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TENNIS E-News
Feb. 22, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 19
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
Just 14 Days Until Return to Daylight Saving Time – Spring Forward Mar. 8
Late Spring Season
Super Senior Mixed Doubles Next for Hilton Head Island???
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Attention Super Seniors, you now have another reason to keep yourself out of (or in) trouble: a 2009 Mixed Doubles League starting in late spring and leading into South Carolina State Championships in the fall.
Coastal Carolina Tennis Association already has set up its SSMxD, with four teams registered in combo 6.0, two in 7.0 and four in 8.0.
HHI Local League Coordinator Jackie Reynecke issued a call for captains and players for all combo levels.
HHI’s Don Grider and former Islander Mickey Bearden probably didn’t realize how big a movement they started when they coordinated the first Super Senior pilot program back in the last century that now plays to national championships in April. What started as 62 & older leagues evolved into 60s, then added 70s, then 75s rated divisions and Super Senior Men’s and Women’s Combo.
The Hilton Head Island SS Mixed would begin right after the USTA League spring season. Interested? Email jackie@palmettodunes.com.
Sign Up for Tennis Night in America
Free Junior Clinics, Demos, Dinner, BJK Cup on HBO Here Mar. 2
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and Shoreline Ballroom as hosts, the first annual Tennis Night in America will take place here Monday, Mar. 2, providing free clinics, prizes, dinner and closed-circuit HBO telecast of the Billie Jean King Cup from Madison Square Garden. Registration is open now.
Theme of the night will be registration of juniors for spring and summer programs offered and supported by area tennis organizations: Tennis Association of HHI, Public Tennis, Inc., Coastal Carolina Tennis Association and Beaufort Tennis Association.
Following an hour of clinics conducted by area teaching pros, youngsters will be served dinner in the Shoreline Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. The HBO telecast of the BNP Paribus event will begin at 7:30 and feature Venus and Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic.
The HHI TNIA is the USTA’s first National Youth Registration Night, an integrated youth registration initiative opening the 2009 tennis season at more than 700 facilities across the country.
Information and registration will be provided for Quick Start, Junior Team Tennis, summer camps, lessons, academies and more. A discounted USTA membership rate will be available for participating juniors. To register or obtain more information, contact Robert Brown at 290-2833. You also can visit http://www.tennisnight.com.
200 Teams on the Way
Spring Break Tennis 2009 Will Start Busy Schedule Sunday
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Hundreds of college tennis players will be arriving late this week for the start of Spring Break Tennis … and, unlike Verizon Heritage golf pros, the collegians will be traveling in their own vans and not expecting the Island to provide them with free transport.
First team matches in HHI’s other “signature annual event” (IPacket appelation) will be Sunday the 1st, the start of the 406 intercollegiate dual forays on schedule. With all matches open free to spectators (unlike Verizon Heritage), each team match will consist of six singles and three doubles courts.
The 25th annual SBT will have men’s and women’s teams representing NCAA Div. I, II, III, NAIA and Junior Colleges, ccordinated by owner/operator Ray Yost, tennis coach of Mercyhurst College, Erie PA. Matches will continue daily through Mar. 31.
To see if your college team is competing, check the schedule posted daily in The Island Packet. For general information, go to http://www.springbreaktennis.
Family Circle T.C.
HHI’s Drake vs. Kitchen in Finals at SMASH Junior Clay Court Tournament
CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – Hilton Head Island area juniors advanced into the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the SMASH Junior Clay Court Championships presented by Dunlop Sport at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island. Two HHI juniors – Kendal Drake and Ashley Kitchen – will meet in the Monday morning finals of the Girls’ 16s.
Top-ranked players from throughout the East Coast are competing in the USTA-sanctioned championships that will carry extra credit in junior rankings. The all-singles play continued through today, with finals Monday.
Complete information and draws for the tournament are available by going to http://www.usta.com and selecting Tournaments, then ID #704140609.
