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TENNIS E-News

Mar. 29, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 33
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Trip to Surprise AZ no Surprise

Sun City Court Jesters Heading to Nationals as Wild Card or Champion or Whatever …

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – With its captain Bill Flack recuperating from open heart surgery, the Sun City Court Jesters will be heading to Super Senior Nationals Apr. 27 in Surprise AZ. Recruited as acting captain, Charlie Smith said that once the team got to Southern Section finals in Birmingham it was no surprise it was Natonals-bound because Southern already had been awarded a wildcard.

Although provided with “an excellent excuse for losing that final,” Smith said the team did not know at the time that the eventual Southern champion Atlanta had declined to go to Nationals. So wildcard or champion, the Jesters will be Southern’s representative in the Men’s 6.0 division. Super Seniors compete in straight rated divisions – 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 – in local, state and section, National is played in combo format. The 3.0 Jesters could be, and are liable to be, playing doubles teams of a 3.5 playing with a 2.5 partner. Use of the straight or combo format is decided at each Section level.

The Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina league teams had Southern champions in the 60s and 70s, but to this point there is no Natonal 70s. This is sort of like the Senior 2.5 division, in that there do not seem to be 70s anywhere else but in Southern. Maybe they have all moved South so they can play year-round.

Smith reports that Captain Flack, who underwent surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, is “doing quite well at home.”

For a Special Letter to TENNIS E-News About one Court Jester, see below.

18 & Under Beginners Added

Junior Team Tennis Gets Ready for Spring/Summer Season

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – PTI Beaufort Country Junior Team Tennis is getting set up for its Spring/Summer schedule, the final segment of the 2008/09 season. Play will begin about May 1 and end with the State Championship in Sumter (Intermediate and Advanced Divisions) the weekend of July 17.

Registration will open Apr. 25 and close May 25. Coaches have the team number necessary for registration. USTA membership at a special rate of $19 is required. Practices are generally mid-week with matches both mid-week but mostly weekends, according to Local League Coordinator Bob Brown, who also coaches the Bluffton Badkatz.

Playing divisions:

-12 and Under Intermediate and Beginner

-14 and Under Intermediate and Beginner

-18 and Under Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced

- 10 and Under Division or younger will be created if a need arises. JTT can begin using the Quick Start format as young as age 6.

New this year is the 18 Under Beginner Division designed for the advanced beginner perhaps high school junior varsity or below. Also, to showcase the area’s top talent, an 18 Under Advanced team will form. If only one “all-star” type team arises, they will play, but not affect, the 18 and Under Intermediate and automatically advance to States. Players can dual roster but should both of teams advance can play on only one.

JTT features (not for QuickStart format) co-ed teams playing boys and girls singles and doubles plus mixed doubles, in eight-game pro sets with total games accumulating throughout the season to determine a champion. A $50 team fee (paid online) plus a uniform fee generally provides for several practices and matches, refreshments and balls. No player need be present for all matches/practices.

More information can be found at http://www.sctennis.com (click Junior Team Tennis). Rules can be seen at http://www.blufftontennis.com. More than 190 juniors played in last season’s league. Coach staff mostly are certified professionals. Venues include Bluffton High, Beaufort High, Hilton Head Island Middle, SCYacht, Wexford, Chaplin Park, Hampton Hall and others. Coordinator Brown said that new players will be placed on a existing team if needed or a new team will be formed.

For additional information, contact Brown at 290-2833 or email randdbrown@hargray.com.

A Family Full of Tennis

Letter from a devoted fan and a birthday wish to a devoted player

To TENNIS E-NEWS – Hi Dennis,

I receive your emails and appreciate all the time and effort you devote, letting all of us know just what is going on in the world of tennis. But, I do have one little request: Would it be possible to wish my husband Bob Perrone a happy 73^rd birthday from his very proud wife of 48 years? He is on his way for the 2^nd time to Super Senior Nationals in Arizona at the end of April. This will be a repeat for the Nationals. He has devoted many years to the sport and also has raised a son who is a professional. Also, we have a 10-year-old grandson who will be in Delray Beach for a national tournament the week before. At 10 he is ranked nationally. Our 2 other grandsons are also USTA tennis players and have competed in national tournaments. I am sure there are many who have some great stories in this world but I am so proud of my husband and his accomplishments. What more can I say?

