Tennis E-News: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Women Into the Semis

TENNIS E-NEWS

Sunday, May 31, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 61
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

3.0, 2.5 Unbeatens

Wexford Player Slayers, SCYacht Ms. Fits Carry HHI Women’s Banner into Semifinals in Adult State Chmps

GREENVILLE SC (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – The Hilton Head Island women are at it again. The 2.5 South Carolina Yacht Club Ms. Fits and 3.0 Wexford Player Slayers stayed undefeated today and advanced to Monday semifinals in the South Carolina Adult State Championships, following on the heels of HHI and Coastal Carolina teams that won Adult championships two weeks ago in Aiken.

The Player Slayers, captained by Teri Rohan, rolled to a 4-1 win over Columbia Northwest Y’s Women for a 10 a.m. spot Monday against Columbia Tennis League’s Spin of the Racket.

The Ms. Fits, captained by Lynda Halpern, went to 3-0 with today’s 2-1 win over Greenville Country Club Shoe-Ins. SCYC will go to court at 8 a.m. Monday against PeeDee’s Florence Country Club women who got a wildcard into the semis.

Someone Sure Will Explain It To Us Again, But ………...

The Women’s 2.5s had three groups, meaning a winner from each group would advance to semifinals, plus a wildcard.

In Group I, three teams tied with 2-1 records. All three won six courts and lost three. Fewest sets lost? Grand Strand and Lexington each lost seven; Spartanburg lost eight. Fewest games lost? Grand Strand lost 61; Lexington lost 62. The group winner was decided by one game. That close. The wild card, however, went to PD that placed second to an undefeated team in another group.

Here are today’s results and the schedule for HHITL and CCTA teams as posted on TennisLink:

(Key to abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CCTA = Bluffton to Beaufort area; CTL = Columbia; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood; GSTL = GrandStrand/Myrtle Beach; HHITL = Hilton Head Island; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/Charleston Area; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATL = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville)

Late Saturday the 30th

12:30 p.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers 0, LATA #2/Lexington Tiebreakers 5

2 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice 3, MCTL/Tega Cay B52s 2

5 p.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys 1, CTL #1/Columbia Ace Kickers 4

Sunday the 31^st

8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice 2, UPTA #2/Greenville CC Ace Kickers 3

9:30 a.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory 2, LCTA #2/Dunes West Breakers 3

9:30 a.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys 4, AATL/The Antiques 1

9:30 a.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits 3, LATA #2/Ball Park Road String Fever 0

11 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers 4, LATA #2/Columbia Northwest Y’s Women 1

11 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats 2, UPTA/Greenville CC Loose Strings 3

11 a.m. – W3.5 – CCTA/Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers 2, LATA #1/Lexington Simply Smashing 3

12:30 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice 4, GATA/Gatewood Ladies 1

2 p.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory 1, UPTA/Southside Park 4

2 p.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers 0, LCTA #3/Mt. Pleasant Rec Brew 5

3:30 p.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits 2, UPTA/Greenville CC Shoe-Ins 1

3:30 p.m. – W3.5 – CCTA/Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers 1, LCTA #1/Dunes West AlleyGaters 4

Monday the 1^st

8 a.m. -- M3.0 – Semifinal – UPTA vs. LCTA #1

8 a.m. -- M3.0 – Semifinal – SATL vs. Wildcard CTL

8 a.m. -- W2.5 – Semifinal – GSTL #1 vs. LCTA

8 a.m. -- W2.5 – Semifinal -- HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits vs. Wildcard PD/Florence CC

8 a.m. -- W3.5 – Semifinal – UPTA #1/Greenville CC Net Chix vs. CTL #1/Columbia TC El Burrito Chicas

8 a.m. -- W3.5 – Semifinal – CTL #2/Greenview Park Villa Tronco Volleyers vs. LCTA #1/Dunes West AlleyGators

10 a.m. -- M3.5 – Semifinal – LCTA #1 vs. UPTA

10 a.m. -- M3.5 – Semifinal – CTL #1 vs. LATA #2

10 a.m. -- W3.0 – Semifinal – HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers vs. CTL #1/Columbia TC Spin of the Racket

10 a.m. -- W3.0 – Semifinal – CTL #2/Mood Swings vs. PD/Timrod Rowdy Girls

12:30 p.m. – M3.0 – Final –

12:30 p.m. – W2.5 – Final –

12:30 p.m. – W3.5 – Final --

2 p.m. -- M3.5 – Final –

2 p.m. – W3.0 – Final --

Van Der Meer Tennis Center

Qualifying & Jensen Clinic Monday, Main Draw Tuesday at $10K Head/Tail Tournament

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The $10,000 Head/Tail USTA Women’s Championship got halfway through its qualifying rounds today and will complete that Monday, setting the entries for the main draw start on Tuesday at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. Admission is free to spectators throughout.

