Action Packed Day 4 of the USTA Level 1 National Women’s Clay Courts in Houston: Into Doubles Final & Singles Semis

Draws are here. Thursday was a really busy day at the National Clays in Houston as all age divisions were in action from the 35s to the 85s. It was […]

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Rainy Wednesday in Houston at National Clay Courts; Into Singles Quarters and Doubles Semis

Draws are here. There was a 15% chance of rain in Houston today…unfortunately this was one of those days when it did rain despite the odds and play was delayed […]

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National Women’s Clay Courts Tuesday, Day 2: Lots of Matches & NWTO Meeting

Draws are here. I played my first matches today in Houston at the National Clays. I played Gloria Stevens from the Austin, TX area and won in straight sets as […]

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Let the Play Begin: Monday in Houston at the National Clay Courts

Draws are here. Play began in the 55/65/75 divisions at the National Clay Courts in Houston. The 85s begin tomorrow, the 45s on Wednesday. No seeds were in action in […]

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Preview, USTA Level 1 Women’s Clay, 35-85 & 90, Houston, TX

Draws are here. This is the best women’s age division tournament you will find anywhere. 275 women in the 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 + divisions…275 women players in just eight divisions (this tournament […]

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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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2023 Gold Ball Champions

Additional Results Will be added throughout the year. Last Update: 3/18/23 70/75 Indoors Men’s 50/55 Hard Women’s 40-80 Clay (March 2023) Mixed Hard Courts (January 2023)

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Chandler Wins 60 Singles; Love/Williams and Karwasky/Kirkland-Cochran Take Doubles Crowns at National Women’s Clay

Draws are here. Friday was a looong day on the court for me, on top of a long day Thursday…nearly 12 hours of tennis in two days and..wait for it…it […]

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Into the Semis at 60 Clay: Day 3 at the USTA Level 1 Women’s 40-80 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)

Draws are here. On yet another boringly warm and sunny Florida winter day (88 degrees, no clouds, mild breeze), play continued in Palm Beach Gardens with main draw quarters and […]

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National Women’s 40-80 Clay Day 2: Into the Quarters

Draws are here. On another sunny, hot day in Palm Beach Gardens round of 16 and quarterfinal action took place. The seeders overall have to be commended as there were […]

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USTA Level 1 Clay: Women’s 40-80, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Draws are here. The ITF MT 1000/USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournament began today in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It hit 90 today […]

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Cooper Cup Saturday: Nichols, Hartsock Take Singles Titles, Nichols/Wright and Vasconcellos/Esswein Win Doubles

Draws are here. Saturday was finals day for the 55 & 65; the 45 & 75 finished yesterday. The weather was nearly hot, mid to upper 80s, not much cloud […]

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List of Applicants Posted for 55/60 Teams

List of Applicants Dates: 2023 ITF Masters 55, 60 Team Championships Application, August 13 – 18, 2023 Age Divisions: 55, 60 Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal

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Palm Beach Gardens Level 2 Thursday: Successful Singles & Doubles

Draws are here. Note: 70 doubles final is Friday..won by Lil PeltzPetow and Jan Cochran. Singles went well today for most of the seeds. I played Susan Boyer, who is […]

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Successful Start in Palm Beach Gardens

Draws are here. Today was off to a bit of a soggy start since it rained overnight in Palm Beach Gardens. Fortunately, the courts at Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center […]

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ITF 700/USTA Level 2, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Draws are here. The 2023 Women’s Level 2/ITF 700 began today on the beautiful clay courts at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (north of […]

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Betty Cookson, 1922-2022

Here is a very nice interview with Betty Cookson: https://ninetyoverninety.com/interviews/elizabeth-betty-mcgee-cookson/ Here is her obituary. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/elizabeth-cookson-obituary?id=37140432 Betty was a wonderful woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, legendary USTA volunteer, fantastic doubles […]

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2023 USTA Level 1, 2, 3 Age Division & Level 1 Family & Mixed (Gold Ball) Schedules

Women Level 1 Men Level 1 Women Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Men Level 2, 3 & World Championships, Intersectionals Mixed Level 1 Family Level 1 2023 World […]

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