Here are the Saturday and today results involving HHI area players:
Boys' 18 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Erik Halaj (HHI) def. Cameron Seay Warner Robins, GA 7-5;6-0; Jan Surovic (HHI) def. Andrew Hanley (5) Prospect, KY 6-0; 6-0; Ryan Drake (5) (HHI) def. Mo Hookaylo (HHI) 6-3; 7-6 (4); (Round of 16) -- John Schubel (1) Cary, NC def. Halaj 7-5; 3-6; 1-0; Surovic def. Michael Allan Raleigh, NC 6-1; 6-0; Drake def. Grayson Mills Lilburn, GA 6-4; 6-3; (Quarterfinals) -- (4) Christopher Cox Myrtle Beach def. Surovic 6-3, 7-5; Joshua Richmond Pawleys Is def. Drake 6-4, 7-5
Boys' 14 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Matt Kirk (HHI) def. Randy Strause (5) Prospect, KY 6-2; 6-1; Colby Burke (HHI) def. Madison Ott Fort Mill, SC 6-1; 6-4; Santiago Pinto Hugues (HHI) def. Matthew Kelly (HHI) 6-2; 6-1; (Round of 16) -- Matthew Mendez (3) Mount Pleasant, SC def. Pinto Hugues 6-4; 6-1; Kirk def. Owen Smith Atlanta,GA 6-0; 6-3; Scott Buie Charlotte, NC def. Burke 6-1; 6-2; Drew Halbauer (1) Daniel Island, SC def. Shaheed Mourillon-Swift Hilton Head, SC 6-0; 6-1; (Quarterfinals) -- Drew Halbauer Daniel Is. (1) def. Kirk 7-5, 6-2
Boys' 12 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Merritt Wilburn (4) (HHI) def. Christopher Demarco Mt Pleasant, SC 6-2; 6-3; (Round of 16) -- Wilburn def. Thomas Williams York, SC 6-2; 6-1; (Quarterfinal) -- (5) William Liam Wiggins North Augusta SC def. Wilburn 6-3; 6-0
Boys' 10 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- William Barker Statesville, NC def. Justin Boulais (HHI) 6-1; 6-0; Nicholas Wheeler (HHI) def. Joe Sanders Mount Pleasant, SC 6-4; 6-2; Earl Navarro Charleston, SC def. Thomas Jenkins Bluffton) 6-1; 6-3; (Round of 16) -- Jackson Harmon (4) Campobello, SC def. Wheeler 6-2; 6-2
Girls' 18 Singles -- (Round of 64) -- Kristina Mathis Daniel Island, SC def. Ann Coleman (Beaufort) 6-1; 6-0; Samantha Light Cramerton, NC def. Alrissa Tobe (Bluffton) 3-6; 6-4; 1-0; Devon Sutherland Charlotte, NC def. Samantha Sullivan (St. Helena Is.) 6-2; 6-2; Hayley Carter (HHI) def. Jordan Lazarus Myrtle Beach, SC 6-0; 6-0; (Round of 32) -- Bethany Dyar (HHI) def. Gabby Gabriel Weddington, NC 7-5; 6-4; Kendal Woodard Stockbridge, GA def. Michelle Green (5) (HHI) 7-5; 2-6; 1-0; Lindsey Burke (HHI) def. Katie Fosnacht Blythewood, SC 1-6; 6-0; 1-0; Carter def. Anna Rickenbaker Charlotte, NC 6-0; 6-0; Alison Riske (4) McMurray, PA def. Shena Joseph (HHI) 6-0; 6-0; (Round of 16) -- Caryssa Peretz (3) Cherry Hill, NJ def. Burke 6-0; 6-1; Riske def. Bethany Dyar (HHI) 6-2; 6-0; Kristie Ahn (1) U Saddle Riv, NJ def. Carter 6-4; 6-1
Girls' 16 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Zeynep Mafa (4) (HHI) def. Lara McLellan Clemson, SC 6-0; 6-1; Samantha Droop (HHI) def. Elizabeth Watson Columbia, SC 6-1; 6-2; Ashley Kitchen (HHI) def. Winifred Yeates New Orleans, LA 6-1; 6-0; Kendal Drake (5) (HHI) def. Kirsten Hicks Greenville, SC 6-3; 6-1; Chandler Consonery (5) Simpsonville, SC def. Renee Henry (HHI 6-1; 6-1; (Round of 16) -- Drake def. Haleigh Morgus Cary, NC 6-3; 6-3; Kitchen def. Kelly Cameron Hartsville, SC 6-3; 6-1; Mafa def. Olivia Turnbull Charlotte, NC 6-1; 6-0; Droop def. Clair Larkin (5) Lexington, SC 2-6; 7-6 (6); 1-0; (Quarterfinals) -- Drake def. Meagan Evans Summerville 6-3, 6-4; Kitchen def. Droop 6-2, 6-2; Mafa def. Miller Hale Wilmington NC 6-1, 7-5; Semifinals -- Drake def. (2) Hannah Ecleberry Mathews NC 6-4; 6-4; Kitchen def. Mafa 6-3; 6-3
Girls' 14 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Alexandria Klein Mt Pleasant, SC def. Charlotte Bellomy (Beaufort) Wd (ill); Corina Anghelescu (2) Johns Creek, GA def. Charlotte Loper (Bluffton) 6-2; 6-1
