Splash Champions

TENNIS E-News

Sunday, June 28, 2009
USTA SC Tennis Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Some Double Doubles Winners

Summer Splash!! Avoids Another Umbrella Day; Championships Decided

BEAUFORT SC (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – Tournament Director Cathy McGill led the charge through a day wet with rain and two days wet with sweat, wrapping up the Beaufort Summer Splash!! today. But, after all, it ain’t called the Summer Splash for nuthin’.

Here are the complete weekend results, with apologies to the TennisLink report format:

Men's 3.0 Singles (Round Robin) -- Myers, Carl, Beaufort, def. Miller, Jonathan, Beaufort, 6-0; 6-0; Flaum, Richard, Hilton Head Is., def. Miller 6-1; 6-0; Flaum def. Myers 6-7(4); 6-0; 1-0; Flaum winner of round robin

Men's 3.5 Singles (Round Robin) -- Roberts, Timothy, Beaufort, def. Williams, Craig, Walterboro, 6-3; 7-5; Roberts def. Poore, Richard, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-3; Williams def. Poore 6-1; 6-2; Roberts winner of round robin

Men's 4.0 Singles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Ochran, Kosmus (1), Mt Pleasant, def. Casey, Brian, Beaufort, 6-4; 6-4; Princell, Jeremy, Charlotte, NC def. Garbade, Tucker Beaufort, SC 6-3; 6-3; Gordon, S., Summerville, def. Smith, Patrick, Beaufort, 6-1; 6-2; Reagan, Thomas, Mount Pleasant, SC def. Anderson, Ted Fripp Island, SC 6-2; 6-1; (Semifinal Round) -- Princell def. Ochran 6-1; 6-3; Reagan def. Gordon 6-2; 7-5; (Final Round) -- Princell def. Reagan 6-0; 6-3; Consolation (Quarterfinal Round) -- Garbade def. Casey def (refsl); Anderson def. Smith 6-3; 6-1; Consolation (Final Round) -- Anderson def. Garbade 6-3; 6-2

Men's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Cribb, Troy, Columbia, def. Bracken, Douglas, Hilton Head Island 6-4; 5-7; 1-0; (Semifinal Round) -- Davis, Tyler, Spartanburg, def. Reynolds, David, Hartsville, 6-1; 6-2; Cribb def. Macdermant, Joseph, Hilton Head Island, SC 6-3; 2-6; 1-0; (Final Round) -- Davis def. Cribb 7-6(3); 6-0; Consolation (Semifinal Round) -- Macdermant def. Bracken def (refsl); Consolation (Final Round) -- Macdermant def. Reynolds 6-0; 6-4

Women's 3.0 Singles (Round Robin) -- Schappell, Elizabeth, Los Alamos NM def. Myers, Jennifer, Beaufort, 6-2; 6-1; Schappell def. Belli, Monique, Jesup, GA 6-4; 6-3; Belli def. Myers 6-1; 6-2; Chappell winner of round robin.

Women's 3.5 Singles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Reagan, Brenda, Mount Pleasant, def. Lindsay, Billie, Beaufort, 7-5; 6-0; Reagan def. Wayda, Susan, Pooler GA 6-4; 6-4; Whitlow, Courtney, Aiken, def. Evans, Linda, Okatie, 6-0; 6-1; (Final Round) -- Whitlow def. Reagan 6-3; 6-4; Consolation (Semifinal Round) -- Wayda def. Lindsay 6-3; 6-1; Consolation (Final Round) -- Wayda def. Evans 6-2; 6-4

Men's 3.0 Doubles (Round Robin) -- Pingree, Richard / Gray, Richard def. Jeffers, James / Sullivan, Gary 6-0; 6-2; Jeffers / Sullivan def. McCarty, Neal / Wilson, Larry 2-6; 7-5; 1-0; Pingree / Gray def. McCarty / Wilson 6-2; 7-5; Pingree / Gray winner of round robin

