Belmar Gunderson

As you enter the tennis courts, you can hear cheers, high-fives, and much laughter. That is the environment ACEing Autism strives to create during all its clinics. ACEing Autism is a nonprofit organization which provides affordable tennis programming nationwide for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…

The Westwood Senior Championships is a Level 2 tournament that is traditionally held over the Labor Day Weekend in Austin Texas.

The Westwood Country club is located in an idyllic setting adjacent to a nature preserve with stunning views of the Colorado River. Wild peacocks occasionally roam the grounds. Majestic oak trees provide ample shade and the sight lines for spectators are very good on most courts…

Doubles teams thrive or barely survive based on the quality of their communication. We have figured out how to successfully communicate in our marriage and that skill has translated to the court…

I was on a quest during the National Senior Women's Clay Court Championships in March. Knowing that the National Women's Tennis Organization (NWTO) was planning a forthcoming issue centered around spring cleaning was a great spark for conversation…

Harriett Hulbert (1933-2023)

On Saturday, April 15, over 120 participants showed up at the stunning Columbus Regional Tennis Center in Columbus, Georgia. With 39 har-tru courts, 14 hard courts, and 4 pickleball courts, it is arguably the premier public clay court facility in the country…

It was April 1, at 59 years old, when Davida Dinerman took on a new job: racquet sports professional at Longfellow Tennis and Health Club in Wayland, Mass. But her long-range goal isn’t just to teach tennis. She wants to impart her love for tennis and its many benefits into a way of life for her students of all ages and abilities…

When you buy packaged food items at a grocery store, you can usually find a printed sell by date, use by date or best before date on the packaging or the item itself…

The NWTO Championships at Daniel Island is an exceptionally well-organized event, with the historic port city of Charleston serving as a stunning background…

It’s not often in life that you get the chance to represent your country in anything. In age-based tennis, the ITF World Team Championships, part of the Masters Tour, is our amazing opportunity to do so. This year, “Worlds” was held in Antalya, Turkey from March 19 - 24 and I, along with 19 other women, had the incredible honor of representing the USA to compete against countries from around the world…

Garlic has been used as a spice, food, and medicine for thousands of years all over the world. At the present time, garlic is one of the most commonly used dietary supplements for addressing high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Besides warding off vampires, what can garlic and garlic products do for your health?

It was another wonderful week at the 52nd National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships! Houston Racquet Club rolled out the welcome mat with delicious daily lunches and breakfasts, banquets and happy hours, beautiful locker rooms and facilities, and well-kept clay courts…

Mountain View Sports & Racquet Club (MVSRC) received one of the two grants awarded by the NWTO this past year...

We want to welcome a newly-elected board member to NWTO, Mariko Fritz-Krockow. As a new tournament player to age-level events, Mariko brings a wealth of talent on court and enthusiasm off court for senior tennis…

Black Girls Tennis Club, one of the recipients of the $2500 NWTO Community Grant Program, checked the majority of the boxes as outlined in NWTO’s grant application…

The world lost a beloved woman, Betty Hill.

NWTO members have talents that extend beyond the tennis court, and artist Mary Morgan is a fine example of that. Mary works to balance her studio time with her tennis. Tennis and art, her two lifelong avocations, continue to fulfill her, and she has no plans to stop either one!

You have probably already heard that avocados are good for you. Just how can this fruit (not a vegetable) improve your health, especially your heart health?

While we have all experienced LOVE on the court (not scoring in a game or set), few of us have been so lucky as to share the court with our one true love. Brandi Bratek has experienced just that and has a shiny ITF World Championship Mixed Doubles gold medal as proof…