1,530 College Matches on Tap for Next Week – Schedule is an Attachment to this E-News
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TENNIS E-News
Mar. 07, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 24
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
Return to Daylight Saving Time Sunday 2 a.m. – Spring forward your clocks.
Roster Closing Deadline Sunday, Mar. 15 – Last Day To Add to Your Team Roster
26th Annual
Luck of the Irish
Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The semifinals and finals of the Luck of the Irish Tournament will begin early Sunday at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center and continue until, well, don’t expect them to finish in time to make it to the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Late Friday matches:
Mixed 3.0 – Cambron/Miller def. Blohm/Saupp 6-3, 6-2
Mixed 4.5 – Krull/Sandy def. Johnson/Tillison
Sorry, no other results as of 10:15 p.m.
First of Three This Year
Sunday Morning at 10 for Van Der Meer Men’s & Women’s Open Championships—Singles Then Doubles
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Ricardo Gonzalez will face Christophe Bonadona and Nicola Slater will go against Victoria Laskutova in the 10 a.m. finals Sunday of the Van Der Meer Tennis Open Championships at the VDMTCenter on DeAllyon Road. Doubles semifinals and finals will follow in this first of three 2009 VDM Men’s and Women’s Open tournaments.
Admission is free for the matches that will run through much of the afternoon, ending with women’s and men’s doubles finals set for 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Here is what happened today and what’s scheduled Sunday by Tournament Director Justyn Schelver:
Today’s Results
Men's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) – Erik Halaj (7) def. Alexandru Pasareanu (4) 6-3; 4-6; 7-6(2); Christophe Bonadona (5) def. Ryan Drake 6-1; 7-5; Jan Surovic def. Thomas Richter (2) 4-6; 7-6; 7-6(8); Ricardo Gonzalez (1) def. Attila Nagy (6) 6-1; 6-4; (Semifinal Round) -- Gonzalez def. Halaj 6-2; 6-4; Bonadona def. Surovic 6-3; 6-2
Women's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) – Hayley Carter (2) def. Kendal Drake 6-1; 6-0; Nicola Slater (1) def. Ksenia Laskutova 6-4; 7-6(5); Victoria Laskutova (3) def. Samantha Droop 6-0; 6-0; Zeynep Mafa def. Ashley Kitchen (4) 6-4; 6-7(4); 7-6(4); (Semifinal Round) -- Slater def. Mafa 7-6(3); 6-0; Victoria Laskutova def. Carter 6-2; 3-6; 7-6(4)
Men's Open Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) – Christophe Bonadona / Thomas Richter (1) def. Ryan Drake / Oscar Gomez 6-3; 7-6; Ricardo Gonzalez / Micheal Rileyl def. Juliano Cirimbelli / Henrique Tomaz (4) 3-6; 7-5; 7-6(8); Attila Nagy / Alexandru Pasareanu (3) def. Chris Mireles / Matt Wuller 6-7; 6-3; 7-6(8); Tom Coulton / Mike Sutcliffe (2) def. Erik Halaj / Jan Surovic 6-1; 3-6; 7-6(6)
Women's Open Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) – Mikayla Rogers / Nicola Slater (2) def. Samantha Droop / Ashley Kitchen 6-0; 6-3; Victoria Laskutova / Ksenia Laskutova def. Alexandra Sheeran / Sonya Stover 6-1; 6-2
Sunday Schedule
10:00 a.m. -- Men's Open Singles Final -- Ricardo Gonzalez vs. Christophe Bonadona; Men's Open Singles Consolation -- Alex Bahr vs. Greg Sansonetti; Jared Woodson vs. Micheal Riley; Women's Open Singles Final -- Nicola Slater vs. Victoria Laskutova; Women's Open Singles Consolation -- Ashley Kitchen vs. Ksenia Laskutova
10:30 a.m. -- Men's Open Doubles Consolation -- J. Woodson - H. Bremer vs. A. Bahr - M. Kirk; G. Handy - M. Hookaylo vs. P. Conaty - P. Conaty
11:00 a.m. -- Men's Open Singles Consolation -- T.B.D. vs. T.B.D.; Women's Open Singles Consolation -- Alexandra Sheeran vs. T.B.D.; Women's Open Doubles Consolation -- M. Campbell - T. Zawacki vs. A. Sheeran - S. Stover
12:00 p.m. -- Women's Open Doubles -- D. Alvarez - H. Carter vs. V. Laskutova - K. Laskutova; K. Drake - Z. Mafa vs. M. Rogers - N. Slater
12:30 p.m. -- Men's Open Doubles Consolation -- A. Bahr - M. Kirk vs. G. Handy - M. Hookaylo
1:00 p.m. -- Men's Open Doubles Semifinals -- C. Bonadona - T. Richter vs. R. Gonzalez - M. Riley; A. Nagy - A. Pasareanu vs. R. Coulton - M. Sutcliffe; Women's Open Doubles Consolation -- S. Droop - A. Kitchen vs. T.B.D.
