Saturday in Turkey: Draws Made, Opening Ceremonies, Let the Play Begin (Sunday)

Draws are here. Today, Saturday, was the last practice day before the team competition here in Turkey. Our team practiced at 9:30 for a couple of hours. Susan, Anne and […]

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Draws for ITF Team Championships in Turkey: M/W 65/70/75/80/85

Click here to see all draws or on links below. M85 – Lorne Main Cup; USA is seeded #1, in RR with Canada and Great Britain W85 – Angela Mortimer […]

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Early Practice, Peek into the Ali Bey Buffet: Day 2 in Manavgat

Today we had an early morning practice because it was supposed to rain in the afternoon. As it turned out, the threat of rain was bigger in the morning…we had […]

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Turkey (the Country): Travel & Day 1 Godfree Cup Practice

Dateline: Ali Bey Manavgat, near Antalya, Turkey I left San Diego Tuesday midday, after. having only arrived there on Saturday morning from Houston. It was a chaotic few days: when […]

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2024 USA Teams Announced for ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey: Age Divisions (Men and Women) 65/70/75/80/85 (updated 2/8/24)

Click here to view the list of players who have been selected to USA Masters International Teams. For more information go to the ITF website which has the fact sheets […]

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USTA Announces Timelines for 2024 65-85 Cups: 65-85 Applications Open September 10, 2023, Close October 10, 2023; Teams Announced November 20, 2023

2024 World Team Championships (Age Divisions – 65, 70, 75, 80, 85)  Here is the list (with the initial, updated and second updated lists)

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AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days

Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]

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Turkey MT 1000 Day 5: Surviving the Rain

Draws are here. Today I awoke to find the ground wet, but I know how quickly the courts dry here so thought there might be no delay for my scheduled […]

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Turkey MT1000 Day 4: Doubles Champions, Into Singles Final

Draws are here. Today I had an early start, warming up around 8 (I served then hit with Chris French after she finished warming up her husband Paul), then played […]

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Turkey Tennis Day 3: Doubles Day

Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, was a doubles only day…Sabine Schmidt, my opponent tomorrow was my doubles partner today and we won…Sabine is an excellent player and a super doubles […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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USA Wins Silver Medals in W40, M35 in Turkey; Bronze in W30. Italy Wins 4 Titles, Germany 3 at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey

Click here to see the list of the four teams which medaled in each division. Click here to see results of all teams from today. Click here to see the […]

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W40 & M30 Play for Gold on Friday at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey; W30 Take Bronze

Match schedule/results for Friday can be found here. On Thursday in Turkey, the USA Young Cup team (W40) beat Spain 3/0 and now face Germany, a 3/0 winner over France. […]

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USA M30 Into Final; W40 (Young Cup) Advance to Semis in Turkey on Wednesday.

See results from all matches here. The USA Men’s 30s team beat Argentina 2/1, with #1 Neil Bennett and doubles team Josh Bashal/Alan Regale winning the two points. They have […]

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ITF Masters World Team Championships: Tuesday, Wrap Up of Round Robin Matches: USA in Medal Rounds in M 30/45/50 & W 30/40/45

Note: I am not in Turkey, so am relying on the accuracy of the results posted on the ITF masters website. If there are errors…which happens occasionally. The schedule for […]

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USA Advances to Medal Rounds in Men’s 45/50 and Women’s 40/45 Divisions on Monday at ITF Masters World Team Championships in Manavgat, Turkey

Draws are here. Men’s 30: USA beat So Africa 3/0 behind the singles play of Jevin West and Neil Bennett; Bennett/Alan Regula won the doubles point. Women’s 30: USA was […]

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Sunday March 19th Results from Turkey, ITF World Team Championships

USA Women’s 40s, Young Cup, beat So Africa 3/0. Anda Perianu won at #1 singles; Mariko Fritz-Krockow won at #2 singles and Isabella Iantosca/Yulia Bolotova won the doubles point. Matches […]

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Draws for 2023 ITF Masters World Team Championships Turkey: M/W 30-50

Draws can be found by clicking the links below. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, round robins are played. The teams which win their round robin groups go to the medal rounds; […]

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USA international Teams 30-50, Updated Rosters

Feb 2, 2022 Rosters Note correct w40 captain listed.

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2023 USA Masters Cup Teams 30/35/40/45/50 Announced for Play in Turkey

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List of Applicants & Players for the USA 30/35/40/45/55 InternationalTeams Now Posted

Click here to see the list of players who applied for the 30-50 International Tennis Teams for play in Turkey in 2023 Click here to find more information about the […]

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30/35/40/45/50 Masters Tennis International Teams 2023; Players Have been Announced; Draws

Draws for 2023 Masters World Championships in Turkey. Play begins March 19, 2023 Players have been announced for the 30-50 M/W teams to represent USA in Turkey in March. Updated […]

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2023 World Championship Dates (New Dates for 55/60 in Portugal)

Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey: M/W 30/35/40/45/50 Team: Sunday March 19-Friday March 24 Individual: Saturday march 25-Saturday April 1, 2023 Lisbon/Oeiras & Estoril, Portugal: (NOTE NEW DATES): M/W 55/60 Team: August 13-August […]

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Stanford, Parson Siegel and Shirai Medal at Young Seniors World Championships

Kateriina Stanford of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida won a silver medal in Women’s 35 doubles and a bronze medal in Women’s 35 singles at the ITF Young Seniors World Individual […]

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USA Final Wrap and Medal Photos

After a long week on the court, the final results. For results from the entire week and photos:  http://seniortennisblog.com/itf-world-championships-young-seniors-seniors-super-seniors-2013-to-present/usa-young-seniors-world-championships/ Italia Cup, men’s 35s: They were seeded 5th and finished 7th. […]

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Thursday: USA Wins in Lenglen & Court Cups; Italy vs USA in Trabert Cup

Thursday was an off day for the USA Dubler (men’s 45), Italia (men’s 35) and Young (Women’s 40) Cups. The USA Lenglen Cup won both singles matches against Argentina. They […]

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Wedneday Morning Update: USA Young Cup Team Wins

The bright spot of the day was the decisive win by the #4 seeded USA Young Cup team over #5 Canada today behind the singles play of Simona Bruetting and […]

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USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday, Day 2 in Turkey

The USA won 3/0 in the Lenglen Cup today behind the singles play of Meredith Walton and Katerina Stanford (at #2); Gee Gee Garviin/Amanda Parson Siegel won the doubles. They […]

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