On Friday, Nicole Melichar defeated Grace Leake 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to win the singles wild card tournament. The doubles wild card was captured by Tennessee’s Caitlin Whoriskey and Natalie Pluskota, semifinalists in this year's NCAA Div. I national tournament.
VDM's largest-ever qualifying draw consisted of 116 players fighting for eight spots in Tuesday's draw. Qualifying matches will continue Monday at 9 a.m.

A free women’s doubles clinic will be held Monday at 5 p.m. conducted by French Open champion and ESPN commentator Luke Jensen. Signup deadline was Friday. Saturday the 6th will be International Kids Day featuring a USTA Quick Start program at 11 a.m. A pizza party will be held following the women’s tournament singles semifinals and doubles final Saturday.

The main draw that begins Tuesday will play with singles in the morning and doubles in the afternoon.

Men’s, Women’s, Mixed

Sun City Senior Doubles Deadline – June 12

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – That annual senior tennis festival that travels under the moniker of Sun City Senior Doubles is approaching deadline time for entries. Players must be registered by June 12 and it can be done online. Go to www.usta.com and then TennisLink, then Tournaments and use ID # 704100909. On the next screen, click on blue Sun City name and all the information and entry methods will be in front of you. Whether mailed or done online, the deadline is midnight June 12.

The SC award-winning tournament will provide free breakfast and lunches for players – the luncheon provided by Jim ‘n’ Nick’s in partnership with the Sun City Tennis Association.

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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.

During a rally in a singles match played on a doubles court without singles sticks, a player hits a shot that was going out until it hits the doubles post and careens into the proper court. Who wins the point? The player who hit the shot wins the point because the entire doubles net and doubles posts are respectively the net and net posts for this match. (If the ball does land in the correct court, however, the point continues.)

*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:

May 30-June 7: USTA Women’s $10,000 Satellite Tournament / Van der Meer Tennis Center / Sponsored by Head/Tail / Qualifying May 31-June 1 / Main Draw June 2-7 / Free to spectators; player exhibitions included. / For information, call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext 119.

June 5-7: The Banana Open / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Men’s & Women’s singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles / Rating levels 2.5 through Open / Winners advance to Banana Open Challenge in October / Call PD at 785-1152.

June 18-21: Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament / Sun City Tennis Club / USTA-sanctioned age and rating divisions in men’s, women’s & mixed doubles / TennisLink ID #704100909 / for additional info contact Ernie Clark at tennisracquets@yahoo.com.

June 26-28: Beaufort Summer Splash!! / Beaufort Tennis Center/Beaufort High School / USTA-sanctioned / Men's, women's and mixed NTRP divisions (ID #704110609) / For information, contact Cathy McGill at catmcgill@embarqmail.com.

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( ) to take an oath against dueling.

(___) -- from “News of the Weird” in Funny Times

-- Dennis Malick

Saturday, May 30, 2009

$10K Qualies & Adult States

BANANA OPEN Deadline Sunday – Go to Palmetto Dunes or www.palmettodunesresort.com

TENNIS E-NEWS

Saturday, May 30, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 60
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Free Women’s Clinic with Luke Jensen Monday

Qualifying Starts Sunday for $10K Head/Tail Tournament at Van Der Meer Tennis Center

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With a wildcard tournament and officials school already competed, qualifying rounds will begin Sunday and finish Monday in the $10,000 Head/Tail USTA Women’s Tournament at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. Main draw matches will begin Tuesday morning. Admission is free to spectators throughout.

The women’s championships will include a free women’s doubles clinic Monday at 5 p.m. conducted by French Open champion and ESPN commentator Luke Jensen. Tournament Director Justyn Schelver is coordinating the activities. Bunny Williams of Bluffton is tournament referee. The main draw will continue through Saturday semis and Sunday final on a daily schedule of singles in the morning and doubles in the afternoon. Saturday the 6^th will be International Kids Day featuring a USTA Quick Start program at 11 a.m. A pizza party will be held following the women’s tournament singles semifinals and doubles final Saturday.

