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TENNIS E-News
May. 26, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 59
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
More Than $1,500 for Court Fund
Hubbard Winner of Two Championships in The Woody at Chaplin Park
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Kelley Hubbard came up winner of two doubles championships in the 2nd Annual PTI Woody Tournament played over the weekend at Chaplin Public Tennis Center to benefit the court-building fund and to celebrate National Tennis Month.
Hubbard teamed with Gloria Taylor to win the Women's 3.0 round robin and then with Bob Blohm for the Mixed 3.0 title.
The tournament that incorporated wood rackets in a format of men's, women's and mixed doubles had 31 participants, up from 22 last year. That translated into 20 doubles teams, compared to 11 in '07.
Expanding the doubles format and including a y'all-come Tennis Block Party Saturday brought in a total of $1,541.50 from entry fees, refreshment sales, prize drawings, a silent auction and the fast-serve competition. All proceeds will go to People For Parks and will help pay off PTI's obligation of $75,000 towards recent construction of two new courts at CPTC.
Player's World of Sports, Custom Water Solutions and FB3 (For Boaters By Boaters) were major sponsors of both events, with Ray Hardy and Tim Ryan directing the tournament and Jen Gajdalo and Julie Jilly engineering the block party.
The fast-serve competition at the Block Party involved players donating $5 to the court fund for 10 serves and a chance to win Head tennis bags donated by the PTR. Winners were: Junior Division -- Roman Battistelli, 74 mph; Women's -- Carolyn Kraus, 65 mph; Men's -- James Malkin and Tim Ryan tied at 88 mph with Ryan winning with a tiebreak serve of 87 mph.
A PTI US Open Ticket Fundraiser will go into full gear shortly, also to benefit the court fund. A special round robin open to the public will be held during the July 4 holiday weekend, during which the US Open ticket winner will be determined.
Here are the final results of The Woody event:
3.0 Women's Doubles- Round Robin #1- Connie Chang/Susan Chang def. Gloria Taylor/Kelley Hubbard 5-7, 6-4, 12-10; Robin Round #2- Heather Rath/Sharon Saupp def. Chang/Chang 6-2, 4-6, 12-10; Robin Round #3 -- Taylor/Hubbard def. Rath/Saupp 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Taylor/Hubbard winners of the round robin
3.0 Men's Doubles -- Semifinals -- Mike Block/Gary Lauderdale def. Ray Hardy/Bruce Taylor 6-0, 6-1; Chris Jenness/Pete Nardi def. Bob Blohm/ Bill Crabtree 6-3, 6-1; Final -- Block/Lauderdale def. Jenness/Nardi 6-4, 6-3; Consolation -- Hardy/Taylor def. Blohm/Crabtree 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3.0 Mixed Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- Bob Blohm/Kelley Hubbard def. Bill Crabtree/Barbara Ward 6-4, 6-2; Semifinals -- Chris Jenness/Gloria Taylor def. Joe Dimaria/Heather Rath 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Blohm/Hubbard def. Ray Hardy/Mary Martel 6-3, 6-3; Final -- Blohm/Hubbard def. Jenness/Taylor 6-4, 6-1; Consolation -- Crabtree/Ward def. Dimaria/Rath 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
3.5 Men's Doubles -- Semifinals -- Curt Battistelli/Roman Battistelli def. David Weser/Pascal Fontanie 6-0, 7-5; Ernie Clark/Steve Lombarski def. Wolfgang Ey/Tim Ryan 6-2, 7-5; Final -- Clark/Lombarski def. Battistelli/Battistelli 7-5, 6-3; Consolation -- Weser/Fontanie vs. Ey/Ryan Rained out at 6-2, 5-6
3.5 Mixed Doubles -- Semifinals -- David Weser/Lauren Martel def. Brian Casey/Suzanne Carpenter 6-2, 6-3; James Malkin/Anna Malkin def. Tim Ryan/Julie Jilly 6-2, 6-1; Final -- Malkin/Malkin def. Weser/Martel 6-4, 6-2
Season Runs Through Mid-July
Super Senior Combo Up & Running in Men's & Women's 6.5 & 7.5
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Island's sophomore year of Super Senior Combo has turned coed, with two men's divisions joining the format that last year's inaugural season had only women's teams. The Women's 6.5 and 7.5 got started first; the Men's same divisions begin June 3 and 10, respectively.
