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TENNIS E-News

Oct. 11, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 109
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Learn from Pros in Training

Being a Guinea Pig Is Fun … You Get a Tennis Lesson(s) Free Oct. 20-24

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Tennis pros from around the world will again be coming in for training in the Van Der Meer teaching method and part of the training will provide free lessons to anyone who shows up for the Oct. 20-24 sessions at Van Der Meer Tennis Center on DeAllyon Road.

Each day the pros are instructed in the morning and early afternoon on teaching various strokes. Then from 5 to 6 p.m. the pros practice their new skills during the popular “guinea pig” sessions – free to adults and juniors who show up. The free lessons will be offered Monday through Thursday.

For more information, call the tennis center at 785-8388.

Complete Results from the Tournament

Did You Miss the Banana Open Challenge? We Did. Here’s a Banana Wrap

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The 24^th annual Banana Open Challenge attracted 200 players from local Bananas played earlier in the year in several southeast coast cities. Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center was crammed with action all weekend. We missed it because we were away on a family emergency. In case you didn’t see the results in The Island Packet, here’s the whole enchilada as served by Tournament Director Jackie Reynecke.

NOTE: Full names with hometowns are listed on first mention; only last names are listed in later rounds.

Men's 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Bob Blohm, Bluffton - John Safay, HHI d. Pete Janiak, HHI - Frank Roberts, HHI 6-3; 7-6; 7-6(7-4); Round Robin 2 --Janiak - Roberts d. Blohm - Safay 7-6(7-4); 3-6; 6-3

Men's 3.0 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Gary Lauderdale, HHI d. John McLemore, Fortson, GA 6-2; 6-2; Quarterfinals -- Foley Ma, Warner Robins, GA d. John Safay, HHI 6-0; 6-0; Gary Lauderdale, HHI d. Lee Jellum, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-3; Todd Offen, HHI d. Richard McKeon, Gaithersburg, MD 6-4; 7-6; 7-6(7-5); Greg Galvin, Bluffton d. Daniel Erthal, Macon, GA 6-4; 4-6; 6-2; Semifinals – Ma d. Lauderdale 6-1; 6-1; Offen d. Galvin 6-4; 6-4; Finals -- Ma d. Offen 6-0; 6-1

Men's 3.5 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Glenn Miller, Warner Robins, GA d. David Stewart, Davidson, NC Def (ns); Daniel Alvite, Columbus, GA d. Chip Messer, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-4; Hank Klar, Hamilton, GA d. Richard Taylor, Kathleen, GA 6-2; 6-3; Nishal Patel, Macon, GA d. Bob Heise, HHI 6-2; 6-7(1); 6-2; Jim Merritt, Baltimore, MD d. Jeffrey Ship, Lizella, GA 6-4; 6-3; Quarterfinals -- Mark Rahn, Rincon, GA d. Miller 6-4; 6-2; Alvite d. Klar 6-4; 6-2; Merritt d. Nishal Patel, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-1; Harold Stephens, HHI d. Dan Griff, Virginia Beach, VA 6-0; 6-1; Semifinals -- Alvite d. Rahn 7-6(7-3); 6-2; Merritt d. Stephens 6-1; 2-6; 6-3; Final -- Alvite d. Merritt 6-2; 6-3

Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Rob Makin, Virginia Beach, VA - Jonathan Stroud, Virginia Beach, VA d. Bert Bozeman, Perry, GA - Mike Campbell, Mashallville, GA 3-6; 6-4; 7-5; Dave Dockum, HHI - Rick Rickenbach, HHI d. Brian Harper, Warner Robins, GA - Jeffrey Ship, Lizella, GA 6-1; 7-5; Quarterfinals -- Alan Howell, Lexington, SC - George Walter, Kennesaw, GA d. Ashwin Patel, Macon, GA - Nishal Patel, Macon, GA Wo (inj); Makin - Stroud d. Mike Block, HHI - Gary Lauderdale, HHI 6-0; 6-2; Dockum - Rickenbach d. Hank Klar, Hamilton, GA - John McLemore, Fortson, GA 6-0; 6-3; Curtis Battistelli, HHI - Timothy Ryan, HHI d. Rodney Sparks, Hendersonville, NC - Bill Worley, Asheville, NC 6-0;6-7;7-6(8-6); Semifinals -- Makin - Stroud d. Howell - Walter 6-4; 1-6; 6-1; Dockum – Rickenbach d. Battistelli - Ryan 4-6; 6-2; 6-3; Final -- Dockum - Rickenbach d. Makin - Stroud 6-2; 6-2

Men's 4.0 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Leif Crocker, Jacksonville, FL d. Leonard Tetteh, Virginia Beach, VA 4-6; 7-6(7-5); 6-4; Randy Talley, Asheville, NC d. Derek Lashley, Macon, GA 6-1; 6-3; Kevin Asbell, Ridgeland d. Floyd Pettaway, Virginia Beach, VA 7-6(7-3); 6-1; Henry Morales, HHI d. Viktor Kozyrev, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-1; Quarterfinals -- Scott Douglas, Annapolis, MD d. Crocker 7-6(7-4); 6-4; Talley d. Johnny Philoxene, Bluffton, 6-1; 6-1; Kevin Asbell, Ridgeland, d. Jim Merritt, Baltimore, MD 6-4; 6-3; Henry Morales, HHI d. Jamus Phillips, Macon, GA 7-5; 0-6; 1-0 Ret (inj); Semifinals -- Talley d. Douglas 6-2 Ret (inj); Morales d. Asbell 6-1; 4-6; 6-0; Final -- Talley d. Morales 6-1; 7-6(2)

Men's 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Stephen Edelson, Lagrange, GA - Al Zachry, LaGrange, GA d. Derek Lashley, Macon, GA - Julian Lashley, Bonaire, GA 6-1; 6-1; Rob Brand, Columbus, GA - Bryan Christopher, Columbus, GA d. Scott Douglas, Annapolis, MD - Ben Mueller, Annapolis, MD 7-6; 6-2; Paul Casanova, Germantown, MD - Roger Hernandez, Germantown, MD d. Mike Campbell, Mashallville, GA - Val Ocubillo, Perry, GA 6-1; 6-2; Adam Dalton, Macon, GA - Viktor Kozyrev, Macon, GA d. Kevin Asbell, Ridgeland, SC - Alan Howell, Lexington, SC 6-2; 6-1; Quarterfinals -- Edelson – Zachry d. Dave Dockum, HHI - Rick Rickenbach, HHI 6-0; 6-2; Mike Flood, Hampton, VA - Mark Hildenbrand, Newport News, VA d. Brand - Christopher 0-6; 7-5; 6-1; Casanova - Hernandez d. Floyd Pettaway, Virginia Beach, VA - Leonard Tetteh, Virginia Beach, VA 6-7(7-4); 6-2; 6-3; Kevin McGuire, Beaufort - Henry Morales, HHI d. Dalton - Kozyrev 7-5; 6-1; Semifinals -- Edelson - Zachry d. Flood - Hildenbrand 7-5; 6-1; Casanova - Hernandez d. McGuire - Morales 6-2; 6-1; Final -- Edelson - Zachry d. Casanova – Hernandez 6-2; 6-1

Men's 4.5 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Kyrl Erickson, Virginia Beach, VA d. Jamus Phillips, Macon, GA 6-3; 6-2; Semifinals -- Steve Thiel, Midland, GA d. Todd Holway, HHI 6-7(7-5); 6-4; 6-0; Erickson d. Joe MacDermant, HHI 6-1; 6-2; Final -- Thiel d. Erickson 6-1; 6-3

