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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:

(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)

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.

*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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