Combo Rolling

TENNIS E-News
Aug. 02, 2007 Vol. VI, No. 87
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Growing The Game's Voices: The Chaplin Chatter (see below)
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LATE BREAKING NEWS
$5,000 Heritage Classic Foundation Grant Goes to PTI for Boys & Girls Club Programs
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Heritage Classic Foundation passed out $701,000 Tuesday to local charitable groups, and among the checks was $5,000 to Public Tennis, Inc., to continue PTI's tennis instruction programs at the Boys & Girls Club of HHI.
PTI President Jacque Houck accepted the check for funding the program now directed and conducted by HHI teaching pro Emmett Diggs.
The foundation, beneficiary of golf's annual Verizon Heritage Classic, parceled out the $701,000 to 84 charities. Additionally, 36 organizations earned $407,460 from the foundation's Birdies for Charity program, as reported by IPacket.

Changes in Original Schedule -- Check 'em
Combo Season Starts Friday; Total Teams Jump from 25 in 2006 to 36 This Year
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Men's and Women's Combo League seasons will get under way with first matches Friday and a record increase in teams participating.
Combo coordinator Kathy Foulkes shows 24 Adult and 12 Senior teams on TennisLink, a leap of 11 over last year's total of 25 teams. "We have seven flights this year with team increases in all but one," she said.
All schedules are now on TennisLink, but Foulkes cautioned captains to doublecheck their dates because some have changed since the initial posting. The first match is 7.5 Senior Women. State playoffs will be Oct. 25-29 at the Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston. Sectional Championships will take place Jan. 25-28 in Baton Rouge LA.

Winners Posted in Hilton Head Island Junior Championships
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Chaplin Park Tennis Center hosted the annual Hilton Head Island Junior Championships last weekend, with 36 entrants including those in the parent/child competition.
Here are the finals, reported by Tournament Director Jedd Vance:
The Boys' 14 singles winner was Robert Steinebach, who defeated Michael Shaw in the final 6-1, 6-3. The Boys' 16 winner was Dave Steinebach, Robert's older brother, who defeated Tyler Dunn in the final 6-1, 6-0. The Girls' 14 winner was Samantha Droop over Magnolia Colket 6-0, 5-0 in a match ended by rain.
The biggest draw was the parent/child doubles division and the winners were Ben and Trey Hale. They beat Jaclyn and Job de Boer in the final 7-5, 6-2. In consolation matches, it was: Boys' 16 consolation winner -- Trey Hale; Girls' 14 consolation winner -- Melanie Reyes; Parent/Child consolation winner -- Caitlin and Julie Jilly.

Another Venue for What's Happening in Area Tennis: The Chaplin Chatter
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Chaplin Chatter started out as an e-newsletter for anyone playing out of Chaplin Park Tennis Center, but has expanded its coverage areawide, what with Chaplin teams and players competing wherever league and tournament schedules take them.
Tim Ryan produces The Chatter and has about 150 on his free email address list. If you are interested in receiving The Chatter, email Tim at chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com. Oh, and if you would like to join in the Sunday afternoon mixed doubles round robins, let Tim know at the same address. A sample issue of The Chatter is an attachment to this E-News issue.

Hot Shots and the Company They Will Have Truckin' to Nationals
MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Just in case you might be wondering who ended up winning all those USTA League Southern Championships, in addition to Hilton Head Island league's Sun City Hot Shots, here's the rundown by playing division, with champion and finalist or runnerup listed:
Seniors
W3.0 -- SC/HHI Sun City Hot Shots; LA/Shreveport
M3.0 -- GA/Atlanta; SC(B)/Florence
W3.5 -- SC/Charleston; TN/Chattanooga
M3.5 -- LA(B)/Shreveport; LA(A)/Baton Rouge
W4.0 -- LA/New Orleans; NC/Charlotte
M4.0 -- AL/Birmingham; SC/Greenwood
W4.5 -- AR/Little Rock; NC/Charlotte
M4.5 -- LA/Monroe; TN/Memphis
Adults
W2.5 -- AL/Birmingham; AR(B)/Jonesboro
M2.5 -- GA(A)/Atlanta; NC/Downeast
W3.0 -- TN/Knoxville; GA(A)/Atlanta
M3.0 -- LA(A)/Baton Rouge; KY/Lexington
W3.5 -- SC/Charleston; AL/Birmingham
M3.5 -- GA/Atlanta; LA/Shreveport
W4.0 -- AL/Mobile; MS/Jackson
M4.0 -- LA/Lafayette; KY/Lexington
W4.5 -- NC/Lake Norman; MS/Jackson
M4.5 -- NC/Cary; GA/West Georgia
W5.0 -- KY/Louisville; NC/Raleigh
M5.0 -- GA/Atlanta; NC/Greensboro
Men's Open -- SC/Charleston; MS/Jackson

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