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June 2023
July 13, 1928 - January 10, 2023 James Edgar Settles, 94, of Laguna Niguel, California. Jim was passionate about tennis - playing, coaching, and volunteering to grow the sport. He was an accomplished junior player before representing Pepperdine at the highest level of collegiate tennis. He continued to play while serving in the military, and competed in adult and family tournaments for over six decades. He obtained No. 1 national rankings in multiple divisions well into his eighties.
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Huge Thanks!! To all our NSMTA members and friends of the Grieco family who have contributed to the Ralph Grieco Tennis Fund via the NSMTA donation page. The additional contributions have exceeded $3,000. Those funds will be added to the remaining $10,000 for grants from the original $50,000 donated to the NSMTA by the Grieco family..
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Jimmy Parker | May 2023
Ah, metaphysics. Something recondite, abstruse, hidden, difficult to explain, esoteric, even mystical. And yet we tennis players deal with it every time we step on the court. The game befuddles us with its complexity and astounds us with its simplicity. It all comes to a head in the instant when we contact the ball—where the intangible becomes manifest. Where our intention is played out in the physical world. It’s truly where the rubber meets the road.
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Paul Fein | May 2023
The Question of the Season is a quarterly NSMTA website feature that provides our members an opportunity to tell about themselves by means of their bios and through an interesting facet of their careers as senior and super-senior players.
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April 2023
At the Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA in Atlanta, GA, this past Friday, on April 21, a beautiful NSMTA commissioned plaque commemorating Ralph Grieco’s love of tennis and assistance to others was dedicated. The plaque will hang in an alcove dedicated to racquet sports, “Donors” and “Athletes” of which Ralph was both.
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April 2023
Ralph’s wife, Kristy, and the Grieco family have joined with the NSMTA to create the Ralph Grieco Tennis Fund to spread Ralph’s love of a lifetime of playing tennis to others. To date the fund has aided after school programs teaching tennis at the Carl Sanders Family YMCA in Atlanta, Georgia Tennis Foundation scholarships to tennis players going off to college and the Georgia Tennis Foundation youth program that teaches tennis to those in financial need.
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Noble Hendrix | April 2023
The largest public clay court facility in the United States, Cooper Creek Park in Columbus Georgia at the Roger and Judy Pearce Tennis Center, was the site of the first combined National Women’s Tennis Organization and National Senior Men’s Tennis Association event.
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Steve Duffel | April 2023
This is all about ANTICIPATION!! Just like highly skilled players in most sports, anticipation can be the key to success. That is what the National Senior Men’s Tennis Association (NSMTA) Board of Directors decided to do when we undertook the mission of promoting the USTA Men’s National Intersectional. It’s a team event representing the best age group players from the 17 USTA Sections.
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Chip Travis | April 2023
As senior players, we all face similar problems with our tennis abilities. We have aging, aching and weakened joints and muscles. Some of which have been permanently injured, some of them surgically repaired. None of them are as good as they were in our prime 40 or 50 years ago. If only we could turn back the clock!
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Steve Duffel | February 2023
The 2023 tournament season is in full swing. The Florida West Coast Swing of the Larry Turville Super Senior Grand Prix Series ended with the Raymond James tournament at the St. Pete Tennis Center and the final event in the NSMTA Triple Crown Series. We gratefully rewarded those players who supported the three events in the NSMTA Triple Crown Series with a well-received royal blue ¼ zip pullover.
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Steve Duffel | January 2023
I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday, and here’s to a healthy and fulfilling New Year! I would like to give a special thanks to our Board of Directors for their vision and steadfast commitment to maintaining focus on our Mission Statement to improve men’s competitive tennis. Also, I’d like to welcome our newest NSMTA board member Caerwyn Evans.
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Jimmy Parker | January 2023
In an eclectic life well-lived, Richard Doss has excelled in academia, the military, the music world, and as an author. After taking his first tennis lesson at age 12 in San Diego, he caught the tennis bug and starred as a junior, college, and decades later, senior competitor. In this profile by Jimmy Parker, we learn how tennis has put years in Richard’s life and life in his 89 years.
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A Collection of Charitable Articles
Nell Graham Sell | January 2023
Nell Graham Sale is a retired tax and elder law attorney, one of the founders of an all-women's law firm, now living and playing tennis in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She writes regularly on financial and charitable topics for the National Women’s Tennis Organization newsletter. We’re sharing a couple of her articles with you.
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Steve Duffel | December 2022
Happy Holidays! December brings to a close a year in which the NSMTA membership has grown to over 1,200 members. I have been very grateful to have a dedicated group of Board of Directors who accomplished a majority of the goals highlighted below from my 2021 President’s Letter.
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December 2022
The Gatlin Cup was held at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach November 18-20, 2022. There were three divisions for this team doubles tournament. Congratulations to the winners
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Steve Duffell | November 2022
Congratulations to the USTA Southern Section for defeating Florida at the USTA Men’s National Intersectionals! The event, called the Keith Donoff Cup, was held at the Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge, LA. Six Sections competed in this national event bringing together some of the top senior players in the country.
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2022 Keith Donoff Cup
Ed Wagner | November 11-13, 2022
This week kicks off the 2022 intersectional team competition for the Keith Donoff Cup. There are 6 sections competing for the title which is being played at the Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge LA. The six sections are Florida, Southern, Texas, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Middle States.
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2 Double GOLD BALL Winners
Ed Wagner | November 2022
Last week in Peachtree City GA we had two double gold ball winners. Congratulations to Dana Gill and Oren Motevassel. This was Oren’s 34th Singles Level 1 win.
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2023 Tournament Schedule - Updated November 8, 2023
The 2023 tournament schedule is being updated as tournaments are posted. Between Tournament List and the SSI pages we have the latest information. We will continue to update regularly.
Jay Senter | October 2022
Leonid Stanislavskyi is not your typical war refugee. He’s also not your typical super-senior tennis player. That’s because this year, at the age of 98 years young, Leonid fled war-ravaged Kharkiv, Ukraine, not just for his safety but to resume his ITF tournament career. Jay Senter, an American who helped make this inspirational saga possible, tells how in this fascinating story
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September 2022
The USTA has posted the application information for the ITF World Team Championships. For age divisions - 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, the deadline is September 19, 2022. The other deadlines are in 2023. All the information can be found here
August 2022
The Gordon Trophy is an annual tennis competition between the United States and Canada that was started in 1949. One of the goals of the Gordon Trophy is to encourage camaraderie and competition. This tradition continues to this day thanks to dedicated tennis players on both sides of the border. This website has been created to help share the experiences of our yearly competition.
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August 2022
This year’s Ralph Grieco Memorial doubles tournament was held July 17 to 20th at the beautiful Hound Ears Club in Boone, North Carolina. The event grew from four to six teams this year and expanded to play from three to four days. Each team fielded one court each of 65s, 70s and 75s.
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July 2022
While watching the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells this past week, the all too familiar scene on the tennis tour was injuries. The sport of tennis requires all-direction extreme lunging and movements. It requires incredible endurance. Injuries are inevitable in this physical sport, especially at the highest, most grueling levels. Injuries can short-circuit careers. Big names like Barty, Collins, Federer, Nishikori, Tsona, and Thiem are all recovering from injuries and unable to play.
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Paul Fein | July 2022
Neither a difficult introduction to tennis as a kid or various obstacles along the way deterred Tom Walker from embracing a sport he wound up enjoying for more than 60 years. In fact, the more he learned about tennis, the more he became fascinated. Tom, who now resides in White Plains, N.Y., earned a living as a highly successful coach, and he blossomed into an elite senior competitor. In this interview, he talks about the people who influenced and inspired him and the many joys he’s experienced playing and teaching tennis.
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June 2022
Did you know that the knee is the body’s largest joint? And it’s one of the strongest. Because the knee’s structure is complex, the joint is susceptible to many types of injuries – especially for athletes. The knee comprises an intricate network of muscles, tendons, bones, ligaments, cartilage, and fluid.
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Keith Richardson | June 2022
New NSMTA member Ward Snyder has written a book titled "Tennis Life." Ward interviewed 24 men and women about their individual journeys in this great game, from the Juniors, Coaching, College, and the Pro Tour. He has captured unique and interesting stories from players that most of our members will know, including Harold Solomon, Taylor Dent, Billy Martin, and even yours truly, to name a few!
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Jimmy Parker | May 2022
After reading the book, it’s not clear to me whether the author is a better writer or tennis player – he’s awfully good at both! Frankel has written many books on a multiplicity of subjects over several decades. In this book, just the idea of a quest for mastery – tennis or otherwise, hooked me.
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