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TENNIS E-News

Apr. 11, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 36
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Finals Sunday

Carmines Adult, Senior Championships Off & Hitting With Record Turnout

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With a record 180 players in the combined draws, play got under way today in the David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Junior and Adult divisions are being played in the event benefitting cancer research in memory of the young Hilton Head Islander who lost his life to that disease several years ago.

Juniors got action started this evening, while players of all age and rating divisions enjoyed a tournament party provided by Hudson's Seafood. A full day of tennis is set for Saturday, playing at Chaplin, Hilton Head Island High School and Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. Finals are set for Sunday in adults and juniors.

THIS JUST IN -- Results of today's matches:

Boys' 14 Singles --

Round of 32 --

Drew Halbauer d. Paul Cifaldi 6-0; 6-1

Round of 16 --

(2) Taylor Powell d. Christopher Kunz 6-0; 6-0

(4) Colby Burke d. Hayden Hoffler 7-6(4); 6-1

Adam Steryous d. Collins Richardson 6-1; 6-0

Girls' 18 Singles --

Quarterfinals -- Samantha Droop d. Lauren Kelly 6-2; 7-6(2)

Girls' 16 Singles --

Round of 16 --

(2) Lindsey Burke d. Marian Hohenwarter 6-0; 6-0

Raven Giles d. Sophie Kerr-Dineen Def (ns)

(3) Kendal Drake d. Marcela Reyes 6-0; 6-0

Girls' 14 Singles --

Round of 16 --

Chelsea Bellomy d. Courtney Edenfield 6-0; 6-0

(3) Jasmyn Howell d. Sierra Giles 6-0; 6-0

Kirstin Jurgensen d. Hadley Smith 6-4; 6-4

Erin Hall d. Amber Johnson 7-6(5); 6-0

Girls' 12 Singles --

Round of 16 --

Megan Kelly d. Emma Blue 6-4; 6-1

M3.0, M3.5, W4.0

HHI League Teams Get 3 Wildcard Spots for Senior State Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Senior Men's 3.0 and 3.5 this week got their paths cleared somewhat to making it to the USTA League South Carolina State Senior Championships that will be played on Hilton Head Island May 10-12. Those divisions plus Women's 4.0 have been allotted wildcards, meaning that four HHI league teams will advance in Men's 3.0 and 3.5. Also, two will go in Women's 4.0.

The wildcard word arrived as four Men's 3.5 teams faced off Wednesday for what they thought was Step 1 in deciding which three teams would advance to States. Dataw Islanders and Sea Pines Cardinals were winners. Flight II, #3 Dataw leveled Flight I, #2 Sun City Spin Doctors 3-0; Flight II, #2 Cardinals won 2-1 over Flight I, #3 Spring Lake The Ultimates.

Dataw and Sea Pines and the flight #1 teams -- Palmetto Dunes Wannabees and Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws -- will spend the next two Wednesday playing for HHI team seeding at States. The Men's 3.0 playoffs begin Monday with two matches to decide the two teams that will join the divisions four-pack advancing to States.

Three teams are in the running for the two Women's 4.0 slots from HHI with one deciding remaining, and that's on Monday the 21^st. The Indigo Run Racquettes, currently in a first place tie at 7-2 with Sun City Sunsationals, will face #3 Colleton River Herricanes, who are sporting a 6-3 record. The first Indigo Run-Colleton match went 3-0 for the Racquettes. Sun City plays the 2-7 Spring Lake Racqueteers on the 21^st.

Some 1,000 SC seniors will be competing in the state championships on 2.5 through 4.5 levels, with winners and a couple wildcards advancing to the Southern Championships July 19-27 in Mobile AL.

Here is the men's playoff schedule:

3.5s:

Wednesday (9^th) -- Dataw Islanders (FII, #3) 3, Sun City Spin Doctors (FI, #2) 0; Sea Pines Country Club Cardinals (FII, #2) 2, Spring Lake The Ultimates (FI, #3) 1

Wednesday (16^th) – Dataw at Palmetto Dunes Wannabees (FII, #1); Sea Pines at Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws (FI, #1).

Wednesday (23^rd) -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 and #4 seeding at States.

3.0s:

Monday (14^th) -- Sun City Challengers (FII, #3) at Long Cove Club Runners (FI, #2) and Sun City Court Jesters (FI, #3) at Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers (FII, #2)

Wednesday (16^th) -- Challengers-Long Cove winner at Shipyard Rockets (FII, #1) and Court Jesters-CCHH winner at Sea Pines Cardinals (FI, #1)

Monday the 21^st -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 and #4 seeding at States.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Senior -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Friday (4/11)

2.5M -- 6 teams -- 4/24 -- Country Club of HH Court Jesters, Moss Creek Raging Bulls tied at 6-3

2.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/24 -- Sun City Rally Girls lead at 6-1

3.0M -- 22 teams -- 4/7 -- Sea Pines CC Cardinals clinched at 9-1 in Flight I; Shipyard Rockets clinched at 9-1 in Flight II; playoffs begin Monday

3.0W -- 19 teams -- 4/12 -- Dataw Darlins lead at 8-1 in Flight I; Beaufort Low Country Lobsters lead at 7-1 in Flight II

3.5M -- 19 teams -- 4/2 -- Indigo Run Gold Bear Claws at 8-0 clinched Flight I; Palmetto Dunes Wannabees at 8-0 clinched in Flight II; playoffs under way

3.5W -- 24 teams -- 4/9 -- Port Royal Glory Girls, SCYC Nauti-Gals tied at 10-1 in Flight I; Spring Lake Roaring Rackets lead at 10-1 in Flight II

4.0M -- 6 teams -- 4/8 -- Port Royal leads at 10-0

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/21 -- Indigo Run Racquettes, Sun City Sunsationals tied at 7-2

4.5W -- 2 teams -- TBA

4.5M -- 2 teams -- TBA

Upcoming Tournaments:

Apr. 25-27 -- 24^TH annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club

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

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

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

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