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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-- 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