Smashing Mixed

TENNIS E-NEWS

Sunday, April 26, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 43
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Apr. 23-25 in 2010

Mixed Doubles Star in BillyBob Finals; Child a Double Champion

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – It was shock and awe in the Mixed Doubles finals of the 24th annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles today at South Beach Racquet Club, leaving spectators cheering and off-island players spouting: “Wait until next year.” The Men’s and Women’s Open of the combined-age tournament also provided lots of firepower.

Timing was just right for the tournament that drew 47 more players than last year with several championships going to visitors from the Far North and Far South. A strong contingent of Canadians were among players asking for 2010 dates (Apr. 23-25) to plan for a return for the Silver Anniversary BillyBob.

Tournament Director Michael O’Keefe had his hands full adjusting court schedules for all the lengthy three-set matches, but the weather cooperated and the last two finals finished within five minutes of each other in mid-afternoon. Although several players made it to two finals, HHIslander Pat Child was the only one to win championship prize money two times – 80 Men’s Open with Mike O’Regan and 80 Mixed Open with Jill Wilson of Beaufort.

Here are today’s results (plus two corrections) with players from Hilton Head Island unless otherwise noted (Champions are in red.):
80 Men’s Open (Final) -- Patrick Child / Michael O'Regan (1) def. Keith Hutcheson (Bluffton)/ Lawrence Taylor 6-3; 6-3

80 Mixed Open (Semifinal Round) -- Donald Sigmon / Jolene Watanabe (Bluffton) def. Robin Fulton / Henry Iannuzzi 6-1; 6-1; (Final) -- Patrick Child / Jill Wilson (Beaufort) (1) def. Sigmon / Watanabe 1-6; 6-3; 6-0

80 Women’s Open (Semifinal Round Correction) -- Maureen Bush / Jolene Watanabe (Bluffton) def. Robin Fulton / Meri Lobel 6-3, 6-4; (Final) -- Bush / Watanabe def. Michelle Clark (Beaufort)/ Jill Wilson (Beaufort) 6-2; 6-3

80's Women 4.0 (Round Robin) -- Allison Meade / Jackie Reynecke def. Judy Larkin / Donna Smorol 6-1; 7-5

80 Mixed 4.0 (Final) -- Liz Purcell / Jim Purcell (1) def. Keith Hutcheson (Bluffton) / Jamie Hutcheson (Bluffton) 4-6; 7-5; 6-4

100 Men”s 4.5 (Final) -- Wes Breinich / Bobby Tillison (1) def. Bruce Builder / Joe Mezera 6-2; 6-1

100 Women’s 4.5 (Final) -- Amale Allen / Judy Levering (1) def. Nanci Staples / Susan Taylor (2) 6-2; 7-6

100 Mixed 4.5 (Semifinal Round) -- Kathy Jenson / Bobby Tillison (2) def. Frank Meade / Allison Meade (3) 6-3; 4-6; 7-6; (Final) -- Maureen Bush (Bluffton) / Don Hutchison (Reading PA) (4) def. Jenson / Tillison (2) 6-2; 6-3

120 Men’s 4.0 (Final) -- John Brummitt / Doug Luba def. Brent Gallagher (Bluffton) / Gary Kocher 6-4; 6-4

120s Women’s 4.0 (Semifinal Round Correction) – Charlene Bradeen (Bluffton) / Phyllis Spehlmann def. Margaret Dreibelbis / Kathleen Graham 4-6; 6-3; 6-3 (Final) -- Bradeen / Spehlmann def. Judy Larkin / Donna Smorol 6-3; 6-4

120 Mixed 4.0 (Final) -- Richard Prewitt (Naples FL) / Sylvia Prewitt (Naples FL) def. Ian Gentle (Toronto ONT) / Marie Kuleba (Toronto ONT) 6-2; 6-2

140 Men’s 3.5 (Semifinal Round) -- Kenneth Dorner (Portage MI) / John Yselonia (Wayne NJ) def. John Hanlin (Louisville CO) / Bill Stetson 6-3; 6-0; (Final) -- John Martin / Bob Payne def. Dorner / Yselonia 6-2; 6-2

140 Mixed 3.5 (Round Robin)--Dwight Hunting / Marian Trenis def. Namhee Donohue (West Orange NJ) / Kenneth Dorner (Portage MI) 6-1; 7-5

150 Men”s 3.5 (Final) -- Bob Graff / Dan Hofmann def. Ernie Clark (Bluffton) / Joe Pizzat (Bluffton) 6-3; 6-3

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USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 4/25/09

Hilton Head Island Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/25/09

AW2.5 4/51 2/14 - 5/2 Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing, SCYacht Ms. Fits tied at 7-1

AM3.0 4/58 2/14 – 5/2 Chaplin Park Rattlers in first at 6-2

AW3.0 5/77 1/29 – 4/25 Wexford Player Slayers, Chaplin Shady’s Rath tied in first at 7-1

AM3.5 6/86 1/31 – 5/2 Sea Pines CC The Old Guys in first at 9-0

AW3.5 14/214 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice, Long Cove Covettes tied at 11-0

AM4.0 5/66 2/15 – 4/26 PDTC Smash in first at 7-1

AW4.0 4/62 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers in first at 8-1

AM4.5 2/27 2/22 – 3/29 South Beach BT Express clinched championship at 4-1

AW4.5 2/32 2/22 – 3/29 PDTC clinched championship at 5-0

Total 46/673

HHI Totals 122/1,594

Coastal Carolina Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/25/09

AW3.0 3/37 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats in lead at 5-0

AM3.5 2/24 3/7 – 5/2 Beaufort Smashers in lead at 3-1

AW3.5 4/62 2/19 – 5/2 Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers in first at 6-1

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

AW4.0 5/71 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders lead at 6-0

Total 16/219

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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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