Busy Finals Day Sunday

TENNIS E-News

Sept. 29, 2007 Vol. VI, No. 102
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Locals in Contention

Semifinals Sunday Morning, Finals Midday at Van der Meer Junior Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Van der Meer Junior Championships are set with semifinals beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday and finals to follow at midday. The annual USTA-sanctioned event has 131 players competing at the DeAllyon Road center. Consolation rounds will also be completed Sunday. Admission is free to spectators.

The tournament has 24 juniors from Hilton Head Island, 24 from Hilton Head, 8 from Bluffton and 7 from Beaufort amidst the total draw of 131 players from throughout the Southeast.

Here are today's results as gleaned from TennisLink postings:

Girls' 18 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Alexandra Sheeran d. Anastasia Volkov Def (ns); (3) Margaux Melby d. Taylor Jones 1-6; 6-1; 1-0(5); Semifinals: Sheeran d. Melby 6-3; 6-1; (1) Caroline Gerber d. Kaori Susawa 6-0; 6-0; Consolation: Quarterfinal: Ashley Grafton d. Courtney Mitchell 6-0; 6-1; Semifinal: Taylor Jones d. Anastasia Volkov Def (ns)

Girls' 16 Singles -- Quarterfinal: Lauren Kelly d. (2) Samantha Sullivan 6-0; 6-1; Saadgi Rajani d. (4) Samantha Droop 6-0; 6-1; Emily Stein d. Thitirat Wiriyachon 6-0; 6-1; (1) Ginny Jones d. Elizabeth Hensley 6-1; 6-2; Consolation: Quarterfinal: Katherine Masis d. Allison Williford 5-7; 6-2; 1-0(11); Erin Clark d. Mary Trumps 6-4; 6-1; R2: Sonya Stover d. Jessica Heim 6-2; 6-0

Girls' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinal: (2) Zeynep Mafa d. Kendall Walton 6-0; 6-0; Magnolia Colket d. (3) Erica Larson 6-2; 6-1;

Semifinals: Mafa d. Colket 6-0; 6-0; (1) Libba King d. (4) Hunter Owens 6-1; 6-1; Consolation: R1: Jaclyn De Boer d. Aarin Arnold 6-0; 6-1; Quarterfinal: Kendall Walton d. De Boer 6-3; 6-1; Semifinals: Walton d. Amber Johnson 6-2; 6-1; Erin Hall d. Leah Carrabba 6-2; 3-6; 1-0(8)

Girls' 12 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Taylor Childress d. Naruemon Wiriyachon 6-0; 6-4; Ivey Cuffe d. Dana Leal 2-6; 6-1; 1-0(8); Semifinals: Childress d. Cuffe 6-0; 6-0; (1) Samantha Russell d. (3) Natalie Kitchen 7-6(4); 6-2

Girls' 10 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Ellie Czura d. Sydnee Wheeler 6-3; 6-4; Megan Kelly d. Emma Blue 6-1; 6-2; Semifinals: Kelly d. Czura 6-2; 3-6; 1-0(4); Grace Robards d. (1) Valerie Droop 6-1; 7-6(3); Consolation: Quarterfinals: Sydnee Wheeler d. Emma Blue 6-1; 6-1; Madison White d. Taylor Soop 6-1; 6-4

Boys' 18 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Andrew Bonnell d. Chenjerai Simpson 7-5; 6-4; Yu Wen Lin d. Colton Buffington 7-5; 6-1; Semifinals: Yu Wen Lin d. Bonnell 7-5; 6-0; (1) Alexandru Pasareanu d. Erik Halaj 2-6; 6-4; 1-0(5); Consolation: Semifinal: (3) Andrew Bock d. Wallace Koger 6-0; 6-1

Boys' 16 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Jack West d. Zachary Mahomes 6-2; 6-0; (3) Mo Hookaylo d. Britton Bent 6-1; 6-2; (4) Alex Bahr d. Wes Counts 6-2; 6-4; (1) Hung Hsu d. Kyle Kelly 6-0; 6-2; Consolation: Quarterfinals: Trey Hale d. Joey Ryan 2-6; 6-3; 1-0(3); Hunter Mitchell d. Chris Cardamone 6-2; 6-1; Jason Zack d. Nicholas Balas Wo (ill); Carl Ellerson d. Alexander Bischoff 6-0; 6-0

