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TENNIS E-News

Jan. 11, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 3
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Round 3 & Finals Next Weekend

Long Cove, Wexford Lead in PTI Adult Team Tennis District Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Long Cove Napsters have a big lead in Group I and Wexford Mixnmatch has a five-game lead in Group II at the end of Saturday-Sunday play in the PTI Adult Team Tennis District Championships. The final match of group roundrobins will be played next Saturday and championship finals will be Sunday afternoon.

Matches in the all-mixed-doubles format were played at Long Cove, Wexford and Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Here are the two-day results from Chaplin’s Tim Ryan:

Saturday the 10^th

Group I Totals Games Won Games Lost

Long Cove Napsters 115 61
Gwen's Gators 88 86
Ray's Racketeers 79 100
Jack's Jokers 68 103

Match Results
Long Cove Napsters defeated Jack's Jokers 56-30

7.5- Tom Clancy/Tanner Larson (LC) 12-7 over Jack Abernathy/Valerie Parsons

7.0- Lee Bracken/Linda Manhartsberger (LC) 12-4 over Robert and Allison Seferian

6.5- Denny and Pat Leinberger (JJ) 12-8 over Fred Manhartsberger/Gary Sabbatino

6.0- Valorie Dowbiggin/Al Anderson (LC) 12-2 over Bill Crabtree/Gloria Taylor

5.5- Bruce Chertow/Susan Anderson (LC) 12-5 over Bob Bohm/Sharon Shaupp

Long Cove Napsters defeated Ray's Racketeers with a score of 59-31

7.5- Lee bracken/Pam Kurtz (LC) 12-4 over Becky Davis/Marshal Horne

7.0- Tom Dowbiggin/Linda Manhartsberger (LC) 12-7 over Annabel Hammet/Lou Marino

6.5- Penny Ruckno/David Weser (RR) 12-11 over Ed Kramer/Gary Sabbatino

6.0- John Tyson/Susan Anderson (LC) 12-5 over Jody and Justin Francis

5.5- Bruce Chertow/Georgia Clancy (LC) 12-3 over Mary Martel/Doug Gutow

Ray's Racketeers defeated Gwen's Gators with a score of 48-41

7.5- Carolyn Kraus/Don Morris (GG) 12-3 over Becky Davis/Marshall Horne.

7.0- Carmen and Bob Stockfisch (GG) 12-9 over Penny Ruckno/Lou Marino

6.5- Susan Ramsey/Wolfgang Ey (RR) 12-3 over Gwen Ludvigsen/Larry Reed

6.0- Fran and Terry Parker (RR) 12-10 over Connie Chang/Bruce Taylor 12-10

5.5- Jody Francis/David Weser (RR) 12-4 over Mary Ellen Kopf/Don Bethman

Gwen's Gators defeated Jack's Jokers with a score of 47-38

7.5- Valerie Parson/Robert Seferian (JJ) 12-11 over Judy Mattoon/Don Morris

7.0- Carolyn and Rick Kraus (GG) 12-1 over Nancy Volpe/Jack Abernathy

6.5- Carmen Stockfisch/Tom Trobaugh (GG) 12-10 over Bunny Wardlaw/Greg Stickles

6.0- Connie Chang/Don Bethman (GG) 12-3 over Gloria Taylor/Bill Crabtree

5.5- Sharon Saupp/Bob Blohm (JJ) 12-0 won by forfeit

Group II Totals Games Won Games Lost

Wexford Mixnmatch 102 85

Tim's Terminators 97 87

Amy's Aces 88 102

Sklarin's Wrath 84 97

Match Results

Tim's Terminators defeated Sklarin's Wrath with a score of 48-42

7.5- Tracy Sklarin/Derrick Williams (SW) 12-7 over Veronica Gutow/Nick Newcomb

7.0- Jennifer Lozan/Curt Battistelli (TT) 12-3 over Gay Watson/Rick Radcliff

6.5- Doreen Miller/Tim Ryan (TT) 12-8 over Mary Clark/Ray Hollis

6.0- Yza Shady/Brantley Martel (TT) 12-7 over Heather Rath/John Parente

5.5- Erika Ludvigsen/Chris Jenness (SW) 12-5 over Barbara Vaughan/Joe Russ

Wexford Mixnmatch defeated Amy's Aces with a score of 53-43

7.5- Hillary Drammis/Allen Oeschner (WX) 12-8 over Kathy Jenson/Brain Casey

7.0- Amy Abernathy/Jed Zeger (AA) 12-9 over Bonnie Hachworth/Joe White

6.5- Alene Deloach/Tom Cambron (AA) 12-8 over Jennifer Murphy/George Cooper

6.0- Mary Navis/John Drammis (WX) 12-10 over Laura Wuller/Pete Nardi

5.5- Linda and Bill Long (WX) 12-1 over Stephanie Phillips/Colin Kelly

Tim's Terminators defeated Amy's Aces with a score of 49-45

7.5- Veronica Gutow/Nick Newcomb (TT) 12-9 over Anna and James Malkin

7.0- Jennifer Lozan/Curt Battistelli (TT) 12-5 over Amy Abernathy/Jed Zeger

6.5- Yza Shady/Tim Ryan (TT) 12-7 over Dalia Lawler/Pete Nardi

6.0- Gail Jover/Tom Cambron (AA) 12-8 over Kelley Hubbard/Bob Gentzler

5.5- Lauren and Mike Vaccaro (AA)

