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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 AssociationPre-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.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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

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