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

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