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 […]
Tag Archives: USA
2018 USA Senior (M/W 50/55/60) International Tennis Teams Announced
More information can be found here. I will update that page with fact sheets, photos and links to draws as they become available. Updates to team members, if any will […]
Mike Fedderly and Diane Barker Win World Singles Titles in Miami; Ross Persons, Susan Wright Win Doubles Gold
The ITF Seniors World Championships concluded today in Miami with some great matches. Susan Wright and Diane Barker cruised to their anticipated final in the women’s 60s. They both dropped […]
Stage Set for Finals in Miami at ITF Seniors World Championships
After six days of hard play in the Miami heat, the finals are (mostly) set in Miami. Americans have done well overall and are in a lot of finals. The […]
USA Wins Men’s 55, Women’s 60s in Miami
The USA women’s 60 team cruised past Great Britain to win the Alice Marble Cup. Diane Barker lost 2 games, Susan Wright 8, in 4 matches over 6 days. Germany […]
USA Advances to Final in Maria Bueno Cup (W50); Austria (M55) Tied 1/1 in Semis; USA Men’s 60 Fall in Semis
The USA women’s Bueno Cup team (50s) beat Spain 3/0 today. Jenny Klitch started slowly, gathering information about her opponent in the first set before applying it in the next […]
Individual World Championship Draws Now Posted
Draws now posted for Individual World Championships in Miami. The Link is here: 37th Seniors World Individual Championships 2017 (50,55,60)
USA Marble Cup Team Advances to Final; USA Men’s 55 & 60 Teams, W55 Win on Wednesday in Miami
After three days of play in the Alice Marble Cup, Diane Barker finally lost a game, to Germany’s #1, Sabine Schmidt. Susan Wright preceded Barker with a 62 60 win […]
USA Advances to Medal Rounds in Five of Six Cups on Halloween
The USA advanced to the medal rounds in all of the Men’s Cups and in the Women’s 50 & 60 Divisions. Action photos courtesy of Fred/Susan Mullane, cameraworkusa.com. The […]
USA Beats Netherlands to Win Althea Gibson Cup
Saturday began with wet courts but quickly turned sunny. The USA Women’s 70 team finished the tie with Netherlands on Center Court. The USA led 64 3*4. Netherlands promptly broke […]
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
USA Margaret Court Cup Team Takes Bronze in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa It took seven hours, seven sets played, overcoming cramping, windy conditions and their determined French opponents, but USA edged France 2/1 to medal in that division […]
Presidents’ Cup: USIC vs French IC in La Jolla, California
The USIC stands for the United States International Club. There are 38 members from Argentina to Uruguay to Singapore to South Africa (for a complete list go to ictennis.net). The […]
USA W50s Advance to Final
USA women’s 50s beat Germany 2/1 to advance to the final. Shelly Works came back from a set and 4/1 down to win at #2 singles. That set the stage […]
USA Advances to Medal Round in Lenglen Cup
The USA advanced to the semis of the Lenglen Cup despite a 2/1 loss to Great Britain today. Great Britain lost to Slovenia who lost to USA…so a tiebreaker format […]
USA Advances to Quarters in Dubler Cup Tuesday and Semis of Lenglen Cup
The USA Dubler Cup team, now a two person team after injuries to two players, beat So Africa 2/1 to advance to the QF. They remain in medal contention. The […]
Young Seniors (35, 40 & 45 age divisions) International Team Competition: USA Teams and Results
Age Division Women’s Cup Name Draws Men’s Cup Name Draws 35 Suzanne Lenglen All Draws USA is in RR Group D Italia All Draws USA is in RR Group A […]
La Baule, Days 1 and 2: Friday/Saturday
Kathy Vick, Susan Wright and I left Paris early, got a taxi and had an adventure finding our TGV car at the Montparnasse station. We arrived very early to the […]
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 […]
Saturday Morning: USA Wins Bronze in Young Cup!
The USA Young Cup team rebounded from its loss to France yesterday by beating Great Britain for the bronze in the Young Cup. Simona Bruetting and Debbie Spence-Nasim both won […]
USA Young Cup Team Falls to France & Plays for Bronze Saturday; Court Cup Finishes Fourth
The only USA team in medal contention in the Young Seniors had a really tough match with France today. Simona Bruetting lost at #2 singles in straight sets but Debbie […]
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 […]
USA Wins in Five of Six Cups Monday
USA Young Seniors teams won in all women’s ties today and USA also advanced in the men’s 35s and 45s. The Margaret Court Cup posted an impressive win over hosts […]
Young Seniors Draws, USA Teams
Young Seniors Draws Including Group Allocation for USA Cup Teams Dates: Team: March 15-21; Individuals: March 22-29, 2015 Draws Posted For Each Cup Below Women’s Cups USA Group & Notes […]
USA Margaret Court Cup Team Beats France to Win Cup!
Special to Senior Tennis Blog by Alissa Finerman Team USA women’s 45 showed up ready to play against France for the Margaret Court Cup Finals at the Polo Club in […]
Simona Bruetting and Susan Wright Named to Senior International Cup Teams
Simona Bruetting (Highlands Ranch) and Susan Wright (Grand Junction) have been selected to represent the USA in the 34th ITF (International Tennis Federation) Senior World Team Championships in Boca Raton […]
USA Women’s and Men’s Senior Teams For Florida
This is the list of the USA women’s and men’s teams going to Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida April 21-26 2014 This list is subject to change if […]