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TENNIS E-News

Nov. 30, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 132
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Ratings Not Out Yet; Promised Monday

Hellooooooooooooooooo, USTA South Carolina ……………..

Helloooooooooooooooo, Southern Tennis ……………………..

Helloooooooooooooooooo, USTA National ……………………

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Okay. We know the USTA League 2008 year-end ratings will be posted Monday. We know because the posting was promised by then.

What we don’t know (and have many players asking) is exactly what league results go into the new ratings – the ones that will dictate on which levels we will be playing through the entire 2009.

Please. Here is a simple list. Someone of authority must be able to “X” the appropriate league seasons that apply so that we have it all in one place for reference. Please do so by return email because once those ratings hit the web the questions will be flying. Thank you.

Those marked with an “X” are the results that figure into the year-end 2008 ratings. Please add if any other results are included:

[ ] Spring League Adult & Senior Local Season

[ ] Spring League Adult & Senior District (State) Championships

[ ] Super Senior Combo Local Season

[ ] Adult & Senior Mixed Doubles Local Season

[ ] Adult & Senior Combo Local Season

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2007 Local Season

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2007 District (State) Championships

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2007 Southern Championships (played in March ’08)

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2007 National Championships (played in April ’08)

[ ] Adult & Senior District (State) Mixed Doubles Championships

[ ] Adult, Senior & Super Senior District (State) Combo Championships

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2008 Local Season

[ ] Super Senior Fall 2008 District (State) Championships

Looking for Players

4.0 Senior Women -- The Oldfield 4.0 Senior Women’s team (Bluffton CCTA) is looking for 4.0 senior players. If interested, contact Jude Shriner at : jms@webjockey1.com.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Feb. 1-3: Quiznos Sub Tennis Classic / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Men’s and women’s singles and doubles in rated divisions 2.5 thru open / Benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society / Contact Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152.

Feb. 12-15: Daufuskie Island Adult Championships / Daufuskie Island Resort / USTA-sanctioned / Men’s and women’s singles and doubles (no mixed) in 40-80 age divisions; rating divisions 3.0, 3.5, 4.0. / ID #704105608 / Contact Ron Gwyn at 341-8647.

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ooooO

( ) Why do drivers' education classes use the car only on Mondays, Wednesdays and

( ) Fridays? Because on Tuesday and Thursday, the Sex Ed class uses it.

(___)

-- Don’t ask. We won’t tell anyhow.

-- Dennis Malick

Waiting ... Just Waiting

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TENNIS E-News

Nov. 26, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 131
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

“South Carolina has submitted their regulations for Southern approval and we are in the midst of reviewing all state regulations.”

-- Holly Goddard, USTA Southern Director of Adult Tennis 11/26/08

Not Out Yet, But …

Players Ready? Play … or At Least Get Ready To Appeal … Unless You’re a Benchmark

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – A lot of players and especially team captains are holding their collective breaths with one hand on a computer mouse and the other on a favorite good luck charm. Still hanging in netherspace is approval/denial of the South Carolina-voted out-of-area rule change, while the hourly wait goes on for posting online of the 2008 year-end player ratings.

What to do.

Well, nothing much if you are a benchmark player, i.e., someone who has advanced to USTA League state, section or national championships. If you aren’t bumped up to a higher rating, no sweat. If you are “promoted”, no sweat because you can’t appeal your rating for one year from date of the rating. That’s new this year and is likely to reconfigure bunches of teams everywhere.

If you are NOT a benchmark player, you might still be holding your breath, but if bumped up you will have the right to appeal … and it’s about as easy and quick as you can expect. If your name is on the bumped-up list, you follow the “Automatic Appeals” procedure found on http://www.sctennis.com. At the top of the webpage, select “Ratings/Appeals” and simply follow directions. (If you can follow directions, it is simple. If you can’t, ask your grandkid for help.)

Yes, you can appeal to raise your rating as well as to lower it. Good luck.

It’ll Be Here Before You Know It

League Pre-Registration Begins for Spring Season – TAHHI and CCTA

HILTON HEAD ISLAND (TENNIS E-News) – It’s the start of the holiday season but, for USTA League captains, it’s also start of Serious Season pre-registration for the Spring schedule that will begin in late January.

Pre-reg comes first -- submitting your intention to captain a team along with rating, site, etc., information. Next comes the issuing of team numbers that each captain uses to enter roster names (minimum of six names to start). Then comes scheduling.

Deadlines and team guidelines may vary from level to level. Here are two sets of information – one from a Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island level coordinator and one from a Coastal Carolina Tennis Association coordinator.

Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island -- Pre-Registration Form Attached to This Email

Excerpted from email to captains by Senior Men’s Coordinator Don Grider:

Submit attached form COMPLETELY and return to me (dmgrider@roadrunner.com) by Friday, Dec. 19. Ratings should be posted by Dec, 1. No appeals by any benchmark players; others will appeal by using online format. Nature of inter-district player eligibility (TAHHI-CCTA) should be known within two weeks.

