Saturday Deadline for Fripp Is. Clay Court Championships
To enter, go to http://www.usta.com, then Adult Tournaments, then ID#704132009
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TENNIS E-News
Feb. 20, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 18
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
THIS JUST IN
Agee Adds Second Championship at PTR
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Denise Agee of Bluffton is the Women’s 45 Singles winner in the $25,000 PTR Championships at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club, adding to the Women’s 35 title won earlier with Bluffton’s Jolene Watanabe-Giltz, champion of the Women’s 35 Singles.
Since we last met while awaiting posting of the tournament results, Agee battled through a 2½-hour final Tuesday, defeating Precious Morgan of Chicago 8-6 in a third-set tiebreak.
Two HHI teams won doubles championships Wednesday and two others lost in close finals. Christophe Bonodora and Juliano Cirimbelli won the Men’s Open, defeating #1 Californians Julien Heine and Zbynek Mlynarik. Nicola Slater of HHI teamed with Mia Bobrowski of Charlotte NC to win the Women’s Doubles round robin.
Islanders Chris Mireles and Matt Wuller dropped a 6-3, 6-3 Men’s 35s final to top-seeded Eric Burke of Atlanta and Karl Hale of Chiba, Japan. In a protracted Men’s 55s final, John Antonas of The Bahamas and Gary Lyst of Silver Spring MD defeated #1 HHIslanders Pat Child and Keith Whitlow 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
Here is the complete finals rundown:
Men's Open Singles -- (1) Zbynek Mlynarik (Chatsworth CA) d. Juliano Cirimbelli (HHI) 6-1; 6-1
Women's Open Singles -- Nicola Slater (HHI) d. (2) Yasmin Kashef (Waterbury CT) 6-1; 6-3
Men's 30 Singles -- (3) Adam Baranowski (North York Ont) d. (4) Troy Robinson (Kinston NC) 6-2; 6-3
Men's 35 Singles -- (2) Christer Francke (Norway) d. (1) Julien Heine (Laguna Beach CA) 6-0 Ret (inj)
Men's 40 Singles -- (1) Karl Hale (Sakura City, Japan) d. (2) Felipe Alarcon (Ecuador) 6-1; 6-0
Men's 45 Singles -- (2) Bruce Lipka (Olney MD) d. (1) Thomas Jilly (HHI) 6-3; 6-3
Men's 50 Singles -- (4) Whitney Kraft (Pehlam NY) d. Rolf Staguhn (Germany) 7-5; 6-1
Men's 55 Singles -- (2) John Antonas (Nassau, Bahamas) d. (1) Patrick Child (HHI) 7-6; 6-4
Men's 60 Singles -- (2) Keith Whitlow (HHI) d. (1) Laurence Hammel (Wayland MA) 7-6; 6-2
Men's 65 Singles -- (2) Thay Butchee (Nashville TN) d. Henry Iannuzzi (HHI) 6-2; 6-4
Men's 70 Singles -- (2) Yung Chao (Silver Spring MD) d. (1) Bob Helton (Bristol VA) 6-2; 7-6
Men's 75 Singles -- Mort Greenberg (Perry Hill MD) winner of round robin
Women's 35 Singles -- Jolene Watanabe-Giltz (Bluffton) d. Karen Gill (Glenford NY) 6-0; 6-1
Women's 45 Singles -- Denise Agee (Bluffton) d. Precious Morgan (Chicago IL) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)
Men's Open Doubles – Bonadona (HHI)/Cirimbelli (HHI) d. (1) Heine/Mlynarik 6-2; 6-2
Men's 35 Doubles -- (1) Burke (Atlanta)/Hale d. Chris Mireles (HHI)/Matt Wuller (HHI) 6-3; 6-3
Men's 45 Doubles -- (1) Castillo (San Antonio TX)/Schnall (Kennesaw GA) d. (2) Kraft/Lipka 6-1; 6-2
Men's 55 Doubles -- (2) Antonas/Lyst Sr (Silver Spring MD) d. (1) Child (HHI)/Whitlow (HHI) 6-4; 5-7; 7-5
Men's 65 Doubles -- (1) Butchee/Corso (Syracuse NY) d. (2) Collins (Augusta GA)/Helton 6-1; 6-0
Men's 70 Doubles – Schinto (Chicago IL)/Tharp (Lincoln NE) d. Chao/Jenkins (Fayetteville NC) 6-0; 6-2
Women's Open Doubles – Bobrowski (Charlotte NC)/Slater (HHI) winner of round robin
Women's 35 Doubles -- (1) Agee/Watanabe-Giltz d. Crawford (Palmetto GA)/McCollum (Big Canoe GA) 6-2; 6-0
Women's 45 Doubles – Conidi (Freemont CA)/Morgan winner of round robin
Women's 55 Doubles – Ranero (Villa Rica GA)/Roach (Chicago) d. Broadus (N. Potomac MD)/MacLennan (Haddonfield NJ) 3-6; 6-2; 1-0
Mixed 45 Doubles – Pramberger/Tohmatsu (Stony Brook NY) d. Autrey (Kill Devil Hill NC)/Douglas (Southbury CT) 7-5; 7-6
Mixed 55 Doubles -- Broadus/Lyst Sr d. Osei (Haversaw NY)/Wiggs (Plainfield NJ) 6-0; 6-0
Family Circle T.C.
30 HHI Area Juniors Among 330 in SMASH Clay Court Tournament
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – More than 30 HHI area juniors are headed to Charleston this weekend for the SMASH Junior Clay Court Championships at the Family Circle Tennis Center, home of the Family Circle Cup on Daniel Island.
Top-ranked players from throughout the Southeast are competing in the USTA-sanctioned championships that will carry extra credit in junior rankings. Play begins in the morning (Hm. Weather permitting) and will continue all day and through Sunday. Finals are scheduled for Monday.
Complete information and draws for the tournament are available by going to http://www.usta.com and selecting Tournaments, then ID #704140609.
"If your rated 2.5,"...
“I couldn’t believe I saw that in your (E-News),” writes a reader from Clinton SC.
Well, we are a bit redfaced about it, too. That’s one of our pet-est of peeves, along with the misuse of its/it’s, gross overuse of “kickoff” (nothing EVER begins anymore) and residents, businesses and governmental bodies unaware that Hilton Head Island is, ah, an island. (Ask Sun City Hilton Head, Traditions Hilton Head, etc. They know they are on Hilton Head, not Hilton Head Island)
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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.
May play be suspended to replace a lost contact lens? Yes. Whenever possible the player should replace the lens on the court.
When weather is misty, may play be suspended to allow a player who wears glasses to insert contact lenses? No. The player may change into contacts only on the court and only during a changeover.
*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:
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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