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TENNIS E-News
Feb. 06, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 13
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
What It Was …
In Men’s 3.5, Bob Hart def. Marty Gleason 6-1; 4-6; 6-2; in Men's 3.5 Doubles, Larry Correll – Art Meeder def. Brian Carmines – Peter Parrott 6-3; 3-6; 6-3; in Women’s 3.5, Millie Bloom – Marian Trenis def. Teresa Lewis – Becky Lowe 6-1; 2-6; 6-3
…was: 2003 PD Classic finals
PD Classic’s Frozen Friday:
Times … They Are A-Changing ………
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – More than the margaritas were frozen for play in the Palmetto Dunes Resort Tennis Classic today. All matches for today were cancelled; the tournament will resume in the morning.
Here’s the message from Tournament Director Jackie Reynecke:
Many match times originally set for Saturday will be rescheduled. If you have a match that was scheduled for 9 a.m. or later, call the Pro Shop at 785-1152.
The tournament has 143 players – 40 more than last year’s edition.
Hang loose … and stay warm.
USTA Leagues
Team Captains Need To Pick Up Gifts for Spring Season Players
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Attention USTA League team captains who do not have TAHHI gifts for your players. This is Bunny Wardlaw calling:
The following teams/captains need to contact bunnywardlaw@hargray.com to make arrangements for picking up their TAHHI Team Membership gifts:
Chaplin Park 2.5 Senior Men - Hardy
3.0 Adult Men - Carmines
3.5 Adult Men - Galvin
Shipyard 3.0 Senior Men - Baker
Daufuskie 3.5 Senior Women - Gwyn/White
Haig Point 3.5 Senior Men - Akers
If any team has added players to the roster and need additional bagtags, email Bunny.
Live Feed to HHI from Madison Square Garden
Reserve Monday, Mar. 2 for “tennis night in America”
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Serena, Venus, Ana, Jelena playing in New York. Juniors playing on Hilton Head Island. Live HBO feed from Madison Square Garden.
Officially the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean Cup, the deal is a five-year contract on that date using the pro exhibition to promote grassroots Youth Registration Night. On Hilton Head Island, that will happen on the courts at HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and will include free clinics and drills starting at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the live HBO TV feed in the resort’s Shoreline Ballroom.
The Tennis Association of HHI, Public Tennis, Inc. (Bluffton and HHI), and Beaufort Tennis Association will be among local supporters of the event. Stay tuned … but mark your calendar right now.
HHI Teams Welcome
Deadline Tuesday for Pre-registration of CCTA Super Senior Mixed Doubles League
BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – The “new” USTA League Spring Super Senior Mixed for Coastal Carolina Tennis Association is getting closer to reality, with the league season set for April through June. Coordinator Sally Harvey has set the deadline for pre-registration forms as Tuesday the 10th.
Teams already are registered in the 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 combo divisions, Harvey said. Anyone interested in forming a team, or looking for a team should contact at sharv@islc.net.
“TAHHI members are welcome to come play in this CCTA League,” she said.
2,874 Members Over-all
Report: TAHHI Leagues Continue To Drive the Tennis Scene
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – About 80 Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island members and guests met, dine, sipped and danced the night away Wednesday at the HHI Beach & Tennis Resort – the annual TAHHI meeting and dinner/dance.
The night was lead off by the annual business meeting, during which President Jim Purcell outlined programs of 2008 and those planned for ’08 and reported a total ’08 membership of 2,874. That number reflects the USTA calculation prior to split of the fall leagues following formation of the Coastal Carolina Tennis Association (CCTA).
Local League Coordinator Jackie Reynecke reported the continued growth of league play. The TAHHI/CCTA split continues to be a work in progress with both organizations working to insure that all players that want will get on a team.
TAHHI’s three annual awards were presented. The Dick Stitt Adult Volunteer of the Year Award went to Tim Ryan for his work at Chaplin Public Tennis Center in organizing teams, coordinating play, serving as Public Tennis, Inc., vice president and initiating activities that helped fund PTI’s agreement with the Town of Hilton Head Island for court construction.
The Stan Smith Boys’ Sportsmanship of the Year Award went to Austin Powell and two winners were named for the Kerry Melville Reid Girls’ Sportsmanship of the Year Award: Bethany Dyer and Jeri Reichel. All three were top players in HHI, state and beyond tournaments.
Each of the four honorees received a check for $500.
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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.
Question from reader: “Player 1 hits a ball that bounces over the net to Player 2 side of the court but so close that it bounces back up and back over the net to Player 1 side so that Player 2 can't reach the ball, does Player 1 get the point?”
The answer is ‘yes’ according to Rule 24(b) which states that a player loses a point if “The player does not return the ball before it bounces twice consecutively.”
Rule 25 -- A Good Return – adds that it is a good return if (b) “after the ball in play has hit the ground within the correct court and has spun or been blown back over the net, the player reaches over the net and plays the ball into the correct court.”
*Note: TENNIS E-News is not making up these items. All are taken word-for-word from USTA's "The Code" that can be found in the "Friend at Court" handbook or as a stand-alone leaflet -- available by going to http://www.usta.com and selecting "USTA Shop" and then "Books" on that page.
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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:
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
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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