Please keep on file a record of the below listed items.

1. Senior roster size maximum 14 players.

2. The third set will be played out at all senior men's levels

3. Dates and site of the state tournament – Hilton Head Island - May 9-11, 2009

4. Days of Play - same as last year (3.0 Monday, 4.0 Tuesday, 3.5 Wednesday. Rain Out Make up Day- Friday)

5. Probable Captain's Meeting - First Week in January.

6. Probable starting date of play - Week of January 26 or February 2 (this will be determined by the number of teams in each level.)

Coastal Carolina Tennis Association – Pre-Registration Form Attached to This Email

This is excerpted from Men’s Coordinator Ernie Clark’s email to captains: For the 2009 season, roster size will remain at maximum of 16 players for Adult teams and 14 players for Senior teams. If need be, contact me (tennisracquets@yahoo.com) regarding allowed "below-rated" players. Match day for Adult teams is Saturday and match day for Senior teams is Monday. If court or team availability is a problem for these days, please note this on the "Match Day & Time" line of your pre-registration form, so appropriate scheduling adjustments can be made prior to the season. Also be sure to verify court availability with your tennis pro or court director.

DATES: Dec. 1 -- ratings are expected to be on TennisLink ; Dec. 15 - Pre-Registration form deadline with team name with facility and captain info; Dec. 31 - Minimum registration of 6 players ; Early January - Captain's Meeting , time and place TBA

For further information, contact Jerry Wayne, CCTA Local League Coordinator, ccta10s@yahoo.com. Women contact Vivian Wayne at cctawomen@yahoo.com. For later in the season when mixed doubles comes up, contact Sally Harvey sharv@islc.net.

4.0 Senior Men’s Interclub

Results from 11/25/08

Indigo Run 2, Moss Creek 1

Long Cove 2, Port Royal 1

Standings thru 11/25/08

Won Lost

Indigo Run 2 0
Moss Creek 1 1

Long Cove 1 1
Port Royal 0 2

Looking for Players

4.0 Senior Women -- The Oldfield 4.0 Senior Women’s team (Bluffton CCTA) is looking for 4.0 senior players. If interested, contact Jude Shriner at : jms@webjockey1.com.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Take a break. The 2008 tournament season appears to be ended.

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ooooO Mom making assignments before Thanksgiving dinner:

( ) “Sara, you listen to Uncle Larry’s home-run story.

( ) Andrew, you listen to Grandpa’s latest hunting mishap.

(___) Alison, you nod earnestly when Grandma talks about how things used to be.”

-- Cartoon by Bannerman in Funny Times.

-- Dennis Malick

Season Ender

TENNIS E-News

Nov. 23, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 130
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Season Ends

Third-Set Tiebreaks Galore in Finals of Thanksgiving Tournament at Chaplin Park

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – It was the season end for the 2008 Hilton Head Island tournament calendar and finals day looked pretty much how finals days should: A bunch of closely played matches, many ending in long tiebreaks.

The temps were much more pleasant for the Thanksgiving Turkey Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center as Gary Sabbatino, Lauren Vaccaro and Jason Zack won singles and doubles championships. Match tiebreaks of 13-11 and 12-10 highlighted the finals.

Tournament Director Tim Ryan reported about 90 players competed overall. Play began Friday and included a Giuseppi’s Pizza and Pasta players party. Piggly Wiggly provided continental breakfasts.

Here are today’s results:

2.5 Women's Singles – Round Robin final round –Lauren Vaccaro def. Renee Meighan 6-0, 6-1

3.0 Women's Singles – Round Robin final round –Gary Sabbatino def. Heather Rath 6-0, 6-2

3.5/4.0 Women's Singles – Final – Donna Biershenck def. Tracy Sklarin 6-0, 6-3

3.0 Men's Singles – Final – Marin Pasareanu def. Mike Vaccaro 7-5, 6-3

3.5 to Open Men’s Singles -- Final –Said Hernandez def. Scott Christensen 6-0, 6-1

Boys' 18 Singles – Final – Jason Zack def. Trey Hale 3-6, 6-2, 7-5

Boys' 14 Singles -- Final –Mitchell Brockmann def. John Larson 6-1, 6-0

2.5 Mixed Doubles – Round Robin #2 -- Christy Cameron/Ken Gleitsmann def. Sharon Saupp/Bob Blohm 6-4, 6-7, 10-8; Round Robin final round -- Christy Cameron/Ken Gleitsmann def. Sharon Saupp/Bob Blohm 10-2

3.0 Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Final -- Lauren Vaccaro/Mike Vaccaro def. Gloria Taylor/Pete Nardi 6-4, 5-7, 10-7

3.5 Mixed Doubles –Final – Tracey Sklarin/Curt Batistelli def. Carolyn Kraus/Rick Kraus 6-3, 2-6, 10-2

4.0 Mixed Doubles – Round Robin final round -- Heather Galvin/Derrick Williams leading Holli Selman/Aaron Selman 6-3, 2-3 (to be continued)

Open Mixed Doubles – Round Robin final round -- Amanda Becker/Josh LeClaire d. Nancy and Scott Christensen

Parent/Child –Final –Jason Zack/Jim Zack def. Mitchell Brockmann/Thorsten Brockmann 6-0, 6-3

3 0 Women's Doubles – Round Robin final round – Gary Sabbatino/Barbara Vaughan def. Doreen Miller/Mindy Carmines 4-6, 6-1, 13-11.

