Drier Day for Tennis

TENNIS E-News

Oct. 27, 2007 Vol. VI, No. 112
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Singles First at 9 a.m.

Finals Sunday Morning in Vacation Co. Adult Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The stage is set for singles and doubles finals Sunday morning in the USTA-sanctioned Vacation Co. Adult Championships at Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. Admission is free to spectators. Friday's day of rain had matches backed up early today, but fairer weather allowed for a catchup on the draws.

Results from today's matches as posted so far on TennisLink:

Men's Open Singles -- Semifinals -- (3) Wojtek Bratek d. (2) Alexandru Pasareanu 5-7; 7-5; 7-5; (1) Robert Gates d. (5) Christophe Bonadona 6-4; 7-6(5)

Women's Open Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Alexandra Sheeran d. Lauren Kelly 6-1; 6-1; Brandi Cox d. Caroline Gerber Wo (inj); Semifinals -- (2) Mariana Melo d. Sheeran 6-3; 6-2; (1) Erina Kikuchi d. Cox 6-1; 6-0

Men's 40 Singles -- Semifinal -- John Prokity d. Steven Brady 3-6; 6-2; 6-3

Men's 45 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Bob Cooke d. Glenn Sheaffer 6-3; 6-7(3); 12-10; Charles Holmes d. Scott Hosick 6-3; 6-2; Semifinals -- Cooke d. Holmes 6-0; 6-3; Mark Sheaffer d. (1) Thomas Jilly 6-4; 5-7; 6-3

Men's 50 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Kevin Bryant d. Steve Pannell 6-1; 6-1; Alex Goldis d. Mark Sarver Wd (em); Semifinals --Alex Goldis d. (2) Kevin Bryant 6-3; 6-3; (1) Patrick Child d. Rick Rowlands 6-3; 7-5

Men's 55 Singles -- Semifinals -- (3) Rolfe Schnur d. (2) Michael Crider 7-5; 6-2; (1) Bob Scott d. Eddie Goodson 6-1; 6-3

Men's 60 Singles -- Semifinals -- (2) Joseph Daniel d. Henry Iannuzzi 6-2; 6-3; (1) Keith Whitlow d. John Brummitt 6-0; 6-0

Men's 65 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Michael Archer d. George Rucker 1-6; 6-1; 10-8; Joseph Keenan d. (3) John Engelke 6-1; 2-6; 10-7; Semifinals -- Keenan d. Archer 6-2; 6-3; (1) Dewey Varn d. (4) John Travis 6-1; 6-1

Men's 70 Singles -- Round Robin -- Kermit Turner d. Robert McKelvey Wo (em); Neil Vroegop d. Robert McKelvey 6-0; 6-0; Santiago Benites d. Kermit Turner 6-1; 6-2; Neil Vroegop d. Kermit Turner 6-2; 6-1

Men's 75 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Raymond Easterbrook d. Lee Butler 6-0; 6-1; Ed Adams d. Robert Emery 6-0; 6-0; Semifinals -- (2) Raymond Easterbrook d. Ed Adams 6-1; 6-2; (1) Frank Meade d. Fred Carrillo 4-6; 7-6(4); 6-2

Women's 55 Singles -- Round Robin -- Shannon Grossi d. Rita Marnell 6-0; 6-1

Women's 65 Singles -- Final -- Barbara Rorick d. Mary Dick 6-7(8); 6-1; 6-1

Men's Open Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Bonadona/Bratek d. Herring/Prokity 6-2; 6-1; Mireles/Nichols d. Manetti/bremer 6-3; 6-3; Lin/Pasareanu d. Hart/Johnston 6-1; 7-6(7); (1) Gates/Lodha d. Kelly/Kelly Wo (em)

Men's 40 Doubles -- Final -- Morris/Walker d. Hosick/Robinson 6-3; 6-2

Men's 45 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Maroscher/Rowlands d. (2) Cafmeyer/Young 6-3; 6-4; Bryant/Christensen d. Gristina/Scott Wd (tae); Semifinals -- Maroscher/Rowlands d. Bryant/Christensen 2-6; 6-2; 6-2; (1) Brady/Jilly d. Sheaffer/Sheaffer 6-0; 7-5

Men's 50 Doubles -- Round Robin -- (1) Child/Whitlow d. Sarver/Wright Wd (em); (1) Child/Whitlow d. Goldis/Pannell 6-0; 6-0; Ihlendorf/Mohney d. Sarver/Wright Wd (em); (1) Child/Whitlow d. Ihlendorf/Mohney 6-2; 6-2

Men's 55 Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- Ihlendorf/Mohney d. Flory/O'Rourke 7-5; 4-6; 6-3; Semifinals -- Goodson/Smith d. Ihlendorf/Mohney 6-4; 6-0; Crider/Spar d. Daniel/Gallagher 6-4; 6-2

Men's 60 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Luba/Warren d. Resley/Sprague 1-6; 6-1; 6-2; Hodson/Hull d. Miller/Roberts Wo (inj); Semifinals -- Luba/Warren d. Hodson/Hull 7-5; 7-6(3); (1) Iannuzzi/Young d. Schuele/Shepherd 6-0; 6-0

Men's 65 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Brown/Wenhold d. Saylor/Sutton 6-3; 6-1; Cook/Haviland d. Benites/Engelke 7-6(6); 7-6(6); Scearce/Schinto d. Archer/Archer 6-3; 6-4; Hodson/Hull d. McGuire/Travis 6-0; 6-0

