Unbeaten 70s

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TENNIS E-News

Mar. 29, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 31
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

4.5 Women's 60s in Comeback

4 HHI League 70s Teams Unbeaten Going into Finals Day at Southern Super Sr. Chmps.

COLUMBUS GA (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- All four Hilton Head Island league 70s teams are unbeaten going into final rounds Sunday at the Southern Super Senior Championships. Combined, those teams have 10 team victories, while losing only two courts in 30 individual matches. Meanwhile, the HHI 4.5 Women's 60s came back with two wins today.

The 3.5 Men's 70 Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws and 3.0 Women's 70 Sun City Golden Girls will be on court at 8:30 a.m. Sunday for final group rounds that will determine teams in the afternoon group-vs.-group finals. The South Carolina "A" 3.0 Men's 70 Spring Lake Cruisers and SC "B" 70 Sea Pines Imposters are set for 10 a.m. matches and could meet in the division championship match at 1 p.m.

The 4.5 Women's 60s HHI Gals dropped a 2-1 match Friday, but come back with 3-0 and 2-1 wins today. They need a win in the morning and a loss by unbeaten North Carolina to be in the championship position. The 3.0 Women's 60s Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers won 3-0 in their first match today, but dropped a second 2-1.

South Carolina's 4.5 Men's 60s Foster's Fighters lost 2-1 in a late Friday match, with a second match scheduled for late today in Atlanta.

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

Friday the 28th

4 p.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters 1, AR/Little Rock 2

Saturday the 29^th

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers 3, NC/Charlotte 0

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters 3, KY/Louisville 0

10 a.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 2, AL/Huntsville 1

10 a.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls 3, AR/Hot Springs Village 0

10 a.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals 3, AL/TUSC 1

1 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Spring Lake Cruisers 2, AL/Huntsville 1

1 p.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers 1, LA/Monroe 2

2:30 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters 3, TN/Knoxville 0

2:30 p.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 3, LA/New Orleans Young at Heart 0

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals 2, MS/Jackson Parham Bridges 1

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters vs. AR/Little Rock

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

Women's Pros at Amelia Island

Lindsey, Venus and More at Bausch & Lomb Championships

AMELIA ISLAND FL (TENNIS E-News) -- Lindsey Davenport won't be a top seed, but she will be a major attraction on her comeback run at the Bausch & Lomb Championships that will be played Apr. 5-13 on Amelia Island. A bevy of Top Tenners, including defending champion Tatiana Golovin, will be competing.

Venus Williams, Nadia Petrova, Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Patty Schnyder will lead the charge for the championship.

Qualifying rounds will be Saturday the 5^th and Sunday the 6^th, with main draw starting Monday the 7^th. Tuesday the 8^th will be USTA Member Appreciation Day with specials for USTA visitors who will include a busload of Hilton Head Island area spectators. Morning and night sessions will be played Monday through Friday. Saturday is semifinals; Sunday is finals.

For tickets and other information, go to http://www.blchamps.com.

Late May Start

Yes, And Mixed Doubles Season Is About Ready for Registration

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Mixed doubles players, get your engines ready. It's time for pre-registration for the USTA League spring/summer season that will begin play in late May and wrap up in mid-August.

Local League Coordinator Jackie Reynecke said that pre-registration documents should be available for new and former captains by next week … and that's no April Fool.

"I would project that the deadline for (pre-registration) would be right after Heritage week," Reynecke said. "I would be looking at starting some senior teams in late May if the divisions are large."

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