Men's 4.0 Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Bullock, Douglas / Waddell, John def. Scarpa, Seth / Gray, Richard 7-6; 7-6; (Semifinal Round) -- Casey, Brian / Garbade, Tucker def. Roberts, Timothy / Smith, Patrick 6-3; 6-2; Upchurch, Michael / Upchurch, Chip def. Bullock / Waddell 7-5; 6-1; (Final Round) -- Upchurch / Upchurch def. Casey / Garbade 6-2; 6-2; Consolation (Final Round) -- Scarpa / Gray def. Roberts / Smith 3-6; 6-3; 1-0

Men's Open Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Cribb, Troy / Davis, Tyler def. Chambers, Roscoe / Tillison, Robert 6-1; 6-2; (Semifinal Round) -- Child, Patrick / O'Regan, Michael (1) def. Princell, Jeremy / Reynolds, David 7-6; 6-1; Cribb / Tyler def. Christensen, John / Taylor, Lawrence 7-6; 6-7; 1-0; (Final Round) -- Child / O'Regan (1) def. Cribb / Davis 6-2; 6-3

Women's 3.0 Doubles (Round Robin) – Hooker, Rebecca / Martha, Upchurch def. Jarvis, Mary / Pollard, Kellen 6-2; 6-3; Henry Wilson, Janice / Emlee, Pylant def. Parrott, Jennifer / Smith, Virginia 6-1; 4-6; 1-0; Jarvis / Pollard def. Henry Wilson / Pylant 2-6; 6-0; 1-0; Hooker / Upchurch def. Parrott / Smith 6-2; 6-4; Jarvis / Kellen def. Parrott / Smith 1-6; 6-4; 1-0; Henry Wilson / Emlee def. Hooker / Upchurch 3-6; 6-4; 1-0; Hooker / Upchurch winner of round robin by virtue of fewest sets lost

Women's 3.5 Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Clark, Mary / Clark, Christine def. Kennedy-Parker, Marcia / Lindsay, Billie 6-0; 6-1; Simmons, Fanni / Sims, Patricia def. Ackerman, Kim / Poore, Ziggy 6-2; 6-2; Burns, Suzanne / Mitchell, Marjory def. Belli, Monique / Wayda, Susan 6-3; 7-5; (Semifinal Round) -- Davis, Ann / Courtney, Whitlow (1) def. Simmons / Sims 7-5; 6-2; Clark / Clark def. Burns / Mitchell 6-0; 6-2; (Final Round) -- Davis / Whitlow (1) def. Clark / Clark 6-2; 6-1; Consolation (Final Round) -- Belli / Wayda def. Ackerman / Poore 6-3

Women's 4.0 Doubles (Round Robin) -- Compton, Nancy / Gussler, Catherine def. Josey, Susi / Wolf, Suzanne 6-1; 6-3; Pingree, Leigh Ann / Sullivan, Eleanor def. Josey / Wolf 6-4; 6-4; Compton / Gussler def. Pingree / Sullivan 6-4; 6-0; Compton / Gussler winner of round robin

Women's Open Doubles (Round Robin) -- Gentemann, Stephanie / Wilson, Jill def. Child, Julie / Clark, Michelle 6-2; 7-5; Adams, Laura / Fulton, Robin def. Gentemann / Wilson 6-1; 6-4; Adams / Fulton def. Child / Clark Wo (inj); Adams / Fulton winner of round robin

Combined Mixed 6.0 Doubles (Round Robin) -- Halstead, Connie / Jeffers, James def. McCarty, Neal / Poore, Ziggy 7-6; 6-3; McCarty / Poore def. Topper, David / Vitale, Michelle 6-2; 6-0; Halstead / Jeffers def. Topper / Vitale Def (refsl); Halstead / Jeffers winner of round robin

Combined Mixed 7.0 Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Dabney, Debra / Poore, Richard def. Mitchell, Marjory / Pingree, Richard 6-3; 3-6; 1-0; Taylor, Lawrence / Taylor, Lorrie def. Sullivan, Eleanor / Sullivan, Gary 6-0; 6-1; (Semifinal Round) -- Upchurch, Martha / Upchurch, Michael (1) def. Dabney / Poore 6-1; 6-4; Taylor / Taylor def. Hooker, Rebecca / Upchurch, Chip 4-6; 6-2; 1-0; (Final Round) -- Taylor / Taylor def. Upchurch / Upchurch Wo (ill); Consolation (Semifinal Round) – Hooker / Upchurch def. Sullivan / Sullivan 7-5; 6-1; Consolation (Final Round) -- Hooker / Upchurch def. Mitchell / Pingree 6-2; 6-4