Men's 70 Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- Butler/Vroegop d. Emery/Wall 6-1; 6-2; Semifinals -- Meade/Norton d. Edgar/McKelvey 6-2; 4-6; 6-2; Butler/Vroegop d. Adams/Easterbrook 6-1; 6-2

Women's 40 Doubles -- Round Robin -- Child/Hunt d. Coats-Walton/Grossi 6-1; 6-0; Bergmann/Humes d. Coats-Walton/Grossi 6-0; 6-0

Women's 50 Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- Reinsch/Whitlow d. Littell/Taylor 6-4; 6-1; Semifinal -- Fitzpatrick/Watanabe d. Allen/Vander Berg 7-6(5); 7-6(5); (1) Hunt/Jackson d. Reinsch/Whitlow 6-4; 6-3

Women's 55 Doubles -- Round Robin -- Allen/Watanabe d. Dick/Long 6-1; 6-1; Allen/Watanabe d. Binder/Whitlow 6-2; 6-4; Littell/Taylor d. Dick/Long 6-0; 6-1

Spanish Wells 5.5 Women Are 2-0

SC Combo States Championships Scramble After All-Day Rain in Charleston

DANIEL ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- With 158 teams in play and a rainout of first-day play, the South Carolina Combo State Championships schedule was tossed out the window and the scramble was on today. Ten HHI league teams are competing in Adult, Senior and Super Senior levels.

No results were posted on TennisLink Friday, so we guessed that it rained in Charleston. Today, it appears that one of the following happened:

1) Every match played on every court was a straight-set match OR

2) Because of weather backup, all matches were pro sets … and probably no-ad scoring. And since all posted matches show only two sets (imagine a tournament with no third-set match tiebreaks), it appears that one of the following is true:

1) USTA/TennisLink never thought a league championship would be interrupted by rain OR

2) No one with USTA/TennisLink knows how to program TennisLink to accept a pro-set score and so a fake two-set score is keyed into the system to at least show which team won and how many courts each team won. Example: A posted score of 6-3, 6-3 actually was a 10-6 pro set.

Left to our own estimations, we have determined that the Spanish Wells Combo is rolling into Sunday play with the best record of HHI teams entered, winning two 2-1 matches in Adult 5.5 Women's Division. Wexford 7.5 Smash is on top of its Adult Women's group with a 1-1 record and tied in courts won/lost and sets lost, but with fewer games lost.

Betcha we're guessing that matches are continuing into the night and will be on early Sunday in an attempt to determine group winners to advance to semifinals and finals Sunday and Monday.

Here's our best guess at results. The times are probably all incorrect and rescheduled, this shows what matches are yet to be played:

(Abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CTL = Columbia; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood; GSTL = Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/Charleston Area; PD = PeeDee/Florence; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville; YCTA = York County/Rock Hill)

Friday the 26^th

8 a.m. -- A5.5W -- Spanish Wells Combo 2, GATA #1 1

8 a.m. -- S6.5W -- PD G.R.I.T.S. 1, LATA #1 2

9:30 a.m. -- S7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots 1, LCTA 2

9:30 a.m. -- S7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs 2, GSTL 1

11 a.m. -- A6.5W -- Palmetto Dunes Net Jets 1, GSTL 2

12:30 p.m. -- A5.5W -- Spanish Wells Combo 2, CTL #1 1

12:30 p.m. -- SS6.5W -- Wexford Ladies of the Net 1, LATA 2

2 p.m. -- SS7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots 1, LCTA 2

3:30 p.m. -- A6.5W -- Palmetto Dunes Net Jets 3, GATA 0

3:30 p.m. -- S6.5W -- PD G.R.I.T.S. 2, YCTA 1

3:30 p.m. -- S7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots 0 v, UPTA #1 3

3:30 p.m. -- S7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs 1, GATA 2

Saturday the 27^th

8 a.m. -- A6.5M -- Bluffton Aces 1, LCTA #2 2

9:30 a.m. -- A7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs 2, LATA 1

9:30 a.m. -- SS6.5W -- Wexford Ladies of the Net vs. CTL

9:30 a.m. -- SS7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. AATL

12:30 p.m. -- A5.5W -- Spanish Wells Combo vs. UPTA

12:30 p.m. -- S6.5W -- PD G.R.I.T.S. vs. GSTL

12:30 p.m. -- S7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs vs. LATA #2

2 p.m. -- A6.5W -- Palmetto Dunes Net Jets vs. LATA #2

2 p.m. -- A7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs 1, UPTA 2

2 p.m. -- S7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. GATA

2 p.m. -- SS6.5W -- Wexford Ladies of the Net vs. LCTA

3:30 p.m. -- SS7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. GSTL

5 p.m. -- A6.5M -- Bluffton Aces vs.LATA #2

6:30 p.m. -- A7.5W -- Wexford 7.5 Smash 3, FTA 0

Sunday the 28^th

8 a.m. -- A7.5W -- Wexford 7.5 Smash 1, CTL 2

8 a.m. -- A7.5M -- Port Royal Hogg Doggs vs. CTL

11 a.m. -- SS7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. CTL

12:30 p.m. -- A7.5W -- Wexford 7.5 Smash vs. PD

12:30 p.m. -- A6.5M -- Bluffton Aces vs. PD

2 p.m. -- SS6.5W -- Wexford Ladies of the Net vs. UPTA

5 p.m. -- SS7.5W -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. LATA

Monday the 29th

Semifinals and finals

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