Wexford Mixnmatch defeated Sklarin's Wrath with a score of 49-42

7.5- Lauren Martel/Rick Radcliff (SW) 12-8 over Lynsey Rini/Paul Rankin

7.0- Marjie Gaynor/George Cooper (WX) 12-4 over Anneliza Itkor/Pascal Fontanie

6.5- Mary Navis/Joe White (WX) 12-11 over Trelle and Harold Stephens

6.0- Stephanie Green/Chris Jenness (SW) 12-5 over Jennifer Murphy/Michael Gonzalez

5.5- Linda Long/Robert Rini (WX) 12-3 over Erika Ludvigsen/John Parente

Saturday the 17th

Group I

11 a.m. -- Long Cove Napsters vs. Gwen's Gators at Long Cove Club

1:30 p.m. -- Jack's Jokers vs. Ray's Racketeers at Chaplin

Group II

11 a.m. – Sklarin’s Wrath vs. Amy’s Aces at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

1:30 p.m. -- Wexford Mixnmatch vs. Tim's Terminators at Wexford

Sunday the 18^th

Championship Finals

1 p.m. -- Winner of Group I vs. Winner of Group II at Home court of highest seed

Reaffirming Spring League Rule

Third Set Will Be Played Out. Period! No Match Tiebreaks or Captains Could Face Grievance

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Spring season USTA Leagues on HHI will play out all third sets. And that is that!

Local League Coordinator Jackie Reynecke expanded on her directions from last week’s team captain meetings.

“I just want to … make sure that we are all on the same page about our playing format for 2009,” she emailed. “I know that we said at the meetings that the format is to play out the third set and a super tiebreak is not an option.

“If at any point in this league season you find out that in your division something different was played, inform me immediately and I will myself grieve against both captains. Of course, since that process goes through a committee, then the penalty, if the grievance is considered valid, will be determined by that committee.”

The third-set match tiebreak will continue to be used at state, section and national championships.

Junior Team Tennis

Results week end 1/10

12 and Under Intermediates

Bluffton 28, Wexford 16 (Racquet Club Villains are in 1st)

14 and Under Beginners

Palmetto Hall 30, Beaufort 31 (Palmetto Hall clinched Division title in its first year)

14 and Under Intermediates

Villains 37, Wexford 17

Villains 32, Bluffton 23 (Villains are in 1st)

18 and Under Intermediates

Bluffton 33, Villains 29 (Bluffton is in 1st)

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Looking for Players …

3.5 Senior & Adult Men – Spanish Wells team is seeking more Senior and Adult players. Contact Captain Bob Heise 671-5532 or bobandlindah@yahoo.com.

3.5 Senior Women – South Beach needs 3.5 players for Senior Women’s team. Contact Michael O'Keefe at SBRC 671-2215.

3.0 Senior Men – Spanish Wells needs more players for its Senior 3.0 team. Contact Mike Caboy 681-2819 or 227-3916.

3.5 Senior Men -- Callawassie is looking for some Senior 3.5 players to fill the team. Contact Ron Covault at mcovault@sbcglobal.net or 987-0924.

3.5 Adult Women -- A new 3.5 Thursday team out of Indigo Run needs some singles players. Contact Tracy Breinich, tracy@thebreinichs.org 681-9575.

… or a Team

2.5 Adult Man – I am in Moss Creek and on the 2.5 team. Last year I played up but this year that team is full. If anyone needs a player, I would be happy to fill in. Jim Stewart 837-2922 or stewboyd@aol.com.

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NEW AGAIN IN 2009: Two years ago TENNIS E-News ran a well-received series of excerpts from "The Code, The Players' Guide for Unofficiated Matches". Think we need a repeat? Lest we forget, it begins right now.

Courtesy. Tennis is a game that requires cooperation and courtesy from all participants. Make tennis a fun game by praising your opponents' good shots and by not:

> conducting loud postmortems after points

> complaining about shots like lobs and drop shots

> embarrassing a weak opponent by being overly gracious or condescending

> losing your temper, using vile language, throwing your racket or slamming a ball in anger or

> sulking when you are losing.

If you have a question or situation you would like to have addressed, email banana@hargray.com separately and we will try to help.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

Feb. 4: TAHHI Annual Meeting and Dinner-Dance at HHI Beach & Tennis Resort

Feb. 6-8: Palmetto Dunes Resort 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 / Haig Point Club / 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 #704105609 / Contact Ron Gwyn at 384-0553.

Feb. 14-20: Professional Tennis Registry $25,000 Championships / Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club / USTA-sanctioned / ID #704102409 / Contact Peggy Edwards peggy@ptrtennis.org / 785-7244

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