Combined Mixed 8.0 Doubles (Round of 16) -- Gussler, Catherine / Gussler, Joe def. Clark, Peter / Pingree, Leigh Ann 6-1; 5-7; 1-0; Supan, Vranuch / Supan, Pete def. Biggs, Fred / Poellnitz, Cynthia 6-2; 6-2; (Quarterfinal Round) -- Welling, Elizabeth / Welling, Art def. Josey, Jerry / Josey, Susi 6-0; 6-1; Gussler / Gussler def. Day-Mitchell, Denise / Garrett, Greg 3-6; 6-0; 1-0; Bracken, Douglas / Christine, Clark def. Reagan, Brenda / Reagan, Thomas 6-3; 6-2; Christensen, John / Tseng-Christensen, Nancy def. Supan / Supan 6-4; 2-6; 1-0; (Semifinal Round) -- Gussler / Gussler def. Welling / Welling 7-5; 7-6(4); Bracken / Christine def. Christensen / Tseng-Christensen 6-3; 6-2; (Final Round) -- Bracken / Clark def. Gussler / Gussler 7-5; 6-1; Consolation (Quarterfinal Round) -- Clark / Pingree def. Day-Mitchell / Garrett 7-6; 6-1; Consolation (Semifinal Round) -- Clark / Pingree def. Josey / Josey Wo (ill); Biggs / Poellnitz def. Reagan / Reagan Wo (ill); Consolation (Final Round) -- Clark / Pingree def. Biggs / Poellnitz 6-2; 6-3

Mixed Open Doubles (Quarterfinal Round) -- Clark, Michelle / Mireles, Chris def. Fulton, Robin / Tillison, Robert 5-7; 7-6; 1-0; (Semifinal Round) -- Clark / Mireles def. Child, Julie / O'Regan, Michael 7-5; 7-6(5); Child, Patrick / Wilson, Jill def. Adams, Laura / Chambers, Roscoe 6-4; 6-1; (Final Round) -- Clark / Mireles def. Child / Wilson Wo (ill)

Next Season in November

Junior Team Tennis Crowns its Champions

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The Junior Team Tennis season has ended for the year. Director Bob Brown announced that the next season will begin Nov. 1.

Representing the area July 17-19 at the South CarolinaState Championships in Sumter with a chance to advance to Regional and

National Championships will be these category champions:

12 and Under Intermediates - Racquet Club Villains, coached by Scott Nichols

14 and Under Intermediates - Racquet Club Villains, coached by Scott Nichols and Bluffton Badkatz, coached by Brett Robertson

18 and Under Intermediates - Racquet Club Villains, coached by Scott Nichols and Bluffton Badkatz, coached by Robert Brown

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(___) or definitely improved. This means complete smoking pleasure unmarred by throat irritation.” -- An magazine ad from 50 years ago noted in Time Magazine’s “A Brief History of Cigarette Advertising” (June 29 issue)

Nominees for confinement in the Don’t-Close-Gitmo campaign: CEOs past and present of every cigarette company.

-- Dennis Malick

Splashin' Splash!!

TENNIS E-NEWS

Friday, June 26, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 73
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Sanctioned Adult Championships

Making a Splash!! In Beaufort: It’s Opening Day for Weekend Event

BEAUFORT SC (TENNIS E-NEWS via TennisLink) – Opening rounds were today in the annual Beaufort Summer Splash!! – the only USTA SC-sanctioned tournament to claim two !! points. With 93 entrants, the adult competitors are playing in rated divisions of men’s, women’s and mixed doubles and will run through Sunday finals.

You have to watch out though when you call your tournament the Splash and you are playing at the same time as the Beaufort Water Festival is running. You can pretty much guess at what happened late afternoon and will have to be rescheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the USTA-sanctioned tournament.