Thank you again,

Joan Perrone

Joan: Sorry but TENNIS E-News has a policy against using such letters.

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Player Wanted:

2.5 Super Senior Woman (60 or older) is needed by the Bluffton Backhanders in the new Coastal Carolina Tennis Association Super Senior Mixed Doubles league. Other teams are from Sun City and Dataw Island. Interested players should contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@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.

Do the players change ends after a 7-point tiebreak is played to decide a set? Yes.

*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. 28: KidZone QuickStart Tournament / Chaplin Public Tennis Center / 12 & Under, 10 & Under, 8 & Under Coed play / Special balls, short courts for each level / Play all day with lunch included / Register at www.kidzonetennis.com or call Patricia Hy 298-4229

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

May 1-3: 3rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

May 1-3: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys and Girls 12s and 14s / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / Sanctioned / 250 of top 12s & 14s in Southeast. / TennisLink ID #704115808 / For entry/other information, contact Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext. 119.

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( ) Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans

( ) who blow horns to break up traffic jams.

(___) -- Mary Ellen Kelly

-- Dennis Malick

Cold Champions

Killer Bees Stung at 3.5, not 3.0 at Sectionals

If you are good 4 out of 5 times in baseball, you’re a millionaire. In e-print, not so much. And worse, we screwed up in bigger type.

TENNIS E-News

Mar. 26, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 32
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

HHI, Bluffton Successes

Champions at Litchfield: Jilly, Whitlow I, Vander Berg, Meade, Whitlow II (Twice)

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – It was another fun weekend at Litchfield Racquet Club for Hilton Head Island area players – the A. Foster McKissick Tennis Tournament – if by fun you call temps in the low 30s and winds to take the chill factor well lower. But four HHIslanders and one from Sun City Hilton Head grinned and beared (not bared) it to win championships. The USTA-sanctioned tournament had 196 entrants, the bulk of them in rated divisions.

Tom Jilly, Keith Whitlow and Frank Meade of HHI won singles, as did Paul Vander Berg of Sun City, while HHI’s Athena Whitlow won twice in doubles.HHI’s Bob Cooke in singles and Eddie Goodson in doubles were finalists.

A long way to play a fellow Islander, but Jilly defeated Cooke 6-2, 6-4 as the only two in the Men’s 45 draw. Whitlow, the Mejn’s 60 #1 seed, breezed through three straight-set matches, taking the final 6-4, 7-5 over Chuck Maland of Knoxville TN. Second-seeded Meade won the Men’s 75 championship by defeating topseed Joe Roberts of Greenville 6-0, 6-2. Unseeded Vander Berg upset #3 Santiago Benites of Poquoson VA 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-2 for the Men’s 70 title.

The Women’s 50 and 55 doubles had only two entries each and HHIslander Whitlow teamed with Carrie Randall of Mt. Pleasant to win both championships. In 50s, they defeated Tina Floyd and Linda Murphy of Spartanburg 6-1, 6-2. In 55s, they won 6-1, 6-1 over Lorna Harling of Keene NH and Janice Modjeski of Murrells Inlet.

Goodson and John Vick of Lexington knocked off top-seeded Federico Gildemeister and Graham Snook of Myrtle Beach in the Men’s 55 doubles semifinals, but fell 6-3, 6-3 in the finals to Hack Clinkscales of Belton and Glenn White of Columbia.

