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TENNIS E-News

July 18, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 79
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Southern Championships

HHI Adult Men's 5.0s Get Wildcard for Sectionals, Joining Alley Cats & Golden Bear Claws

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The USTA League Adult Men's 5.0 Hilton Head Islanders will be heading for Mobile AL next week, having received a late wildcard for the Southern Sectional Championships. That makes three HHI league teams competing in Southerns that begin tomorrow morning.

The Adult 2.5 Women's Bluffton HS Alley Cats, captained by Dianne Austin, will be on court early tomorrow against Louisiana's Lafayette Margarita Mommas. The Senior 3.5 Men's Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws, captained by Don Ross, will not begin play until Thursday. The 5.0 Islanders, captained by Mike O'Regan, will start next Friday.

Here is the schedule at last checked on www.southernleaguetennis.com.

Saturday the 19^th

9:30 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats vs. LA(A)/Lafayette Margarita Mammas

Sunday the 20^th

11 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats vs. KY/Louisville Blairwood

Monday the 21^st

11 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats vs. AR(B)/Little Rock Chenal

Tuesday the 22^nd

8 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Final --

Thursday the 24^th

9:30 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. AR/Arkadelphia

2:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. GA(B)/Marietta Olde Towne

Friday the 25^th

8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. TN(B)/Memphis Bartlett

9:30 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders vs. MS/Oxford John Leslie T.C.

2 p.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders vs. NC/Greensboro Green Valley Park

Saturday the 26^th

9:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. AL/Birmingham Brook Highland

11 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders vs. KY/Louisville Indoor Racquet

Sunday the 27^th

8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Final --

Bidding Up to $400

Deadline Sunday for US Open President's Box Seats Silent Auction

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The winners of the July 5^th drawing for US Open tickets in the USTA President's Box are unable to attend the championships, so the drawing sponsor, Public Tennis Inc., is offering the seats in a now-until-Sunday silent auction. Proceeds will go to the PTI court fundraising efforts.

The tickets are valid for a morning or evening session in the President's Box on one of the first four days of the US Open (Aug. 25th-28th excluding opening night), reports PTI VP Tim Ryan. Tickets include a complimentary lunch or dinner in the President's Suite. To submit a bid, email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com. The deadline for bidding will be Sunday evening. The current high bid is at $400.

Super Senior Combo Ends

Adult, Senior Combo Season Under Way With Slight Uptick over 2007 Numbers

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- That internecine battling that is Sun City turned out about as tight as it can get in the final USTA League Super Senior Combo round. The 60 & Older SSenior Combo has ended, but the 50 & Older Seniors are set to start today and the Adults tomorrow -- give or take a downpour or three.

In Super Senior Combo, Sun City Shorebets took on the SC Rally Cats, who had been leading the 6.5 Women's division, and came out on top of the division. The teams finished tied in overall record and courts won/lost, but the Shorebets captured #1 by virtue of losing just 22 sets to the Cats' 24. On to Combo States in October!!

Here is the final standings on the Supers:

Super Senior Combo

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 6/3 to 7/1 -- Spring Lake MisHits clinch championship at 3-2

6.5 Women -- 5 teams -- 5/13 to 7/8 -- Sun City Shorebets clinch championship at 5-3

7.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 6/10 to 7/8 -- Port Royal Super Senior Combo clinch championship at 3-2

7.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 5/15 to 7/10 -- Indigo Run Hot Shots clinch championship at 5-1

Meanwhile in Mixed Doubles, unbeaten teams are leading each of the Adult and Senior divisions, but that can't last for long. Here is how summer mixed is looking in standings as of Thursday the 17^th:

Adult Mixed Doubles

5.0 -- 2 teams -- 6/29 to 7/27 -- Wexford Dream Team in lead at 2-0

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/14 to 8/23 -- Wexford Ball and Chain in lead at 4-0

7.0 -- 7 teams -- 6/21 to 8/16 -- Chaplin Heat leads at 3-0

8.0 -- 5 teams -- 6/15 to 8/24 -- Bluffton Bangers in lead at 3-0

9.0 -- 1 team -- South Beach Slammers

Senior Mixed Doubles

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/16 to 8/11 -- Spring Lake Odd Couples in lead at 4-0

7.0 -- 10 teams -- 6/11 to 8/13 -- Port Royal Topspinners, Sun City Love Bugs tied at 4-0

8.0 -- 3 teams -- 6/19 to 8/21 -- PDTC 8.0 Sr. in lead at 2-0

Adult and Senior Combo likely will be dodging raindrops to get opening week matches played. Senior divisions have two more total teams (16) than last year. The 26 Adult total is the same as '07.

Here is how those divisions look:

Adult Combo Doubles

5.5 Women -- 4 teams -- Season 8/2 to 9/27

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- Season 7/19 to 9/13

6.5 Women -- 8 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/11

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- Season 8/7 to 10/2

7.5 Women -- 7 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/4

Senior Combo Doubles

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- Season 8/5 to 9/2

6.5 Women -- 3 teams -- Season 7/21 to 9/15

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- Season 7/29 to 9/23

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- Season 7/18 to 9/19

8.5 Women -- 2 teams -- Season 7/31 to 9/4

USTA League Players Needed

5.5 Women's Combo -- Out of Bluffton High School courts looking for 3.0 women for our team! Anyone interested can email Captain Dianne Austin at dianneaustin@hargray.com.

6.5 Women's Combo -- Team needs 3.5 women players that will be practicing at Chaplin Public Tennis Center Wednesday nights with matches probably on Saturday afternoons. Contact Heather Rath at 301-1122 or heatherrath@yahoo.com.

7.5 Women's Combo -- Our Palmetto Dunes 7.5 combo team, Chix Mix, is seeking two 4.0 women looking to

round out our roster. Please contact Anneliza Itkor at anneliza@hargray.com or 338-5858.

3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

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