TENNIS E-News will have to catch up later in the weekend -- likely Sunday -- with the results of what happened today and what will get played Saturday.

Two Courtside Seats

US Open Ticket Drawing on July 5^th; Proceeds to Public Tennis HHI Court Fund

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) -- The winner of the courtside tickets to this year’s US Open will be selected at a special Sunday Round Robin Social July 5 at the Chaplin Public Tennis Center. The courtside seats are valid for one of the first four days of play (opening day excluded) and have a retail value of $950. The winner will be able to choose either a morning or evening session at the event.

Tickets are available at Players World of Sports in the Fresh Market Shoppes on the Parkway and Professional Tennis Registry's International Headquarters at the Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. They will also be available at team practices and at the Sunday Round Robin Social at Chaplin. Checks should be made payable to: People For Parks and can also be mailed to: Public Tennis In., P.O. Box 4739, Hilton Head Island SC 29938. There is also the option of calling the PTR at 785-7244 and paying by credit card (MC, VISA, AMEX).

Sun City Doubles – a correction

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – The Sun City Senior Doubles’ championship list had an error in the TENNIS E-NEWS Sunday issue. Here is the final result, with the correct doubles team names:

Men's 3.0 Doubles –Final -- (1) Andrei Jakobovits/Fred Valenstein d. (2) Bob Gudger/Don Petrin 6-1, 6-3

Bangers Need Guys, Gal

4.0 & 4.5 -- The Bluffton Bangers 8.0 Mixed in CCTA looking for a 4.0 guy, 4.5 guy and a 4.5 gal. E-mail Tim Austin at vegas@hargray.com or call 298-0746.

Senior Mixed Players Sought

4.0 or 4.5 -- Men and women wanted for Wexford 8.0 senior mixed team. Contact Patrick Mason at 686-8816 or email PMason@Wexfordplantation.com.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Mixed Doubles League Participation Just Keeps Growing and Growing and Growing and ..............

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- In 2007, there were 35 total teams involving 481 players in USTA Mixed Doubles Leagues -- including those from both sides of The Bridge. In the '08 season, again operating as one league program, 45 teams competed with 595 players on the total rosters.

Welcome to the 2009 MxD season. Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues and Coastal Carolina Tennis Association leagues are now covering the same territory, but in separate area league systems. The combined number is 67 teams and 875 players. Addition of Super Senior Mixed has been a kick in the numbers game.

The HHI leagues are about double the size of CCTA, which is operating in its first complete season. HHI combined adult and senior leagues have 44 teams, with 576 players; Coastal Carolina has 23 teams and 299 players. Rosters remain open in both areas, so those player numbers are likely to grow.

Playwise, here are how things stand now.

Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues (HHITL) as of 6/25/09

Super Senior Mixed Doubles

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders

6.0 3/36 6/25 – 8/06 Spring Lake Odd Couples in first at 1-0

7.0 3/31 6/29 – 8/03

8.0 1 team PRRC Topspinners

Total teams 7/67

Senior Mixed Doubles

6.0 6/79 6/15 – 8/17 Wexford Penn Pals, Spring Lake Odd Couples tied in first at 2-0

7.0 6/84 6/17 – 8/19 Chaplin Network, Spring Lake Longshots tied in first at 2-0

8.0 4/52 6/18 – 8/13 PDTC Mixed in first at 1-0

Total teams 16/215

Adult Mixed Doubles

6.0 8/104 6/20 – 8/15 4 teams tied in first at 1-0

7.0 8/100 6/20 – 8/15 4 teams tied in first at 1-0

8.0 4/56 6/14 – 8/16 Port Royal Mixed Sundevils, Chaplin Bad News Backhands tied in first at 2-0