3.5 Women's Doubles –Final -- Carolyn Kraus/Veronica Gutow def. Randi Selman/Julie Jilly 7-6(6), 6-3

4.0 Women's Doubles -- Jackie Reynecke/Heather Galvin d. Theresa Pugh/Caroline Stoll 6-3, 6-1

3.0 Men's Doubles – Round Robin final round – Greg Galvin/Chris Jenness def. Zoran Hrnjak/Liviu Bunea 6-4, 6-2

3.5 Men's Doubles –Final – Wolfgang Ey/Don Morris def. Rick Kraus/Justin Francis 1-6, 6-4, 12-10

Men's Open Doubles -- Josh Leclaire/Said Hernandez d. Trey Hale/Brady Nichols 6-1, 6-1

Junior Team Tennis League Results

Week ending 11/22

12s -- Villains over Wexford 40-9; Villains over Bluffton 31-23

Villains currently in first.

14s – Beginners: Beaufort over Bluffton 32-11 (Beaufort in first)

Intermediates: Villains over Chaplin Park 40-7; Bluffton over Beaufort 39-13; Beaufort over Wexford 29-21

Bluffton is currently in first place.

18s -- Villains over Chaplin Park 40-1; Bluffton over Beaufort 33-21

Bluffton is currently in first place.

Kids Take Home Championships in QuickStart Tournament at Hampton Hall

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – The one-day QuickStart Kids Tournament at Hampton Hall is history and three area youngsters placed on top of the playing divisions.

Boys Under 10 winner was Bo Jenkins in a final over Will White in sets.

Girls Under 10 was won by Isabelle Boulais in a round robin competition.

In Co-ed Under 8, Conrad Alford won against Payton Flowers.

Tournament Director Bret Robertson reported that 21 youngsters competed in three divisions. The Boys 10s had eight players; Girls 10s had five and the mixed Under 8s had eight players.

The Under 10 division played best-of-three sets with a set being first player to win 4 games and a 7-point tiebreak would decide the third if needed. The Under 8 division played best-of-three sets with a set being first to 7 points. All divisions used special balls appropriate to the age levels.

Robertson and Lowcountry Sports Network will host another tournament in January, date to be determined.

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Take a break. The 2008 tournament season appears to be ended.

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ooooO

( ) When you see what some girls marry, you realize

( ) how they must hate to work for a living

(___) -- Helen Rowland

-- Dennis Malick

Goin' Cold Turkey

TENNIS E-News

Nov. 22, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 129
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

“The tentative date for releasing year-end NTRP ratings for USTA League players is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2008.”

Thus says the USTA TennisLink site as of this writing. In ’07, ratings were posted online Nov. 26. Stay cool.

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Silent Auction Continues

Frozen Turkey Tournament Moves Into Finals Sunday at Chaplin Park

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – “It’s turned out to be a Frozen Turkey Tournament this year,” said Tournament Director Tim Ryan from under his insulated hood as the last of today’s matches finished at Chaplin Public Tennis Center.

Finals will get started early morning (times below). Bidding will continue on the silent auctions items until about 1 p.m.

Here are the Friday results and today’s except for one late match:

2.5 Women's Singles -- Round Robin --.Lauren Vaccaro d. Karen Eisaman 6-1, 6-1; Renee Meighan d. Eisaman 6-2, 6-2; Final round -- Meighan vs. Vaccaro Sunday 10 a.m.

3.0 Women's Singles – Round Robin -- Kelley Hubbard d. Heather Rath 6-2, 1-6, 7-6; Gary Sabbatino d. Hubbard 6-2, 6-1; Final round -- Rath vs. Sabbatino Sunday 1 p.m.

3.5/4.0 Women's Singles – Semifinals -- Donna Biershenck d. Melissa Roberts 6-3, 6-2; Tracy Sklarin d. Becky Davis 7-6, 2-6, 7-6(3); Final – Biershenck vs. Sklarin Sunday 11:30 a.m.

3.0 Men's Singles – Quarterfinals -- Mike Vaccaro d. Bob Blohm 6-0, 6-1; Marin Pasareanu d. Tom Cambron 6-4, 6-3; Semifinals – Vaccarro d. Zoran Hrnjak 7-6, 6-1; Pasareanu d. Liviu Bunea 6-3, 6-4; Final – Vaccaro vs. Pasareanu Sunday 1 p.m.

