3 MxD Teams Advance

TENNIS E-News

Sept. 14, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 99
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Seniors & 5.0s Shine

PDTC, Wexford in Finals, PR Topspinners in 7.0 Semis of Mixed Doubles State Championships in Charleston

CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- The PDTC 8.0 Seniors abandoned its third-set-match-tiebreak "strategy" but the Wexford Dream Team made good use of the TSMTs as both Hilton Head Island league teams advanced to the finals of the South Carolina State Mixed Doubles Championships. The unbeaten PD and Wexford teams will be joined in action Monday by the 3-0 Port Royal Topspinners moving into their category semifinals.

PDTC, captained by Tim Arr, won five of six courts Saturday in TSMTs, but started off today by giving up only nine total games to win 3-0 in the morning. The 8.0 Seniors then won 2-1 in the afternoon to take a 4-0 record into Monday finals against Greenwood Area's Gatewood Mixers.

Wexford, captained by Cal Navis, picked off a couple of third-set-match-tiebreaks en route to a 3-0 win today to reach the Monday final against Spartanburg's Westside Blue. Port Royal's Topspinners, captained by Janet Goldin, took care of business with morning and afternoon 2-1 team wins. (TennisLink went off line amid posting final results, so we don't have the opponent the PR mixers will be playing.)

Here are today's the results and schedule for HHI area teams:

(Key to abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CTL = Columbia; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood; GSTL = GrandStrand/Myrtle Beach; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/CharlestonArea; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence;SATA = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville

Sunday the 14^th

8 a.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners 2, CTL #2/Wildewood and Woodcreek Wildly Mixed 1

8 a.m. – S8.0 – PDTC 3, SATA/Spartanburg Athletic Club 0

9:30 a.m. – A7.0 -- Chaplin Heat 1, UPTA #1/Greenville CC Mix It Up 2

9:30 a.m. – S6.0 -- Spring Lake Odd Couples 1, LATA #2/Lexington Staying Alive 2

12:30 p.m. – A8.0 -- Bluffton Bangers 1, LCTA #1/Maybank 2

12:30 p.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners 2, SATA/Westside Salt ‘N’ Pepper 1

12:30 p.m. – S8.0 – PDTC 2, LCTA/Pine Forest Seniors 1

2 p.m. – A7.0 -- Chaplin Heat 1, CTL #3/Parklane Team X 2

2 p.m. – S6.0 -- Spring Lake Odd Couples 1, UPTA/The Pavilion 2

3:30 p.m. – A5.0 – Wexford Dream Team 3, CTL #2/Brenholm Park Deuces Wild 0

3:30 p.m. – A6.0 -- Wexford Ball and Chain 1, MCTL/Rock Hill Team Crush 2

Monday the 15^th

8 a.m. – A6.0 – Semifinal -- GSTL/Prestwick Illegtimis Nil vs. CTL: #1/Caughman Road Mixed Up

8 a.m. – A6.0 – Semifinal -- UPTA #1/Brookstone Mixed Up Stoners vs. LCTA #1/Pine Forest Ball Busters

8 a.m. – S6.0 – Semifinal -- UPTA/The Pavilion vs. TBA

8 a.m. – S6.0 – Semifinal -- CTL #1/Parklane Real Mixed Up vs. Wildcard

8 a.m. – S7.0 – Semifinal -- Port Royal Topspinners vs. TBA

8 a.m. – S7.0 – Semifinal -- LATA/Hole in the Wall Gang vs. Wildcard

8 a.m. -- A8.0 -- Semifinal -- LCTA #2/Collins Park Oversized vs. CTL/Mixed Mayhem

8 a.m. -- A8.0 -- Semifinal -- LCTA #1/Maybank vs. Wildcard

9:30 a.m. – A7.0 – Semifinal -- LATA #2/Lexington Tennis Crashers vs. GATA/Greenwood Civic Center

9:30 a.m. – A7.0 – Semifinal -- vs. UPTA #2/Greenville CC Mix It Up

11 a.m. – A5.0 – Final -- Wexford Dream Team vs. SATA/Westside Blue

11 a.m. -- S8.0 -- Final -- PDTC vs. GATA/Gatewood Mixers

12:30 p.m. – A6.0 – Final

12:30 p.m. -- A7.0 – Final

12:30 p.m. – S6.0 – Final

1:30 p.m. – S7.0 – Final

Clips of the tournament are available on www.kidzonetennis.com
Another KidZone Tournament Success at Chaplin Park … Video Highlights Available on Internet

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Leave it to these the-future-is-now kids to set a Hilton Head Island tennis precedent. Saturday's KidZone Tennis Tournament, the second of the year at Chaplin Public Tennis Center, has video highlights available online. The event for Under 8 and Under 12 divisions had a total of 24 entries, with proceeds benefiting Chaplin Park tennis programs.

The youngsters, under Tournament Director Patricia Hy-Boulais, played on short courts with special foam and low-pressure balls. Clips of the tournament are available on www.kidzonetennis.com.
Here are the results:
Under 8s: Conrad Alford (defending champion) def Darby O'Donnell 4-7, 7-6, 7-3; consolation: Lara Martel def Nicholas Beckert 7-5, 7-1.
Under12s: Mathew Oliver def Bo Jenkins 4-0, 4-3; consolation: Justin Boulais def. Corie Fletcher 4-1, 4-0.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983

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. 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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