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TENNIS E-News
Oct. 14, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 109
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
BUSY COURT TIMES COMING UP ……….. and there are more (*story below)
*Oct. 17-19: USTA League Southern Sectional Mixed Doubles Championships in New Orleans
*Oct. 18-20: Sea Pines/Rosie Gwynn Junior Championships at Sea Pines Racquet Club
Oct. 22-26: The Vacation Co. Adult Championships at Van Der Meer Shipyard
Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston
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Area Players Among Seeds
250 of Southeast’s Best Competing in Sea Pines/Rosie Gwynn Junior Championships This Weekend
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With 44 area players in the combined draws, 250 from the top ranks along the East Coast will be on HHI this weekend for the Sea Pines/Rosie Gwynn Junior Championships that will begin early Saturday at the Sea Pines Racquet Club headquarters site, with matches also in play at Sea Pines Country Club, South Beach and Palmetto Dunes. Admission to the matches is free to spectators (except for the Sea Pines pass).
Eight area juniors are seeded in the all-singles USTA-sanctioned tournament, led by Michelle Green of HHI as the #2 seed in Girls’ 18s. Also seeded are Lindsey Burke, #4 in Girls’ 16s and these with #5 seeding: Jared Woodson, Boys’ 14s; Ksenia Laskutova, Girls’ 12s; Brooke Busby, Girls’ 14s; Ansley Kitchen, Girls’ 16s, and Leyla Erkan and Hayley Carter in Girls’ 18s.
For tournament information, call the Sea Pines pro shop at 363-4495. Draws are posted online by going to www.usta.com, then selecting TennisLink, then Tournaments, then using ID#704102108.
Excerpt from Junior Tournament Behavioral Conduct
No use of expressions of frustrations with references to any deity in any form will be permitted (e.g. "Oh my God", "Jesus Christ", etc.) either spoken or spelled. No use of the word "suck" in any form. No use of "freaking", "frigging", "fricking" or any other variations or derivatives of the "F" word.
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Playoffs in New Orleans
Dream Team 2-0, PDTC 1-0, Topspinners 1-1 After Day One at Southern Mixed Doubles Sectionals
NEW ORLEANS LA (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) – Three Hilton Head Island league teams finished today with an overall 4-1 match record at the Southern Section Mixed Doubles Championships, as the Wexford Dream Team led the way with two victories. Each of the three teams, carrying their South Carolina state titles earned last month, will play two matches Saturday.
The Adult 5.0 Dream Team, captained by Cal Navis, is in a seven-team round robin. The Senior PDTC 8.0s of Captain Tim Arr won their only match today and will be going for the Group II first place lead Saturday. The Senior 7.0 Port Royal Topspinners, captained by Janet Goldin, are 1-1 going into Saturday’s quest for top spot in their group. All category finals will be played Sunday afternoon.
Here are the results of today matches involving the HHI league teams:
Today the 17th
8:30 a.m. – A5.0 – Wexford Dream Team 2, LA(b)/Pelican A.C., Mandeville 1
Ct. 1 – James Sewell/Lynsey Rini lost 7-5, 5-7, 1-0
Ct. 2 – Les Jones/Elisa Hall won 6-1, 6-7, 1-0
Ct. 3 – Steve Hall/Linda Long won 7-6, 6-0
11:30 a.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners 3, LA(b)/the crips, Natchitoches 0
Ct. 1—Dave Dockum/Dorothy Taylor won 6-3, 3-6, 1-0
Ct. 2 – Rick Rickenbach/Peggy King won 4-6, 7-5, 1-0
Ct. 3 – Pat Leinberger/Steve Shipka won by default
12:30 p.m. – A5.0 -- Wexford Dream Team 3, AR/Hot Springs 0
Ct. 1 – Les Jones/Eliza Hall won 7-5, 6-1
Ct. 2 – James Sewell/Lynsey Rini won 6-1, 7-5
Ct. 3 – Cal Navis/Carrie Vormohr won 6-2, 6-2
2:30 p.m. – S8.0 -- Senior PDTC 2, NC/Crossdale CC Old Crows, Durham 1
Ct. 1 – Jil Swanker/Tim Arr won 6-1, 6-0
Ct. 2 – Sally Harvey/Kent James lost 6-3, 3-6, 1-0
Ct. 3 – Kathy Jenson/Bobby Tillison won 6-4, 6-1
4 p.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners 1, GA/Macon 2
Saturday the 18th
8:30 a.m. – A5.0 -- Wexford Dream Team vs. SC(b)/Spartanburg Westside Blue
8:30 a.m. – S8.0 -- Senior PDTC vs. AL/Mobile Senior Party Animals
11:30 a.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners vs. TN/Tyson Park, Knoxville
12:30 p.m. – A5.0 -- Wexford Dream Team vs. MS(b)/Gulf Coast Tennis Center, Gulfport
1 p.m. – S8.0 -- Senior PDTC vs. KY(b)/Hopkinsville
4 p.m. – S7.0 -- Port Royal Topspinners vs. KY/Mayfield
Sunday the 19th
10 a.m. – A5.0 -- Wexford Dream Team vs. LA(a)/Baton Rouge In Mixed Company
11:30 a.m. – S8.0 -- Senior PDTC vs. GA/Southbridge, Savannah
1 p.m. – A5.0 -- Wexford Dream Team vs. MS(a)/Beizoni
2 p.m. – S7.0 – Final --
3:30 p.m. – S8.0 – Final –
Entry Forms Out Now
‘Nutty Buddy’ Will Include Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles Nov. 7-9 at PDTC
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The 14th annual Wild Wing Café ‘Nutty Buddy’ Tennis Classic will be played Nov. 7-9 at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, with categories for men’s, women’s and mixed doubles in rated divisions of 2.5 through 5.0 and Open. Entry deadline is Sunday, Nov. 2.