3.5 to Open Men’s Singles – Harold Stephens d. Pascal Fontanie 6-4, 6-0; Bratton Deloach d. Glenn Jacobsen 6-3, 6-2; Said Hernandez d. Scott Christensen d. Scott Christensen 6-2, 6-1; Christensen d. Deloach 6-0, 6-2; Final – Christensen vs. Hernandez Sunday noon

Boys' 18 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Jason Zack d. Tyler Dunn 6-2, 6-2; Semifinals -- Trey Hale d. Michael Shaw 6-1, 6-1; Zack d. Paul Cifaldi 6-0, 6-0; Final -- Zack vs. Hale Sunday 10 a.m.

Boys' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Mitchell Brockmann d. Trammy Colket; 6-3, 6-1; John Larson d. Cameron Clark 6-3, 6-0; Semifinals – Brockmann d. Robert Gavin III 6-1, 6-0; Larson d. Brad Malool 6-1, 6-1; Final – Larson vs. Brockmann Sunday 10 a.m.

2.5 Mixed Doubles – Round Robin #1 -- Sharon Saupp/Bob Blohm d. Christy Cameron/Ken Gleitsmann 3-6, 6-0, 7-6; Round Robin #2 -- Saupp/Blohm vs. Cameron/Gleitsmann Sunday Noon

3.0 Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Gloria Taylor/Pete Nardi d. Christy Cameron/Ken Gleitsmann 6-4, 3-6, 10-6; Connie Chang/Terry Buckley d. Gwen Ludvigsen/Ray Hardy 6-1, 6-1; Lauren Vaccaro/Mike Vaccaro d. Bill Crabtree/Catherine Ghys 6-0, 6-3; Stephen Carmines/Mindy Carmines d. Chris Jenness/Doreen Miller Default; Semifinals – Taylor/Nardi d. Carmines/Carmines 7-5, 3-6, 10-5; Vaccaro/Vaccaro d. Chang/Buckley 6-3, 6-4; Final -- Taylor/Nardi vs. Vaccaro/Vaccaro Sunday 11:30 a.m.

3.5 Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Carolyn Kraus/Rick Kraus d. Diane Carlton/E.J. Carlton 6-1, 6-3; Jack Abernathy/Gay Watson d. Don Morris/Valerie Parsons 6-1, 6-2; Tracey Sklarin/Curt Battistelli d. Amy Abernathy/Jan Ghys 6-1, 6-2; Semifinals -- Kraus/Kraus d. Donna Bierschenk/Tom Cameron 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Sklarin/Battistelli d. Abernathy/Watson 6-3, 5-7, 10-5; Final – Kraus/Kraus vs. Sklarin/Batistelli Sunday 1 p.m.

4.0 Mixed Doubles – Round Robin -- Heather Galvin/Derrick Williams d. Holli Selman/Aaron Selman 6-4, 6-2; Galvin/Williams vs. Selman/Selman (late match TBA)

Open Mixed Doubles – Round Robin -- Amanda Becker/Josh LeClaire d. Nancy and Scott Christensen 6-1, 7-5; Becker/LeClaire d. Christensen/Christensen 6-2, 6-0

Parent/Child – Quarterfinals -- Mitchell Brockmann/Thorston Brockmann d. Caitlin Jilly/Julie Jilly 6-3, 6-1; Roman Battistelli/Curt Battistelli d. Robert Gavin/Tim Ryan 6-0, 6-1; Semifinals – Brockmann/Brockmann d. Holli Selman/Randi Selman 7-6, 6-0; Jason Zack/Jim Zack d. Battistelli/Battistelli 6-4, 6-0; Final – Brockmann/Brockmann vs. Zack/Zack Sunday 1 p.m.

3 0 Women's Doubles – Round Robin -- Gary Sabbatino/Barbara Vaughan d. Heather Rath/Susan Ramsey 6-4, 6-3; Rath/Ramsey d. Doreen Miller/Mindy Carmines 7-5, 6-2; Final Round -- Miller/Carmines vs. Sabbatino/Vaughan Sunday 10 a.m.

3.5 Women's Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Gail Jover/Jennifer Lozan d. Amy Abernathy/Valerie Parsons 6-1, 6-4; Semifinals – Randi Selman/Julie Jilly d. Jover/Lozan 7-5, 6-3; Carolyn Kraus/Veronica Gutow d. Nancy Volpe/Lisa McCarney 6-1, 6-1; Final -- Kraus/Gutow vs. Selman/Jilly Sunday 10 a.m.

4.0 Women's Doubles -- Jackie Reynecke/Heather Galvin d. Theresa Pugh/Caroline Stoll 6-3, 6-1

3.0 Men's Doubles – Round Robin -- Zoran Hrnjak/Liviu Bunea d. David Ashburner/Joseph Curcio 7-6, 6-2; Greg Galvin/Chris Jenness d. Ashburner/Curcio 6-2, 6-1; Final Round -- Hrnjak/Bunea vs. Galvin/Jenness Sunday 10 a.m.

