So it is now Thursday and we are in the Quarters of the Team Competition. Yesterday we won easily against the Swedes!! I played #2 and won easily and we won the other matches handly!!We are playing against the Brits now!! I just played at #2 position and won against a very good and tough opponent, 6-2, 7-6. I did not play great, but I competed well and fought hard for every point. She had a great drop shot, and unfortunately I saw a bit too many!!! Gretchen is playing now at #1 position and winning!! Looks like we will be in the semis!! I think we are going to bring home the CUP!! We are a very tough team, alot of depth!!!

We had the big Dinner last night and everyone was dressed in their best outfits and we drank wine, champagne, and had a fabulous dinner. No dancing afterwards, since here in Spain, they start partying very late, 11-12!! Us Americanos are not quite used to that!!! It's truly amazing how the Spaniards can stay up late and play the next day, and well!!!

There are alot of tough matches today, the French are playing the Spaniards and their #2 player just split sets after 2 1/2 hours. It will be a long day for those ladies!! The other tough matches will be the Aussies vs. the Czechs!! I will be watching that match!! We will definitely have a tough match tomorrow and will keep you updated.

I am so proud of our Adams Farm ladies who just moved up to the #1 position in the Gate City League!!! Way to go!!!

Well I must go cheer Gretchen on so I must go!!! Will update you later this pm or tomorrow!!

WORLD CUP TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS- MALLORCA, SPAIN 2009

Sorry it took so long to get this blog going, the internet services at the hotel and not reliable and most of the time the internet service is down.
First of all Mallorca Spain is beautiful, and the people here are very friendly. Luckily I speak Spanish, so I am able to communicate with everyone easily. I am the translator of my team!! They are so happy that I can speak!!! The four players on our team is Fran Chandler, Tennessee, Gretchen Magers, California, Mary Dailey, Florida, and Me, Mariana Hollman from North Carolina. We have a very very strong team this year and I think we will bring home the CUP!!!
There are almost 20 different teams in our age group this year. We are in the group with Estonia, Australia, and Sweden. We played the Aussies yesterday, a tough first round for us, but we won, 3-0. Gretchen played one and won in a tough 2 sets, Fran won easily, but still a good opponent, and Mary and I played a great doubles match and we won 6-4 in the 3rd set.
There was a long rain delay yesterday so we started late and did not finish until 8:30 pm. Long DAY!!!
We played this am against Estonia. I played #2 and won easily, Fran played 1 and won easily and the doubles is being played now. We should win that easily also!!!
The Men's 55's team are near our site, but all teams are playing all around the island, so it's tough to see any of the the other teams playing!!
We are done for the day, we just won the doubles so off to ride around the island we go!!! A little shopping, a little beach action Tough life!!!