Men's 4.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Roger Pearce, Columbus, GA - Steve Thiel, Midland, GA d. Evan Bromley, Bluffton - Mike Uchno, HHI 6-1; 6-1; Stephen Edelson, Lagrange, GA - Al Zachry, LaGrange, GA d. Kevin McGuire, Beaufort - Matthew Straut, Beaufort 6-2; 6-2; Mark Ruzeski, Columbus, GA - Rick Stoller, Columbus, GA d. Tapi Hayrinen, HHI - Ken Horup, HHI 6-1; 6-3; Semifinals -- Pearce - Thiel d. Wes Breinich, HHI - Bobby Tillison, HHI 6-0; 6-3; Edelson - Zachry d. Ruzeski – Stoller 6-4; 7-5; Final – Pearce - Thiel d. Edelson – Zachry 6-1; 7-5

Mixed 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Frank Roberts, HHI - Lisa Roberts, HHI d. Bob Blohm, Bluffton - Sharon Saupp, HHI 6-4; 4-6; 6-3; Round Robin 2 -- Kelly McClain, Warner Robins, GA - Scott McClain, Warner Robins, GA d. Roberts - Roberts 7-6(7-5); 6-3; Round Robin 3 -- McClain – McClain d. Blohm - Saupp 6-2; 6-3; McClain – McClain winner of round robin

Mixed 3.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Greg Galvin, Bluffton - Cynthia Willet, Black Mountain, NC d. Melissa Maderia, Damascus, MD - Richard McKeon, Gaithersburg, MD 5-7; 6-4; 6-3; Jason Kelly, Columbus, GA - Mara Kelly, Columbus, GA d. Gwen Ludvigsen, HHI - Bruce Taylor, HHI 6-1; 6-0; Bill Collins, Kathleen, GA - Pam Collins, Kathleen, GA d. Patti Trobaugh, HHI - Tom Trobaugh, HHI Def (ns); Quarterfinals -- Daniel Alvite, Columbus, GA - Vivi Stoller d. Helen Campbell, North Augusta, GA - Tom Campbell, North Augusta, GA 6-2; 1-6; 6-4; Galvin - Willet d. Kelly - Kelly 6-0; 6-3; Laura Bodian, Asheville, NC - Chris Jenness, HHI d. Collins - Collins 6-1; 7-6(7-3); Clare Taylor, Beaufort - Ron Tucker, Beaufort d. Lee Jellum, Macon, GA - Sara Mason, Fort Valley, GA 6-4; 7-5; Semifinals -- Galvin - Willet d. Alvite - Stoller 6-7(8); 6-1; 6-1; Bodian - Jenness d. Taylor - Tucker 6-2; 6-1; Final -- Galvin - Willet d. Bodian - Jenness 6-4; 6-3

Mixed 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 32 -- Josef Fodor, HHI - Linda Manhartsberger, HHI d. Desiree Barker, Lizella, GA - Daniel Erthal, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-4; Rodney Sparks, Hendersonville, NC - Sheri Sparks, Hendersonville, NC d. Amy Hayes, Kathleen, GA - Chip Messer, Macon, GA 6-3; 6-2; Kathy Jenson, HHI - Timothy Ryan, HHI d. Mala Lee, Charlotte, NC - Randy McVane, Charlotte, NC 6-0; 6-4; Christine Clark, HHI - Harold Stephens, HHI d. Christine Epps, Macon, GA - Ashwin Patel, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-3; Round of 16 -- Diane Jolly, Virginia Beach, VA - Jonathan Stroud, Virginia Beach, VA d. Curtis Battistelli, HHI - Valerie Parsons, HHI 6-4; 6-4; Charlie Johnson, Kathleen, GA - Jennifer Schmidt, Centerville, GA d. Jeanine Cline, Chesapeake, VA - Dan Griff, Virginia Beach, VA 6-2; 6-4; Rob Makin, Virginia Beach, VA - Rachel Steinberg, Virginia Beach, VA d. Florence Knight, Macon, GA - Brian Reese, Lizella, GA 6-4; 6-3; Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Sparks - Sparks 6-1; 7-6(7-4); Clark - Stephens d. Jenson - Ryan 6-4; 6-2; Roberta Hayes, Bluffton, - Rich Townsend, HHI d. Debra Brown, Warner Robins, GA - Foley Ma, Warner Robins, GA 6-4; 4-6; 6-4; Julian Lashley, Bonaire, GA - Dawn Miner, Warner Robins, GA d. Richard Taylor, Kathleen, GA - Tara Taylor, Kathleen, GA 6-2; 6-3; Timothy Harwood, Washington, DC - Kristina Mileva, Montgomery Village, MD d. Fran DuPerry, Centerville, GA - Glenn Miller, Warner Robins, GA 6-2; 6-1; Quarterfinals -- Jolly - Stroud d. Johnson - Schmidt 6-0; 6-7(4); 6-4;

Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Makin - Steinberg 4-6; 6-2; 6-3; Clark - Stephens d. Hayes - Townsend 6-3; 6-2; Harwood - Mileva d. Lashley - Miner 6-0; 6-0; Semifinals -- Fodor - Manhartsberger d. Jolly - Stroud 6-3; 7-5; Clark - Stephens d. Harwood - Mileva 6-0; 6-0; Final – Clark

- Stephens d. Fodor - Manhartsberger 6-0; 6-4

Mixed 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Jane del Pino, St. Simons Island, GA - David Paul, Brunswick, GA d. Todd Offen, HHI - Wendy Watanabe, Bluffton 6-2; 7-6(7-2); Sara Naff-Mlo, Asheville, NC - Randy Talley, Asheville, NC d. Mike Flood, Hampton, VA - Margaret Harrison, Black Mountain, NC 4-6; 6-3; 6-4; Quarterfinals -- Debbie Barnes, Annapolis, MD - Ben Mueller, Annapolis, MD d. Ana Bossman, Yorktown, VA - Mark Hildenbrand, Newport News, VA 6-3; 6-1; Kent James, HHI - Meg James, HHI d. del Pino - Paul 6-3; 6-2; George Walter, Kennesaw, GA - Jill Walter, Kennesaw, GA d. Naff-Mlo - Talley 6-3; 3-6; 7-6(7-4); Bryan Christopher, Columbus, GA - Judy Pearce, Columbus, GA d. Adam Dalton, Macon, GA - Julie Holloway, Macon, GA 6-3; 6-4; Semifinals -- Barnes - Mueller d. James - James 6-3; 6-2; Walter - Walter d. Christopher - Pearce 7-6(5); 4-6 Ret (quit); Final -- Barnes - Mueller d. Walter - Walter 6-2; 6-4

Women's 2.5 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Velma Albert, Warner Robins, GA d. Sally Abu-Ghoush, Asheville, NC 6-1; 6-0; Round Robin 2 -- Theresa Harper, Columbus, GA d. Abu-Ghoush 6-0; 6-1; Round Robin 3 -- Harper d. Albert 6-1;7-6(1); Harper winner of round robin.

Women's 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Leslie Ford, HHI - Lisa Roberts, HHI d. Kristi Johnson - Vivi Stoller 6-0; 6-2; Round Robin 2 -- Sally Abu-Ghoush, Asheville, NC - Sharon Saupp, HHI d. Johnson - Stoller 6-4; 6-3; Round Robin 3 -- Ford - Roberts d. Abu-Ghoush - Saupp 6-2; 6-1; Ford – Roberts winner of round robin.

