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TENNIS E-News

Oct. 25, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 116
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

We’re Not of Much Help Here

Playing and Playing and Playing at Combo State Championships, But ………….

CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – They’ve been playing from early morning and into the evening today at the South Carolina Combo State Championships in Charleston. But they just don’t seem to be telling us about it.

With headquarters at Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island, the schedule was washed out all day Friday. It was redone and some of it posted late last night on TennisLink, our source of scores. Teams rained out Friday were sent into three team matches today using the pro-set format. The goal appears to be to get everyone caught up by the end of tonight, so that all will be on the original pre-rain schedule Sunday and Monday.

We guess.

Eighteen Hilton Head Island area league teams are competing in the championships.

Here is the complete schedule involving HHI league teams - keeping in mind that these are the original times and TENNIS E-NEWS has no hint to what was played when. The few scores posted on TennisLink are shown. It’s simply all we have. (Besides, we spent all day subbing for players who went to Charleston for States.) Stay tuned.

(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)

Friday the 24^th

8 a.m. – AM7.5 – Beaufort 2, AATL/Odell Weeks 1

9:30 a.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #1/ Bluffton Stray Cats vs. GSTL/Prestwick Divas

9:30 a.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Senior Net Jets 3, SATA/Westside Combo Divas 0

11 a.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #2/Spanish Wells vs. LCTA #1/Dunes West Two Timers

11 a.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #2/Long Cove 2, GSTL #1/Grande Dunes 1

11 a.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #1/Port Royal 3, LATA #2/Lexington Sore Losers 0

12:30 p.m. – AM7.5 – Beaufort vs. SATA/Westside Club

12:30 p.m. – SW7.5 -- Port Royal Raucous Racquets 1, AATL/The Reserve Club 2

2 p.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #1/ Bluffton Stray Cats 1, CTL #1/Greenview Gems 2

2 p.m. – AW7.5 -- Oldfield vs. SATA/Westside

2 p.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Senior Net Jets vs. LATA/Lexington Slightly Seasoned

3:30 p.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #2/Spanish Wells vs. CTL #2/Caughman Beezer’s Combo

3:30 p.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #2/ Long Cove vs. UPTA/Keowee Key

3:30 p.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #1/Port Royal vs. LCTA/Walterboro Forest Hills

5 p.m. – SM8.5 -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs 3, LCTA/Family Circle Senior Hologram 0

5 p.m. – SW7.5 -- Port Royal Raucous Racquets 1, LATA #2/AOL Just Out 2

5 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #2/Indigo Run 0, LATA #1/Seven Oaks Park 3

5 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #1/ Long Cove 0, LATA #2/Murraywood 10S4FUN 3

6:30 p.m. – AW7.5 -- Oldfield vs. LATA/Lexington Volley Girls

Saturday the 25^th

8 a.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #1/ Bluffton Stray Cats 2, LCTA #3/St. Andrews Dames 1

8 a.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #1/ PD Net Jets vs. GSTL/Wachesaw T-ups

8 a.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #1/ Port Royal vs. GATA/Gatewood Misfits

8 a.m. – SSW7.5 -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. UPTA #1/ Spindle Tree

9:30 a.m. – SSM6.5 -- Spring Lake Miss Hits 0, UPTA #2/Sportsclub 3

9:30 a.m. – SSW6.5 -- Sun City ShoreBets vs. CTL/Rockbridge We Rock

11 a.m. – SM8.5 -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. GSTL/Grande Dunes Plus

12:30 p.m. – SM7.5 – HHI #2/ Long Cove vs. MCTL/Rocking Rebels

12:30 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #2/ Indigo Run vs. LATA #2/ Murraywood 10S4FUN

12:30 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #1/ Long Cove vs. LCTA/Lowcountry

12:30 p.m. – SSM7.5 -- Port Royal vs. LCTA/ LCTA 7.5s

3:30 p.m. – AM7.5 – Beaufort vs. LATA/Crooked Creek Bring Beer

3:30 p.m. – SM8.5 -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. LATA/Smarter Than We Look

5 p.m. – AM6.5 – Wexford vs. LATA/Lexington Back Handed Compliment

5 p.m. – AW5.5 – HHI #2/Spanish Wells vs. GATA #1/ Saluda

5 p.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Senior Net Jets vs. AATL/O’Dell Seniors

5 p.m. – SW7.5 -- Port Royal Raucous Racquets vs. LCTA/Family Circle Fit and Fifty(ish)

5 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #1/ Long Cove vs. UPTA/Old but Alive ‘n Kickin’

5 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #2/ Indigo Run vs. LCTA/Lowcountry 8.5 Seniors

5 p.m. – SSM7.5 -- Port Royal vs. UPTA/KK Grown Boys

6:30 p.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #2/Wexford Wild Side vs. UPTA/Thornblade

6:30 p.m. – AW7.5 -- Oldfield vs. AATL/O’Dell Weeks

Sunday the 26^th

8 a.m. – SW6.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. – SW6.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. Wildcard

8 a.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #1/ Long Cove vs. LATA #1/Seven Oaks Park

8 a.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #2/ Indigo Run vs. UPTA/Old but Alive ‘n Kickin’