Apr. 3-5 Tournament

Deadline Sunday for DMC Sanctioned Junior and Adult Tournament

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Entry deadline is just a couple days away for the David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships that will be played Apr. 3-5. Adults will play on clay at Van Der Meer Shipyard; Juniors will be on hard courts at Chaplin Public Tennis Center and Hilton Head Island High School.

Cost for the event including TennisLink fee is $43.50 for singles, $28.50 per player for doubles. Deadline is Sunday. The fee includes a Player's Party, raffle, continental breakfast, snacks and beverages, a tournament gift and a T-shirt. The party will be Friday the 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m., catered by Hudson's Seafood. Registration can be done online at www.usta.com before Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Go to TennisLink, tournaments and use ID number 704122809 for juniors and 704107009 for adults. Entry forms also are available at Player’s World of Sports in Fresh Market Plaza and at the Island Recreation Center.

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Player Wanted:

2.5 Super Senior Woman (60 or older) is needed by the Bluffton Backhanders in the new Coastal Carolina Tennis Association Super Senior Mixed Doubles league. Other teams are from Sun City and Dataw Island. Interested players should contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

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USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 3/25/09

Hilton Head Island Senior Leagues

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 3/25/09

SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Moss Creek in first at 4-2

SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers lead at 9-0

SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 Sea Pines CC Matchpoints in first at 8-0

SM3.5 13/163 1/28 – 4/22 Long Cove Mates, Sea Pines Cardinals tied at 8-0

SW3.5 18/223 2/11 – 4/11 Flight I – Spring Lake Twisted Sisters in lead at 6-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes Senior Chix in lead at 5-0

SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 8-0

SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Palmetto Dunes Dames With Game lead at 6-0

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

Hilton Head Island Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 3/25/09

AW2.5 4/46 2/14 - 5/2 Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing, SCYacht Ms. Fits tied at 5-1

AM3.0 4/53 2/14 – 5/2 Wexford Blaze of Glory in lead at 5-1

AW3.0 5/74 1/29 – 4/25 Wexford Player Slayers in first at 7-0

AM3.5 6/83 1/31 – 5/2 Wexford Warriors in lead at 7-0

AW3.5 14/208 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice, Long Cove Covettes tied at 7-0

AM4.0 5/62 2/15 – 4/26 PDTC Smash in lead at 5-0

AW4.0 4/61 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers in lead at 6-0

AM4.5 2/25 2/22 – 3/29 South Beach BT Express clinched at 3-0

AW4.5 2/29 2/22 – 3/29 PDTC clinched at 3-0

Total 46/641

Coastal Carolina Senior Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 3/25/09

SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23 Dataw Dynasores, Sun City FBI tied at 1-1

SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Spoilers in first at 9-1

SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Dataw Darlins, Belfair Court Jesters tied at 8-2

SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Spin Doctors, Callawassie Islanders tied at 5-0

SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Madam Butterflies in first at 5-0

SM4.0 3/28 2/12 – 4/23 Sun City Sun Strokes in first at 3-1

SW4.0 3/34 2/16 – 4/20 Springy Girls in lead at 4-0

Totals 43/498

Coastal Carolina Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 3/25/09

AW3.0 3/32 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats in lead at 3-0

AM3.5 2/19 3/7 – 5/2 Beaufort Smashers in lead at 2-0

AW3.5 4/58 2/19 – 5/2 Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sun City Twisted Sisters tied in first at 3-1

AM4.0 2/25 3/24-4/28 Bluffton Rovers in first at 1-0

AW4.0 5/68 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders lead at 1-0

Totals 16/202

CCTA Totals 58/700

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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.

Case: A player standing outside the court hits the ball or catches it before it bounces and claims the point because the ball was definitely going out of the correct court. Decision: The player loses the point, unless it is a good return, in which case the point continues.

*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. 28: KidZone QuickStart Tournament / Chaplin Public Tennis Center / 12 & Under, 10 & Under, 8 & Under Coed play / Special balls, short courts for each level / Play all day with lunch included / Register at www.kidzonetennis.com or call Patricia Hy 298-4229

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

May 1-3: 3rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

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( ) What do you expect from a culture that drives on parkways and parks on driveways.

