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TENNIS E-News

Apr. 27, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 43
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

120 Mixed Final Monday

Breinich, Hunting Win 2 Championships in BillyBob Century Cup Doubles

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Wes Breinich added a mixed doubles title and Dwight Hunting picked up a second men's doubles today at the sun-glazed finals of the 24^th annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club. Saturday's late-afternoon rain backed up matches today and resulted in Tournament Director Michael O'Keefe having to delay the Mixed 120s to Monday.

Breinich won the 100 Men's Saturday with Bobby Tillison, but the partners ended up on opposite sides of the net in the 100 Mixed final. Breinich and Jill Swanker took that one. Hunting, teamed with Bruce MacArthur, clinched the 150 Men's round robin Saturday and today he and Paul Williams swept the 140 Men's semifinals and final.

The combined-age tournament has 103 players (62 doubles teams) in categories of 80, 100, 120, 140 and 150 years.

Here are the results from today (Players are from HHI unless otherwise noted):

80 Men's Open (Final) Scott Barrett / Milko Kostadinov (Toronto) def. Keith Hutcheson (Bluffton)/ Donald Sigmon 6-4; 6-3

80 Women's (Semifinal) Crane Gywn / Ann O'Brien def. Sandra Barrett (Toronto)/ Heather Rath (2) 6-2; 6-1; (Final) Terre Groupe / Shannon Lurkin def. Gywn / O'Brien 6-4; 6-3

80 Mixed (Final) Jamie Hutcheson / Keith Hutcheson (Bluffton) def. Liz Purcell / James Purcell (1) 6-2; 7-5

100 Mixed (Semifinal) Kathy Jensen / Bobby Tillison def. Frank Meade / Allison Meade (High Point NC) 6-4; 6-3; (Final) Wes Breinich / Jill Swanker def. Jensen / Tillison 6-3; 7-5

120 Men's (Semifinals) Ralph Huff / Jeff Wilson (2) def. Vincent Cook / William Haviland 6-1; 7-5; Raymond Jones (Charlotte)/ Rick Ray (1) def. John Brummitt / Robb Warren 6-1; 6-4; (Final) Jones / Ray def. Huff / Wilson 6-3; 6-4

120 Women's (Final) Barbara Becker / Caroline Tucker def. Carolyn Shipka / Phyllis Spehlmann 6-1; 6-0

120 Mixed (Quarterfinal) John Brummitt / Ann O'Brien def. Frank Meade / Jackie Reynecke (1) 3-6; 6-3; 6-4; (Semifinals) Tony Schinto / Marilyn Yates (2) def. Sylvia Prewitt / Richard Prewitt (Naples FL) Wd (emerg); Brummitt / O'Brien def. Ruth Huff / Ralph Huff 6-1; 6-4; (Final) To be played Monday

140 Men's (Semifinal) Dwight Hunting / Paul Williams def. John Brock (Bluffton)/ Ernie Clark (Bluffton) (1) 6-3; 6-1; (Final) Hunting / Williams def. Bob Larouche (Bluffton)/ Joe Pizzat (Bluffton) 6-3; 6-1

150 Men's (Roundrobin 3) Jim Norton / Philip Perkins def. Dale Dremann (Bluffton)/ Dale Trimpe (Bluffton) 7-5; 1-6; 10-8; Dwight Hunting / Bruce MacArthur winner of round robin, Norton / Perkins second

Carter Wins 2 at USTA Nationals

HHI's #4 Carter Faces #1 Li in Monday Semifinals at USTA Bullfrog 12s, 14s at Van der Meer

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Of the 17 Hilton Head Island area juniors among the 253 in the Bullfrog Southern Section Designated at Van der Meer Tennis Center, Hayley Carter is the only one still in the tournament. The #4 seed will go against #1 seed Reeree Li of Waxhaw NC in the Girls' 14s semifinal at 9:30 a.m. Monday.

All the Boys' and Girls' semis will be played at 9:30 and finals are set for 12:30 p.m. at Van der Meer. Admission is free to spectators.

Carter, recent winner of the National 12s, won her first three matches in straight sets, then defeated #5 Ashley Kitchen of HHI in the quarterfinals. Islander Brooke Busby won two rounds before losing to topseed Li in the Round of 16. Unseeded Jack O'Koniewski of HHI won three rounds before losing 6-1, 6-3 to #1 Brent Lett of Elgin SC.

Islanders Valerie Droop in Girls' 12s and Merritt Wilburn in Boys' 12s advanced to Round of 32 before losing.

In addition to Li and Lett, topseed going into Monday semifinals is Becker O'Shaughnessey of Macon GA in Boys' 14s. Girls' 12s #1 Courtney Meredith of Birmingham AL was upset in the quarterfinals by Ann Hay of Charleston 7-6, 6-4.

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LOOKING FOR PLAYERS FOR MIXED DOUBLES & Super Senior Combo

Senior 6.0 Mixed -- 6.0 Senior Mixed Doubles out of Spring Lake is looking for a few 3.0 Senior women. Contact Tom Larkin at tlarkin@aol.com.

Super Senior Combo -- Looking for a few good men for 6.5 and 7.5 Super Senior Combo. Season begins mid May ends Mid July depending on # of teams. Contact Kathy Foulke at kathyfoulke@netscape.net.

Adult 6.0 Mixed -- Beaufort team needs one or two men who are rated 3.0 or who can legitimately self-rate at 3.0. Anyone interested can contact Bernie Moscovitz at 521-9911.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

May 2-4 -- Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

May 10-12 -- USTA League South Carolina State Senior Championships with Sea Pines R.C. as headquarters

May 16-18 -- 3^rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School

May 17 -- 1^st annual Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy (Novice) Tennis Tournament

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

May 24 -- Tennis Block Party celebrating National Tennis Month at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

June 1-8 – Women’s Satellite Tour $10,000 Kaelin Championships at Van der Meer Tennis Center

June 6-8 -- The Banana Open Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

June 12-15 -- Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament -- USTA-sanctioned age and rated divisions

June 27-29 – Beaufort Summer Splash!! USTA-sanctioned rated divisions in Adults; age divisions in Juniors.

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