SC Champions

Readers comment:

My husband and I would like to know why are they showing year old stuff when they could be showing doubles?!

--Martha

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I don't know which is worse at this point---NBC and their non-live coverage or Hargray not getting the finals at all, except for a few games here and there. Blank screen most of the time. They tell us" its not a Hargray problem" but Time Warner and Dish network had no problems with it. NBC on Hargray was out most of the weekend. Go figure!

-- Dottie

TENNIS E-News

June 08, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 66
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

South Carolina Wins Senior Cup -- story below

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Sorry, No Banana Open Results Received Tonight

Second Straight Title

SC's Mallory Cecil Pulls a "Nadal" With 6-0 Final Set in Kaelin/Diadora Championship

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Trivia contest question: What did Mallory Cecil have in common with Rafael Nadal today? And if more than one person knows that answer, here is the tiebreak question: What does Cecil have in common with Venus and Serena Williams?* $10 to the winner of the contest. Deadline midnight Monday.

Okay. For a hint, the answer of the first question is the score of the final set in Cecil's and Nadal's championship matches today. Following up the 6-3 first-set win at Van Der Meer Tennis Center, Cecil fell back to Theresa Logar 6-3 in the second set, but then totally frustrated the Californian through the final set.

Cecil, a straight-A high school student in Spartanburg, last weekend encountered Stanford University grad Lugar in the finals of Palmetto Pro Open in Sumter and won in three sets. Now the South Carolinian is unbeaten on the women's pro satellite tour. As an amateur, she missed out on prize money for last week's and today's championships. Put yourself in her parents' shoes, considering college scholarships vs. turning pro.

* You may as well give up, but we're going to wait until at least Tuesday to provide this answer.

Key Wins by HHI, Bluffton Players

South Carolina Sweeps Senior Cup -- 1^st Time in Years To Win Overall Championship

COLUMBUS GA (TENNIS E-News via STA's Marilyn Sherman) -- Born on Hilton Head Island back in the last century, the Southern Senior Cup overall team championship went back to South Carolina today with a big help from HHI and Bluffton players.

South Carolina teams jumped out in front Friday in the men's and women's 35s through 75s competition and stayed there through today's finals. Two singles and one doubles were played on each age level, with state teams advancing through the draws on those levels.

The combined SC teams racked up 68 total points for the overall championship, leading Tennessee's 53 and Georgia's 50 points. South Carolina women consistently have led the Senior Cup competition and this weekend the men also stepped up.

HHI's Scott Nichols and Bluffton's Bob Koenig went 3-0 in singles play. Ann Hunt and Judy Levering each won twice in singles and teamed for two doubles wins. Koenig and Bob Weiderhorn won two doubles and Koenig won a third teamed with Bob Widerhour.

Here are the results of today's matches involving HHI and Bluffton players:

Women's 45 Consolation Final -- (SC d KY 3-0) #1 Singles -- Nancy Szen (HHI) def. Melody Medley 6-4, 6-4

#2 Singles -- Donna McKenna (Bluffton) def. Rita Rose 6-0, 7-5

Women's 55 Final -- (SC d NC 2-1) #1 Doubles -- W McColskey/S Frahm NC def. Cindi Babb/Jolene Watanabe (Bluffton) 7-5, 6-1

Women's 65 Final -- (SC d NC 3-0) #1 Singles -- Ann Hunt (HHI) def. Burnette Herrick 6-4, 6-0

#1 Doubles -- Hunt/Judy Levering (HHI) def. S Baggett/V Everette 6-0, 6-2

Men's 45 Final -- (SC d GA 3-0) #2 Singles -- Scott Nichols (HHI) def. Nik Makarenko 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Men's 55 Final -- (GA d SC 3-0) #2 Singles -- Larry Saheim GA def. Pat Child (HHI) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4

#1 Doubles -- Smith/Kirk GA def. Keith Whitlow(HHI)/Henry Dowd 6-2, 6-1

Men's 75 Final -- (SC d NC 3-0) #2 Singles -- Bob Koenig (Bluffton) def. Dick Stennett NC 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

#1 Doubles -- Koenig/Widerhaur def. B.Weathers/D. Stennett 6-4, 6-3

14s, 16s, 18s

3 HHI Girls Advance to Finals in Wachovia Palmetto Championships

BELTON SC (TENNIS E-News via Rex Maynard & TennisLink) -- Hilton Head Island juniors Michelle Green, Molly O'Koniewski and Hayley Carter won semifinals today to advance to Monday morning finals of the Wachovia Palmetto Championships, South Carolina's premier junior tournament of the year.

In a Girls' 18s semifinal battle, it was two HHIslanders facing each other with #2 seed Green winning 6-0, 6-3 over Jeri Reichel. In Girls' 16s, #1 seed O'Koniewski defeated Jamie Harrell of Charleston 6-4, 6-1. Carter won 6-1, 6-1 over Ansley Speaks of Simpsonville in Girls' 14s.

Also in Girls' 16s, unseeded Hilton Head Islander Leyla Erkan lost 6-3, 6-3 in the semis to #2 Alexis Prickett of Columbia and Girls' 14s #4 seed Ashley Kitchen lost 6-1, 6-3 to #2 Morgan Chumley of Fort Mill. (Sorry, Ashley, we had you losing your quarterfinal match in Saturday's issue.)

Several of the Islander juniors are in the running for doubles championships that also will be decided Monday.

Upcoming Tournaments:

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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