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TENNIS E-NEWS
Monday, May 11, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 53
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
5 Place 2nd
4 HHI, CCTA Teams Win South Carolina Senior States Championships
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – While they’re still talking about Bill Moss’ smack down the line clinching a third-set match tiebreak 11-9 and the team match 2-1 Saturday, Hilton Head Island teams ran away with three championships and Coastal Carolina one today in the USTA League South Carolina Senior State Championships.
Rain doused the very end of matches today with one division in question and another settled by league ruling.
The Moss tiebreak break decided the first of three matches between the Men’s 2.5 Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters and Dataw Dynasores. CCHH, captained by Dennis Snyder, won again Sunday to clinch the championships, first of three HHI teams would take home.
The other two HHI wins were the comeback stories locally. The Men’s 3.5 Long Cove Mates, captained by Court and Men’s 3.5 Spring Lake Lakers, captained by Tom Larkin, each had stumbled Saturday and had to scramble with Sunday wins to make the semis. No scrambling today as both teams won all six semis and final courts for championships and advancement to Southern Sectionals in July in Birmingham.
Coastal Carolina’s Women’s 3.0 Dataw Darlins, captained by Barbara Krekehl, gave the fledgling CCTA its first Senior States championship. (Save that for Tennis Trivia.) The Darlins defeated CCTA #2 Sun City Sweet Shots, captained by Jane Brown, in the finals, providing one of the five finalist spots reached by the HHI and CCTA teams. Two of the other local finalists also came in second to “crosstown” rivals: Men’s 3.0 Port Royal Beach Bums, captained by John Kellom, and Men’s 2.5 Dataw Dynasores, captained by Richard Purdy.
The Women’s 4.5 Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies, captained by Nanci Staple, had a chance at the championship but the final match at 2 p.m. was rained out at “midstream”. Tournament officials awarded first place to Lexington’s Just a Number, but also gave the Naked Ladies a wildcard to Birmingham Sectionals.
TENNIS E-NEWS is yet to figure the 2.5s’ situation which, to his point, remains officially posted as a 1-1 tie in team records. The Sunday match, won by CCHH has yet to be recorded. E-News has it on usually reliable sources that the result is as stated above. Whatever ………….
Despite the wet conclusion, there should be lots of smiles on the ledger books of HHI lodging, restaurant and shop owner faces, with 1,500 players in the tournament. The 2008 championships, fourth of six years the event will be on HHI, brought in $1.4 million in area revenue.
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Here are Semifinal and Final results 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; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/CharlestonArea; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATL = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville)
Sunday the 10th score that was not posted Sunday or today until “presstime” at least. Result from unofficial sources:
3 p.m. – M2.5 – CCTA/Dataw Dynasores 1, HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters 2
Monday the 11th
8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.0 – HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums 2, CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers 1
#1 – Ben Cohick/John Kellom (PR) def. Lynn Sharp/Boris Gofman 6-0, 6-3
#2 – Andrei Jakobovits/Fred Valenstein (SC) def. Bill Berger/Stuart Buchanan 6-3, 6-4
