For vacation planning – and doubles partner arranging – the schedule for the 2019 Florida west coast senior tournaments has been released. Continue reading
Category Archives: Tournaments
Cane & Able
With the wonder of modern medicine, just three days after hip replacement, I was able to “graduate” to using a cane. That story and results from people who can still play tennis at the Atlanta Invitational follow. Continue reading
Shortest Match Ever?
Two Naples tennis friends were playing a tournament match… and it ended after TWO points! That story and my hip surgery update follow. Continue reading
2018 Florida Cup
According to Mark Taylor, “The 15th annual Florida Cup matches were hosted by University Park Country Club and director of tennis Jason Grose April 7-8 in Sarasota with the West squad winning the Cup for the 11th time by the score of 34-16. The West team won nine of ten age groups; won nine of ten doubles matches; and swept the 80’s division led by captain Gordon Hammes. Individual winners that went 3-0 on the weekend included Mark Thompson (40’s); Hartmut Liebel (55’s) and Fred Drilling (75’s).” Continue reading
Who Gets to Play?
With Mike “Rambo” Rennels
Your league team is successful and you are going to the sectionals/district playoffs. How many players do you bring with you — and, do they all get to play, even if they are not the “best” players? This is the question that came in from one of my good Newk camp buddies … Continue reading
The Miami Open and My Hip
Denis Shapovalov
On an excellent Pelican Bay bus trip to Key Biscayne on Monday, I learned some tennis lessons and then on Wednesday went to see my hip specialist for a change in plans. Continue reading
Tournament Survey Results
With Hank Irvine
Thanks to all who played in the first three Florida tournaments and to the 200+ (!) players who responded to the recent survey. Here are the rankings and a summary of the many comments received (the tournament directors have received the full list of every comment made). Continue reading
Which Side Runs More?
If your doubles partner is injured or very tired, he should play the deuce court. That according to tournament veteran Peter Allen. Continue reading
“YOURS!”
How do you line up (deuce vs. ad court) and play the match with a superior doubles partner? That is what I did this past week and will do next week in two Florida tournaments. Continue reading
Singles Third Set Tiebreaker?
Gordon Hammes
While at a tournament, the match next to me was between a pair of fantastic 86 and 89 year old players. It went to three full sets in three full hours. Was it dangerous to their health? Did it mess up the schedule? Should they be playing a third set tiebreaker instead? Continue reading
Battle at the Bath
Clive Kileff
Today’s semifinals doubles match vs. Fred Drilling and long-time partner Clive Kileff was a rematch of the one two weeks ago, where I had heat exhaustion and faded in the third set. It ended up being a wind-blown “Battle at the Bath” (i.e. Naples Bath and Tennis). Continue reading
The Week That Was
Matt and Me
This is the week of the third Florida tournament, the big CAT II at Sanchez/Casal (Naples Bath & Tennis), where I entered BOTH singles (not seeded) and doubles (seeded #4 with Matt Davie). Continue reading
Winners and Losers
Steve Lunsford and Don Long
As we are in the Florida tournament season, many players will soon view themselves as either “winners” or “losers”, but is that what we should really be doing? And what happened in this week’s tournament? Continue reading
More Pickle Juice!
Yesterday was a loooong day on the tennis court and resulted in full lower body muscle cramping for several hours. What to do? Continue reading
New Round Robin Format?
Fred Stolle on Sympathy
This week is the first attempt at the new round robin tournament format at the NSMTA Cat III Doubles-Only event at Sanchez-Casal. How is it going? And what is the prognosis on my son’s ruptured Achilles? Continue reading