Road Ends at States

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TENNIS E-News

June 01, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 62
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

See the "hungry" gals battle in the Kaelin/Diadora $10,000 Championships at Van der Meer Tennis.

Qualifying ends Monday; main draw begins Tuesday. Admission free to spectators.

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3 & Out

HHI League Teams Go 2-10 at Adult State 3.0, 3.5 Championships in Greenville

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The South Carolina Adult State Championships turned into another learning experience for Hilton Head Island league teams. What's to learn? They're tougher upstate and they proved it as the HHI teams went 2-10 in the 3.0 and 3.5 matches in Greenville Saturday and today and headed home instead of advancing to Monday's semifinals and finals. That leaves just one HHI league team winning an Adult state championship -- the Women's 2.5 Bluffton HS Alley Cats.

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 today's results 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)

Sunday the 1^st

9;30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Bluffton HS Bluffton Breeze 2, AATL/Odell Weeks 3

9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces 5, UPTA #1/Eastside 0

9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls 1, CTL #1/Caughman Road Miss Hits 4

2 p.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Palmetto Dunes PD Aces 1, CTL #1/Greenview LadyNets 4

2 p.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Indigo Run Volley Girls 3, LCTA #2/Snee Farm Squirrels & Nuts 2

3:30 p.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Sun City Sun Devils 1, SATA/Westside Racketeers 4

Monday the 2nd

8 a.m. -- 3.0 Women -- Semifinal -- Group I/CTL #2 vs. Group II/TBA

8 a.m. -- -- 3.0 Women -- Semifinal -- Group III/LATA #2 Lexington High Strung vs. Group IV/LCTA #2

8 a.m. -- 3.5 Women -- Semifinal -- Group II/LATA #2 vs. Group III/UPTA #1 Greenville CC Motley Crew

8 a.m. -- -- 3.5 Women -- Semifinal -- Group I/GSTL vs. Group IV/LATA #2

9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Semifinal -- Group II/CTL vs. Group III/SATA Westside Racketeers

9:30 a.m. -- 3.0 Men -- Semifinal -- Group I/GSTL vs. Wildcard/LCTA #1

9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Semifinal -- Group I/PD #1 vs. Group III/CTL #1

9:30 a.m. -- 3.5 Men -- Semifinal -- Group II/UPTA #2 vs. Group IV/GATA

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 --

Mixed Doubles Next Week

More Super Senior Combo Teams Get Into Action This Week

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Area team members will be using the weekend's Banana Open and next week's Sun City Doubles for some hard-nose experience as Super Senior Combo gets into full swing in its second year and Senior and Adult Mixed Doubles get ready for summer play.

Super Senior Combo 6.5 Men initiate league play Tuesday, joining the Women's 6.5 and 7.5 already under way. The 7.5 Men will begin next week. Senior Mixed Doubles will begin next week also. Adult Mixed schedule is not yet posted.

Here is how the beginnings of "summer" play look:

Super Senior Combo

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 6/3 to 7/1

6.5 Women -- 5 teams -- Sun City ShoreBets lead at 2-0 -- 5/13 to 7/8

7.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 6/10 to 7/8

7.5 Women -- 3 teams -- Indigo Run Hot Shots lead at 2-0 -- 5/15 to 7/10

Adult Mixed Doubles

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

Senior Mixed Doubles

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

Age & Rating Divisions

Entry Deadline Friday for Sun City Doubles; Play Set June 12-15

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- With 80 players already registered online, draws are bulking up for the June 12-15 Sun City Senior Doubles that will be played in rating and age divisions and will again aim to defend its title as "South Carolina Senior Tournament of the Year".

Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles will be contested in 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75 age divisions as well as 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 rating categories. Entry forms are available at tennis facilities throughout the area. One is attached to this TENNIS E-News issue. Also, you can go to www.sctennis.com, then TennisLink, then Tournaments and use ID# 704100908.

Entry deadline is Friday midnight, meaning you can enter online until that time. Best not to call Tournament Director Ernie Clark that late, but info is available earlier at 705-6903.

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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( ) It has been said that there's no fool like an old fool, except a young fool.

( ) But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool

(___) to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

-- Harold McMillan from "Curmudgeon" by Jon Winokur in Funny Times

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