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TENNIS E-News

Aug. 29, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 92
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Action Resumes in the Morning

Day One of Van Der Meer Open Shows Off the Big Hitters in Prize-Money Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The second of three 2008 Van Der Meer Open Championships got crackin' today at Van Der Meer Tennis Center on DeAllyon Road, with men's and women's singles early rounds leading the way. Action will resume at 10 a.m. Saturday and wrap up with finals Sunday. Admission is free to spectators.

Tournament Director Justyn Schelver released this schedule of Saturday matches (C = consolation):

10:00 am -- Chris Kelly vs. Sam Trimble Men's Open Singles C; Katerina Jiskrowa vs. Lorinda Boothman Women's Open Singles; Michelle Green vs. Bobbi Colket Women's Open Singles; Ashley Mitchell vs. Magdalena Ekert Women's Open Singles; Amanda Becker vs. Erica White Women's Open Singles

10:30 am -- Jan Surovic vs. Alexandru Pasareanu Men's Open Singles; Diana Donoslovic vs. Mia Bobrowski Women's Open Singles C; Julia Norris vs. Samantha Droop Women's Open Singles C; Zeynep Mafa vs. T.B.D. Women's Open Singles C

11:15 am -- Ricardo Gonzalez vs. Mo Hookaylo Men's Open Singles

11:30 am -- David Warren vs. Michael Sutcliffe Men's Open Singles; Heinrich bremer vs. Christophe Bonadona Men's Open Singles; T.B.D. vs. Erik Halaj Men's Open Singles C

12:00 pm -- Luca Cerne vs. Alex Bahr Men's Open Singles C; David Hawkins vs. Johny Philoxene Men's Open Singles C; Steve Byler vs. Charlie Bridges Men's Open Singles C

12:30 pm -- T.B.D. vs. Matthew Kelly Men's Open Singles C; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Women's Open Singles; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Women's Open Singles; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Women's Open Singles C; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Women's Open Singles C

1:00 pm -- C. Kelly - M. Kelly vs. D. Hawkins - M. Kirk Men's Open Doubles; L. Cerne - M. Hyland vs. G. Woodson - J. Woodson Men's Open Doubles; J. Surovic - H. bremer vs. M. Hookaylo - T. Tugwell Men's Open Doubles

1:30 pm -- T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Singles

2:00 pm -- T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles C; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles C; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles C; M. Bobrowski - C. Hannes vs. D. Donoslovic - S. Droop Women's Open Doubles C; B. Colket - J. O'Neill vs. A. Mitchell - Z. Mafa Women's Open Doubles C

2:30 pm -- M. Sutcliffe - S. Trimble vs. E. Daniels - D. Warren Men's Open Doubles

3:00 pm -- R. Coulton - L. Holyoke vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles; M. Ekert - K. Jiskrowa vs. M. Green - E. White Women's Open Doubles; A. Becker - L. Boothman vs. K. Hangstefer - M. Melo Women's Open Doubles

3:30 pm -- E. Halaj - A. Pasareanu vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles

4:00 pm -- T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Singles; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles C; T.B.D. vs. T.B.D. Men's Open Doubles C

5:00 pm -- T.B.D. vs. C. Bonadona - R. Gonzalez Men's Open Doubles;

Both Sides of The Bridge Now Swinging

Action Picks Up in Super Seniors Leagues; Most Teams To Be Playing by Next Week

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Super Senior teams on Hilton Head Island stepped onto the court for start of the fall season this week, following their brethren and sistren across The Bridge who got under way last week. Most teams, however, won't be in play until next month … hey, that's Monday!!

Here are what the early stats appear to be as of Thursday the 28^th::

TENNIS ASSOCIATION of HILTON HEAD ISLAND LEAGUES

Super Senior 60s

3.0 Men -- 12 teams -- 8/25 to 10/27 -- 6 teams tied at 1-0

3.0 Women -- 7 teams -- 9/09 to 10/21 --

3.5 Men -- 9 teams -- 8/27 to 10/22 -- 4 teams tied at 1-0

3.5 Women -- 11 teams -- 9/03 to 10/22 --

4.0 Men -- 3 team -- 8/26 to 10/21 -- Port Royal in lead at 1-0

4.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/08 to 10/27 --

4.5 Women -- 1 team --

Super Senior 70s

3.0 Men -- 4 teams -- 9/09 to 10/14 --

3.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/03 to 10/20 --

3.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 8/28 to 10/23 -- Indigo Run in lead at 1-0

3.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/08 to 10/27 --

4.0 Women -- 1 team --

Super Senior 75s

3.0 Men -- 6 teams -- 9/10 to 10/08 --

3.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 9/15 to 10/13 --

COASTAL CAROLINA TENNIS ASSOCIATION LEAGUES

Super Senior 60s

2.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 9/10 to 10/23 --

3.0 Men -- 7 teams -- 9/08 to 10/20 --

3.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 8/26 to 10/21 -- Dataw Darlins in lead at 1-0

3.5 Men -- 6 teams -- 8/20 to 10/22 -- Sun City Nationals in lead at 2-0

3.5 Women -- 5 teams -- 8/20 to 10/22 -- Sun City Alley Cats, Dataw Dixies, Sun City Sun Spots tied at 1-0

Super Senior 70s

3.0 Men -- 3 teams -- 8/26 to 10/21 -- Sun City Spoilers in lead at 1-0

3.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 9/09 to 10/23 --

Golly gee … just when he writes a nice tennis story about Missy Malool's engaging experiences at the Olympics, they kick him upstairs. We had realized we forgot to say "nice story" at the time it ran and were about to do so when The Island Packet elevated Sports Editor Jeff Kidd to editor of the Beaufort Gazette. The Packet and the Gazette are no-so-slowly heading to becoming one newspaper, what with merging of staffs and coverage areas and press runs and stuff.

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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 -- Playing slots full.

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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