Among those committed is Alison Riske of Pittsburgh, who trains on HHI and reached the semifinals of a $50,000 tournament earlier this month in Florida.

For tournament information, contact Schelver at 785-8388, ext 119 .

5 HHI, 3 CCTA Teams in 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 Playoffs

Women’s Teams Winning on Tough Road at South Carolina Adult State Championships in Greenville

GREENVILLE SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) – Wexford, SC Yacht and Bluffton women’s teams got off on the right foot today in what is always a tough competition for Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina teams: the South Carolina Adult State 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 Championships. The 3.0 Wexford Player Slayers added a second win late in the day, defeating Bluffton.

Play began Friday, but no area teams played until today and have a 4-6 record in the early in-group round robins. Some matches are continuing late today.

The Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers team, captained by Cathy McGill, was omitted from the schedule’s headline lineup earlier in the week and TENNIS E-NEWS missed ‘em too. Go Peppers! That makes the area contingent five from HHI and three from CCTA in the first Spring season that the two have operated as separate areas.

The team in-group round robins will continue Sunday to decide which will advance to Monday semifinals and finals.

HHI’s PDTC 4.5 women and CCTA 4.0 women’s Beaufort Sea Islanders won Adult State championships two weeks ago in Aiken.

Here are today’s results and the schedule for HHITL and CCTA teams as posted on the www.sctennis.com championship webpage:

Saturday the 30^th

8 a.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers 1, GSTL/Conway Badgers 4

8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice 2, CTL #1/Columbia TC El Burrito Chicas 3

9:30 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers 3, UPTA/Greenville CC Loose Strings 2

9:30 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats 4, LATA #2/Columbia Northwest Y’s Women 1

9:30 a.m. – W3.5 – CCTA/Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers 1, SATL/Westside Club 4

11 a.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory 1, CTL/Plantation Club Smart Aces 4

12:30 p.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys 1, LCTA #2/Charleston T.C. 4

12:30 p.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers vs. LATA #2/Lexington Tiebreakers

2 p.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits 2, FTA/Performance Tennis Alley Cats 1

2 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice vs. MCTL/Tega Cay B52s

3:30 p.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers 5, CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats 0

5 p.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys vs. CTL #1/Columbia Ace Kickers

Sunday the 31^st

8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice vs. UPTA #2/Greenville CC Ace Kickers

9:30 a.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory vs. LCTA #2/Dunes West Breakres

9:30 a.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys vs. AATL/The Antiques

9:30 a.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits vs. LATA #2/Ball Park Road String Fever

11 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers vs. LATA #2/Columbia Northwest Y’s Women

11 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats vs. UPTA/Greenville CC Loose Strings

11 a.m. – W3.5 – CCTA/Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. LATA #1/Lexington Simply Smashing

12:30 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice vs. GATA/Gatewood Ladies

2 p.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory vs. UPTA/Southside Park

2 p.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers vs. LCTA #3/Mt. Pleasant Rec Brew

3:30 p.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits vs. UPTA/Greenville CC Shoe-Ins

3:30 p.m. – W3.5 – CCTA/Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. LCTA #1/Dunes West AlleyGaters

Southern Senior Cup

10 HHI Area Players Set for Southern Senior Cup Championships in Alabama

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Eight Hilton Head Islanders and two from Coastal Carolina will be heading for Huntsville AL next weekend in hopes of leading South Carolina to repeat as champion in the Southern Senior Cup team competition. Players from the nine Southern states compete in men’s and women’s singles and doubles in age divisions 35 through 75.

Players from HHI will be Julie Child and Nancy Szen (W45s), Scott Nichols (M45), Pat Child (M55s), Ann Hunt and Judy Levering (W65s), Gloria Henninger (W75s) and Frank Meade (M75s) and from Bluffton Donna McKenna (W55s) and Bob Koenig (M75s) .

In each team head-to-head match, two singles and one doubles will be played on each age level. Winner will advance on total team points. A men’s, women’s and overall championship will be determined.