9:30 a.m. – AM6.5 – Wexford vs. LCTA #2/St. Andrews Solid Rocks

9:30 a.m. – AM7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. – AM7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. Wildcard

9:30 a.m. – SW7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. – SW7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. Wildcard

9:30 a.m. – SSM6.5 -- Spring Lake Miss Hits vs. LCTA/St. Andrews Solid Rock

11 a.m. – AW5.5 – Semifinal – Group I vs. Group III

11 a.m. – AW5.5 – Semifinal – Group II vs. Group IV

11 a.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #1/ PD Net Jets vs. LCTA #2/Dunes West Twisted Sisters

11 a.m. – AW7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. TBD

11 a.m. – AW7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. Wildcard

11 a.m. – SM8.5 -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. UPTA #2/Riverside Rocks

12:30 p.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #2/ Wexford Wild Side vs. AATL/Woodside

12:30 p.m. – SM7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. – SM7.5 – Semifinal – TBD vs. Wildcard

12:30 p.m. – SW6.5 – Final –

12:30 p.m. – SW8.5 – HHI #1/ Long Cove vs. HHI #2/Indigo Run

2 p.m. – AM6.5 – Wexford vs. AATL/Odell Weeks Drop Shot 08

2 p.m. – AM7.5 – Final –

2 p.m. – SW7.5 – Final –

2 p.m. – SSM7.5 -- Port Royal vs. GSTL/Kingston-Dunes

2 p.m. – SSW7.5 -- Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. UPTA #2/Brookstone Ladies

3 p.m. – AW5.5 – Final –

3:30 p.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #1/ PD Net Jets vs. MCTL/Ft. Mill High Strung Girls

3:30 p.m. – AW7.5 – Final –

3:30 p.m. – SM8.5 -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. UPTA #1/Upstate 10SBoyz

3:30 p.m. – SSM6.5 -- Spring Lake Miss Hits vs. LATA/Topspin Senior Partners

3:30 p.m. – SSW6.5 -- Sun City ShoreBets vs. MCTL/The Good Time Girls

5 p.m. – AW6.5 – HHI #2/Wexford Wild Side vs. LATA #1/Lexington Slice of Summer

5 p.m. – SM7.5 – Final --

Open and Age Divisions

Vacation Co. Adult Championships Get Back on Court with Final Rounds Starting Sunday A.M.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – It wasn’t exactly the sunny day everyone wanted. But hey, there are only two kinds of tennis courts – wet and dry. The Vacation Company Adult Championships started early with singles and worked through to semifinals, then doubles took over for the rest of today at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. Spectator admission to all matches is free.

Here are the results as posted thus far on TennisLink:

Men's 45 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- Arthur Maroscher d. Scott Hosick 6-0; 6-2; Semifinals -- Glenn Sheaffer d. Maroscher 6-1; 6-2 ; (1) Bob Cooke d. Sarantis Karousis 6-0; 6-2

Men's 50 Singles -- Round Robin One -- Mitch Walker d. Herbert Hudson 3-6; 6-3; 12-10; Round Robin Two -- Hudson d. Harry

Luthi 2-6; 7-5; 11-9

Men's 55 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Keith Belcher d. Daniel Spar 6-0; 6-3; Ron Smith d. Richard Ihlendorf 6-0; 6-1; Kevin Bryant d. Max Quinton 6-3; 6-2; Semifinal -- (1) Patrick Child d. Bryant 6-0; 6-2

Men's 60 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Michael Crider d. Gary Williamson 6-2; 1-0 Ret (inj); Alex Raducanu d. David Resley 4-6; 6-3; 12-10; Semifinals -- Crider d. Alex Raducanu 7-6(3); 6-2; (1) Keith Whitlow d. (3) Robert Schuele 6-3; 6-1

Men's 65 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Dewey Varn d. J Donald Hastings 6-0; 6-0; Cliff Madison d. Donald Brown 6-1; 1-6; 10-6; (3) Henry Iannuzzi d. Larry Wenhold 6-2; 6-0; Semifinals -- Varn d. Madison 6-0; 6-0

Men's 70 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- Richard Rivir d. Josef Fodor Def (ns); Semifinals -- Kermit Turner d. Victor Carlsen Wd (ill)

Men's 75 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Robert Wiederhorn d. Billy Kingery 6-2; 6-2; Gerald Smith d. Fred Carrillo 7-6(4); 1-6; 10-8; Robert Koenig d. Ed Adams 6-0; 6-3; (1) Frank Meade d. C. Butler 6-1; 6-0

Women's 65 Singles -- Final -- Robi Poston d. Mary Dick 6-4; 6-2

Men's 60 Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- (2) Fillingim/Harwell d. Luba/Warren 3-6; 6-3; 10-4

Men's 65 Doubles -- Round Robin One -- Hodson/Hull d. Engelke/Lurkin 6-2; 6-0; Becker/Schinto d. Brown/Wenhold 6-3; 6-3

Women's 55 Doubles -- Semifinal -- Bryant/Fitzgerald d. Dean/Lambert 6-1; 6-4

Women's Open Doubles -- Round Robin One -- Bush/Colket d. Sheeran/Stover 6-4; 7-6(2)

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