3.5 Men's Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Wolfgang Ey/Don Morris d. Ken Hopkins/E.J. Carlton 6-1, 6-2; Rick Kraus/Justin Francis d.

Greg Galvin/Jan Ghys 6-2, 6-3; Semifinals -- Ey/Morris d. Jack Abernathy/Stephen Carmines 6-2, 3-6, 10-7; Kraus/Francis d. Pascal Fontanie/Marin Pasareanu 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Final -- Ey/Morris vs. Kraus/Francis Sunday 2 p.m.

Men's Open Doubles -- Josh Leclaire/Said Hernandez d. Trey Hale/Brady Nichols 6-1, 6-1

4.0 Senior Men’s Interclub

Results 11/18

Moss Creek 3- Port Royal 0

INDIGO RUN 2, LONG COVE 1

Standings thru 11/18/08
Team Won Lost

Moss Creek 1 0
Indigo Run 1 0
Port Royal 0 1
Long Cove 0 1

It’s November, But Teams Already Looking for Players for Spring Leagues

Adult 3.0 Women -- Spring team out of SCYacht Club is looking for three more players, especially two of the players to play singles. The team will have Saturday matches and practice on Sundays from 11:00-12:30. Contact Gwen Ludvigsen 342-6297 (cell 422-5259) or

Jan Iannuzzi 689-3537 (cell 384-4745).

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Nov. 21-23: 6^th annual Thanksgiving Turkey Tennis Tournament at Chaplin Park. Adults and juniors. Email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com

Nov. 22: QuickStart Tennis Tournament at Hampton Hall. Kids 8 and younger and 10 and younger. Call 816-2033.

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ooooO

( ) Plaque for sale in Publix:

( ) Unattended children will be given a cup of expresso and a free puppy.

(___) -- The Secret Shopper

-- Dennis Malick

The 2.5s State Champion

Entry Deadline Monday for Thanksgiving Turkey Tennis Tournament

For entry/information, email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com

TENNIS E-News

Nov. 16, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 127
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Area Nabs 9 State Titles

Moss Creek Wins Super Senior States 2.5 Championship; Sectionals Next??

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With more cuts and slices than you’ll find in a Publix meat case, the Moss Creek Raging Bulls won the South Carolina Super Senior 60 Men’s 2.5 State Championship Friday afternoon at Sun City, ending the playoffs that saw Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina teams winning 10 of 12 contested state divisions.

Ironically, Moss Creek, lobbying early this year for inclusion in the HHI leagues, ended up in a combined division because numbers were lacking for separate leagues. All 2.5s played under CCTA. The Raging Bulls of HHI thus won their first championship under the CCTA wing. Moss Creek was the CCTA #2 team and won Friday to take the deciding match in a best-of-three from #1 Country Club of Hilton Head. While the rest of the state playoffs were last weekend at Wild Dunes, the 2.5s had only two entrants and the matches were played here.

The Raging Bulls will be South Carolina’s representative at the Southern Section Championships Mar. 20-22 in Pelham AL, providing some other of the eight states in Southern produces a 2.5 champion.

Champions and players in the Super Senior States should keep an eye on www.sctennis.com for the championship story and photos of winning teams as well as action shots of play. Yes, you and your forehand may be on the Internet. Scary!!!

Here are Friday’s final match results:
CCTA #2/Moss Creek Raging Bulls 3, CCTA #1/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters 0

Ct. 1 -- Doug West/Charles Dattelbaum def. Imants Zeidlickis/Roger Rathbun 6-1, 6-3
Ct. 2 -- Wayne Effron/Bob Davis def. John Nowacek/Stuart Enscoe 6-1, 6-2
Ct. 3 -- David Teschner/Alan Calderon def. James Brissenden/Alan Bikson 4-6, 6-3, 1-0

The complete rundown of Super Senior State Champions from Wild Dunes and here looks like this:

Super Senior 60s

M2.5 – CCTA #2/Moss Creek Raging Bulls (Wayne Effron) round robin champion, CCTA #1/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters (Dennis Snyder) second

W3.0 – UPTA #1/ Tryon Park (Joan Wilson) champion; HHI #2/Moss Creek Powershots (Penelope Calf) finalist

M3.0 – CCTA/Sun City Court Jesters (Bill Flack) champion; UPTA/Keowee Key Racketeers (Hayes Cross) finalist

W3.5 – CTL/Rockbridge Ladies (Lorelle Wise) champion, GSTL/Grande Dames (Barbara Glass) finalist

M3.5 – HHI #1/Long Cove Super Retreads (Bill Cale) champion, GSTL/Conway Riverfront (Gene Jaynes) finalist

W4.0 – HHI #1/Port Royal Senior Moments (Barbara Steiger) champion, LCTA/Lowcountry Super Women (Sophia McAllister) finalist

