Coolin' It in HHI Districts

Southern Combo Championships next up for HHI teams … Story below.

TENNIS E-News

Jan. 17, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 5
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

BECAUSE YOU ASKED: “The $19 fee (for league play) is split as follows: $3 for TennisLink operations; $6 to USTA SC to support league tennis operations in South Carolina; and $10 to TAHHI to support league tennis operations in the local league.” – from HHI USTA League Tennis Regulations/2009 Adult and Senior Divisions

Mixed Doubles Levels

Napsters vs. Terminators in PTI Adult Team District Championship Sunday

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Top-seed Long Cove Napsters and Tim’s Terminators will clash Sunday for the PTI Adult Team Tennis District Championships. Matchtime is 1 p.m. at Long Cove for the all-mixed-doubles format play.

In today’s chilly action that was especially tough on spectators, the Napsters kept hold of their #1 spot from last weekend’s early round matches. For the Terminators, however, it was a come-from-behind 45-38 win over Wexford Mixnmatch, the first-place team going into today’s play. The Terminators won three of the five contested courts to go ahead of the Mixnmatch 142-140 in total games won.

Here are today’s results as received by “presstime”. Some results are incomplete. For more information, email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com.

Group I

Long Cove Napsters defeated Gwen's Gators 60-34

7.5- Tom Clancy/Linda Manhartsberger (LC) 12-8 over Judy Mattoon/Rick Kraus

7.0- Pamela Kurtz/John Tyson (LC) 12-11 over Sara Scarritt/Bob Stockfisch

6.5- Gary Sabbatino/Tom Dowbiggin (LC) 12-2 over Mary Ellen Kopf/Bruce Taylor

6.0- Valorie Dowbiggin/Al Anderson (LC) 12-6 over Kathy Grymes/Don Bethman

5.5- Jean Travis/Bruce Chertow (LC) 12-7 over Connie Chang/Ric Kincaid

Games Games

Team Totals Won Lost

Long Cove Napsters 175 95

Gwen's Gators 122 146

Ray's Racketeers 79 100

Jack's Jokers 68 103

Group II

Tim's Terminators defeated Wexford Mixnmatch 45-38

7.5- Heather Galvin/Tim Ryan (TT) 12-7 over Hilary Drammis/John Drammis

7.0- Dorothy Taylor/George Cooper (WX) 12-8 over Jennifer Lozan/Curt Battistelli

6.5- Roni Kincaid/Greg Galvin (TT) 12-7 over Carrie Vormohr/Carols Geiss

6.0- Yza Shady/Brantley Martel (TT) 12-3 over Arlene Fader/Bill Long

5.5- Lynsey and Robert Rini (WX) 12-5 over Fran Russ/Terry Buckley

Amy's Aces defeated Sklarin's Wrath 51-34

7.5- Alene Deloach/Brian Casey (AA) over Tracy Sklarin/Derrick Williams

7.0- Anna and James Malkin (AA) over Karen Thompson/Ray Hollis

6.5- Heather Rath/Jan Ghys (SW) over Linda and Bob Heise

6.0- Gail Jover/Tom Cambron (AA) over Stephanie Green/Chris Jenness

5.5- Lauren and Mike Vaccaro (AA) over Mary Clark/John Safay

Games Games

Team Totals Won Lost

Tim's Terminators 142 125

Wexford Mixnmatch 140 130

Amy's Aces 139 136

Sklarin's Wrath 118 148

60 & Older Team Play

CCTA Planning Super Senior Mixed Doubles League During Spring Season

BEAUFORT SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Prior to now, most Super Seniors local league play has been during the Fall season, but that will change this Spring. Coastal Carolina Tennis Association is adding Super Seniors Mixed Doubles that will coincide with the USTA League Spring season.

CCTA’s Sally Harvey (sharv@islc.net.) is accepting reservations for teams for the league that is being coordinated statewide by USTA South Carolina. Deadline for registering a team is Feb. 10. All players must be 60 or older by the end of this year.

Goal: Ready for League Season

Court Resurfacing To Begin at Cordillo, Chaplin Tennis Centers

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Chaplin Public Tennis Center is set for its first court resurfacing and the public court complex on Cordillo Park also is getting retopped. The project is hoped to be completed in time for the Spring league season.

Beginning Monday, Court Surfaces Inc. of Jacksonville FL will start repairing and resurfacing the Cordillo courts, Frank Soule of Island Recreation Association reports. It should take about a week to complete. On Monday the 26th, work will begin on Chaplin’s four older courts – also to take three to five days to complete.

Weather will be a major factor, Soule said, in the completion schedule. “I apologize for any convenience this may cause. This is all part of a routine maintenance. We appreciate all the help and support the tennis community provides the Association.”

Information is available by calling Island Rec at 681-7273.

9 States Competing

3 HHI Teams Set for Southern Section Combo Championships in Mobile

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The South Carolina champion PD Net Jets, Port Royal and Indigo Run Hot Shots will be heading south … waaaaay south … this weekend to compete against teams from eight other states in the Southern Combo Championships.

