The first TGINF (Thank God It’s Not Friday) Tuesday Fed Cup was an exciting one. Not only was it the first Fed Cup held on a Tuesday, but for the first time – two teams tied! What a beautiful day. Twenty four women competed on four teams: The order of finish was: New Zealand (152…
The summer USTA league season usually consists of leagues for 40, 55 and 65 and older women. Rather than offer the 55 and over leagues in the typical NTRP levels (ex. 3.0, 3.5), the format is three doubles teams representing a combined NTRP rating (ex. 7.0 – which means the max combined rating of the…
The heat and humidity didn’t discourage over 40 women from participating in Fed Cup today. Congratulations to Ireland (283), who earned the most points and thanks to everyone who played and played with so much effort and enthusiasm. The final scores were: Italy (276), Scotland (269) and France (240).
Evaluation scores for Monday: weather – 10, quality of matches – 10, sportsmanship – 10, being with friends – infinite number. Thanks everyone for coming out on this gorgeous day. The sky was so blue it was almost distracting on the serve, more so than the serve.