Boys' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinals: (2) Steven Weaver d. Paul Cuffe 6-0; 6-4; (3) Brent Lett d. (5) Jess Jones 6-2; 6-0; (4) Wilson Daniel d. Colby Burke 6-2; 6-1; (1) Spencer Mitchell d. Davis Craig 6-0; 6-0; Consolation: Quarterfinals: Collin Johns d. Burrell Koger 6-1; 6-1; Ian Buckalew d. Franklyn Bakala 6-0; 6-0; Christopher Paschal d. Lawson Builder 6-0; 6-0

Boys' 12 Singles -- Quarterfinals: Jack O'Koniewski d. (2) James Bachety 6-0; 6-2; (3) Jared Woodson d. Amit Kohli 6-0; 6-0; Merritt Wilburn d. Rishi Patel 6-0; 6-1; (1) Jason Horecky d. Blake Antal 5-7; 6-0; 1-0(6); Consolation: R1: Andrew Arnold d. Angelo Carrabba 6-0; 6-2

Boys' 10 Singles -- Quarterfinal: Benjamin Johns d. Tristram Colket 6-7(5); 6-4; 1-0(9); Semifinals: (2) Zach Kirkland d. Nicholas Wheeler 6-2; 4-6; 1-0(4); (1) Hufelder Duarte d. Johns 6-1; 6-2

USTA-Sanctioned Age, Rated

QMorning Finals on Tap at Fripp Island Clay Court Championships

FRIPP ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- The Fripp Island Clay Court Championships got its quarterfinals and semifinals completed today, setting up Sunday finals in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, with action beginning in the morning at the Fripp Island Racquet Club. The USTA-sanctioned tournament has 129 players competing in age and rating divisions of singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Stay tuned for results as available from TennisLink. Here are today's postings:

Men's Open Doubles -- Semifinals: Chambers/McGuire d. Beaudry/Covell 6-3; 6-4; Child/O'Regan d. Straut/Towe 6-1; 6-2

Men's 3.0 Singles -- Round Robin: Pete Galloway d. Michael Montjoy 6-2; 7-6(4)

Men's 3.5 Singles -- Semifinals: Alex Trammell d. James Combs 6-4; 6-2; Patrick Smith d. William Wilkening 7-5; 7-5

Men's 4.0 Singles -- Semifinals: Joe Macdermant d. Richard Silver 6-4; 6-3; Greg Crosby d. Ken Guerra 6-3; 6-1

Women's 3.0 Singles-- Semifinals: Allie Walker d. Lana Crosby 6-2; 6-1; Shelley Lane d. Linda Evans 5-7; 6-3; 6-1

Women's 3.5 Singles-- Semifinals: Michelle Murphy d. Kit Thrash 6-4; 6-3; (1) Shannon Grossi d. Rebecca Wright 6-4; 6-2

Women's 4.0 Singles -- Semifinals: Heather Massengale d. Jennifer Ford 7-5; 6-2; Leslie Peterson d. Jennifer Baldwin 6-0; 6-1

Men's 3.5 Doubles-- Semifinals: Roberts/Smith d. Clark/Pizzat 6-4; 7-5; Bishop/Smoak d. Annand/Henson 6-4; 3-6; 6-4

Men's 4.0 Doubles-- Semifinals: Crosby/Dalton d. Caulder/Garrett 6-0; 6-2; Chambers/McGuire d. Busby/Edwards 6-0; 6-2

Women's 3.0 Doubles -- Semifinals: Albrecht/Thrash d. Pysh/Rodenberg 6-3; 6-2; Mellard/Bishop d. Cieplowski/Vitale 6-3; 7-5

Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals: Bishop/Day-Mitchell d. Hyatt/Lindsay 6-4; 6-1; Duckworth/Goodwin d. Dacosta/Still 6-2; 6-4; Semifinals: Duckworth/Goodwin d. Bishop/Day-Mitchell 6-2; 6-4; Albrecht/Wright d. Starnes/Valitchka 6-3; 6-0

Women's 4.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals: Massengale/Schrimsher d. Harvey/Webb 6-2; 6-3; Newman/Straut d. Dacosta/Hughes 6-1; 6-2; Semifinals: Massengale/Schrimsher d. Newman/Straut 6-2; 6-3; Hodgson/Kocher d. Baker/Sullivan 6-2; 6-3

Men's 45 Singles -- Round Robin: Biff Lloyd d. Herbert Hudson 6-1; 6-3

Men's 65 Singles -- Semifinals: Fred Carrillo d. Jerry Wayne 6-0; 7-5; Ernest Clark d. (1) John Travis 6-2; 5-7; 6-1

Combined Mixed 6.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals: McDaniel/McDaniel d. Moscovitz/Taylor Wo (em)

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