Attracts/outcomes are right here.
Right now I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face crops this morning). We had a superb heat up. I performed Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our third assembly this 12 months after beforehand solely having performed in an IC (Worldwide Membership) occasion years in the past. I gained 61 62 but it surely was powerful, a lot of lengthy video games and tactic modifications and responses thereto.
Chris French, my doubles accomplice this week gained the 65 singles over Kim Reed, additionally from Nice Britain, 62 62. And sure, Chris is de facto tall! Curiously all three of us, Chris, Kim and I play with Volkl racquets, and Kim and I exploit the identical Volkl 4 Vostra. Pauline and Shirley Fox gained the 70 doubles 10-8 in a match tiebreak…by no means doubtful?!
Dan Waldman, USA, got here onto Chris’s court docket for the following match…he cruised into the ultimate in males’s 70s 62 62. Dan pictured beneath with Carolyn.
After a break of some hours we performed doubles towards Andrea Schmidt and Dr. Ulrike…we gained 61 62 however had some nice rallies and lengthy video games. Chris was superb…I did hit a successful lob volley on match level although. 🙂 We play the #2 seeds, Gundi Weiland/Barbara Novack within the remaining. Beneath: Chris, Carolyn, Ulrike and Andrea.
Andrew Stanley (GBR)/Ann Stanley (USA) gained the 70 blended at present 64 63 over Bruno Renault/Hildegarde Bruggaber. Beneath, Ann (are you able to consider she’s within the 75s), Chris & Carolyn
Danny Shaw (USA)/Keith Porter (CAN) gained the lads’s 70 doubles in a really tight match, 67 76 12-10 over Jasper Cooper/Boyd Brackstone (GBR).
Everette Darnielle/Max King fell to some powerful Spaniards within the M65 doubles remaining. The Spaniards actually understood clay court docket doubles…their lobs had been glorious!
Bruce Barrett (USA)/Chris Ornstein (GBR) gained the 75 males’s doubles.
And some photographs of gamers only for enjoyable. It’s actually a world event..gamers from throughout Europe, and a smattering of gamers from different continents & a lot of British gamers.