Players are limited to two events, with entry fees of $40 per player for one event and $50 per player if playing in two events. Continental breakfast will be provided Saturday and Sunday and fruit and beverages will included each day with the entry fee.
Wild Wing Café will host a players party on Saturday the 8th and also is sponsor of the tournament prizes. Ya-gotta-be-there-to-win door prizes will be drawn during the party.
Match will begin Friday morning as needed and run into the evening, with play all day Saturday and finals Sunday. For information, call PD at 785-1152. Look for entry forms at area clubs or reply to this email and we’ll send one to you.
News From the State
South Carolina’s Rex Maynard To Head Southern Tennis Association
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – South Carolina already has a USTA national presidency in its pocket for 2009 with the elevation of Lucy Garvin of Greenville to that office. Also stepping up the tennis political ladder in ’09 will be Rex Maynard of Belton, who will assume the presidency of the Southern Tennis Association that includes nine Southeastern states.
Maynard has served in a variety of South Carolina tennis offices, including USTA SC presidency and head of the SC Tennis Patrons Foundation. He was an early (and often) promoter of the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in Belton and tournament director of the Wachovia Palmetto Championships, the state’s leading junior tournament there.
Bull, Grubbs To Be Inducted into South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame
Former tour pro Will Bull of Myrtle Beach and the late Max Wilton Grubbs of Anderson will be inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame at the USTA SC annual banquet Dec. 13 in Myrtle Beach.
Bull was a top-ranked player in South Carolina and competed on the pro tour before settling as a teaching pro in Myrtle Beach. Grubbs was coach of Anderson College tennis and directed the teams to national titles.
The induction ceremony will be the same night as presentation of the state’s individual, event and club awards, including three to Hilton Head Island area tennis activists, at the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes. Here is that list of award honorees:
Adult Female Player of the Year -- Sophie Woorons-Johnston, Anderson
Adult Male Player of the Year -- Andy Lake, Six Mile
Adult Tournament of the Year -- Marion Harris American Cancer Sr. Classic, Greenville
Coach of the Year -- James Brown, Pawleys Island
Community Service Award -- Florence Tennis Association, Florence
Company of the Year -- Outback Steakhouse of Sumter
Community Tennis Association of the Year -- Low Country Tennis Association
Junior Boy Player of the Year -- John H. Richmond, Pawleys Island
Junior Girl Player of the Year -- Mallory Cecil, Bradenton
Junior Tournament of the Year -- Wachovia Palmetto Championships, Belton
Junior Team Tennis Coordinator of the Year -- Robert (Bob) Brown, Bluffton
John Newcomb Pro of the Year -- Joey Eskridge, Mt. Pleasant
Most Improved Junior Boy -- Joel Cook, Easley
Kimberly Hampton Most Improved Junior Girl -- Alex Martin, Mt. Pleasant
League Volunteer of the Year -- Jimmy Sain, Piedmont
Mark Hodgin Junior Sportsmanship Award (Boy) -- Wilson Daniel, Charleston
Mark Hodgin Junior Sportsmanship Award (Girl) -- Jessica Diamond, Mt. Pleasant
Media Award -- Susan Wild, Sumter
Member Club of the Year -- Brookstone Meadows, Anderson
Pete Conklin Official of the Year -- Sandra Morrissette, Hilton Head Island
Special Olympics Volunteer of the Year -- Myron Meister, Hilton Head Island
Tennis Family of the Year -- Gildemeister Family, Myrtle Beach
Wilton McKinney Award -- Wesley Moran, Murrels Inlet
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Upcoming Tournaments:
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
Nov. 7-9: 14th annual Wild Wing Café Nutty Buddy Tennis Classic at Palmetto Dunes. Men’s, women’s, mixed doubles 2.5 through open. Call 785-1152.
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