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TENNIS E-News

July 30, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 86
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Deadline Aug. 26 or When Full

TAHHI Brings Out Red, White & Blue for US Open Social Aug. 31; Registration Open

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Registration is open for the Tennis Association of HHI's US Open Social that will be held Sunday, Aug. 31 at Port Royal Racquet Club, with play from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Red, white and blue are attire colors of the day for the members-only event.

With registration limited to 84 players, you can go to http://www.tahhi.org under "Events" to sign up. Registration deadline is Aug. 26 or when the registration is full. Member play and cookout is free, although a $10 cookout fee applies for nonmember guests. Include USTA rating with your registration.

For further information, contact Pat Leinberger at 705-6014.

Also on the TAHHI calendar: The Island Championship -- Oct. 31-Nov. 2; Annual Meeting -- Feb. 4, 2009

"Tennis Celebration of Henry" Thursday at South Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A "Tennis Celebration of Henry" will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at South Beach Racquet Club in memory of Henry Foss, who died recently. All players are welcome to attend for social tennis with wine, beer and food during and after play.

Foss became a fixture at South Beach in his senior years, partnering with Brian Kiggans, then SBSC head pro, for several BillyBob championships. Foss enjoyed telling of having started playing USTA national championships starting at age 16, but not winning one until he was 80. Foss' family will be among those at Thursday's celebration.

For information, call SBRC at 671-2215.

How They Stand: Mixed at Midseason; Combo Just Getting Started

Here are the current standings as of Monday the 28th:

Adult Mixed Doubles

5.0 -- 2 teams -- 6/29 to 7/27 -- Wexford Dream Team in lead at 3-1

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

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

8.0 -- 5 teams -- 6/15 to 8/24 -- Port Royal Mixed Sundevils in lead at 4-1

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 5-0

7.0 -- 10 teams -- 6/11 to 8/13 -- Port Royal Topspinners in lead at 6-0

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

Adult Combo Doubles

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

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 7/19 to 9/13 -- Chaplin Breeze in lead at 2-0

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 -- 7/21 to 9/15 -- Palmetto Dunes Senior Net Jets, PD G.R.I.T.S. tied at 1-0

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

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- 7/18 to 9/19 -- Spring Lake Combo, Port Royal Raucous Raquets (can anyone spell "racquets/rackets"?) tied at 1-0

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

Southern League Championships

So Who Won All Those Divisions That We Didn't ……………………..

MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- USTA Southern USTA League Championships are history. We didn't win any this year, but in case you are wondering who did, here is the final rundown of the nine-day event.

Adult

2.5W -- AR "B" Little Rock 2-1 over AR "A" Jonesboro

2.5M -- GA Atlanta 2-1 over TN Memphis

3.0W -- KY Louisville 3-2 over AL Birmingham

3.0M -- LA Baton Rouge 3-2 over AL "B" Muscle Shoals

3.5W -- LA Shreveport 3-2 over SC Greenville

3.5M -- GA Atlanta 4-1 over AL Birmingham

4.0W -- LA New Orleans 4-1 over TN Union City

4.0M -- NC Greensboro 3-2 over AL Decator

4.5W -- MS Jackson 4-1 over KY Louisville

4.5M -- LA Baton Rouge 3-2 over GA Atlanta

5.0W -- NC Raleigh winner of round robin over AL Lakeshore

5.0M -- TN Memphis 2-1 over NC Greensboro

5.5W -- no entries

5.5M -- SC "B" Aiken winner of round robin over SC "A" Charleston

Senior

2.5W -- SC Hilton Head Island by default*

2.5M -- SC Hilton Head Island by default*

3.0W -- TN Knoxville 3-0 over AL Gulf Shores

3.0M -- GA Atlanta 2-1 over SC Myrtle Beach

3.5W -- TN Nashville 3-0 over AL Huntsville

3.5M -- GA "A" Atlanta 2-1 over AL Birmingham

4.0W -- KY Lexington 3-0 over TN Nashville

4.0M -- SC Greenwood 2-1 over LA Covington

4.5W -- NC Charlotte 2-1 over GA "A" Atlanta

4.5M -- LA Shreveport 2-1 over AL "A" Birmingham

* When will South Carolina, Southern and/or National ever recognize that the only 2.5-level tennis players in the country must live on and around Hilton Head Island? Can some entity at least send us a certificate? Maybe a gold star?

More USTA League Players Needed

3.5 Super Senior Women's 60 -- Port Royal is looking for one more player. Contact Captain Janet Goldin at 785-8057 or janetnsartgal@aol.com

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.

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.

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 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for 8 & Under and 12 & Under. Email patricia@hytennis.com.

Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston

Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. 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. USTA-sanctioned 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. 22-26: The Vacation Co. Adult Championships. USTA-sanctioned Level 2. Open and age divisions. Call Justyn Schelver 843-785-8388 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

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) Do they ever try spelling Evian backwards?

(___) -- George Carlin

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