Villach Champions

Results are here. Saturday I played the finals of the 60 doubles with Vicki Buholz and my final (4th) round robin match in the women’s 65s and won both. In […]

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Villach, Austria Friday

Draws are here. Today I got up early and was ready to warm Vicki up for her singles match at 11, but when we arrived at the courts, they were […]

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Third Match Win on a Nearly Rainless Day in Villach, Austria

Draws are here. Vicki Buholz and I warmed up at 8:30 this morning for nearly an hour then went back to my apartment for a while…I played at 11, and […]

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German W60 Club Champions!

Click here to view finals results in Germany for all age divisions. Sunday was a successful tennis day but a tough one. We play #2 and #4 singles first, followed […]

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Feld Am See 2025: ITF Masters 700 in Austria

This is a nice tournament (especially when the weather cooperates). In addition to being professionally run, and nicely located on a lake, it’s near Gmund, Villach in Austria, Bled in […]

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Villach 700 Champion on a Beautiful Fall Day in Austria

Draws are here. Today was the best, weather-wise of the two weeks here. The high was around 70 and it was sunny and there was no wind. The mountains were […]

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Into the Finals in Villach on a (Mostly) Sunny Day

Draws are here. Today was a mild, sunny day in Villach. I played both singles and doubles and warmed up at 8am with Aylin from Turkey (great warmup), then played […]

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Into the Semis after a Rainy Morning in Villach

Draws are here. It was a bit of a lazy day today in Villach. I was scheduled to warm up at 8:30 and play at 11, but it was raining […]

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Hochosterwitz Castle: A Castle With 14 Fortified Gates

Draws are here for the Villach 700. Today, after a 10am practice with Shirley (my newly strung Volkl Vostra 4 is finally happy with its string tension!) and some shoulder […]

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Villach Practice Day 1

Draws are here. Tuesday was another practice day. It was also a wet morning. I was to practice with MJ but the courts were wet, and as it turned out […]

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Gmund, Carinthia, Austria

Today was a busy one…I packed up my car, MJ and I hit balls for an hour, and I did grocery shopping at Hofer and Billa while MJ and Rudy […]

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First Round Success in Feld Am See but Rain is Coming!

Draws are here. Yesterday I warmed up with MJ Pachl, then played at 10:30 against Anita Hoelting of Germany, a very nice lady who is still learning the game and […]

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A Visit to a Castle, the Top of a Mountain and the Town of Villach; Touring Carinthia, Austria

Saturday a group of players and I took a day trip to the Landskron Castle outside of Villach, to see the views. MJ Pachl (USA/CAN) was with Wanda Howes and […]

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Roz King, John Powless and Jane Lutz Win Singles Titles in Villach; Karwasky Into Singles Final in Klagenfurt

Roz King won her first ITF Singles World Championship in the 75s, and will go for the gold in doubles later today with Ria Graham. She beat world #1 Elisabeth […]

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Roz King into Singles Final in Villach; Van Nostrand, Powless, McCabe, Ginnard, Karwasky, HIllebrand, Fales, Drilling Reach Semis

Roz King upset #2 seed and defending champion Inge Weber today in Villach, Austria, putting her into the final against Germany’s’ Elisabeth Von Boemmel, her conqueror in the team event […]

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Americans Find Success in Individual World Championships: Wednesday Midday

A number of American Super Seniors are continuing to do well this week in the ITF Individual World Championships in Villach, Poertschach and Klagenfurt. Women: In the 60s, Mary Ginnard […]

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Villach Saturday

Today was a day of practice for the players…I saw the women’s 75 and 80s practicing twice and the men’s 80s once at least. The Aussies were also very keen […]

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Blogging from Villach Warmbad: Queens, Doris Hart and Gardnar Mulloy Cups; World Championships in Villach, Poertschach and Klagenfurt

Link to World Individual Championships For links to all Cup draws go to carolynnichols.wordpress.com. Munich and Arrival in Villach Villach Saturday: Getting Ready USA Seeded #1 in Seven Cups and […]

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