Successful Finish in Bad Breisig
Draws are here. Thursday I played the singles final against Jutta Labenski, the second seed. She was I think a bit nervous, and I won comfortably. We played on the […]
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Bad Breisig Day 1
Draws are here. I played my first match on Tuesday the 9th in Bad Breisig against a Swiss player from Basel, Yvette De Roche. The tournament ran somewhat behind yesterday…temps […]
Hanko Success
Draws are here. It’s after 11 pm here in Hanko and the music from the party below me is making my room shake! But winter is coming…last few weeks here […]
And Let the Play Begin: First Round Success
Draws are here. Here’s the link to photos from this European trip, with the most recent ones first. I played my first round match today against Elina from Finland (a […]
Travel Day 2 to Hanko, Finland
Sunday was travel day #2 on my journey from Mallorca, Spain to Hanko, Finland. I arrived about three hours before my flight and though there was a long line, it […]
Travel Day: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Sunday: I took a taxi first to the train station (in retrospect I should have walked or taken a bus). He showed up on time. But he took me first […]
Barcelona Practice Day 2
Draws are here. Today was our first full day in Barcelona and it was pretty busy. After a late breakfast (quite a bit different in some ways from an American […]
Barcelona!
Today I arrived in Barcelona to bright sunshine after long flights and a 45 minute slog through customs. However once through the line my passport was quickly approved and stamped […]
The Sun Makes a Cameo Appearance in Mont Tremblant
Draws are here. Photos are here. I actually hit tennis balls today…not as much as I’d have liked, but that wasn’t the weather’s fault, but rather because I received a […]
A Walk Through the Past & Tennis
Toronto, Canada I am in Toronto visiting a friend, Erin Boynton and practicing for the ITF 1000 seniors tournament next week. Erin and I met a friend of hers and […]
Seniors Individual World Championship Draws Posted
Click here to view the draws for the Seniors (50/55/60) World Championships in Palm Beach Gardens, FL for May 7-14, 2022.
USA Senior Teams Results Thursday: M55, 60 Advance, W55 Fall; USA to play for 4 Cups Friday
Draws are here. The USA Men’s 60 team upset France 2/1 today to advance to the final. the USA M55 also won 2/0 to advance to the final. The W55 […]
Friday April 29 Order of Play for USA Teams, Super Seniors, Boynton Beach and Boca Raton, Florida
Order of Play for Friday April 29, 2022 M65: Quail Ridge CC, USA vs AUS, Final, Court 11, 10am M 70: Boca West CC, USA vs AUT, Final (conclusion), Court […]
World Championships: USA Round Robin Opponents & Seeds Posted.
Boynton Beach, FL Team USA players are here. Photos are here. Draws are here. More about the opening ceremonies The captains’ meetings are ongoing but some of the draws have […]
Super Senior World Championships: Team Practice Day 1, Friday
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Friday April 22, 2022 Photos We had our first Kitty Godfree team practices today in Boynton Beach, Florida. The weather was warm but not oppressive and […]
USA Young Seniors Teams Announced
From USTA.com 2022 Young Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) Location: Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril, Portugal Team Event: Sunday, July 31 – Friday, August 5, 2022 Individual Event: Saturday, August 6 – […]
Smashey Repeats in 35 Singles/Doubles at National Clays
Kaysie Smashey won the 35 singles/doubles Sunday in Houston, beating Stephanie Kusano Wallace (3) in the final. She teamed with the 45s champion, Julie Thu to win the 35 doubles. […]
Houston Saturday: Hartsock Wins 55 Singles & Thu Conquers 45s
Writing from Palm Desert, CA: Draws can be found here. Charlotte Hartsock (5) won the 55 singles over Shelly Works (3); Hartsock beat the #1, 4 and 3 seeds en […]
Barker Wins 65 Singles, Kimball & Canby Win Doubles Gold, 55, 65, 75, 85 & 90 Doubles Champions Crowned
Draws are here Diane Barker played a near perfect match today. (I did not but she didn’t let me!) This portends well for our success in the Kitty Godfrey Cup […]
Houston Day 5: Sue Kimball Takes 75 Singles Crown; Margaret Canby Wins 90 Singles Title
Houston, TX, March 24, 2022 The draws can be found here. Sue Kimball and Ann Eaton contested the women’s 75 final today and what I saw of it was a […]
Donner, Blitzen & Rain Then Play into the Night
Draws can be found here There was thunder (donner) and lightning (blitzen) and hard rain this morning, which soaked the courts. Play finally began on some courts around noon and […]
Houston Day 1: Rain & Wind Did Not Stop the Senior Women’s Clay Courts!
The draws and results can be found here. Monday March 21, 2022, Houston, Texas, 8:50 PM CDT There was a rainy, then windy, then rainy AND windy start to the […]
Houston! 35-90 Women’s Level 1 Clay Courts (ITF 1000)
Sunday morning March 20, 2022, Houston, Texas Draws can be found here. I took a VERY early flight (7am) from Florida yesterday (there used to be more flights, but…pandemic related […]
2022 ITF SUPER Seniors (65-90)World Team and Individual Championship Information
To enter the world championships Go to ipin.itftennis.com Log in (if you don’t have an ipin, create one there, it’s free, but if you have ever had one, there’s a […]
Beating the Rain in Palm Beach Gardens
Draws are here. Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HkeNaT6cGb7NiwUH7 Jan 16, 2022, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Wednesday) My first match of 2022 was scheduled for today at 10am. Susan Wright and I […]
2022 Grandes Dames: ITF 700/USTA Level 2, Let the Play Begin!
Draws are here. The first USTA National (Level 2) women’s tournament of the year began today in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center (one of […]
Palm Beach Gardens Grandes Dames is ON!
Click here to enter. This is the first women’s clay tournament for 2022. It’s being held at the award winning Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center which features 20 green clay […]
Houston Day 7: Smashey Wins 35 Singles; Morris/Toney Win 45 Doubles
Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Sunday was the final day of the 2021 Clay Courts in Houston, which was the 50th anniversary […]
Houston National Clay Courts Day 4: Carter Takes 75 Singles Crown (corrected); Jackson/Savitt Win 65 Doubles; Castell/Kimball Win 75 Doubles; Devries/Wood Win 85 Doubles
Houston, Texas Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. Brenda Carter mounted an impressive comeback in the second set to win the 75 singles […]
Successful Tournament Start in Barcelona
Draws and order of play: https://itfseniorsbarcelona.com/en/cuadros. Yesterday, after I went to the club (via the tram) I went to El Cortez Ingles, a huge department store about a 10 minute […]