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TENNIS E-News
Feb. 28, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 21
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
Runs All Month – Schedule Attached
675 College Matches in Week One Spreads Spring Break Tennis All Over the Island, Area
Sunday’s intercollegiate matches
Lebanon Valley vs. Catholic (W) Meredith vs. York (W) Grand Rapids CC vs. York (M)
Wartburg vs. Methodist (M & W) Mercyhurst vs. East Stroudsburg (M & W)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The annual festival of college tennis on Hilton Head Island will begin Sunday with seven dual matches, setting the pace for Spring Break Tennis 2009 that will run with a similarly busy daily schedule until the end of March. Admission is free to spectators for all the matches.
More than 210 college teams from throughout the eastern half of the country will be competing this year. That’s about 2,500 players and coaches, many accompanied by parents and friends who will infuse one helluva chunk of change into Hilton Head Island and area lodging, restaurants, souvenir shops and the like.
Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort again will be SBT headquarters for owner/operator Ray Yost, who also is head coach for Mercyhurst College of Erie PA. Matches will be played morning, afternoon and night there throughout the month. Many satellite sites will be in play, including Chaplin Public Tennis Center, Hilton Head Island High School and Middle School, Bluffton High, Beaufort Academy and some at Bacon Park in Savannah.
The first week’s schedule, including sites, is an attachment to this E-News. A running schedule and results are to appear daily in The Island Packet. Information also is on http://www.springbreaktennis.
Eye on the Sky
Vander Berg, Smith/Totten, Child/O’Regan Winners in Fripp Clay Court Championships
FRIPP ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) – With an eye over the shoulder at the Weather Channel, Fripp Island Spring Clay Court Championships wrapped up a couple divisions today, but have a slew of semifinals and finals to go Sunday. Some 135 players are competing in the USTA-sanctioned rated and age-division categories.
Here are what today’s results appeared to be as posted by deadline time:
Men's Open Singles – Semifinals -- Patrick Child d. Greg Crosby 6-4; 6-4; (1) Lee Withrow d. Joseph Macdermant 6-0; 5-1 Ret (quit)
Men's Open Doubles – Semifinals -- Chambers/McGuire d. (2) Holland/Withrow 4-6; 7-6; 10-3; (1) Child/O'Regan d. Macdermant/Orwig 6-1; 6-1; Final -- (1) Child/O'Regan d. Chambers/McGuire 6-2; 3-6; 10-5
Mixed Open Doubles – Round Robin 2 -- Mills/Straut d. Holland/Sullivan 6-1; 6-1
Men's 3.0 Singles – Semifinals -- Pete Galloway d. Jonathan Miller 6-1; 6-2; Bill McDaniel d. Terry Logan 6-0; 6-4
Men's 3.5 Singles – Semifinals -- Robert Kopec d. James Combs 6-1; 6-1; Craig Williams d. Leo Ward 2-6; 6-4; 10-4
Men's 4.0 Singles – Semifinals -- Bradley Orwig d. Chris Dennison 6-2; 6-2; Richard Gallagher d. Patrick Smith 6-4; 6-3
Women's 3.5 Singles – Semifinals -- Srintra Dynamic d. Linda Evans 3-6; 6-0; 10-6; (1) Anneliza Itkor d. Marjory Mitchell 2-6; 6-4; 10-8
Men's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Ferrebee/Prophater d. Oakley/Solomone 6-2; 6-1; Roberts/Smith d. Brown/Norton 6-4; 6-4; Semifinals -- Ferrebee/Prophater d. Roberts/Smith 6-3; 6-2; Upchurch/Upchurch d. Kopec/Nemec 6-1; 6-1
Men's 4.0 Doubles – Round Robin 2 -- Bauer/Jones d. Dockum/Osullivan 6-4; 7-6(5)
Women's 3.0 Doubles – Semifinal -- Hooker/Upchurch d. Reznik/Teodosio 6-3; 6-0
Women's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Bishop/Day-Mitchell d. Lindsay/Moore 6-2; 6-1; Semifinals -- Bishop/Day-Mitchell d. Hyatt/Hyatt 6-1; 7-5; Chavez/Straut d. Burns/Mitchell 6-1; 4-6; 10-4
Women's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinal -- Harvey/Webb d. Hodgson/Kocher 6-1; 6-3
Men's 50 Singles – Round Robin 2 -- Dartanian Dynamic d. Alan Hartley Wo (emerg); Alan Hartley d. John Christensen 6-3; 6-7(6); 12-10
Men's 60 Singles – Semifinals -- Jim Manship d. Russell Haber 4-6; 6-1; 11-9; Andy Rosolinski d. (1) Richard Silver 6-1; 6-1
Men's 70 Singles – Round Robin 2 -- Ernest Clark d. Josef Fodor 6-1; 4-2 Ret (inj)
Women's 40 Singles – Round Robin 3 -- Cindy Vander Berg d. Brenda Neurell 6-4; 6-4; Vander Berg winner of round robin
Men's 50 Doubles – Round Robin 2 -- Smith/Totten d. Davis/Meehan 6-3; 3-6; 8-1 Ret (quit); Dockum/Osullivan d. Davis/Meehan 6-1; 6-2; Smith/Totten winner of round robin
Men's 60 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) James/Kirk d. Austin/Rosolinski 6-2; 6-4; Davis/Meehan d. (1) Manship/Vander Berg 7-5; 2-6; 10-4
Women's 40 Doubles – Round Robin 2 -- Taylor/Vander Berg d. Hon/Manship 6-3; 6-1
Combined Mixed 6.0 Doubles – Round Robin 2 -- McDaniel/McDaniel d. Myers/Myers 6-1; 6-0
Shoreline Ballroom & HHIB&T
Entry Still Open for Monday Big Night for Kids -- Free Clinics, Food, HBO Tennis & Signups
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Monday will be a big chance for HHI and area youngsters and their parents to tie into tennis programs for the rest of the year, with HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and Shoreline Ballroom host of the first annual Tennis Night in America.
Theme of the night of free clinics, food and top women’s tennis on HBO 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. Information and registration will be provided for Quick Start, Junior Team Tennis, summer camps, lessons, academies and more.
A raffle, Tennis Night in America Hats, discounted USTA Memberships, a commemorative program the same as given out at the Madison Square Garden match – all part of the evening that will have about 150 participants. Clinics start at 5:30 p.m. Youngsters will be served dinner in the Shoreline Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. The HBO telecast of the BNP Paribus Billie Jean King Cup will begin at 7:30 and feature Venus and Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic.
For registration at the local event, contact Bob Brown at 290-2833.
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. Additional information is available at http://www.tennisnight.com.
Family Circle T.C.
HHI’s Wilburn Also Consolation Titlist in SMASH Jr. Clay Court Championships
CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) – The SMASH Junior Clay Court Championships at Family Circle Tennis Center had another Hilton Head Islander consolation winner we missed in scanning the results: Merritt Wilburn, who advanced to the quarterfinals in main draw, won the back draw in Boys’ 12s.
USTA League Senior Standings – as of 2/28/09
Hilton Head Island Leagues
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 2/28/09
SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Sea Pines CC in lead at 3-0
SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers, Country Club of HH tied at 5-0
SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 Sea Pines CC Matchpoints, South Beach Racqueteers, Long Cove Classics tied at 4-0
SM3.5 13/163 1/28 – 4/22 Long Cove Mates in first at 5-0
SW3.5 18/223 2/11 – 4/11 Flight I – Spring Lake Twisted Sisters, Spring Lake Cosmopolitans tied at 2-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes Senior Chix in lead at 2-0
SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 5-0
SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Port Royal Herricanes, Palmetto Dunes Dames With Game tied at 3-0
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
Coastal Carolina Leagues
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 2/28/09
SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23
SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Slickers in first at 5-1
SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Dataw Darlins, Belfair Court Jesters tied at 5-1
SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22 5 teams tied at 1-0
SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22 4 teams tied at 1-0
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 2-0
Totals 43/498
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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.
Can a player call a let on a neighboring court? Only an official or a player can call a let. A player may call a let only on the player’s 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:
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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