( ) -- Gallagher

(___) Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.

-- Lewis Mumford

-- Dennis Malick

Bees, Cruisers Champions

So, here’s the deal. Everyone on Hargray Cable send your bar receipts to Hargray for reimbursement because you had to go to the nearest pub to watch tennis, golf and, oh, yes, basketball today because many Hargray customers had a “cable outage” pretty much all day. No, wait, better still, just keep your credit card receipts and notify Hargray you have deducted the amount from payment of the next bill.

TENNIS E-News

Mar. 22, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 31
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

PR 4.0s, Jesters Lose in Finals

Killer Bees Sting, Cruisers Cruise for Southern Section Championships

PELHAM AL (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – It’s a long way to go to play your cross-island rival, but the Sea Pines Imposters and Spring Lake Cruisers did mind all that much, considering it was in the finals of the USTA League Southern Sectional Championship. The Cruisers won, reversing a result between the two teams in the South Carolina State Championships last fall.

The Port Royal Killer Bees, captained by Catherine Haight, got off to a bad start Friday, but came back to win in group and then defeat NC/Wilmington 2-1 in the final. The Bees lost a third-set match tiebreak that cost them the match Friday, but they solved that problem handily today with a couple no-nonsense, straight-set victories to clinch the 70s Women’s 3.0 title.

Two other HHI teams and one from Coastal Carolina lost in the finals: Port Royal Senior Moments, captained by Barb Steiger, in the 60s Women’s 4.0; Port Royal 60s Men’s 4.0, captained by Allen Zak; Sun City Court Jesters, captained by Bill Flack, in the 60s Men’s 3.0.

The 70s Men’s 3.0 Cruisers, captained by Bob Pentz, and Imposters, captained by Bob Hilton, have been at each other for several seasons. Again this time it was one of those third-set tiebreaks to decide the tournament championship. Maybe both teams will advance to Nationals and meet in the finals next month in Phoenix AZ.

The Sun City Court Jesters had lost only two courts in four in-group matches, but just couldn’t pull it off in the finals against GA/East Roswell. Port Royal Men’s 4.0s were HHI #2 seed at South Carolina States, got through that and four Sectional matches before falling in the final to GA/Atlanta International Tennis Academy. The Senior Moments likewise dropped only two courts in four team matches to advance to the finals, losing there to NC/Greensboro.

Here is a catch-up on a missing Saturday results, plus today’s scores involving HHI/CCTA teams plus the complete finals rundown:

Saturday the 21^st

9:30 a.m. – 70W3.0 – Sun City Golden Girls 1, AL/Gulf Shores 2

2 p.m. – 70W3.0 – Sun City Golden Girls vs. MS/Columbus – match not played

Sunday the 22^nd

8 a.m. – 60M3.5 – Long Cove Super Retreads 2, NC ‘B’/Clemmons 1

8 a.m. – 60M4.0 – Port Royal 2, NC ‘A’/Winston-Salem 1

8 a.m. – 70M3.5 – Indigo Run 3, TN/Knoxville 0

9:30 a.m. – 70W3.5 – Port Royal Killer Bees 2, LA/New Orleans Super Aces II 1

11 a.m. – 60W4.0 – Port Royal Senior Moments 3, GA/Columbus Cooper Creek 0

11 a.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘A’/Sea Pines Imposters 3, LA/Slidell 0

11 a.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘B’/Spring Lake Cruisers 3, KY ‘A’/Northern Kentucky 0

12:30 p.m. – 60M3.5 – Final – AL/Birmingham 2, LA/New Orleans LA Nobodies 1

12:30 p.m. – 60M4.0 – Final -- Port Royal 1, GA/Atlanta International Tennis Academy 2

