Set for BillyBob Finals

TENNIS E-NEWS

Saturday, April 25, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 42
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

47 More Players Than in ‘08

24^th Annual BillyBob Sweats Through Three-Setters to Get to Sunday Morning Semis, Finals

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The competition certainly did match the weather in today’s quarterfinals and semifinals of the BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club. A couple walkovers resulted from players in two categories unable to compete with the unexpected heat in the semifinal rounds. The tournament finals and a semi or two will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday and finish in the afternoon.

The day got started on Court 1 with Liz and Jim Purcell setting the tone for the day in a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 Mixed 80 (4.0) quarterfinal and protracted matches followed across the draws in the combined-age divisions. The jump from 103 individual players in the 2008 BillyBob to 150 this weekend left no doubt that the courts would be full and the action nonstop.
Here are the results of today’s matches.

80 Men’s Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Roscoe Chambers / Matt Straut def. Patrick Mason / Allan Mason 7-6; 6-4; (Semifinal Round) -- Patrick Child / Mike O'Regan (1) def. Chambers / Straut 6-1; 6-2; Keith Hutcheson / Lawrence Taylor def. Scott Barrett / Milko Kostadinov (2) 5-7; 6-2; 7-5

80 Mixed Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Patrick Child / Jill Wilson (1) def. Roscoe Chambers / Michelle Clark 2-6; 7-5; 6-0; Robin Fulton / Henry Iannuzzi def. Lisa Conrad / Lev Ozdemir 6-0; 6-1; Patricia Begley / Mike O’Regan def. Scott Barrett / Rachel Sigmon 6-3, 6-1; Don Sigmon / Jolene Watanabe def. Sandra Barrett / Milko Kostadinov (2) 6-2, 6-2

80 Mixed 4.0 (Quarterfinal Round) -- Marin Pasareanu / Tracy Sklarin def. Ken Greitsmann / Christy Rohlfing 6-2; 6-2; (Semifinal Round) --

Liz Purcell / Jim Purcell (1) def. Marie Egan / Scott Stevens 6-7; 7-6; 6-4; Keith Hutcheson / Jamie Hutcheson def. Pasareanu / Sklarin 6-2, 6-0

80 Women’s Open Women (Quarterfinal Round) -- Robin Fulton / Meri Lobel def. Robin Colket / Merrill Light 6-3; 6-3; (Semifinal Round) --

Michelle Clark / Jill Wilson def. Julie Child / Ann Hunt 6-1; 6-4; Fulton / Lobel def. Maureen Bush / Jolene Watanabe 6-3, 6-4

100 Men’s 4.5 (Quarterfinal Round) -- Ralph Huff / Matthew Straut def. Coulter Hughes / Joel Hawk 6-4; 4-6; 6-4; John Christensen / Joe Daniel def. Timothy Arr / Kent James 4-6; 7-6; 6-2; (Semifinal Round) -- Bruce Builder / Joe Mezera def. Huff / Straut Wo (ill); Wes Breinich / Bobby Tillison (1) def. Christensen / Daniel 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

100 Mixed 4.5 (Quarterfinal Round) -- Frank Meade / Allison Meade (3) def. David Bailey / Jennifer Thompson 4-6; 6-2; 6-2; John Christensen / Nancy Christensen def. Sandra Barrett / Mike Jauncey (1) 6-4; 6-3; Kathy Jenson / Robert Tillison (2) def. Steven Jones / Marilu Silva 6-1; 6-4; Maureen Bush / Don Hutchison (4) def. Wes Breinich / Susan Taylor 6-1; 6-2; (Semifinal Round) – Bush / Hutchison def. Christensen / Christensen 6-1, 6-4;

100 Women’s 4.5 (Quarterfinal Round) -- Millicent Charette / Liz Purcell def. Nancy Christensen / Janet Daniel 6-2; 6-2; Rochelle Decker / Marie Kuleba def. Mary O'Reilly / Helen Yselonia 7-6; 6-3; (Semifinal Round) – Amale Allen / Judy Levering (1) def. Charette / Purcell 6-2, 6-2; Nanci Staples / Susan Taylor (2) def. Decker / Kuleba 7-6; 6-2

120 Men’s 4.0 (Round of 16 Friday correction) – Allan Mason / Jim Purcell def. H. Kline / Dennis Peacock 6-1; 6-1; (Quarterfinal Round) -- Brent Gallagher / Gary Kocher def. Mason / Purcell 6-2; 6-0; Ralph Huff / Robert Shellard def. Joseph Hardy / Iwan Terenin 6-3; 4-6; 6-4; John Brummitt / Doug Luba def. Fred Carrillo / Bob Jettie 6-3; 6-1; Joseph Keenan / Wayne Lilley def. Ian Gentle / Mike Jauncey 6-4; 6-4; (Semifinal Round) -- Gallagher / Kocher def. Huff / Shellard Wo (ill); Brummitt / Luba def. Keenan / Lilley 7-6 (9); 6-4

120 Mixed 4.0 (Quarterfinal Round) -- Ian Gentle / Marie Kuleba def. Laura Lucas / Richard Van Hooser 6-2; 6-1; John Yselonia / Helen Yselonia def. Tony Schinto / Marilyn Yates 6-1; 6-0; Richard Prewitt / Sylvia Prewitt def. Gordon Levering / Judy Levering 6-4; 6-4; Frank Meade / Jackie Reynecke (1) def. Robert Blohm / Sharon Saupp 6-0; 6-0; (Semifinal Round) – Prewitt / Prewitt def. Yselonia / Yselonia; Gentle / Kuleba def. Meade / Reynecke

120 Women’s 4.0 (Semifinal Round) -- Sheila Smith / Phyllis Spehlmann def. Margaret Dreibelbis / Kathleen Graham 4-6; 6-3; 6-3; Judy Larkin / Donna Smorol def. Barbara Decker / Caroline Tucker 7-6; 6-4

140 Men’s 3.5 (Quarterfinal Round) -- John Martin / Robert Payne def. Donald Arboe / Keith Phoenix 6-1; 6-0; Dwight Hunting / Paul Williams def. Jack Gamer / Mike Levine 5-7; 6-4; 6-1; John Hanlin / William Stetson def. Bernie Brown / James Norton 7-5; 3-6; 7-6; (Semifinal Round) – Martin / Payne def. Hunting / Williams 6-0; 6-2;

150 Men’s 3.5 (Semifinal Round) -- Bob Graff / Dan Hofmann def. Lee Butler / Dennis Malick 6-1; 6-1; Ernie Clark / Joe Pizzat def. Don Coleman / Jim Norton 6-1, 6-2

Playoffs Over 2 Weekends in Late May

No HHI or CCTA Wild Cards for Adult State Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – A first look at the draws set up for USTA League South Carolina Adult State Championships show no one is wild about our area teams. No HHI or Coastal Carolina team has received a wildcards to States.

In the 2.5 adult women, there will be 12 teams competing.(Grant Strand and Lexington received wild cards). In the 3.0 adult men, there will be 12 teams competing. (Lexington received the wild card); In the 3.5 adult men, there will be 16 teams competing. (Lexington and Lowcountry received wild cards)

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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.

Body Movement: A player may feint with the body while the ball is in motion. A player may change position at any time, including while the server is tossing the ball. Any other movement or any sound that is made solely to distract an opponent, including, but not limited to, waving the arms or racket or stamping the feet, is not allowed.

*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 selec ting "USTA Shop" and then "Books" on that page.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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 2-4: 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.

May 15-17: 4^th annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament / Bluffton High School & satellite sites / Rated Adult doubles on clay; Age division Junior singles & doubles on hard, plus Adult/Child doubles / Information, call Brett Robertson at 816-2033.

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