Rosters remain open in all divisions. Players interested in joining a team should contact a participating club or email local coordinator Kathy Foulke at kathyfoulke@netscape.net.
Also Adult and Senior Mixed Doubles are lined up and ready for first matches early next month. Willing players not attached to a team should contact a participating club or email coordinator Jackie Reynecke at jackie@palmettodunes.com.
The mixed doubles numbers have taken a leap up, thanks mostly to an increase in Seniors from 14 teams in 2007 to 21 this summer. Adults are up from 21 to 23.
Here is how the Super Senior Combo and Adult and Senior Mixed Doubles are shaping up as of now:
SUPER SENIOR COMBO
Level # of teams Dates #teams '07
6.5 Men 2 teams 6/3 to 7/1 0 teams
6.5 Women 5 teams 5/13 to 7/8 4 teams
7.5 Men 2 teams 6/10 to 7/8 0 teams
7.5 Women 3 teams 5/15 to 7/10 3 teams
Totals 12 teams 7 teams
ADULT MIXED DOUBLES
Level # of teams Dates #teams '07
5.0 2 teams tba 3 teams
6.0 8 teams tba 7 teams
7.0 7 teams tba 7 teams
8.0 5 teams tba 4 teams
9.0 1 team 0 teams
Totals 23 teams 21 teams
SENIOR MIXED DOUBLES
Level # of teams Dates #teams '07
6.0 8 teams 6/16 to 8/11 4 teams
7.0 10 teams 6/11 to 8/13 10 teams
8.0 3 teams tba 0 teams
Totals 21 teams 14 teams
3.0s, 3.5s Teams
Breeze, Volley Girls, Sun Devils, Aces Set for Adult State Championships in Greenville
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The schedule is set for the second segment of the South Carolina Adult State Championships in Greenville The Saturday-Monday rounds for 3.0 and 3.5 are available at http://www.sctennis.com or you can just read further for HHI teams' match times.
The 3.0 and 3.5 champions will join the Adult 2.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and all Senior levels at Southern Sectionals in July in Mobile AL. Set for Southerns July 19-22 will be Adult Men & Women 2.5, 3.0 & 3.5 and Senior Men & Women 4.0 & 4.5. From July 24-27 will be Adult 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 & Open and Senior 2.5, 3.0 & 3.5
Here are the schedules involving the HHI league teams:
(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)
Saturday the 31st
8 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Bluffton HS Bluffton Breeze vs. UPTA #2/
11 a.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Sun City Sun Devils vs. PD/
12:30 p.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Bluffton HS Bluffton Breeze vs. LATA/
2 p.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces vs. LATA #2/
2 p.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls vs. UPTA #1/
3:30 p.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Sun City Sun Devils vs. LATA/
Sunday the 1st
9;30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Bluffton HS Bluffton Breeze vs. AATL/
9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces vs. UPTA #1/
9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls vs. CTL #1/
2 p.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces vs. CTL #1/
2 p.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls vs. LCTA #2/
3:30 p.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Sun City Sun Devils vs. SATA/
Monday the 2nd
8 a.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Semifinal -- Group I vs. Group II
8 a.m. -- -- 3.0 Women -- Semifinal -- Group III vs. Group IV
8 a.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Semifinal -- Group II vs. Group III
8 a.m. -- -- 3.5 Women -- Semifinal -- Group I vs. Group IV
9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Semifinal -- Group II vs. Group III
9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Semifinal -- Group I vs. Wildcard
9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Semifinal -- Group I vs. Group III
9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Semifinal -- Group II vs. Group IV
12:30 p.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Final --
12:30 p.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Final --
2 p.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Final --
2 p.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Final --
Upcoming Tournaments:
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
June 28 -- TAHHI Wimbledon Member Social at South Beach R.C. For information contact: Pat Leinberger 705-6014.
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