The Adult Women’s 6.5 Net Jets, captained by Patti Diggs, and Super Senior Women’s 7.5 Hot Shots, captained by Jean Freeman, won their titles in state playoffs last Fall. Port Royal, captained by Dave Partington, won the Super Senior Men’s 7.5 state championship but will be competing in the Senior 7.5s in Mobile.

“Yes, the Super Seniorr team won States, “ PR cocaptain Rick Rickenbach said. “The Senior team (also captained by Partington) lost in the final but subsequently got wild card offer to sectionals. The Super Senior team chose not to go (lack of available players) but the Senior team chose to go.” Some players are on both rosters.

Play will begin Friday, with all teams competing in group round robins. Super Seniors will complete their championships on Sunday and the Adults and Seniors will finish on Monday.

Here is the schedule involving the HHI league teams:

Friday the 23^rd

8 a.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Net Jets vs. AL/Gulf Shores

8 a.m. – SSW7.5 – Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. TN-B/Knoxville

9:30 a.m. – SM7.5 -- Port Royal (SC-B) vs. AR-A/North Little Rock

12:30 p.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Net Jets vs. AR/Little Rock

Saturday the 24^th

8 a.m. – SM7.5 -- Port Royal (SC-B) vs. NC/Hendersonville

8 a.m. – SSW7.5 – Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. GA-A/Athens

11 a.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Net Jets vs. LA-B/Lafayette

12:30 p.m. – SSW7.5 – Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. LA/Monroe

2 p.m. – SM7.5 -- Port Royal (SC-B) vs. MS/Pinebelt

Sunday the 25^th

9:30 a.m. – SW6.5 -- PD Net Jets vs. NC/Lake Norman

11 a.m. – SM7.5 -- Port Royal (SC-B) vs. TN/Knoxville

11 a.m. – SSW7.5 – Indigo Run Hot Shots vs. NC/Boone

3 p.m. – SSW7.5 – Final – Winner of Group I vs. winner of Group II

Monday the 26^th

8 a.m. – SW6.5 – Final – Winner of Group I vs. winner of Group II

9:30 a.m. – SM7.5 – Final – Winner of Group I vs. winner of Group II

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3.5 Senior Men’s Interclub

Results of 1/14

South Beach 3, Moss Creek 0

Indigo Run 3, SCYC 0

Port Royal 2, Belfair 1

Spring Lake Lakers 2, Long Cove 1

CCHH 3, Spring Lake Mis-Hits 0

Matches Courts

Club won lost won lost

Indigo Run 7 0 21 0

South Beach 6 0 14 4

Sea Pines 5 1 12 6

Port Royal 4 2 10 8

Spring Lake Lakers 4 3 11 10

CCHH 3 3 10 8

Long Cove 2 4 7 11

Belfair 2 5 7 14

Spring Lake Mis-Hits 1 5 6 12

Moss Creek 1 6 4 17

SCYC 0 6 3 15

4.0 Senior Men’s Interclub

Results played 1/16

Port Royal 2, Long Cove 1

Moss Creek 2, Indigo Run 1

Standings Cts Sets Gms.

2nd Half W-L Won Lost Lost

Moss Creek 2-0 4 6 60

Indigo Run 1-1 3 7 63

Port Royal 1-1 3 8 72

Long Cove 0-2 2 8 62

Completion of 1st half match:

Moss Creek 3 Long Cove 0

Final Standings Cts. Sets Gms.

1st Half W-L Won Lost Lost

Port Royal 4-2 12 13 141

Moss Creek 4-2 12 16 182

Indigo Run 2-4 7 25 207

Long Cove 2-4 5 27 215

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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 Men – Hampton Hall is looking for another Senior 3.5 player. Contact Felix Lowe at felo33@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". You have asked for a repeat? You got it.

Ball that cannot be called out is good. Any ball that cannot be called out is considered to have been good. A player may not claim a let on the basis of not seeing the ball. … When you say your opponent’s shot was really out but you offer to replay the point to give your opponent a break, you are deluding yourself because you must have had some doubt.

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

Mar. 1-31: Spring Break Tennis 2009 / About 200 college teams in dual matches throughout the Island. See Island Packet for match schedule.

Mar. 6-8: Van Der Meer Men’s & Women’s Open / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / Contact Justyn Schelver at Justyn@vdmtennis.com.

Mar. 6-8: 26th annual “Luck of the Irish” Doubles Tournament / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles in rated divisions 2.5 thru open / call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO Opal (watching TV with Earl): “On Feb. 17^th all TV sets that aren’t converted to digital will be completely useless.”

( ) Sound from TV: “…and now stay tuned for ‘Dancing with the Biggest Loser’ … “
( ) Earl: “I don’t know. It’s pretty useless already.”

(___) -- From “Pickles” comic strip in The Island Packet

-- Dennis Malick