Girls' 12 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Valerie Droop (HHI) def. Rhealyn Dinkins Charleston, SC Wd (ill); Sydnee Wheeler (HHI) def. Gibbes Deloach Columbia, SC 6-1; 6-0; Jenai Charles (HHI) def. Melanie Allen (5) Mount Pleasant, SC 7-6 (5); 6-2; Samantha Schuster (5) Charleston, SC def. Ellie Czura (Bluffton) 6-3; 6-3; (Round of 16) -- Grace Robards (5) Mount Pleasant, SC def. Droop 6-1; 6-3; Kayla Calvert (4) Aiken, SC def. Wheeler 6-2; 6-2; Charles def. Savannah Gantt Beech Island, SC 6-2; 6-1; Kitchen def. Alexia Steichen Mount Pleasant, SC 6-1; 6-4; (Quarterfinals) -- Kitchen def. (5) Grace Robards Mt. Pleasant 6-3; 6-2;(Semifinals) -- (3) Curran Carver def. Kitchen 6-1; 6-4
Girls' 10 Singles -- (Round of 32) -- Elise Mills Prosperity, SC def. Cameron Kriscunas (HHI) 3-6; 7-6 (8); 1-0; (Round of 16) -- Andie Carver (1) Elgin, SC def. Isabelle Boulais (HHI) 6-0; 6-2
USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 2-21
Hilton Head Island Leagues
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 2/21/09
AW2.5 4/46 2/14 - 5/2 SCYacht Ms. Fits, Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing tied at 1-0
AM3.0 4/53 2/14 – 5/2 Wexford Blaze of Glory in lead at 2-0
AW3.0 5/74 1/29 – 4/25 Chaplin Shady’s Rath, Wexford Player Slayers tied at 3-0
AM3.5 6/83 1/31 – 5/2 Wexford Warriors in lead at 3-0
AW3.5 14/208 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice, Long Cove Covettes tied at 4-0
AM4.0 5/62 2/15 – 4/26 Chaplin Park Racquet Scientists, PDTC Smash tied at 1-0
AW4.0 4/61 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers in lead at 3-0
AM4.5 2/25 2/22 – 3/29
AW4.5 2/29 2/22 – 3/29
Total 46/641
SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Moss Creek, Sea Pines CC tied at 2-0
SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers, Country Club of HH tied at 4-0
SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 3 teams tied at 3-0
SM3.5 13/163 1/28 – 4/22 Long Cove Mates, Sea Pines Cardinals tied in first at 4-0
SW3.5 18/223 2/11 – 4/11 Flight I – Spring Lake Cosmopolitans in lead at 2-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes PDQ in lead at 2-0
SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 4-0
SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Port Royal Herricanes, Palmetto Dunes Dames With Game tied at 2-0
SM4.5 1/10 n/a Indigo Run Hogg Doggs
SW4.5 1/9 n/a Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies
Totals 76/906
HHI Totals 122/1,547
Coastal Carolina Leagues
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 2/21/09
AW3.0 3/32 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats in lead at 1-0
AM3.5 2/19 3/7 – 5/2
AW3.5 4/58 2/19 – 5/2 Colleton Coll Girls, Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers tied in first at 1-0
AM4.0 1/ n/a Bluffton Smash
AW4.0 5/68 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders lead at 1-0
Totals 15/177
SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23
SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Slickers, Sun City Spoilers tied at 4-1
SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Belfair Court Jesters in lead at 5-0
SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22
SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22
SM4.0 3/28 2/12 – 4/23 Sun City Sun Strokes in lead at 2-0
SW4.0 3/34 2/16 – 4/20 Springy Girls in lead at 1-0
Totals 43/498
CCTA Totals 58/675
Combined 180/2,222
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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.
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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:
Feb. 27-Mar. 1: Fripp Island Spring Clay Court Championship / Fripp Island Racquet Club / USTA sanctioned / Men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles even years Open and 40 through 80 / Rated singles and doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 / mixed rated combo 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 / enter online using ID# 704132009 / Info call 843-838-1504.
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.
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