Ct. 1 – Dave Partington/Doug Luba lost 6-4, 6-2

Ct. 2 – Don Steele/Joe Daniel lost 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (P.S.: 1-0 is not a real score of a tennis match)

Ct. 3 – Robb Warren/Howard Kirk lost 6-6, retired

12:30 p.m. – 70M3.5 – Final – GA/North Fulton 2, NC/Charlotte Wizzards 1

2 p.m. -- 60M3.0 – Final – Sun City Court Jesters 1, GA/East Roswell Park 2

Ct. 1 – Ken Diehl/Tom Docherty lost 6-3, 5-4, retired

Ct. 2 – Alex Tan/Paul Naef won 6-3, 6-3

Ct. 3 – Robert Perrone, Charles Smith lost 6-3, 6-3

2 p.m. – 60W4.0 – Final -- Port Royal Senior Moments 1, NC/Greensboro 2

Ct. 1 – Ginny Carter/Chris Iulo lost 6-1, 6-3

Ct. 2 – Kim Shimada/Linda Haviland lost 6-3, 6-2

Ct. 3 – Barb Steiger/Judy Barons won 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (Some day, USTA will use real scores for super tiebreak)

2 p.m. – 70W3.0 – Final -- TN/Knoxville 2, AR/Hot Springs Village 1

2 p.m. – 70M3.0 – Final -- SC ‘B’/Spring Lake Cruisers 2, SC ‘A’/Sea Pines Imposters 1

Ct. 1 – Bob Pentz/Richard Clapp (Cruisers) def. Bill McCaffery/Eric Smith 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (don’t you hate ‘1-0’ as a score?)

Ct. 2 – James Boldrick/Sal Zuccala (Imposters) def. Hale Mayer/Gary Turner 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (BAN 1-0 SCORES!!!)

Ct. 3 – Lee Lopez/Jim Manella (Cruisers) def. Bob Hilton/Murray Hallett 6-0, 6-1

2 p.m. – 70W3.5 –- Final -- Port Royal Killer Bees 2, NC/Wilmington 1

Ct. 1 – Millie Bloom/Marian Trenis won 6-4, 6-3

Ct. 2 – Martha Borcherding/Gretchen Wager won 6-3, 6-3

Ct. 3 – Joyce Flanigan/Janet Palmer lost 6-1, 6-2

ONE MORE TIME: No, We Don’t Read the Wall Street Journal, But …

The following is from a WSJ news clip snailmailed by E-News reader Phil Perkins:

Delete “Island” from Amelia Plantation’s Name?

A corporate event planner, worried that an upcoming function would appear to be too extravagant, has asked Amelia Island Plantation if it would delete the word “island” from its address. Another potential business meeting client said it wouldn’t consider any hotel with the words “spa” or “resort” in its name. WSJ reports that Amelia (whatever) has lost about $750,000 since January because businesses and trade groups shun the negative publicity associated “with anything even remotely resembling a boondoggle.” The word “island” apparently means some place special.

(Hell, no problem here. With the nod to Sun City Hilton Head, Traditions Hilton Head, etc., many of the Hilton Head Island businesses only use “Hilton Head”. Some can’t make up their minds. Check the phone book and you find Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort listed on one page and the Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort on another … both with the same phone number. Just covering all bases, we guess.

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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.

A ball that has been served hits the receiver or, in doubles, the receiver’s partner before it touches the ground. Which player wins the point? The server wins the point, unless the serve is a let.

*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. 28: KidZone QuickStart Tournament / Chaplin Public Tennis Center / 12 & Under, 10 & Under, 8 & Under Coed play / Special balls, short courts for each level / Play all day with lunch included / Register at www.kidzonetennis.com or call Patricia Hy 298-4229

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

May 1-3: 3rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

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( ) Pranksters painted #1, #2 and #4 on the backs of 3 little piglets then releasing them in a school hallway.

( ) School officials found the three piglets rather quickly, but then spent the rest of the day searching for one

(___) with #3 on its back before giving up.

