Are you returning to Florida this season, coming for the January tournaments, or wondering when your friends will
return to the sunny south? There is a central place you can now let your tennis buddies know. Continue reading Coming to Florida?
Category Archives: Local – FL
Pelican Bay Doubles Championships
Pelican Bay Singles
This weekend was the first half of the Pelican Bay Club Championships with many divisions; and I played in a small singles 
Naples/ Ft. Myers Challenge
This weekend, Tom McCune and I were invited to represent Naples’ 65-year-olds in this 30th annual two-city, Naples-Ft.
Myers Challenge, which was played all day Saturday at Pelican Marsh in Naples. They played singles (for the Juniors and at the lower adult ages) and doubles at 35 and above, up to the 70s. Continue reading Naples/ Ft. Myers Challenge
New Hampshire Doubles Tournaments
Daytona Sectionals Final Day
Sunday morning saw us starting the day tied with St. Pete at two wins and one loss; but with the slight edge in individual matches won. So they played Jacksonville first – and beat them two courts out of three. Which meant that we would play Jacksonville second and have to beat them by at least the same score. Continue reading Daytona Sectionals Final Day
Daytona Sectionals Continued
We entered our rematch against St. Pete Saturday afternoon trailing in the 
Daytona Sectionals
Our age 60+, 4.5 doubles team came to Daytona late Thursday; and four of us went over to the USTA complex for a travel-weary loosening up hit… getting ready for our weekend of high level doubles competition. Continue reading Daytona Sectionals
Pelican Bay Finals
Marc VanDam writes: “Yesterday I got to play in the singles final of the club championship. In the open division there were
not that many entries, so on Saturday they played a type of round robin set up, with the winners of the most games meeting in the finals on Sunday. Continue reading Pelican Bay Finals
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Finals
This weekend was the singles section of the Pelican Bay Club tournament; and I entered the “Open” Division. There were six entries; so the tournament committee divided us into two groups of three players, seeding Marc VanDam in one group and me in the other. Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Finals
Tough Tournament Format
This past weekend was the Pelican Bay Club doubles competition. There were MANY men’s and women’s divisions; so the tournament format was a round-robin on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. But this ended up being tricky… and tough to play. Continue reading Tough Tournament Format
Naples Doubles Tournament
Marc VanDam and I teamed up last night for our twice-rain-postponed first round doubles match in the 4.5 (any age) doubles down at Cambier Park, Naples. Continue reading Naples Doubles Tournament
Naples City Tournament
Having a bye round, today was my semi-finals in the Naples City Tournament men’s 65 singles. The 
opponent was Ed Fitzhugh… not someone I know but talked to people to find out he is “a player.†Continue reading Naples City Tournament
Naples City Tournament
In the couple of weeks before heading north, we will try and squeeze in play in the big Naples City 
Tournament, with Marc VanDam in the combined 9.0 (any age) doubles and men’s 65 singles. Continue reading Naples City Tournament
Naples Doubles Tournament
This past weekend was the annual Chickee Classic Tournament at Cambier Park in Naples; and I played 4.5 doubles with George Morton (for the first time together). Continue reading Naples Doubles Tournament