Here is the complete South Carolina lineup:

Women’s 35s: Renata Marcinkowska, Sophie Woorons-Johnston, Charlotte Hartsock

Women’s 45s: Diane Fishburne, Sally Smith, Julie Child, Nancy Szen

Women’s 55s: Brenda Carter, Cindy Babb, Donna McKenna, Susie Peiffer

Women’s 65s: Ann Hunt, Judy Levering, Betsy McColl, Roberta Case

Women’s 75s: Gloria Henninger, Shirley Taylor, Betty Warthen, Jeanette Weiland

Men’s 35s: Andy Lake, Will Bull, Ben Cook

Men’s 45s: Bob Allsbrook, Al Cannon, Scott Nichols, Bill Besley

Men’s 55s: Jim Hinson, Pat Child, Andy Steingold

Men’s 65s: Emile Rasheed, Dewey Varn, Ben Varn, Detlev Nitsche

Men’s 75s: Frank Meade, Bob Koenig, Joe Roberts

It’s Social Round Robin Season

Sunday, June 14 at Chaplin Public Tennis Center – CPTC Team Players

A round robin social and BBQ for Chaplin Park players to benefit “fun, friendship and public tennis” will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday the 14^th at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Participants must have must have played on a Chaplin PTC mixed, combo or USTA team in 2008 or playing or signed up on a ’09 summer team. Minimum $5 donation.

Two time slots are available for play: 1 to 3 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. It’s a $5 donation to play in one and $10 for two. Donation will include the BBQ, with guests invited for a $5 donation. A limited number of slots are available.

Email your preferred slot time, along with USTA rank, by June 9 to heatherrath@yahoo.com or call Heather Rath at 683-9452.

Saturday, June 27 at South Beach Racquet Club -- TAHHI 6^th Annual Wimbledon Social

The 6^th annual Wimbledon Social by the Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island will be held Saturday the 27^th at South Beach Racquet Club with all white attire the dress code. (The strawberries and mimosas will set off the color scheme.)

Two round robin time slots will be played: 10 a.m. to noon and noon to 2 p.m. With limited space, you need to register A.S.A.P. at www.tahhi.org, making sure to include your rating level. Any questions, call Tracy Sklarin at 342-7785.

Next on the TAHHI schedule will be the U.S. Open Social Sept. 6.

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Looking for a Team in Mixed Doubles or Men’s Doubles
3.0 Man – Looking to join a summer mixed doubles team or men’s doubles. 3.0 player. 68 years old. Call Peter LaBeck 689-5599.

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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.

Who wins the point if a player hits a ball that hits an object attached to the net or post (such as a scoring device) and then lands in the proper court? The player who hit the ball loses the point because it hit a permanent fixture before landing in the court.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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( ) Explaining how wedding day timetables can run afoul with plans:

( ) “These days there could be many reasons for a delay – the limo ran out of gas, someone’s zipper stuck,

(___) the bride went into labor …”

-- Abigail Van Buren advice column in The Island Packet

-- Dennis Malick

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Adult States, Sr. Cup, Women's $10K

Free Women’s Doubles Clinic w/Luke Jensen at $10K – Info is attached, story below.

TENNIS E-NEWS

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 59
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

With the wealth of tennis courts and players and resorts in the Lowcountry, TENNIS E-NEWS can’t begin to catch all that’s happening. Think you are in a strong tennis area? Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s and women’s teams have both just repeated as NCAA Division II national champions, only the second time in collegiate history that has been done.

Championship tennis is in our air! Breathe in. Tom did.

Dubler Cup

Coulton Wins World Doubles Championship in Spain

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Hilton Head Islander Tom Coulton added a third world doubles championship to his resume earlier this month, teaming with Jan Gunnarsson of Sweden to win the ITF Senior Men’s 45 title in Mallorca, Spain. They defeated Simon Arms/Bruce Ferguson of Australia 7-5, 3-6, 6-0 in the final.

Coulton’s first two world’s doubles championships came in the 40s division, winning with Andres Jarryd of Sweden and Egan Adams of the U.S. Last fall, Coulton defeated 45s World’s #1 Van Wilder at the U.S. National Clay Courts.

Free Women’s Clinic with Luke Jensen

Upcoming Young Pros Coming for $10K Head/Tail Tournament

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Young pros on the way up will be on HHI for a wildcard tournament starting Wednesday, continuing with qualifying rounds Sunday and Monday and moving into main draw Tuesday – all part of the $10,000 Head/Tail USTA Women’s Tournament at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. Admission is free to spectators throughout.

