The first three […]
Crawford Cup, Rainy Start leads to Finish Under the Lights
The Crawford Cup began yesterday and the weather was fine, but the forecast for today was ominous…100% chance of rain according to weather.com this morning. By 8:15 it was raining, […]