More Teams Seeking Players -- See below
TENNIS E-News
July 24, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 83
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
How To Register for a Team -- See below
Southern Championships
Golden Bear Claws Go 1-5 in First Day of Senior Men's 3.5s; 5.0s Start Friday
MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Any championship hopes of Hilton Head Island's Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws pretty much went out the window today at USTA League Southern Sectionals.
HHI's South Carolina #1 won one of six courts in two Senior Men's 3.5 team matches, with three of the losses coming in third-set match tiebreaks. The Bear Claws, captained by Don Ross, have a match Friday. A final match Saturday is against an Alabama team that won five of six courts today.
Also in action Friday will be the 5.0 Hilton Head Islanders, captained by Mike O'Regan.
Here are the results and schedule at last checked on www.southernleaguetennis.com.
Thursday the 24th
9:30 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 1, AR/Arkadelphia 2
#1 doubles -- Rick Rickenbach/Bob Kinley (Bear Claws) def. Hobgood/Kauffman 6-1, 6-2
#2 doubles -- Godwin/Danner (AR) def. Harold Stephens/Tom Griffa 6-4, 6-2
#3 doubles -- Briggs/Hardin (AR) def. Paul Williams/John Canfield 1-6, 6-2, 1-0
2:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 0, GA(B)/Marietta Olde Towne 3
#1 doubles -- Wetterhan/Pigott (GA) def. John Canfield/Dan Hoffman 6-4, 6-7, 1-0
#2 doubles -- Bussey/Matlock (GA) def. Bob Kinley/Rick Rickenbach 6-4, 6-4
#3 doubles -- Tabor/Ginepri (GA) def. Tom Grifa/Harold Stephens 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
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 --
Lindsey Burke Wins Doubles, Finalist in Singles in SC Championships
COLUMBIA SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Lindsey Burke of Hilton Head Island won the Girls' 16s doubles championship and lost in the finals of singles in last week's South Carolina State Closed Junior Hard Courts.
#2 seed Burke lost to top-seeded Katie Fosnacht of Blythewood 6-3, 6-1 in the singles final, but teamed with Lindsay Lyles of Manning to win the doubles title in a 6-4, 6-2 final over Kelly Cameron of Hartsville and Anne Marie McClintock of Irmo.
HHIslanders Kendal Drake was a Girls' 18s semifinalist and Ryan Drake was semifinalist in Boys' 18s. Kendal placed third by virtue of a default. She and HHI's Lauren Kelly were doubles semifinalists. Ryan placed fourth in singles, losing 7-6(2), 6-4 in the placing match to #2 seed Ashkon Babaee of Columbia.
How To Register for a Team -- Six Players Are Needed To Qualify for Scheduling
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Super Seniors, start your engines. Wait a minute. Captain already has done that part. The team is pre-registered. Now it's time for players to individually enter names in the TennisLink roster. Six players must be entered before a team can be eligible for scheduling for the fall season.
So, get your credit card number and expiration date in hand (or head). You must have your team number. Your captain should have that. Entering incorrectly could get you on the wrong team and, as you might guess, USTA does not like to refund money for player error.
Go to http://tennislink.usta.com/
When that comes up, look at the right of the screen and select "Register for a team"
When the next page comes up, enter your USTA number* and team number your captain gave you.
Scroll down and select "Next Step"
When that comes up, follow payment directions. That's it.
* If you are not a USTA member or need to renew, you have to do that in order to get on your team roster. On that same page as above, scroll down on the right below "Register for a team" and select "Join the USTA" or "Renew membership".
USTA League Players Needed
3.0 Women's 70s -- "Aces and Aches" USTA team out of Spring Lake needs players. Season is from Sept. 3 through Nov. 9 -- six matches. The state finals are on Isle of Palm Nov. 7-9 and that date is part of the team commitment. Call Barbara Kiebler 682 3375 or email is Bakiebler@hargray.com.
3.0 Men's 70s -- Moss Creek Men's Super Seniors 70s 3.0 team needs some additional players. Play will begin late August through October. Contact Captain Lou Zeller at 836-3554 or email lougzeller@yahoo.com.
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.
3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin Park's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.
Another Date for your Down-the-Road Tennis Schedule
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Here's a new date to add to your futures book that was not on the original 2008 HHI Tournament Calendar: the Beaufort County Senior Games Nov. 3-7 that includes tennis. The grabber is that it has a Sept. 22 entry deadline.
Entry forms have been distributed to HHI and Beaufort County tennis facilities. Men's and women's singles and doubles plus mixed doubles are scheduled. Also on the schedule: Pickle ball, croquet, swimming, racquetball, horseshoes, bocce, softball, track & field, bridge, putting, bowling, coed volleyball, basketball, golf, cycling.
For information, call 705-4022.
Upcoming Tournaments:
Aug. 29-31 -- Van Der Meer Open -- Non-sanctioned prize money tournament in men's and women's singles and doubles. Open division only. Entry and information at Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext 119 or justynschelver@hotmail.com.
Aug. 31 -- TAHHI US Open Member Social and Cookout -- Port Royal Racquet Club -- plans TBA
Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston
Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Van der Meer Shipyard. Volunteers needed. Contact Julie Jilly at 785.7244.
Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983
Sept. 26-28: Fripp Is. Fall Clay Court Championships in Men’s (35-75 odd) & Women’s (35-65 odd) singles & doubles; NTRP Men’s & Women’s 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 singles & doubles; Combo MxD 6.0, 7.0, 8.0. Call (843) 838-1504.
Sept. 26-28: Van der Meer Junior Championships in Boys' & Girls' 18-10s. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext. 119.
Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston
Nov. 3-7: Beaufort County Senior Games 2008 including men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.
Nov. 7-9: South Carolina USTA League Super Senior Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms
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