TENNIS E-News
May. 15, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 53
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
7 HHI League Teams Competing
Adult State Championship This Weekend for 2.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Seven Hilton Head Island league teams will be heading to Charleston this weekend for Segment One of the South Carolina Adult State Championships. Matches will be played in Men's and Women's 2.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 divisions, with headquarters at Charleston Tennis Center and other play at satellite sites.
HHI champions going for the gold will be:
Men's 2.5 -- Chaplin Park, Ray Hardy, captain, with six teams entered
Women's 2.5 -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats, Dianne Austin, captain, with 12 teams entered
Men's 4.0 -- Port Royal Sundevils, David Camma, captain, with 16 teams entered
Women's 4.0 -- Sea Pines Smashers, Carolyn Sonberg, captain, with 16 teams entered
Men's 4.5 -- Beaufort Tidal Wave, Matt Straut, captain, with eight teams entered
Women's 4.5 -- PD States or Bust, Michelle Clark, captain, with seven teams entered
Men's 5.0 -- HHI 5.0s, Mike O'Regan, captain, with three teams entered.
As in the Senior States just concluded, the Adult winners will advance in July to the Southern Section Championships in Mobile AL against teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Senior States Wrapup
7 Titles for HHI League Teams; Grand Strand Grand Winner with 4 Championships
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- On the face of it, winning seven champion/finalist titles looks impressive, but four of those were in South Carolina Senior State Championships divisions in which the only teams entered were those from the Hilton Head Island leagues. It does say something about the success locally and failure statewide to organize at the 2.5 level among seniors.
The HHI league production was a record reversal from last year when four local teams won championships and three were finalists, but again two of the winners and two finalists were in the 2.5s.
The HHI #1 Men's 3.5 championship Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws will head for Southern Championships in late July in Mobile AL. The HHI #1 Women's 2.5 champs Sun City Rally Girls likewise will be going, provided any teams enter from the eight other states in the section. The Men's 2.5s winner Moss Creek Raging Bulls already have been told to stay home because no other states have Senior Men's 2.5s. Thus, the Raging Bulls are Southern champions, right?
Grand Strand won four category championships -- Men's 3.0, Men's and Women's 4.0 and Men's 4.5 -- and Lexington won Women's 3.0 and 4.5, while Columbia took the Women's 3.5.
Here are the complete finals day matches, plus a catch-up on Men's 2.5s that were posted this morning. Included are by-court results in the championship-deciding 2.5s and semis in 4.0s that were not posted until Wednesday morning:
(Key to abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CTL = Columbia; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood; GSTL = Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/Charleston Area; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATA = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville}
Wednesday the 30th (Apr.)
M2.5 -- HHI #2/Moss Creek Raging Bulls 2, HHI #1/CC of Hilton Head Court Jesters 1
#1 -- Douglas West/Thomas Forrest (Bulls) def. Dennis Snyder 6-0, 6-0
#2 -- Allan Meahen/Roger Rathbun (Jesters) def. Don Devereaux/Charles Dattelbaum 6-4, 6-2
#3 -- Wayne Effron/David Teschner (Jesters) def. James Brissenden/Imants Zeidlickis 6-2, 6-3
Wednesday the 7th
M2.5 -- HHI #2/Moss Creek Raging Bulls 3, HHI #3/Sea Pines CC Falcons 0
Thursday the 8th
M2.5 -- HHI #3/Sea Pines CC Falcons 3, HHI #4/Sun City FBI 0
Saturday the 10th
M2.5 -- HHI #1/CC of Hilton Head Court Jesters 2, HHI #3/Sea Pines CC Falcons 1
Sunday the 11th
M2.5 -- HHI #2/Moss Creek Raging Bulls 3, HHI #4/Sun City FBI 0
8 a.m. -- W4.5 -- HHI #1/Indigo Run Golden Bearnaked Ladies 1, LCTA/Carolina Girls 2
1:30 p.m. -- W4.5 -- HHI #2/Long Cove 0, LCTA/Carolina Girls 3
4:30 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Glory Girls 1, LATA/Lexington Set in Our Ways 2
Monday the 12th
M2.5 -- HHI #1/CC of Hilton Head Court Jesters 3, HHI #4/Sun City FBI 0
8 a.m. -- M3.0 -- Semifinal -- GSTL/Dunes-Tidewater 3, GATA/Savannah Lakes Village 0
8 a.m. -- M3.0 – Semifinal -- HHI #3/Shipyard Rockets 2, HHI #4/Sea Pines Cardinals 1
8 a.m. -- W3.0 -- Semifinal -- PD/Timrod 2, HHI #3/PD Dynamic Duos 1
8 a.m. -- W3.0 -- Semifinal -- LATA/Lexington Rusty Racquets 2, UPTA #2/Keowee Keys 1
