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TENNIS E-News

Mar. 08, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 24
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

131 College Team Matches = 1,179 Individual Matches Here THIS WEEK -- See Story Below

The schedule is an attachment to this issue.

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Full Schedule Starts Early

191 Players Breeeeeeeeeze into Semis and Finals of Luck of the Irish at PDunes

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) -- There are only two kinds of tennis courts, Tournament Director Jackie Reynecke can tell you. There is wet; then there is dry. Take dry any day. And take it they did, the remnants of 191 players who traded the Friday night drippings for early today bluster ... but dry … as the Luck of the Irish Doubles headed toward semifinals and finals Sunday at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center.

Schedule backup necessitated going to the beloved 10-point super tiebreaks for third sets. Courts were full from early morning until well into the night.

Game over. Carolina wins. No other results reported. Goodbye Eastern Standard Time. Good riddance.

Exhibition Monday at PD

From Texas to Minnesota to New England: Spring Break College Teams Here This Week

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Six singles and three doubles per team match means 1,179 individual matches this week as Spring Break Tennis 2008 swings into its third week. With all matches open free to spectators, SBT also will play a doubles exhibition Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center.

Considering the number of matches schedule, you'll find college action on most any hard court complex around the island and nearby. The men's and women's teams represent schools from NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College.

Attached to his issue is the match schedule giving times, opponents and match sites. For additional information, go to HHI Beach & Tennis Resort on Folly Field Road or call 842-0086.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Here is the rundown of Senior League teams in TennisLink as of the Friday (3/7):

Senior # teams

2.5M -- 6 teams -- Country Club of HH Court Jesters lead at 5-0

2.5W -- 3 teams -- Sun City Rally Girls lead at 4-0

3.0M -- 22 teams -- Sea Pines CC Cardinals lead at 5-1 in Flight I; Country Club of HH Hustlers lead at 5-0 in Flight II

3.0W -- 19 teams -- Dataw Darlins lead at 5-0 in Flight I; SPCC Meem's Team, Beaufort Low Country Lobsters tied at 4-1 in Flight II

3.5M -- 19 teams -- Indigo Run Gold Bear Claws, Sun City Spin Doctors tied at 5-0 in Flight I; Palmetto Dunes Wannabees, Sun City Nationals tied at 5-0 in Flight II

3.5W -- 24 teams -- Port Royal Glory Girls, SC Yacht Nauti-Gals tied at 7-0 in Flight I; Spring Lake Roaring Rackets, Spring Lake Top Spinners tied at 6-1 in Flight II

4.0M -- 6 teams -- Port Royal leads at 4-0

4.0W -- 6 teams -- Sun City Sunsationals lead at 6-0

4.5M -- 2 teams -- TBA

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO A dog is truly man's best friend.

( ) If you don't believe it, try this:

( ) Put your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car. Leave them there for one hour.

(___) When you open the trunk, which one will be really happy to see you?

-- Blame Billy for that one

-- Dennis Malick