HHI Champs at Litchfield

TENNIS E-News

Sept. 21, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 102
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Age-Division Points for Year-End Rankings

HHIslanders Win 3 Singles, 2 Doubles Championships at South Carolina State Clay Courts at Litchfield

PAWLEYS ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Hilton Head Islander Pat Child won singles and doubles with partner Keith Whitlow; Frank Meade and Lee Butler won singles and Hank Iannuzzi and Bryce Young won doubles today at the South Carolina State Closed Clay Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. The Level One tournament carries top weight in determining year-end age-division rankings.

#2 seed Child won the Men’s 55s by defeating top-seeded Andy Steingold of Mount Pleasant 6-4, 6-4 in the final. He went back on court with Whitlow to take the 55 doubles in a protracted 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-4 final over Frederico Gildemeister and Graham Snook of Myrtle Beach. The 60s singles #1 seed Whitlow dropped a 6-3, 6-4 final to Emile Rasheed of Greer.

Unseeded Meade worked his way through the #2 and then #1 seeds for his 75s singles title. First, he defeated #2 Bob Koenig of Bluffton 7-6(5) in Saturday’s semifinal, then moved up to take out top seed Joe Roberts of Greenville 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 for the championship.

Butler had but one opponent to beat and he did that, winning 6-2, 6-3 over Fred Owens of Easley in the 80s singles.

The 60s #1 seeded doubles team of Iannuzzi and Young took on fellow HHIslanders Doug Luba and Dave Partington and won in a 6-0, 6-2 final.

Islanders were finalists in one singles and one doubles event. The seedings bore out in the finals of the Men’s 50 singles as #1 Jim Hinson of Columbia defeated #2 Steve Brady of Bluffton 7-5, 0-6, 6-2. HHI’s Athena Whitlow and Carrie Randall of lost in the 55s doubles final to #1 seed Cynthia Babb of Mount Pleasant and Susan Peiffer of Charleston 6-1, 6-3. Whitlow and Randall were semifinalists in the 50s doubles.

COMBO LEAGUE STANDINGS

Here are the BMW Combo League stats as of Saturday the 20^th:

Adult Combo Doubles

5.5 Women -- 4 teams -- 8/2 to 9/27 -- Bluffton Stray Cats in lead at 5-0

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 7/19 to 9/13 -- Wexford Combo in lead at 5-1

6.5 Women -- 8 teams -- 8/16 to 10/11 – Palmetto Dunes Net Jets, Chaplin For Tea Love tied at 5-0

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 8/7 to 10/2 – Bluffton Topspin, Beaufort Combo tied at 3-1

7.5 Women -- 7 teams -- 8/16 to 10/4 – Oldfield Combo in lead at 3-1

Senior Combo Doubles

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

6.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 7/21 to 9/15 -- Palmetto Dunes Senior Net Jets in lead at 6-0, clinched championship

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 7/29 to 9/23 -- Port Royal in lead at 5-0, clinched championship

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- 7/18 to 9/19 -- Port Royal Raucous Racquets in lead at 6-2

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

8.5 Women -- 2 teams -- 7/31 to 9/4 -- Long Cove in lead at 3-1, clinched championship

TENNIS ASSOCIATION of HILTON HEAD ISLAND LEAGUES

Here are the stats as of Saturday the 20^th:

Super Senior 60s

3.0 Men -- 12 teams -- 8/25 to 10/27 -- Spring Lake Spin Masters, Country Club of HH Hustlers, Spring Lake Spin Masters tied at 4-0

3.0 Women -- 7 teams -- 9/09 to 10/21 -- Moss Creek Powershots, South Beach Island Babes tied at 2-0

3.5 Men -- 9 teams -- 8/27 to 10/22 -- Long Cove Super Retreads in lead at 4-0

3.5 Women -- 11 teams -- 9/03 to 10/22 -- PRRC Royal Ladies, Spring Lake Lady Lakers tied at 4-0

4.0 Men -- 3 team -- 8/26 to 10/21 -- Long Cove Shipwrecks in lead at 2-0

4.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/08 to 10/27 – Port Royal Senior Moments in lead at 2-0

4.5 Women -- 1 team -- SC 4.5 Women

Super Senior 70s

3.0 Men -- 4 teams -- 9/09 to 10/14 – Spring Lake Cruisers in lead at 2-0

3.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/03 to 10/20 – Sun City Golden Girls in lead at 2-0

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

3.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 9/08 to 10/27 – Port Royal Killer Bees in lead at 2-0

4.0 Women -- 1 team – PRRC SS Super Stars

Super Senior 75s

3.0 Men -- 6 teams -- 9/10 to 10/08 – Moss Creek Aces, SPCC 75s, Shipyard Beach Boys tied at 2-0

3.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 9/15 to 10/13 – PRRC 75s in lead at 1-0

COASTAL CAROLINA TENNIS ASSOCIATION LEAGUES

Here are the stats as of Saturday the 20^th:

Super Senior 60s

2.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 9/10 to 10/23 – Moss Creek Raging Bulls, CCHH Court Jesters tied at 1-0

3.0 Men -- 7 teams -- 9/08 to 10/20 – Sun City Court Jesters in lead at 2-0

3.0 Women -- 3 teams -- 8/26 to 10/21 – Beaufort Sole Sista’s in lead at 2-0

3.5 Men -- 6 teams -- 8/20 to 10/22 -- Sun City Spin Doctors, Sun City Aces tied at 4-1

3.5 Women -- 5 teams -- 8/20 to 10/22 -- Dataw Dixies in lead at 4-0

Super Senior 70s

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

3.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 9/09 to 10/23 – Sun City Old Dudes in lead at 1-0

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Upcoming Tournaments:

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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