Women's 3.0 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Kimberly Gerson, Macon, GA d. Dawn Miner, Warner Robins, GA 6-4; 6-4; Abby Rotfus, Virginia Beach, VA d. Melissa Maderia, Damascus, MD 6-2; 6-2; Rebecca Miller, Virginia Beach, VA d. Marian Wharton, Warner Robins, GA 6-2; 6-1; Lynn Brown, Columbus, GA d. Mary Carol Cook, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-0; Quarterfinals -- Carol Clark, Asheville, NC d. Gerson 6-2; 6-0;

Rotfus d. Terri Sutryk, Virginia Beach, VA 6-1; 6-4; Miller d. Buffy Johnson, Macon, GA 6-3; 6-4; Betsy Klein, Asheville, NC d. Brown 4-6; 6-3; 6-2; Semifinals -- Rotfus d. Clark 6-0; 6-1; Klein d. Miller 4-6; 6-1; 6-3; Final -- Rotfus d. Klein 6-3; 6-4

Women's 3.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Laura Bodian, Asheville, NC - Cynthia Willet, Black Mountain, NC d. Laura Harper, Warner Robins, GA - Carrie Payne, Gahanna, OH 3-6; 6-2; 6-2; Carol Clark, Asheville, NC - Betsy Klein, Asheville, NC d. Kelly McClain, Warner Robins, GA - Marian Wharton, Warner Robins, GA 6-2; 6-1; Mary Jones, Chesapeake, VA - Abby Rotfus, Virginia Beach, VA d. Pam Collins, Kathleen, GA - Tara Taylor, Kathleen, GA 6-1; 6-0; Julie Copty, Rockville, MD - Morriah Horani, Kensington, MD d. Linda Connell, Fort Valley, GA - Sara Mason, Fort Valley, GA 6-0; 6-1; Rebecca Miller, Virginia Beach, VA - Terri Sutryk, Virginia Beach, VA d. Kimberly Gerson, Macon, GA - Buffy Johnson, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-3; Quarterfinals -- Bodian - Willet d. Mary Carol Cook, Macon, GA - Katherine Crownover, Macon, GA 6-0; 6-1; Jones - Rotfus d. Clark - Klein 5-7; 7-5; 6-2; Copty - Horani d. Sharon Cyran, Evans, GA - Gwen Ludvigsen, HHI 6-1; 6-0;

Miller - Sutryk d. Mary Clark, HHI - Patty Diggs, HHI 7-6(8-6); 6-1; Semifinals -- Jones - Rotfus d. Bodian - Willet 6-1;6-4; Copty - Horani d. Miller - Sutryk 2-6; 7-6(4); 7-6(5); Final -- Jones - Rotfus d. Copty - Horani 6-3; 4-6; 6-4

Women's 3.5 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Stephanie da Silva, Columbus, GA d. Linda Ibarra, Jefferson, MD 6-4; 6-0; Michele Archibald, Annapolis, MD d. Valerie Parsons, HHI 6-1; 6-2; Quarterfinals -- Vishwanthini Cook, Charlotte, NC d. Amy Hayes, Kathleen, GA 6-0; 6-0; da Silva d. Megan Tracey, Bluffton 7-5; 6-2; Archibald d. Trish Bowman, Macon, GA 6-1; 6-1; Yvonne Overmaat d. Christine Clark, HHI 6-2; 4-6; 6-3; Semifinals -- Cook d. da Silva 7-5; 6-4; Overmaat d. Archibald 6-2; 5-7; 6-3; Finals -- Cook d. Overmaat 2-6; 6-4; 6-2

Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 32 -- Christine Epps, Macon, GA - Julie Holloway, Macon, GA d. Diane Jolly, Virginia Beach, VA - Rachel Steinberg, Virginia Beach, VA 6-2; 7-6(7-1); Leslie Clements, Ocala, FL - Helen Martin, Columbus, GA d. Trish Bowman, Macon, GA - Jane Gray, Forsyth, GA 6-3; 6-2; Round of 16 -- Kristina Mileva, Montgomery Village, MD - Yvonne Overmaat d. Debra Brown, Waner Robins, GA - Fran DuPerry, Centerville, GA 6-2; 6-2; Ely Klar, Hamilton, GA - Tonya McLemore, Fortson, GA d. Jeanine Garrett, Jacksonville, FL - Carole Richter-Crocker, Jacksonville, FL 6-2; 2-6; 6-0; Michele Archibald, Annapolis, MD - Linda Ibarra, Jefferson, MD d. Jeanine Cline, Chesapeake, VA - Sheri Sparks, Hendersonville, NC 6-1; 6-1; Joanne Ferry, HHI - Linda Richards, HHI d. Epps - Holloway 6-3; 6-2; Karen Benedict, Bluffton - Nancy Warner, HHI d. Clements - Martin 3-6; 7-6(7-4); 6-2; Linda Cascio, Virgina Beach, VA - Elizabeth Schulz, Virginia Beach, VA d. Desiree Barker, Lizella, GA - Linda Cannon, Macon, GA 6-2; 6-1; Heidy Calonge, Rockville, MD - Maria Marques, Rockville, MD d. Saundra Holloman, Charlotte, NC - Mala Lee, Charlotte, NC 6-0; 4-6; 6-2; Nancy Harrison, Virginia Beach, VA - Patricia Mosley, Chesapeake, VA d. Penny Kelly, Warner Robins, GA - Sabine Murray, Warner Robins, GA 4-6; 6-3; 6-3; Quarterfinals -- Mileva - Overmaat d. Klar - McLemore 6-2; 6-2; Ferry - Richards d. Archibald - Ibarra 6-4; 5-7; 6-2; Cascio - Schulz d. Benedict - Warner 6-2; 6-3; Calonge - Marques d. Harrison - Mosley 6-2; 6-4; Semifinals -- Ferry - Richards d. Mileva - Overmaat 7-6(4); 6-4; Calonge - Marques d. Cascio - Schulz 6-4; 1-6; 6-2; Final -- Calonge - Marques d. Ferry - Richards 6-3; 6-4

Women's 4.0 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Michaellyn Pasztor, Black Mountain, NC d. Ana Bossman, Yorktown, VA 6-0; 7-6(8-6); Semifinals -- Sara Naff-Mlo, Asheville, NC d. Wendy Watanabe, Bluffton, 6-1; 6-2; Keli Greenwood, Atlanta, GA d. Pasztor 7-5; 6-7(8-6); 6-2; Final -- Naff-Mlo d. Greenwood 7-5; 6-4

Women's 4.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Margaret Harrison, Black Mountain, NC - Michaellyn Pasztor, Black Mountain, NC d. Yaska Moseley, Martinez, GA - Ann Wilson 7-5; 6-1; Keli Greenwood, Atlanta, GA - Jill Walter, Kennesaw, GA d. Carol Fitch, Salem, VA - Marsha Grey, Salem, VA 6-7(5); 6-1; 6-1; Round Robin 2 -- Harrison -Pasztor d. Fitch - Grey 7-5; 6-4; Greenwood - Walter d. Moseley – Wilson; Round Robin 3 -- Greenwood - Walter d. Harrison - Pasztor 6-1; 6-1; Fitch - Grey d. Moseley - Wilson 6-1; 6-3; Greenwood – Walter winner of round robin.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Oct. 17-19: USTA League Southern Sectional Mixed Doubles Championships in New Orleans LA; HHI teams competing

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: 14^th annual Wild Wing Café Nutty Buddy Tennis Classic at Palmetto Dunes. Men’s, women’s, mixed doubles 2.5 through open. Call 785-1152.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) Many, many miles and days and days on interstates, local highways, town and country streets and roads virtually free of road clutter.

( ) So nice to see on leaving and returning that only Beaufort County provides roadside litter – political signs conveniently offering to us

(___) the names of politicians NOT to support. Kick out the litterbugs. Bring them all home to clean up the mess they have made here.

-- Dennis Malick