Block Party & States

TENNIS E-News

May. 22, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 58
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

4 Teams Ready for Greenville Action

HHI League's 3.0, 3.5 Champions Get Their Shot at States May 31-June 2

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Two Men's and two Women's teams from HHIsland leagues get the next shot at South Carolina State Championships when the teams head for Greenville May 31-June 2 and the 3.0 and 3.5 title scraps. A couple of local Senior teams and one Adult team already have won the chance to advance to Southern Sectionals in July in Mobile AL. We haven't heard of any wildcards as yet.

With the Women's Adult 3.5s wrapping up last weekend's playoff, the lineup of HHI champions looks something like this, with captains' names listed in (parentheses):

3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces (Holly Camma)

3.0 Men -- Sun City Sun Devils (Charles Smith)

3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls (Fabia Kendall)

3.5 Men -- Bluffton HS Bluffton Breeze (James Stiteler)

More Diversion at The Woody

What You Can Do at Saturday's Tennis Block Party at Chaplin Park …

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Public Tennis Inc. is celebrating National Tennis Month with The Woody Tournament and a Tennis Block Party Saturday from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. and open to the public. Here are a few of the festivities:

Food -- Digna Ryan's lumpia (spring rolls). Domino's pizza. Hotdogs roasting on the grill. All proceeds will be donated to People For Parks.

Fast Serve Competition -- Players will be competing to see who can hit it the fastest ... and prizes for the winners. Divisions will be both girls' and boys' 14 & under and 18 & under as well as women's and men's 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0+.

Free Tennis Instruction -- Coach Dom Demaria of the Island Rec Center will provide hitting drills for the adults and the Hy Tennis Academy will offer their Kidzone Fitness program for the Juniors. Both programs are operated out of the Chaplin Public Tennis Center.

Prizes Galore -- In addition to Fast-Serve prizes, drawings will be held for items restaurant gift certificates, movie passes, tennis lessons, a kayak tour for two, a free oil change and tire rotation, and a spa treatment.

Register Online at www.tahhi.org

TAHHI Sets Its Wimbledon Social for June 26 at South Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island (TAHHI) will hold its Wimbledon Social for members on Saturday, June 28, at South Beach Racquet Club with two round robin play sessions -- 10 a.m.-Noon and Noon-2 p.m. All white attire is the dress of the day.

Members only can register, giving their ratings and requested play times. Limited space is available. Strawberries and mimosas will be served, among the refreshments. As usual, no-shows will be excluded from the next TAHHI event, which is the US Open Social Aug. 31. Also on the TAHHI docket: City of Championships Tournament in November.

For further information contact: Pat Leinberger 705-6014.

'The Unfinished Column' Attachment

We Wrote It, and So ………………….

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Yeh, we promised it a couple weeks ago, except we didn't finish it. And we're not particularly happy with it either. But, it's there, so that can get it out of the "Draft" file and into your court. It's the attachment to this issue. Whatever … (That style makes one wonder if you know of Herb Caen and his … or "Three-Dot Journalism" column style. We are addicted. Oh, you noticed …)

Upcoming Tournaments:

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. 682-3504.

May 24 -- Tennis Block Party celebrating National Tennis Month at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. 682-3504.

June 1-8 – Women’s Satellite $10,000 Kaelin/Diadora Championships at Van der Meer Tennis Center. 785-8838.

June 6-8 -- The Banana Open at Palmetto Dunes T.C./rated men's/women's singles/doubles & mxd. 785-1152.

June 12-15 -- Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament -- USTA-sanctioned age/rated; Tournament ID# 704100908

June 27-29 – Beaufort Summer Splash!! USTA-sanctioned; rated divisions in Adults (ID# 704110608); age divisions in Juniors (ID# 704116008) (ADULTS, Tournament ID #704110608); Online registration now open. Info: Cathy McGill 843-271-0074

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