2:00 p.m. -- Women's Open Doubles Final
3:00 p.m. -- Men's Open Doubles Final
Sanctioned Adults and Juniors
5th Annual DMC Tennis Championships April 3-5 at Chaplin, HHIHS, Shipyard
Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) -- The David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation and Coligny Plaza will host the 5th annual DMC Tennis Championships Apr. 3-5. The tournament will take place at Chaplin Public Tennis Center, Hilton Head Island High School and Van Der Meer/Shipyard Racquet Club.
This USTA-sanctioned tournament and will feature adult and junior divisions including: Junior 10s-18s singles and doubles, adult men’s and women’s open doubles, open mixed doubles, rated doubles and singles 3.0-4.5 and combo mixed 6.0-9.0. Prizes will be awarded to all champions and finalists.
The entry fee is $40 for a singles and $25 per doubles player. Entry fee includes a players’ party, raffle, continental breakfast, snacks, beverages, a tournament gift and T-shirt. The players’ party will be catered by Hudson’s Seafood and will take place Friday, Apr. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Chaplin Park.
Tournament entry can be online or at the Island Recreation Center or Players World of Sports. For online, go to http://www.usta.com, select ‘Tournaments’ and use ID# 704107009 for adults and 704122809 for juniors. Entry deadline is Mar. 29 and draw times will be posted Mar. 31.
This tournament is sponsored by Hudson’s, Coligny Plaza and Players World of Sports. All proceeds will be donated to the Island Recreation Association Scholarship Fund and the American Cancer Society. For more information, go to http://www.davidmcarmines.org or call Island Rec at 681-7273.
Torch Lighting Ceremony Starts Event
Free Pro Exhibition Monday Marks Special Olympics Championships at VDM Shipyard
Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – A free exhibition Monday starring HHI pros Tom Coulton, Scott Nichols, Tommy Shimada and Matt Wuller will be featured at the opening ceremonies of next week’s Special Olympics Tennis Championships. A junior exhibition also will be played by Michelle Green of HHI and Alrissa Tobe of Bluffton. The exhibition will begin at 6:15 and will set in motion several days of SO competition.
USTA Senior League Standings – as of 3/07/09
Hilton Head Island Leagues
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 3/07/09
SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Sea Pines CC in lead at 3-1
SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers lead at 6-0
SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 Sea Pines CC Matchpoints, South Beach Racqueteers tied at 5-0
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 3-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes Senior Chix in lead at 3-0
SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 6-0
SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Palmetto Dunes Dames With Game lead at 4-0
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 3/07/09
SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23
SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Slickers in first at 6-1
SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Dataw Darlins, Belfair Court Jesters tied at 6-1
SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Spin Doctors, Callawassie Islanders tied at 2-0
SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22 3 teams tied at 2-0
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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MISSED THE TENNIS WRITINGS IN HILTON HEAD MONTHLY MAGAZINE? ‘TWASN’T THERE, BUT YOU CAN READ IT BY CLICKING THIS LINK:
http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.
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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.
What happens when a ball from an adjacent court rolls on your court between first and second serves? The time it takes to clear an intruding ball between the first and second serves is not considered sufficient time to warrant the server receiving two serves unless this time is so prolonged as to constitute an interruption. The receiver is the judge of whether the delay is sufficiently prolonged to justify giving the server two serves.
If you have a question or situation you would like to have addressed, email banana@hargray.com separately and we will try to help.
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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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