The women’s championships have been expanding peripheral activities each year and this year will include a free women’s doubles clinic Monday at 5 p.m. conducted by French Open champion and ESPN commentator Luke Jensen. Signup deadline is Friday and can be done by emailing tennis@vdmtennis.com or calling Tournament Director Justyn Schelver at 785-8388, ext 119 .

Saturday the 6^th will be International Kids Day featuring a USTA Quick Start program at 11 a.m. A pizza party will be held following the women’s tournament singles semifinals and doubles final Saturday.

Defending champion for the tournament is Mallory Cecil, Spartanburg native who as a freshman led Duke to its first NCAA team championship then won the singles title. It is uncertain at this point whether she will be here to defend. Among those committed is Alison Riske of Pittsburgh, who trains on HHI and reached the semifinals of a $50,000 tournament earlier this month in Florida.

The main draw that begins Tuesday will continue through Saturday semis and Sunday final on a daily schedule of singles in the morning and doubles in the afternoon.

Singles Wildcard Tournament Starts Wednesday; Umpire Academy Friday; 4.0 Players Needed for Demo Play

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) -- The singles wildcard tournament for the $10,000 Head/Tail tourney will start Wednesday at noon at Van Der Meer Tennis. A draw limited to 32 will play down to receive one wildcard into the main draw. (Finalist would receive a qualifying wild card if needed. Final will be Friday at 11 a.m. Also, a doubles wildcard event will start Friday afternoon and will feature 16 teams playing off for a spot in the doubles qualifying draw. That final will take place Saturday at noon.

The USTA officials will be hosting a chair umpire academy starting Friday at Van Der Meer. Needed are players 4.0 and above to play chaired practice matches Saturday morning between 9:30 and noon. Anyone interested in playing should contact Justyn Schelver at VDM 785-8388, ext. 119.

75 in 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 Playoffs

5 HHI, 2 CCTA Teams Ready for South Carolina Adult State Championships in Greenville

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Seven area tennis teams will be heading upstate this weekend for the South Carolina Adult State 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 Championships. Play begins Friday, but no area teams are competing before Saturday.

The teams will play in-group round robins Saturday and Sunday to decide which will advance to Monday semifinals and finals.

This is the first year for HHI and CCTA Spring league teams competing as separate areas. HHI’s PDTC 4.5 women and CCTA 4.0 women’s Beaufort Sea Islanders won Adult State championships two weeks ago.

Here is the lineup of HHITL and CCTA teams in the weekend’s Adult State Championships with captains’ names in (parentheses):

Men’s 2.5 – 4 teams -- No HHITL or CCTA teams entered.

Women’s 2.5 – 12 teams -- HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits (Lynda Halpern)

Men’s 3.0 – 12 teams -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory (James Sewell)

Women’s 3.0 – 16 teams -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers (Teri Rohan); CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats (Diane Marie Austin)

Men’s 3.5 – 16 teams -- HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys (Tim Duffy); CCTA/Beaufort Smashers (Larry Wilson)

Women’s 3.5 – 15 teams -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice (Terry Breinich)

Here is the schedule for HHITL and CCTA teams as posted on the www.sctennis.com championship webpage:

(Key to abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CCTA = Bluffton to Beaufort area; CTL = Columbia; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood; GSTL = GrandStrand/Myrtle Beach; HHITL = Hilton Head Island; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/CharlestonArea; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATL = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville)

Saturday the 30^th

8 a.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers vs. GSTL/Conway Badgers

8 a.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice vs. CTL #1/Columbia TC El Burrito Chicas

9:30 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers vs. UPTA/Greenville CC Loose Strings

9:30 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats vs. LATA #2/Columbia Northwest Y’s Women

11 a.m. -- M3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Blaze of Glory vs. CTL/Plantation Club Smart Aces

12:30 p.m. -- M3.5 – HHITL/SPCC The Old Guys vs. LCTA #2/Charleston T.C.

12:30 p.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Smashers vs. LATA #2/Lexington Tiebreakers

2 p.m. -- W2.5 – HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits vs. FTA/Performance Tennis Alley Cats

2 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHITL/Indigo Run Indigo Slice vs. MCTL/Tega Cay B52s

3:30 p.m. -- W3.0 -- HHITL/Wexford Player Slayers vs. CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats