Brenda Carter Blogs From Seniors Tournament In Turkey

Brenda Carter, of Charleston, S.C., is a long-time standout adult player who has represented the United States at numerous ITF competitions. The South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame member is ranked No. 2 nationally in her age group. Presently she is playing and serving as captain of the 65s Kitty Godfree Cup team at the ITF Super-Senior World Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey. For more news on the championships, provided by Carolyn Nichols, click here.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:33pm

Brenda Carter

The ITF World Individual Championships came to a close late today (Saturday). It’s been a glorious week of fabulous tennis and good weather since Tuesday. The weather was a bit scary early in the week and AliBey even experienced a small tornado off of the sea. There was a little damage... Click to Read More

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2001

Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:51am

Brenda Carter

Again, what a difference a day makes, but for more reasons than the weather. Again, it was a perfect day for tennis, or anything one would want to do outdoors here -- spend the day at the beach (on the Mediterranean), parasailing or by the pool or playing golf. (No, there's no golf... Click to Read More

Friday, Oct. 14, 20011

Saturday, October 15, 2011 10:39am

Brenda Carter

Well, Friday at AliBey was a beautiful day. However, the report from the Kitty Godfree Cup is not the report I would like to be sending. We had a tough day at the office, but we gave it a valiant effort. We were playing Great Britain and we knew they were strong. Betty... Click to Read More

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:39pm

Brenda Carter

Brenda Carter competes in Turkey. Photo: Carolyn Nicholas What a difference a day makes. The weather today is ideal -- not a cloud in the sky, not windy and not too... Click to Read More

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:52am

Brenda Carter

Well, today the rains came back. We finally started play at 2 PM, but the rain and heavy winds came back around 4 PM. Betty Wachob had completerd her match with a victory. I am in the first set with a lead. We will continue at 9 AM tomorrow. At this point that's all I know. All... Click to Read More

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:01pm

Brenda Carter

I'm really glad I told you about the iffy weather. Your good thoughts about the weather held up well. I was shocked we were able to play today. Our team is totally caught up. We defeated Canada 3-0. Betty Wachob won at #2 and I won at #1, then Judy Louie and Cathie Anderson... Click to Read More

Monday, Oct. 10, 2011

Sunday, October 09, 2011 4:08pm

Brenda Carter

Brenda Carter returns at shot at the 2011 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Photo: Carolyn Nicholas Club AliBey experienced rough tennis weather last night... Click to Read More

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011

Saturday, October 08, 2011 4:49am

Brenda Carter

Southerners playing at the ITF tournament: Hugh Thomson, Brenda Carter, Burnett Herrick and Lester Sack I arrived in Turkey on Thursday and all is well. Most of... Click to Read More