TENNIS E-News
July 19, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 80
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
Southern Championships
Alley Cats Take Two Breakers for First-Round Win in Mobile
MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Winning a pair of third-set match tiebreaks is worthwhile any time. Winning them in the opening round of the Southern Section Championships is almost priceless. Almost. In the finals, that would be priceless, but today the Adult 2.5 Women's Bluffton HS Alley Cats took the first step in a 2-1 victory over the Louisiana Lafayette Margarita Mommas.
The Alley Cats didn't make it easy on themselves, losing the first set on all three courts. However, Aimee Stephens and Captain Dianne Austin took the second set at #1 doubles 6-2 and ran through the super tiebreak for the win. Meanwhile, Iris Petrillo and Allison Caggiano, down from a 4-6 first set, recovered for a 6-4 second, then won the match tiebreak. (Of course it was much more exciting than that, but USTA/TennisLink refuses to set it up so tiebreak scores can be posted in league play.)
The Alley Cats will be back on court early tomorrow against Kentucky/Louisville Blairwood.
The Bluffton team is one of three from Hilton Head Island leagues competing at Southerns. Senior 3.5 Men's Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws, captained by Don Ross, will not begin play until Thursday. The 5.0 Hilton Head Islanders, captained by Mike O'Regan, will start Friday.
Here are the results and schedule at last checked on www.southernleaguetennis.com.
Saturday the 19th
9:30 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats 2, LA(A)/Lafayette Margarita Mammas 1
#1 singles -- Patricia Lanier (Mommas) def. Jennifer Bazzle 6-1, 6-1
#1 doubles -- Aimee Stephens/Dianne Marie Austin (Cats) def. Lori Smith/Tammy Polaski 1-6, 6-2, 1-0
#2 doubles -- Iris Petrillo/Allison Cappiano (Cats) def. Sara McGee/Amie Lynn Newland 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
Sunday the 20th
11 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats vs. KY/Louisville Blairwood
Monday the 21st
11 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats vs. AR(B)/Little Rock Chenal
Tuesday the 22nd
8 a.m. -- A2.5W -- Final --
Thursday the 24th
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 25th
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 26th
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 27th
8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Final --
Schedules Up Soon; Play Starts in Aug.
Super Senior Numbers Are Up as First SPLIT Season Approaches
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The growth in tennis in the Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort area was the base rationale for separating the on-island and off-island USTA Leagues beginning this fall. Guess what: Senior tennis is continuing its growth spurt.
The first compilation of teams for the Tennis Association of HHI and Coastal Carolina Tennis Association shows a significant increase over the previous year, continuing the trend since start of the league program. In Super Senior 60s alone, the number of teams have jumped from 63 in '07 to 71 as of current totals. Compile the men's and women's 60s, 70s and 75s of the two districts and it comes to 100 teams. Last year's total was 86.
The fall season is Step One of the new format. Not all rating divisions will be split this season. The transition will continue in early 2009 with the Adult and Senior Spring Leagues, then progress into Mixed Doubles and Combo.
Monday the 13th was deadline for pre-registration of teams -- TAHHI and CCTA. Here is the way the teams stack up in the split divisions by our current court of Super Seniors:
TAHHI
Super Senior 60s
2.5 Men -- 3 teams
2.5 Women --
3.0 Men -- 11 teams 3.0 Men -- 7 teams 18 teams
3.0 Women -- 7 teams
3.5 Men -- 9 teams 3.5 Men -- 6 teams 12 teams
3.5 Women -- 11 teams 3.5 Women -- 5 teams 11 teams
4.0 Men -- 3 teams
4.0 Women -- 2 teams
4.5 Women -- 1 team
Super Senior 70s
3.0 Men -- 5 teams 3.0 Men -- 3 teams 8 teams
3.0 Women -- 2 teams 3.0 Women -- 1 team 2 teams
3.5 Men -- 4 teams 3.5 Men -- 2 teams 4 teams
3.5 Women -- 3 teams
4.0 Women -- 1 team
Senior Senior 75s Senior Senior 75s Total in '07
3.0 Men -- 6 teams
3.5 Men -- 2 teams
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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