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Aug. 31, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 94
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Next Will Be Vacation Co. in October

Ekert Scores Upset in Women's Final; Gonzalez Wins Men's at Van Der Meer Open Singles & Doubles

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Van Der Meer Open Championships closed out today in a couple hard-hitting finals, with Magdalena Ekert upsetting the top seed in women's and #1 Ricardo Gonzalez winning the men's final. Thus endeth the second of three Van Der Meer Open tournaments for 2008. The third will be in conjunction with the Vacation Co. Adult Championships in October.

Here are the match results from Friday and today:

Men's Open Singles (Final Round) -- Men's Open Singles -- Ricardo Gonzalez (1) def. Alexandru Pasareanu (3) 7-5; 6-4; Consolation (Semifinal Round)

-- Erik Halaj (4) def. Alex Bahr 6-1; 6-4; David Hawkins def. Charlie Bridges 6-1; 6-1; Consolation (Final Round) -- Halaj def. Hawkins 6-1; 6-0

Men's Open Doubles (Semifinal Round) -- Tom Coulton / Lee Holyoke (1) def. Erik Halaj / Alexandru Pasareanu (3) 6-2; 6-4; Christophe Bonadona / Ricardo Gonzalez (2) def. Elliott Daniels / David Warren 6-4; 4-6; 7-6(9); Men's Open Doubles (Final Round) -- Coulton / Holyoke (1) def. Bonadona / Gonzalez (2) 7-6(5); 6-4;

Men's Open Doubles Consolation (Semifinal Round) -- Luca Cerne / Mark Hyland def. Chris Kelly / Matt Kelly 6-2; 6-4; Men's Open Doubles Consolation (Final Round) -- Alex Bahr / Peter Conaty def. Luca Cerne / Mark Hyland 6-1; 6-3

Women's Open Singles (Final Round) -- Magdalena Ekert (3) def. Katerina Jiskrowa (1) 6-2; 6-3; Women's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round)

-- Carolina Hannes def. Samantha Droop 6-2; 6-2; Zaynep Mafa def. Mia Bobrowski 6-3; 6-3

Women's Open Doubles (Final Round) -- Magdalena Ekert / Katerina, Jiskrowa (1) def. Amanda Becker / Lorinda Boothman 6-4; 6-1; Women's Open Doubles Consolation (Final Round) -- Ashley Mitchell / Zaynep Mafa def. Diana Donoslovic / Samantha Droop 7-5; 6-3

COMBO LEAGUE STANDINGS

Here are the BMW Combo League stats as of Saturday the 30^th:

Adult Combo Doubles

5.5 Women -- 4 teams -- 8/2 to 9/27 -- Spanish Wells 3-1

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 7/19 to 9/13 -- Wexford Combo in lead at 4-0

6.5 Women -- 8 teams -- 8/16 to 10/11 -- Chaplin For Tea Love in lead at 3-0

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 8/7 to 10/2 -- Beaufort Combo in lead at 2-0

7.5 Women -- 7 teams -- 8/16 to 10/4 -- Palmetto Dunes Chix Mix in lead at 2-0

Senior Combo Doubles

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 8/5 to 9/2 -- Spring Lake in lead at 4-0

6.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 7/21 to 9/15 -- Palmetto Dunes Senior Net Jets in lead at 4-0

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 7/29 to 9/23 -- Port Royal in lead at 3-0

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- 7/18 to 9/19 -- Port Royal Raucous Racquets in lead at 5-1

8.5 Men -- 1 team -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs

8.5 Women -- 2 teams -- 7/31 to 9/4 -- Long Cove in lead at 2-1

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Sept. 13 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for Under 8 and Under 12 age divisions. 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 to assist players and events. 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 785-8388 ext 119

Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston

Oct. 31-Nov. 2 -- The Island Championship. TAHHI's annual tournament for Islanders and visitors. Go to www.tahhi.org.

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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