-- from News of the Weird in Funny Times

-- Dennis Malick

Heading ton the Finals

567 Spring Break Tennis Matches Next Week – Admission Free to Spectators

Complete schedule of times/sites appears at the end of this issue.

TENNIS E-News

Mar. 21, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 30
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

12 for 12 Today in Alabama

Jesters in Finals; 2 HHI Teams Could Meet for Championship in Super Senior Sectionals

PELHAM AL (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – Sun City Court Jesters advanced to the Sunday finals and four Hilton Head Island teams are a win away from the finals after unbeaten streaks for HHI and Coastal Carolina teams today at the USTA League Southern Sectional Super Senior Championships. Two of the HHI teams, if they win Sunday morning, will meet in the finals.

The Court Jesters took all six courts today to move into the 70s Men’s 3.0 final against the winner of a match in the morning. Meanwhile, Men’s and Women’s 60s Port Royal 4.0 teams each are unbeaten and need a morning win to advance to their respective finals. The PR Senior Moments won twice today and face GA/Columbus in that women’s final. The PR men also won twice today and take on NC “A” in the morning.

In 70s Men’s 3.0, South Carolina “A” Sea Pines Imposters are 3-0 and SC “B” Spring Lake Cruisers are 2-0 – each needing an early morning win to clinch their group #1 spots in the championship match.

Meanwhile, the 60s Men’s 3.5 Long Cove Super Retreads are a smidgen back, despite sweeping all six courts today. In Friday’s opening round, the Retreads lost to LA/New Orleans LA Nobodies 2-1, dropping two matches in super tiebreaks and winning one court 7-6, 7-6. They must win in the morning and hope for the Nobodies to stumble.

Winners in Sunday championships will advance to the National Super Senior Championships next month in Phoenix AZ.

Here is a catch-up on a missing Friday score, plus today’s results and Sunday’s schedule involving HHI/CCTA teams:

NOTE: Some last-minute team withdrawals caused schedule changes affecting HHI/CCTA teams and resulting in time/opponent changes from the TENNIS E-NEWS report in Tuesday’s issue.

Friday the 20^th

8 a.m. – 70W3.0 – Sun City Golden Girls 0, TN/Knoxville 3

Saturday the 21^st

8 a.m. – 60M3.5 – Long Cove Super Retreads 3, MS/Jackson 0

8 a.m. – 60W4.0 – Port Royal Senior Moments 3, MS/Columbus 0

8 a.m. – 60M4.0 – Port Royal 2, AL/Birmingham 1

9:30 a.m. – 60M3.0 – Sun City Court Jesters 3, AR/North Little Rock 0

9:30 a.m. – 70W3.0 – Sun City Golden Girls vs. AL/Gulf Shores

11 a.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘B’/Spring Lake Cruisers 2, TN/Chattanooga 1

11 a.m. – 70W3.5 – Port Royal Killer Bees 3, GA/Savannah 0

11 a.m. – 70M3.5 – Indigo Run 3, LA/New Orleans Young At Heart 0

12:30 p.m. – 60M3.5 – Long Cove Super Retreads 3, KY/Louisville 0

12:30 p.m. – 60W4.0 – Port Royal Senior Moments 2, LA/Monroe 1

12:30 p.m. – 60M4.0 – Port Royal 3, TN/Knoxville 0

2 p.m. – 60M3.0 – Sun City Court Jesters 3, TN/Knoxville 0

2 p.m. – 70W3.0 – Sun City Golden Girls vs. MS/Columbus

3:30 p.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘A’/Sea Pines Imposters 3, AR/Hot Springs Village 0

Sunday the 22^nd

8 a.m. – 60M3.5 – Long Cove Super Retreads vs. NC ‘B’/Clemmons

8 a.m. – 60M4.0 – Port Royal vs. NC ‘A’/Winston-Salem

8 a.m. – 70M3.5 – Indigo Run vs. TN/Knoxville

9:30 a.m. – 70W3.5 – Port Royal Killer Bees vs. LA/New Orleans Super Aces II

11 a.m. – 60W4.0 – Port Royal Senior Moments vs. GA/Columbus Cooper Creek

11 a.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘A’/Sea Pines Imposters vs. LA/Slidell

11 a.m. – 70M3.0 – SC ‘B’/Spring Lake Cruisers vs. KY ‘A’/Northern Kentucky

12:30 p.m. – 60M3.5 – Final -- vs.

