Journal Entry Sept. 20 Round 2 World Championships Hundreds of players arrived for the World Championships yesterday. There are players from ages 55-90 from 35 countries. There is a buzz the first day of the World Championships that is unlike any other tournament. Many of us see friends we have […]
The Austria Cup begins: I woke up on Monday morning and I felt like I had fallen down a flight of stairs. Every part of my body ached and my legs were so stiff that I was walking around like the tin man. I was relieved that I was sitting […]
9/12 The End of the Nationals and the beginning of the Cup matches Today was special. After the highs of yesterday’s semifinal wins I came into today with more work to do. I was now in a position to do something that I had never done before. Last year I […]
January, 2004 January arrives and gives us the opportunity to look ahead. It is a good time to think what you have accomplished since moving indoors. Have you made progress in your game since September? What were some of the parts of competing that you wanted to improve? Have you […]
Over the last two weeks I have been preparing to play in my first 55 and over tournament, the National 55 Grass. It is being played at Rockaway Hunting Club in Cedarhurst, Long Island. Rockaway is the oldest club in the country and steeped in tradition. Of course, all white […]
THE JOURNEY BEGINS…May, 2003 I have started to fire up my competitive rockets for a new journey that will conclude in Germany in August. At that time I will,again, be representing the USA in our team quest to win the Fred Perry Cup. This 50 and over event is called […]
One month before the National 50 Indoors First time out in a long time where I was playing with a goal…to get ready for the National Indoors, four weeks away. I hit with Ricky Becker a former Stamford player who is in his 20s. I hit great, especially in the […]
“Three weeks before the Nat’l 50 Grass Court Championships in Philadelphia. Will be going there as the defending champ and likely #1 seed based on having won one of the two already played Nationals this year. For three years my goal has been to achieve the #1 ranking in my […]
April 28 Final Practice day for the World Championships Got seeded between 9-16 in the Championships and, as a result, get a bye the first day. My first match is tomorrow at noon against a player from Canada. Have to be careful to not decide in advance that he isn’t […]
April 20 Day 1 of the Fred Perry Cup at Ballenisles. How different from Amsterdam three years ago. Then I knew no one and felt truly like a rookie. I was in awe of the level of players and envious of their connections. When I arrived at the resort this […]