#3 – Don Allen/Chalmers Gorman (PR) def. Michael Zipes/John Delaney
8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.0 – HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers 3, HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers 0
#1 – Gordon Grant/Bob Hart (SL) def. Brian Raehm/Jerry Vaughan 6-4, 6-3
#2 – Bob Apfel/Tom Larkin (SL) def. James Boyd/Charles Mainenti 6-4, 6-2
#3 – Bill Carlson/Gary Turner (SL) def. James Ryan/Tom Trobaugh 6-2, 2-6, 1-0
8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.5 –LCTA/Wild Dunes Wild Horses 2, PD/Darlington 1
8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.5 – HHI/Long Cove Mates 3, Wildcard/MCTL/Tega Cay 0
#1 – Gordon Levering/Joe Fodor (LC) def. Bill Rochester 6-2, 6-1
#2 – Lee Bracken/Tom Dowbiggin (LC) def. Jim La Combe 6-1, 6-4
#3 – Dwight Trew/Court Babcock (LC) def. Scott Jones/Geary Angermeier 6-4, 6-2
8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.0 – CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins 2, HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints 1
#1 – Barbara Krakehl/Beverly VanDillen (DD) def. Connie Hellman/Sheila Standen 6-0, 6-4
#2 – Sharon McGovern/Margaret Miner (SP) def. Donna Patricia Cummings/Paula Messer Wesler 6-2, 6-2
#3 – Patricia Gardner/Laura Bricker (DD) def. Theresa Konrad/Ann Gibbs 6-4, 7-6
8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.0 – CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots 2, CTL/Parklane drop shots 1
#1 – Ashley Adams/Patricia Earle (CTL) def. Brigitta Winchester/Lee Weyhrich 6-3, 6-4
#2 – Jane Brown/Gisela Gates (SC) def. Janet Merling/Linda Reed 7-6, 4-6, 1-0
#3 – Susan Peters/Chiaping Lin (SC) def. Emily Laney/Jackie Willard 6-4, 6-1
8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.5 – UPTA #2/Greenville T.C. Spinners 3, UPTA #1/Spindle Tree Love Makers 0
8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.5 – HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters 0, LATA/Rawls Creek 3
#1 – Myra Gilbert/Dine Perdue-Shupe (RC) def. Judy Larkin/Donna Smorol 7-5, 6-2
#2 – Carlynn Eisner/Barbara Sellers (RC) def. Freda Thomas/Sandy Harris 6-3, 6-4
#3 – Louise Burpee/Raynell Woods (RC) def. Karen Benedict/Linda Arr 7-5, 6-4
9:30 a.m. – Semifinal – M4.0 – HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates 2, Wildcard/GSTL/Grand Dunes 1
#1 – Robert Van Buskirk/Jim Bolig (GD) def. Vinnie Cook/Bill Haviland 6-4, 6-3
#2 – Don Steele/Doug Luba (PR) def. Reggie Caulfield/Roger Caulfield 6-3, 6-4
#3 – Gary Kocher/Dave Hales (PR) def. Terry Boyd/L.R. Williams 6-4, 6-4
9:30 a.m. – Semifinal – M4.0 – UPTA/Butler Springs 2, HHI #2/Indigo Run 1
#1 – Paul Graham/Frank Dana (BS) def. Jeff Gurnham/Rick Rickenbach 6-2, 6-0
#2 – John Tribble/Richard Jones (BS) def. Robb Warren/Brent Gallagher 6-1, 7-5
#3 – Joe Daniel/John Brummitt (IR) def. Ben Varn/Tom Foster 6-4, 1-6, 1-0
10 a.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies 3, LCTA/Carolina Girls 0
10 a.m. – M4.5 – Final – GSTL #1 2, LATA #1 1
10 a.m. – Semifinal – W4.0 – FTA/Riverside 2, PD/Manning 1
10 a.m. – Semifinal – W4.0 – Wildcard/LCTA #1/Mount Pleasant Senior Women 2, LATA/Murraywood Hotflashers 1
11 a.m. – M2.5 – CCTA/Dataw Dynasores 2, HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters 1
Noon – Final – M3.0 – HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers 3, HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums 0
#1 – Gordon Grant/Bob Hart (SL) def. Ben Cohick/John Kellom 6-2, 6-1
#2 – Bob Apfel/Tom Larking (SL) def. Bill Burger/Stuart Buchanan 6-3, 6-3
#3 – Bill Carlson/Gary Turner (SL) def. Don Allen/Chalmers Gorman 3-6, 6-3, 1-0
Noon – Final – M3.5 – HHI/Long Cove Mates 3, LCTA/Wild Dunes Wild Horses 0