12:30 p.m. – 60M4.0 – Final -- vs.

12:30 p.m. – 70M3.5 – Final -- vs.

2 p.m. -- 60M3.0 – Final -- vs.

2 p.m. – 60W4.0 – Final -- vs.

2 p.m. – 70W3.0 – Final -- vs.

2 p.m. – 70M3.0 – Final -- vs.

2 p.m. – 70W3.5 –- Final -- vs.

No, We Don’t Read the Wall Street Journal, But …

The following was emailed by E-News reader Frances Worthy from this week’s Wall Street Journal:

Is Tennis Hip Again?

Fresh data from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association suggests that the fastest-growing sport in the country is...tennis. After years of stagnation, participation has grown 43% since 2000 and jumped 9.6% last year, while baseball, golf, gymnastics and football shed participants over the same period.

A tennis industry spokeswoman said the results came as "a shock," given the state of the economy. Still, the sport's organizing bodies have been actively trying to grow the game since 1993, with everything from "tennis welcome centers" to a rule barring high school tennis coaches from cutting anyone from the team.

In the trade group's survey of 40,000 Americans, tennis was one of only four sports to experience any increase during the study period and outpaced its nearest rival, racquetball, by 32%.

—Hannah Karp

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. 28: KidZone QuickStart Tournament / Chaplin Public Tennis Center / 12 & Under, 10 & Under, 8 & Under Coed play / Special balls, short courts for each level / Play all day with lunch included / Register at www.kidzonetennis.com or call Patricia Hy 298-4229

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

May 1-3: 3^rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children’s Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) If you want breakfast in bed,

( ) sleep with a blueberry muffin

(___) -- from Poor Raymond’s Almanac by Raymond Lesser in Funny Times

-- Dennis Malick

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2009 Spring Break Tennis

Week Four Schedule

Match times and sites subject to late change

Key to Sites:

B&T Hilton Head Is. Beach & Tennis Resort BA Beaufort Academy

BCL Broad Creek Landing BHS Bluffton High School

BP Bacon Park CARC Carolina Club

CP Chaplin Park EVN Evian

HHIHS HHI High School HHIMS HHI Middle School

HHR Hilton Head Resort LAKF Lake Forest

PRP Port Royal Plantation PRRC Port Royal Racquet Club

PTC Palmetto Tennis Center SBRC South Beach Racquet Club

Date Time M/W Opponents Site

Sun Mar 22 11 AM M Colby vs. Whitman B&T

Sun Mar 22 3 PM M Westminster MO vs. Whitman B&T

Sun Mar 22 3 PM M Northwestern Ohio vs. Colby HHIHS

Sun Mar 22 3 PM W Northwestern Ohio vs. Colby HHIMS

Sun Mar 22 3 PM M Hartwick vs. Elmhurst B&T

Mon Mar 23 8 AM W Carleton vs. DePauw CP

Mon Mar 23 8 AM W George Fox vs. Whitworth BCL

Mon Mar 23 8 AM M Staten Is. vs. Westminster MO HHIHS

Mon Mar 23 9 AM M Elmhurst vs. Centre HHIMS

Mon Mar 23 11:30 AM M Whitman vs. Chicago HHIHS

Mon Mar 23 11:30 AM W Sioux Falls vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Mon Mar 23 11:30 AM M Sioux Falls vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Mon Mar 23 NOON M Oberlin vs. Carleton CP

