USA Wins Four of Six Ties on Day 1 in Portugal at the ITF Masters World Team Championships (30/35/40

The USA won in all but the W30 and M40, and even those were hotly contested ties. Draws are here: W30s Cup: USA lost 2/1 to Great Britain; Monica Hoz […]

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USA international Teams 30-50, Updated Rosters

Feb 2, 2022 Rosters Note correct w40 captain listed.

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ITF World Tennis Masters Tour: 35/40/45 World Team Championships, Portugal, Day 2: USA Goes 2/0 on Day 2

Draws & Updated rosters are here. On Day 2 of the World Team Championships, only the USA Women’s 35 and Men’s 45 had matches, and both won 3/0, but took […]

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Traveling Back to the USA

Monday October 25, 2021 I traveled back to the USA yesterday, Sunday. It was a long trip. There are a few new wrinkles to international travel and where the creases […]

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Westwood Level 2/ITF S700 Saturday: The Calm after the Thunderstorms

Austin, Texas, USA Click here to see draws and results (and playing times) Saturday was the calm after the storm…and it was a big one last night, complete with thunder, […]

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USTA International Team Selection: New Timelines Posted; Minimum Play Requirements Amended for 2020 & 2021; Application Deadlines Extended for Super Seniors & Young Seniors

The USTA Board has approved the Senior International Selection Committee’s extension and revision of the eligibility (minimum play) requirement and timelines as follows:The application deadline for the 2020 Young-Seniors and […]

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USTA Senior Teams (2020, Florida) Announced (World now postponed to 2021)

From USTA.com: (note that Robin Harris has replaced Diane Barker on the Women’s 60s team; Barker is injured.) From itftennis.com: 2020 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships Location […]

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USA W 40 & 45 Reach Semis in Miami Beach; M35, 40, W 35 Fall in Quarters

Writing today from California, USA; Oct. 23, 2019 The USA W45 team (Margaret Court Cup) were in action on Wednesday at the North Miami Beach Tennis Center. After having two […]

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USA Win Five of Six Matches on Day 1 of Young Seniors World Team Championships

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The ITF Young Seniors (ages 35, 40 and 45 and over) World Team Championships began today in Miami Beach at the Flamingo Tennis Center and North […]

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USA Wins W65, 70, 85, M 75/85 Friday in Umag; W75 & 80 Finish Second; M65,70, & 80 Place Third

Writing from California, USA The USA has won five gold medals in Umag so far by Friday, two silver and three bronze. What a fantastic effort by our “super” Super […]

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USA Wins Inaugural Women’s 85 Cup in Croatia

As told to me by Margaret Canby, W85 Captain: “We have won,  today Rose [Austin] and I won the doubles 6-0 6-1.  Really played well! Yea USA 85 Women Cup […]

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2020 Seniors Timeline for the 50/55/60 Cups

Quick take: Applications Open OCTOBER 1, 2019 Applications Close November 10, 2019 Deadline to notify the USTA of any omissions is November 18, 2019 Results from the 2-year period ENDING […]

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World Championships Day 4: Played a Match!

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 […]

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Alice Marble Cup Team Defeats Brazil; USA M60 Advance on Sunday in Portugal; USA Goes 6/0 on Day 1

Lisbon, Portugal Today was the start of the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. We played Brazil today, starting at 9:30. I played #2 singles and won 60 60; Diane played […]

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Finals Day, National Women’s Hard Courts, La Jolla: Two Marathons in One Day!

Friday was finals day at the USTA National Hard Courts at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. I didn’t get to see much tennis because I was on court […]

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2019 USA Super Senior Teams Announced by USTA

See the teams below and check here for updates on the USTA Senior International page. You can see any official updates regarding the team rosters here.  The rosters below were last […]

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Todo, Cass, Barker, Novack, & Weber Win Singles Gold at National Clay Courts

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Mika Todo of Japan won the 40 singles in Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday, beating top-seeded Lizl Kotz in the final in straight sets. However, Kotz […]

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Miami Regional Championship: Sunday Wrap

Saturday afternoon and Sunday there was still quite a bit of tennis to play in Miami Beach at the ITF Regional Championship. I’m relying on the scores from the website, […]

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Miami Beach RC: Friday Vibes; Works Wins a Saturday Marathon

March 9, 2019 Friday in Miami Beach…is noisy! Bands tuning up, motorcycles racing, rush hour traffic, high season energy. I played Dagmar Sperneder from Austria in the de facto 60s […]

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Karwasky, Motevassel, Parker Win Singles Gold Slams in 2018; Karwasky, Kirkland-Cochran, Lutz Win Doubles Gold Slams

Tina Karwasky (Glendale, CA) won gold slams in 2018 in 65 singles and doubles. She did not drop a set in winning the clay, hard, grass and indoors. For her […]

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USA Finishes at Top of Five Round Robin Groups; All Women’s Teams into Semis in Miami

The USA Young Seniors are taking the home team advantage seriously in Miami Beach: Five of the six teams have won their round robin groups and all three women’s teams […]

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USA Women’s Teams, Men’s 40 Advance on Day 2 in Miami

USA Women’s 35, 40 and 45 teams won 3/0 today in Miami Beach. The men’s 35 had a bye, men’s 40 won and the men’s 45 lost 2/1 to Chile. […]

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Young Seniors Miami: Opening Ceremonies & Draws

The ITF Young Seniors World Championships (tennis) takes place in Miami Beach, Florida from Sunday October 21 to Friday October 26 at Flamingo Park and at the Miami Beach Tennis […]

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USA Wins Doris Hart Cup; Other Finals are Ongoing

Friday September 21, 2018, Palm Desert, California, USA; 5:15 am PDT A second article will be written tomorrow, or earlier to recap all matches. The USA Women’s 80s team, the […]

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USA Wins Men’s 85s; Will Play for Seven Cups Friday; Teams Go 4/0 on Thursday

Thursday, September 20, 2018 San Diego, California, USA The USA will compete in seven finals on Friday in Croatia. Matches in Center, Grand Stand and Court 1 at ATP Stadium […]

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USA Goes Three for Three on Day 2 in Umag

Monday September 17, Los Angeles, CA The USA Men’s 85, Women’s 80 (Doris Hart Cup) and Men’s 70 (Jack Crawford) teams won today in Umag. The Crawford Cup team beat […]

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USA Marble Cup Team (W60) Advances to Semis in Ulm, Germany

The USA Alice Marble Cup team concluded round robin play by beating Argentina 2/1 behind strong singles performances of Susan Wright (winning 61 60 at #2) and Diane Barker (60 […]

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Practice Day: Tennis & Driving

Today, Monday, all of the USA teams were off, after a successful opening day Sunday for all six USA teams. We were planning on practicing at 3pm till Diane contacted […]

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USA Young Seniors: USA Teams Announced; Cup Information

The USA Young Seniors Teams have been selected. Information is posted here about the ITF Young Seniors World Team and Individual Championships with an emphasis on the results from the USA players and teams.

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USA Super Senior Team Players, Information & Results 2018

Photos from Opening Ceremonies of Teams Blog Articles Draws for Super Seniors World Championships Umag/Umago USA Advances in Eight of Nine Cups Sunday in Umag USA Goes Three for Three […]

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