#1 – Peter Kenneweg/Bill Cale (LC) def. John Fischer/Gordon McDonald 3-6, 6-0, 1-0
#2 – Lee Bracken/Dwight Trew (LC) def. Richard Cronin/John Farrell 6-0, 7-5
#3 – Bob Brown/Brian Carmines (LC) def. Rick Howell/Bryan Hassell 6-2, 7-5
Noon – Final – W3.0 – CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins 3, CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots 0
#1 – Barbara Krakehl/Beverly VanDillen (DD) def. Sondra Goldberg 6-3, 6-4
#2 – Patricia Bell/Christine Raskind (DD) def. Brigitta Winchester 7-5, 7-6
#3 – Paricia Gardner/Donna Patricia Cummings (DD) def. Jane Brown/Gisela Gates 7-5, 1-6, 1-0
Noon – Final – W3.5 – LATA/Rawls Creek 2, UPTA #2/Greenville T.C. Spinners 1
2 p.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. PD/Doves – Discontinued, rain
2 p.m. – Final -- W4.0 FTA/Riverside,Wildcard/LCTA #1/Mount Pleasant Senior Women -- TBD
2 p.m. – Final – M4.0 UPTA/Butler Springs 2, HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates 1
#1 – Doug Luba/Don Steele (PR) def. Ben Varn/Tom Foster 6-7, 4-2 retired
#2 – John Tribble/Richard Jones (BS) def. Gary Kocher/Dave Hales 7-6, 6-0
#3 – Paul Graham/Frank Dana (BS) def. Denny Bianco/Bill Haviland 4-6, 6-1, 1-0
USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 5/10/09
Hilton Head Island Adult Leagues
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/10/09
AW2.5 4/51 2/14 - 5/2 SCYacht Ms. Fits champion at 9-0
AM3.0 4/58 2/14 – 5/2 Wexford Blaze of Glory, Chaplin Park Rattlers tied at 6-3; Wexford wins on courts won
AW3.0 5/77 1/29 – 4/25 Wexford Player Slayers, Chaplin Shady’s Rath tied in first at 7-1; Wexford wins on courts won
AM3.5 6/86 1/31 – 5/2 Sea Pines CC The Old Guys champion at 10-0
AW3.5 14/214 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice champion at 12-0
AM4.0 5/66 2/15 – 4/26 PDTC Smash champion at 7-1
AW4.0 4/62 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers champion at 8-1
AM4.5 2/27 2/22 – 3/29 South Beach BT Express champion at 4-1
AW4.5 2/32 2/22 – 3/29 PDTC champion at 5-0
Total 46/673
Coastal Carolina Adult Leagues
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/10/09
AW3.0 3/37 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats champion at 6-0
AM3.5 2/24 3/7 – 5/2 Beaufort Smashers champion at 3-2
AW3.5 4/62 2/19 – 5/2 Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers champion at 7-2
AM4.0 2/25 3/24-4/28 Bluffton Rovers champion at 2-0
AW4.0 5/71 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders champion at 6-0
Total 16/219
Coastal Carolina Super Senior Mixed Leagues as of 5/10/09
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/10/09
6.0 4/52 4/5 – 5/31 Dataw Dominos in first at 4-0
7.0 2/19 5/16 – 6/13 Not started yet
8.0 4/47 4/15 – 5/27 Sun City Dynamic Duos, Moss Creek tied at 3-1
Totals 10/118
Summer League
Team Looking for Players
3.5/4.0 – A mixed doubles team is forming a team at The Haven (Del Webb community off New Riverside in Bluffton - near Palmetto Bluff)and is looking for 3.5/4.0 men and women to fill out the roster. Contact Chuck Mathieu 815-2857 or dc99run@hargray.
Looking for Players or a Team
4.0 – Players are interested in forming a mixed doubles team in Palmetto Bluff or joining with another team for the summer season. Contact Maria Brittis at sales@fullerbrushhome.com.
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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:
May 15-17: 4th 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.
May 30-June 7: USTA Women’s $10,000 Satellite Tournament / Van der Meer Tennis Center / Sponsored by Kaelin / 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.
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