M4.0 – HHI #2/ Port Royal (Dave Partington) champion, UPTA/Spindle Tree (Stephen Hedetniemi) finalist

Super Senior 70s

W3.0 – HHI/Sun City Golden Girls (Jean John) round robin champion, LATA/Crooked Creek Passing Shots (Sally Wiseman) second

M3.0 – HHI #1/Sea Pines Imposters (Bob Hilton) champion, HHI #2/Spring Lake Cruisers (Bob Pentz) finalist

W3.5 – HHI/Port Royal Killer Bees (Catherine Haight) round robin champion, LCTA/Grandes Dames (Janet Hanchow) second

M3.5 – HHI/Indigo Run (Don Ross) champion, LCTA #1/Seabrook Greys (Warren Kimball) finalist

Super Senior 75s

M3.0 – HHI/Sea Pines CC 75s (Bill Zervoulis) round robin champion, LATA/Topspin Ancients (Peter Chase) second

Those Active Super Seniors

Pizzat-Pizzat Win National Father-Son Championship

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – Joe Pizzat of Sun City and his son Mike of Savannah have won the 1^st annual National Ultra Senior Father-Son Clay Championships in Sarasota FL. Read that: Father-who-is-80-or-older and son championship.

Joe and Mike put together long experience as teaching pros to win their way through three rounds for the championship. Joe became a teaching pro in 1964. Son Mike hopped into the profession a bit later and was a pro for 19 years at Savannah Golf Club, now into free-lance teaching. They had competed together last year, though not as successfully, in the Father-Son Nationals in which Senior Dad only had to be 75 or older.

Koenig Invited To Play for Southern in Intersectionals at Dallas

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – Bob Koenig of Sun City will join Team Southern this weekend for the Men’s National Intersectional Team Event in the Dallas suburb of Arlington TX. Play is from Thursday through Sunday in 35s, 45s, 55s, 65s and 75s in singles and doubles and Koenig will play the 75s, representing the nine-state Southern Section.

190 Registered

Junior Team Tennis Under Way With 10% Increase in Number of Players

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News via Bob Brown) – With over 190 kids playing (a record enrollment) on over 17 teams locally, the Junior Team Tennis season is off and running … completing its second week of play.

Here is a report of the action:

Match results for Week 1:

14 & Under Intermediate Division

Bluffton over SCYC 36-18 (second in standings)

Beaufort over Chaplin Park 40-26 (first place)

Villains over Wexford 28-19 (third place)

18 & Under Intermediate Division

Beaufort over Chaplin Park 29-15

Results from Week 2:

In 12 and Unders Bluffton Badkatz (Coach Brett Robertson) achieved the first victory for club with a 38-26 win over Wexford.

In the 14 and Under Beginner Division, Hilton Head Island's Palmetto Hall team beat the Badkatz 11-8.

In the 14 and Under Intermediates, Bluffton beat Chaplin Park 36-18.

In the 18 and Under Intermediate, Bluffton beat Chaplin Park 39-20. The Intermediate 14s and 18s between Beaufort and SC Yacht Club were rain delayed. Make up dates to be determined.

First place standings at the end of 2 weeks of play:

18 and Under Intermediate: Bluffton Badkatz

14 and Under Intermediate: Bluffton Badkatz

12 and Under Intermediate: Bluffton Badkatz

14 and Under Beginner: Palmetto Hall

JTT has shown a 10 per cent gain over any previous year. League winners from this fall season will join Spring ‘09 winners and represent our area at the State Championship in July in Sumter.

For additional information and match times/place contact League Coordinator Bob Brown at 290-2833.

Only One Match Loss

HHI High Girls Win 2^nd Straight State Championship

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With local Super Seniors winning championships up the beach at Wild Dunes, the Hilton Head Island High School girls’ varsity tennis team won their division South Carolina State Championship for the second year in a row.

The team had a flawless season and breezed through the playoffs to encounter the same foe as last year in the finals – the JL Mann High School Patriots. The Lady Seahawks lost only one match at the state championship -- the #5 singles -- in pulling out their 6-1 win over JL Mann to clinch the 3AAA title. The High School Leagues end at State and there is no national or regional title. This year’s team had only three seniors and is looking to be back at the state championships again next year.

It’s November, But Teams Already Looking for Players for Spring Leagues

Adult 3.0 Women -- Spring team out of SCYacht Club is looking for three more players, especially two of the players to play singles. The team will have Saturday matches and practice on Sundays from 11:00-12:30. Contact Gwen Ludvigsen 342-6297 (cell 422-5259) or

Jan Iannuzzi 689-3537 (cell 384-4745).

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Nov. 21-23: 6^th annual Thanksgiving Turkey Tennis Tournament at Chaplin Park. Adults and juniors. Email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com

Nov. 22: QuickStart Tennis Tournament at Hampton Hall. Kids 8 and younger and 10 and younger. Call 816-2033.

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( ) For a tennis coach, a football coach, a whatever coach……….

( ) “When your team is winning, you are god.

(___) When your team is losing, you are god-damned.”

-- We just made that up at the pro shop.

-- Dennis Malick

Nutty Champs & SS 2.5s

Entry Deadline Monday for Thanksgiving Turkey Tennis Tournament

For entry/information, email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com

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Nov. 13, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 126
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

CCHH vs. Moss Creek in State 2.5 Super Senior Finals Friday (See story below)

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Palmetto Dunes Action

Results from Wild Wing Nutty Buddy Finals

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Here are the finals day results from the Wind Wing Café Nutty Buddy Tennis Classic at Palmetto Dunes.

Men's Open Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Pat Child - Chris Mireles d. Said Hernandez - Josh Leclaire 7-6(2); 2-6; 6-1; Child – Mireles winner of round robin

Men's 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Wray Thompson - David Wright d. Greg Galvin - Larry Wilson 6-3; 6-2

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Final -- Dave Dockum - Rick Rickenbach d. Mike Kilpatrick - David Wright 2-6; 6-2; 6-1

Men's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- John Bauer - Pete Clark d. Bill Shakespeare - Mike Upchurch Wo (inj); Henry Morales - Todd Wilson d. Brent Gallagher - Sean O'Sullivan 4-6; 6-2; 1-0 Ret (quit); Final -- Morales - Wilson d. Bauer - Clark 6-1; 6-1

Men's 4.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Cliff Andrus - Robert Gonzales d. Said Hernandez - Matthew Straut 7-6;7-6(5); 6-4;

Guenther Bergmann - Bobby Tillison d. Scott Christensen - Joe Panaro 6-1; 6-2; Bergmann – Tillison winner of round robin

Mixed 2.5 Doubles – Final -- Cara Py - Phil Py d. Frank Roberts - Lisa Roberts 6-1; 4-6; 7-6(4)

Mixed 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Suzanne Richer - Wray Thompson d. John Parente - Heather Rath 6-4; 5-7; 6-2

Mixed 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Larry Legrand - Sue Legrand d. Jan Ghys - Valerie Parsons 7-5; 1-6; 6-3; Martha Upchurch - Mike Upchurch d. Bernard Webster - Rachel Webster 2-6; 6-2; 6-1; Final -- Upchurch - Upchurch d. Legrand - Legrand 6-3; 6-1

Mixed 4.0 Doubles – Final -- Tim Arr - Carolyn Sonberg d. Cliff Andrus - Hillary Neff 6-2; 6-7(6); 6-4

Mixed 4.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Carrie Mason - Robert Seferian d. Kathy Jenson - Bobby Tillison 7-6; 7-6(5); 6-2; Nancy Christensen - Scott Christensen d. Patsy Reinsch - P.J. Scearce 1-6; 6-1; 6-3; Mason – Seferian winner of round robin

Mixed 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1 -- Pat Child - Michelle Clark d. Amanda Becker - Josh Leclaire 3-6; 6-2; 6-2; Child – Clark winner of round robin

Women's 2.5 Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Judy Priest - Katherine Woerhiede d. Leslie Ford - Lisa Roberts 6-3; 6-2; Priest – Woerhiede winner of round robin

Women's 3.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Monica Reinsch - Courtney Whitlow d. Suzanne Richer - Julia Walsh 7-5; 6-2; Doreen Miller - Heather Rath d. Erin Knutson - Libby O'Regan 6-4; 6-2; Final -- Reinsch - Whitlow d. Miller - Rath 6-4; 6-3

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Final -- Anndee Davis - Courtney Whitlow d. Christine Clark - Mary Clark 4-6; 6-3; 6-4

Women's 4.0 Doubles – Final -- Donna Bierschenk - Nancy Thomas d. Shannon Lurkin - Ann O'Brien 6-3; 6-4

Women’s 4.5 Doubles – Donna Binder – Susan Taylor winner of round robin completed earlier

Women's 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 3 -- Amanda Becker - Maureen Bush d. Trish Begley - Merrill Light 6-2; 6-2; Michelle Clark - Jill Wilson d. Lori Bergmann - Shelley Humes 6-4; 6-3; Clark – Wilson winner of round robin

Deciding Best-of-three

2 Teams Go for Super Senior States 2.5 Championship Friday

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) –The Moss Creek Raging Bulls took two third-set tiebreaks on the way to a 3-0 win in match #1, but the Country Club of Hilton Head came back with a couple straight-setters to win match #2 in the 60 Men’s 2.5 South Carolina Super Senior State Championships. While the rest of the state playoffs were last weekend at Wild Dunes, the 2.5s had only two entrants – both from the Coastal Carolina league – so a best-of-three round was schedule here.

After splitting the first two matches on a home-and-home basis, the final match is set for Friday at 2:30 p.m. on neutral courts: Sun City Tennis Center. Like the 3.0 through 4.0 Super Seniors, the winner will be South Carolina’s representative at the Southern Section Championships Mar. 20-22 in Pelham AL. Providing any other of the nine-state section produces a 2.5 champion.

Here is how the first two matches went:

Monday the 10^th

11:30 a.m. – SS60/M2.5 – HHI #1/Moss Creek Raging Bulls 3, HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters 0

Ct. 1 -- Doug West/Charles Dattelbaun (MC) def. Imants Zeidlickis/Roger Rathburn 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)
Ct. 2 -- Wayne Effron/Bob Davis (MC) def. Jim Brissenden/Charles Dowden 6-1, 6-4
Ct. 3 -- David Teschner/Alan Calderon (MC) def. Alan Bikson/Stuart Enscoe 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)

Tuesday the 11^th

10 a.m. -- SS60/M2.5 – Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters 2. Moss Creek Raging Bulls 1

Ct. 1 -- Imants Zeidlickis/Roger Rathburn (CCHH) def. Doug West/Robert Blohm 6-0, 6-4
Ct. 2 -- Wayne Effron/Bob Davis (MC) def. Stuart Enscoe/Charles Dowden 6-1, 6-1
Ct. 3 -- Jim Brissenden/Alan Bikson (CCHH) def. David Teschner/Richard Evans 7-6, 6-3
Friday the 14th

2:30 p.m. – SS60/M2.5 – Moss Creek Raging Bulls vs. Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters at Sun City

Some Stats on HHI League Teams at Super Senior States

Women’s stats by local coordinator Mary Ellen Arboe

Total # of women's teams -- 8

3.0 60's SCYC Hot Flashes (Janie Weeks) and 3.0 Moss Creek Power Shots (Penelope Calf)

3.0 70's Sun City Golden Girls (Jean John)

3.5 60's PD Slice Girls (Rodey Webb) and 3.5 PRRC Royal Ladies (Janet Goldin)

3.5 70's PRRC Killer Bees (Catherine Haight)

4.0 60's PRRC Senior Moments (Barbara Steiger) and 4.0 Sun City Sensationals2 (Ann Clemmitt)

Total Team Matches -- 30; Won 22; Lost 8

Total Individual Matches --90; Won 54; Lost 36

Total Third Set Tiebreakers -- 21; Won 15; Lost 6

Men’s stats by local coordinator Don Grider

10 men's teams represented Hilton Hilton Head Island in the seven levels of play

3.0 60s (2), 3.5 60s (2), 4.0 60s (2), 3.0 70s (2), 3.5 70s (1), 3.0 75s (1)

Hilton Head Island won the state championships in six of the seven men's levels. (The seventh was won by Coastal Carolina.)

These teams will be representing South Carolina in the Southern Sectional Champions at Pelham AL Mar. 20-22, 2009

3.5 60s Long Cove Retreads (Bill Cale) - 4.0 60s Port Royal Racquet Club (Allan Zak)

3.0 70s Sea Pines C. C. Imposters (Bob Hilton) - 3.5 70s Indigo Run (Don Ross)

3.0 75s Sea Pines C. C. (Bill Zervoulis) (No Sectional Tournament as yet)

A few statistics from the matches played by the men’s teams from Hilton Head Island:

Total Team Matches – 36; Won 25; Lost 11

Total Individual Matches – 108; Won 71; Lost 37

Total Third Set Tiebreakers – 25; Won 12; Lost 13

Senior Men’s Interclub – 3.5 results & standings

Matches Nov. 12

Indigo Run 3, CC of HH 0

Spring Lake Mis-Hits 3, SCYacht 0

Spring Lake Lakers 3, Moss Creek Hawks 0

Sea Pines CC 3, Belfair 0

South Beach 2, Long Cove 1

Standings

Indigo Run 1-0

Spring Lake Mis-Hits 1-0

Spring Lake Lakers 1-0

Sea Pines CC 1-0

South Beach 1-0

Long Cove 0-1

CC of HH 0-1

SCYacht 0-1

Moss Creek Hawks 0-1

Belfair 0-1

It’s November, But Teams Already Looking for Players for Spring Leagues

Adult 3.0 Women -- Spring team out of SCYacht Club is looking for three more players, especially two of the players to play singles. The team will have Saturday matches and practice on Sundays from 11:00-12:30. Contact Gwen Ludvigsen 342-6297 (cell 422-5259) or

Jan Iannuzzi 689-3537 (cell 384-4745).

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Upcoming Tournaments:

Nov. 21-23: 6^th annual Thanksgiving Turkey Tennis Tournament at Chaplin Park. Adults and juniors. Email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com

Nov. 22: QuickStart Tennis Tournament at Hampton Hall. Kids 8 and younger and 10 and younger. Call 816-2033.

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(___) -- Offered in a spam-blocked email on the Internet

-- Dennis Malick