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 […]
Tag Archives: USA
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]