Super 70s Start

TENNIS E-News

Mar. 28, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 30
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

4 in 70s Win All Courts

Good Start for HHI League Teams at Southern Super Senior Championships

COLUMBUS GA (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Hilton Head Island league Super 70s got off to a smashing start at the Southern Super Senior Championships today, going 12-for-12 in courts played and won. A full schedule Saturday will complete group round robin play and determine teams to advance to Sunday semifinals and finals.

Three HHI league teams that won state championships last November and a fourth that got a wild card won 3-0 today. The South Carolina "A" 3.0 Men's Spring Lake Cruisers and SC "B" Sea Pines Imposters won in separate 70s groups. The 3.0 Women's 70s Sun City Golden Girls and 3.5 Men's 70s Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws also cruised.

The 4.5 Women's 60s HHI Gals dropped a 2-1 match and the 3.0 Women's 60s Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers lost 3-0 to Hot Springs Village AR, whose captain is Mickey Bearden, former HHIslander who was co-founder with local coordinator Don Grider of the Super Seniors.

The 4.5 Men's 60s Foster's Fighters is a collection of SC players that includes HHI's Hank Iannuzzi and Keith Whitlow. They are competing in Atlanta against a select "Arkansas" team that has players from that state, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee, i.e., an SC vs. Rest of Southern playoff.

Here is the schedule and results involving the Hilton Head Island area teams and players:

Friday the 28^th

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Spring Lake Cruisers 3, GA/Savannah 0

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters 3, NC/New Bern Harbour Town Hoots 0

10 a.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls 3, NC/Seven Lakes 0

11:30 a.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers 0, AR/Hot Springs Village (Mickey Bearden) 3

1 p.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 3, GA/Atlanta Bitsy Grant 0

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals 1, NC/Rockers 2

4 p.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters vs. AR/Little Rock

Saturday the 29^th

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers vs. NC/Charlotte

8:30 a.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters vs. TBA

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters vs. KY/Louisville

10 a.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. AL/Huntsville

10 a.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls vs. AR/Hot Springs Village

10 a.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals vs. AL/TUSC

1 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Spring Lake Cruisers vs. AL/Huntsville

1 p.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers vs. LA/Monroe

2:30 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters vs. TN/Knoxville

2:30 p.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. LA/New Orleans Young at Heart

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals vs. MS/Jackson Parham Bridges

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters vs. TBA

Sunday the 30th
8:30 a.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. AR/Hot Springs Village

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls vs. LA/Monroe

8:30 a.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals vs. TN/Nashville

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Spring Lake Cruisers vs. AR/Hot Springs Village

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters vs. LA/Slidell

11:30 a.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers vs. MS/Gulf Coast

1 p.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Final

1 p.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Final

2 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Final

3:30 p.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Final

Men's, Women's Doubles & Mixed

Can-Am Tournament Set Next Month at Port Royal

HILTON HEAD ISLAND (TENNIS E-News) -- The 5th annual Can-Am Men's, Women's & Mixed Doubles Tournament will be held at Port Royal Racquet Club Apr. 24 and 25.
Men’s and women’s doubles will be played on Thursday the 24^th; mixed doubles will be on Friday the 25^th. Entry fee of $40 for one event or $60 for two events will include a guarantee of four pro set matches, courtside luncheon each day, player’s packages including Official Tour Gear and sponsor products, beer and wine for players and guests and a Head “Skills & Drills” clinic. A silent auction also will be held.

To enter, call Port Royal at 686-8803 or register at the racquet club.

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