8 a.m. -- M3.5 -- Semifinal – HHI #1/Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 2, LCTA #1/Walterboro Silver 1
8 a.m. -- M3.5 -- Semifinal -- LCTA #2/Crowfield Pterodactyls 2, UPTA #1/Brookstone Seniors 1
8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- Semifinal -- LATA/Lexington Set in Our Ways 2, FTA/Sportsclub Aces 1
8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- Semifinal -- CTL #2/Harbison Hot Flashes 3, GATA/Gatewood Senior Twinkies 0
10 a.m. -- M4.0 -- Semifinal -- GSTL #1/Grande Dunes-Kingston 2, HHI/Port Royal 1
#1 -- Tim Arr/Roscoe Chambers (Port Royal) def. Terry Boyd/Andy Lesnik 6-3, 6-1
#2 -- Michael Jones/Tom Lackey (Dunes) def. Dave Partington/Mike Tvrdik 6-2, 6-4
#3 -- Jim Bolig/Weldon Branch (Dunes) def. Don Steele/Joe Pararo 6-1, 4-6, 1-0
10 a.m. -- M4.0 -- Semifinal -- Wildcard/GATA/Gatewood Bulls 2, UPTA #1/JL Mann 1,
10 a.m. -- W4.0 -- Semifinal -- GSTL #1/Prestwick Ladies 2, HHI #2/Indigo Run Racquettes 1
10 a.m. -- W4.0 -- Semifinal -- Wildcard/UPTA/Spindletree 2, PD/Manning City Court Cougars 1,
10 a.m. -- M4.5 -- Final -- GSTL/Grande Dunes 3, UPTA/Riverside Bucket Kickers 0
10 a.m. -- W4.5 -- HHI #1/Indigo Run Golden Bearnaked Ladies 2, HHI #2/Long Cove 1
Noon -- M3.0 -- Final -- GSTL/Dunes-Tidewater 2, HHI #3/Shipyard Rockets 1
Noon -- W3.0 -- Final -- LATA/Lexington Rusty Racquets 2, PD/Timrod 1
Noon -- M3.5 -- Final -- HHI #1/Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 3, LCTA #2/Crowfield Pterodactyls 0
Noon -- W3.5 -- Final -- CTL #2/Harbison Hot Flashes 2, LATA/Lexington Set in Our Ways 1
2 p.m. -- M4.0 -- Final -- GSTL #1/Grande Dunes-Kingston 3, GATA/Gatewood Bulls 0
2 p.m. -- W4.0 -- Final -- GSTL #1/Prestwick Ladies 2, UPTA/Spindletree 1
2 p.m. -- W4.5 -- LCTA/Carolina Girls 2, HHI #1/Indigo Run Golden Bearnaked Ladies 1
2 p.m. -- W4.5 -- HHI #2/Long Cove 1, LATA/Just a Number 2
HHI Ranks 5th in Titles
South Carolina Juniors' "US Open" Set June 3-9 in Belton
BELTON SC (TENNIS E-News via "correspondent" Rex Maynard) -- The 52nd Wachovia Palmetto Championships, South Carolina's junior qualifying tournament for the Southern Closed Championships, is open for entries.
In what amounts to the US Open for the state's juniors, the championships will be played again in Belton, with qualifying round June 3 and main draw beginning June 4 and playing through June 9. Play includes both singles and doubles for boys and girls in five age divisions (10s, 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s).
Hilton Head Island traditionally sends a strong group of players to Belton, ranking fifth on the all-time tournament singles titles by a town/city with 29 championships.
To enter online at www.usta.com, put in Palmetto Championships for the key word. The entry deadline is midnight Wednesday, May 28.
With qualifying rounds Tuesday the 3rd , the main draw in the Boys' 18s starts Wednesday the 4th. Girls' 18s and Boys' and Girls' 12s, 14s and 16s start on Thursday 5th. Some matches in the Boys' 10s may be required on Thursday the 5th. All 10s who do not play on Thursday will begin play on Friday the 6th. The 10s finals will be Sunday morning, June 8; all other finals will be Monday, June 9.
To avoid conflicts with the school schedules, players are urged to make arrangements with school as soon as possible. For further information go to www.beltontennis.com.
June 1-8 at Van der Meer
Schedule Set for Free Events at Kaelin/Diadora Women's $10,000 Championships
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Kaelin/Diadora Women’s $10,000 Championships will be back at Van der Meer Tennis Center June 1-8, and again there will be a series of events open free to the public, including all matches. Here is the schedule:
Wild Card Tournament -- May 26-28
Sunday, June 1 -- Qualifying Begins
Monday, June 2 -- Pro Doubles Exhibition and Player Party at 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3 -- Main Draw Begins, Player and Sponsor Lunch at noon
Wednesday, June 4 -- Free Clinic for Adults, directed by VdM Head Professional Ray Sahag at 5:45 p.m.
Friday, June 6 -- Free Kids' Clinic and Pizza Party 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 7 -- Singles Semifinals and Doubles Finals
Sunday, June 8 -- Singles Finals and Awards presentation.
For more info please contact Justyn Schelver @ 843-785-8388 ext 119
Upcoming Tournaments:
May 16-18 -- 3rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School. 290-2833.
May 17 -- 1st annual Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy (Novice) Tennis Tournament.
May 23-25 -- 2nd 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 Tour $10,000 Kaelin 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)
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