Mon Mar 23 12:30 PM W Whitworth vs. Colby BCL

Mon Mar 23 1:30 PM M Elmhurst vs. Principia HHIMS

Mon Mar 23 3 PM W Oberlin vs. DePauw B&T

Mon Mar 23 6 PM W St. Thomas vs. George Fox B&T

Mon Mar 23 6 PM M St. Thomas vs. Whitman B&T

Tue Mar 24 8 AM W Oberlin vs. West Virginia State B&T

Tue Mar 24 8 AM M Carleton vs. DePauw B&T

Tue Mar 24 8 AM M Whitworth vs. Colby HHIHS

Tue Mar 24 8 AM W Principia vs. George Fox EVN

Tue Mar 24 8 AM M Principia vs. Centre CP

Tue Mar 24 11:30 AM W Chicago vs. Carleton B&T

Tue Mar 24 11:30 AM M Elmhurst vs. Westminster MO BCL

Tue Mar 24 11:30 AM M Oberlin vs. St. Thomas B&T

Tue Mar 24 12:30 PM M Northwestern OH vs. Hartwick SBRC

Tue Mar 24 12:30 PM W Northwestern OH vs. Hartwick SBRC

Tue Mar 24 6 PM W Sioux Falls vs. Oberlin B&T

Tue Mar 24 6 PM M Sioux Falls vs. Carleton B&T

Wed Mar 25 8 AM M Sioux Falls vs. Oberlin B&T

Wed Mar 25 8 AM M Centre vs. Westminster MO EVN

Wed Mar 25 8 AM W Sioux Falls vs. Principia B&T

Wed Mar 25 9 AM M Chicago vs. DePauw HHIHS

Wed Mar 25 11:30 AM W Erskine vs. West Virginia State B&T

Wed Mar 25 11:30 AM W Carleton vs. Colby B&T

Wed Mar 25 NOON M St Thomas vs. Whitworth HHIMS

Wed Mar 25 12:30 PM M Carleton vs. Whitman PRRC

Wed Mar 25 2 PM W Hartwick vs. Sioux Falls EVN

Wed Mar 25 2 PM M Hartwick vs. Sioux Falls BCL

Wed Mar 25 3 PM W Chicago vs. Depauw B&T

Wed Mar 25 6 PM M St. Thomas vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Wed Mar 25 6 PM W St. Thomas vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Thu Mar 26 8 AM W Erskine vs. Depauw B&T

Thu Mar 26 8 AM M Oberlin vs. Whitman HHIHS

Thu Mar 26 8 AM W Principia vs. Whitworth BCL

Thu Mar 26 11:30 AM M Carleton vs. Chicago HHIHS

Thu Mar 26 11:30 AM M Lake Land vs. Hartwick B&T

Thu Mar 26 NOON M Whitworth vs. Principia BCL

Thu Mar 26 12:30 PM W Oberlin vs. Carleton EVN

Thu Mar 26 12:30 PM M Depauw vs. Whitman PRRC

Thu Mar 26 3 PM W Erskine vs. Whitworth B&T

Thu Mar 26 6 PM M Sioux Falls vs. St. Thomas B&T

Thu Mar 26 6 PM W Sioux Falls vs. St. Thomas B&T

Fri Mar 27 8 AM W Sioux Falls vs. West Virginia St B&T

Fri Mar 27 8 AM W Hartwick vs. St. Thomas HHIMS

Fri Mar 27 8 AM M Sioux Falls vs. Lake Land B&T

Fri Mar 27 8 AM M Saint Thomas vs. Centre HHIHS

Fri Mar 27 11:30 AM M Principia vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Fri Mar 27 11:30 AM W Principia vs. Northwestern OH B&T

Sat Mar 28 NOON M Whittier vs. Erskine B&T

Sun Mar 29 NOON M Lake Land vs. Whittier B&T

Mon Mar 30 NOON M Whittier vs. Franklin B&T