With Willy
There are two pieces of good news on the tennis front… one involves a good friend with cancer and the other a new tournament for January in Naples (and your opinions are needed). Continue reading
Good News x 2
Category Archives: Tournaments
Going For It
The Winning Smile
If you watched the opening day of the US Open last night, with #2 Simona Halep vs. “wild card” Maria Sharapova, you saw a Prime Time example of extreme offense vs. incredible defense. Continue reading
Tournaments: Pro and Others
Frances Tiafoe
If you enjoy watching and playing in tournaments, now is the season. Here is an update on several going on at this time… Continue reading
New Snr Tennis Group
This weekend is my annual New Hampshire doubles tournament, while there are concerns about SW Florida losing two tournaments, and a new Senior Men’s tennis group is forming. Continue reading
Revised Florida Tournaments
There have been many questions about the 2018 Florida Super Senior Grand Prix line-up of tournaments. So here is the latest schedule (with SW Florida losing TWO tournaments). Continue reading
Finishing Unfinished Matches
With Doug Brunner after brutally hot 2016 match
If a tournament match is stopped for rain or darkness, what priority should that match completion be given the next day? That question comes from Doug Brunner, who played in a rain-plagued Florida tournament. Continue reading
Upcoming Tournaments
SuperSenior Gordon Hammes
There are several tournaments coming up in the months ahead – from a small local New Hampshire event … to a new ITF tournament in Naples … to the World’s in Orlando. Here are some highlights… Continue reading
Bigger, Better, Younger
With Fernand Martin
This was the weekend for fathers to play in the New England vs. Quebec 50th annual Friendship Cup, played at Chuck Kinyon’s Quechee Club in Vermont. Continue reading
Three Tennis Things
There is a regional tournament between Canada and New England this weekend, a National Hardcourt in California, and a warning about taking painkillers. Continue reading
Naples City Tourny Final
Matt Davie and me
Matt and I were able to finally play the Naples City Tournament 70s doubles final this morning at Cambier Park, under sunny and warm skies (leaving Florida this weekend for the summer). Continue reading
Playing Doubles First?
Noble, Larry, Joe, me
Is it better to have tournaments schedule singles in the morning and doubles in the afternoon… or just the opposite? One tournament player suggests a change might be welcome. Continue reading
Drilling For Gold
The USTA National Men’s 75,80,85 & 90’s Hard Court Championships took place this past week in Laguna Woods, California; and some familiar names were there. Continue reading
The Wrong Ball
What happens when you retrieve a ball from the bushes, put it into play, only to find out it was not the game ball, but an older one? Continue reading
January Tournament Opinions???
Since Sterling Oaks dropping out, The Florida Super Senior Grand Prix organizers are finding it difficult to locate a venue for the fourth Naples-area January tournament for 2017. So here are some questions related to that search/solution… Continue reading
Naples City Tournament + FLA Cup
Matt Davie and me
“Clay in May” is the name given to the annual tournament held in Naples during this month every year. This event has a HUGE number of categories in men’s and women’s singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles; and this year, I am entered in 70 doubles with strong-serving, lefty Matt Davie as my partner. Continue reading