9.0 3/56 6/25 – 8/20 Port Royal 9.0 in first at 1-0

Total teams 23/294

Total for HHITL 44 teams/576 players

Coastal Carolina Tennis Association (CCTA) as of 6/25/09

Super Senior Mixed

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders

6.0 4/53 4/5 – 5/31 Dataw Dominos in first at 5-0, season ended

7.0 2/23 5/16 – 6/13 Beaufort Double Trouble in first at 2-0, season ended

8.0 4/47 4/15 – 5/27 Sun City Dynamic Duos in first at 5-1, season ended

Total teams 10/123

Senior Mixed Doubles Team Leaders

7.0 4/57 6/10-8/12 Sun City Mixed Masters, Sun City Love Bugs tied at 2-0

8.0 3/36 5/28-8/20 Sun City Dynamic Duos in first at 2-1

Total teams 7/93

Adult Mixed Doubles Team Leaders

7.0 3/44 6/13-8/22 Oldfield Mixers in first at 1-0

8.0 3/39 6/14-8/23 Bluffton Bangers in first at 1-0

Total teams 6/83

Total for CCTA 23 teams/299 players

Total HHITL & CCTA 67 teams/875 players

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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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-- Dennis Malick

Champs in SC Doubles

Tonight Deadline for Beaufort Summer Splash!!

TENNIS E-NEWS

Sunday, June 21, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 72
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Level 3 Sanctioned Tournament

Sun City Doubles Now History … No Sweat … Champions Can Celebrate Survival

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – The Sun City Senior Doubles finished today with an honor roll of champions who lost a lot of weight over the weekend. Such is the problem for players who keep on winning.

Tournament Referees Paul and Cindy Vanderberg folded the tent by midafternoon and Tournament Director Ernie Clark furloughed Ernie’s Army of volunteers.

We’d write some more but a thunderstorm is looming. See ya at the Beaufort Splash!!

Here are results from Saturday matches and Sunday finals as posted on TennisLink.

Men's 50 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Christensen/Jones d. Bondurant/Lowry 6-1; 4-6; 1-0; (1) Belcher/Child d. Chambers/Tillison 6-3; 6-4; Final -- (2) John Christensen/James Jones d. (1) Keith Belcher/Pat Child 3-6, 6-2, 1-0; Consolation Final -- Bondurant/Lowry d. Brittis/Sheaffer Def (refsl)

Men’s 55 Doubles – Final – Pat Child/Keith Whitlow d. Paul Coleman/Gary Lauderdale 6-1, 6-3

Men's 60 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Gorrell/Whitlow d. Daniel/Warren 6-1; 6-1; (1) Luba/Partington d. Hall/Marquardt 7-5; 6-1; Final -- (2) Greg Gorrell/Keith Whitlow d. (1) Doug Luba/Dave Partington 6-2, 6-0; Consolation Quarterfinal -- James/Kirk d. Levy/Wolff 6-2; 6-1; Consolation Final -- Larkin/Leinberger d. James/Kirk Def (refsl)

Men's 65 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Manship/Vander Berg d. McDougall/Smith 5-7; 6-4; 1-0; (1) Iannuzzi/Lurkin d. (3) Grossman/Neuman 6-4; 7-5; Final -- (1) Hank Iannuzzi/Maurice Lurkin d. (2) Jim Manship/Paul Vander Berg 7-6(4), 1-1 ret (inj); Consolation Quarterfinal – Hall/Marquardt d. Green/Tirone 6-2; 6-2; Consolation Semifinal -- Keenan/Overton d. Austin/Streng 6-3; 4-6; 1-0

Men’s 70 Doubles – Final – Len Digiovanni/Bob Koenig d. Dwight Hunting/Jim Norton 6-3, 7-5

Men's 75 Doubles – Semifinal -- Koenig/Mason d. Marcott/Marvin 6-2; 6-0; Final -- Bob Koenig/Allan Mason d. Ernie Clark/Bob Wiederhorn 4-6, 6-2, 1-0

Women's 50 Doubles – Semifinals -- Sigmon/Staple d. Johnson/Simmons 6-1; 6-0; McKenna/Vander Berg d. Burns/Hyatt Def (refsl); Final -- Donna McKenna/Cindy Vander Berg d. Rachel Sigmon/Nanci Staple 2-6; 7-5; 1-0

Women’s 55 Doubles – Round Robin Two – Nancy Bondurant/Lynn Smith d. Larkin/Leinberger 6-2; 7-5; Round Robin Three -- Larkin/Leinberger d. Naef/Shannon 6-3; 6-4; Bondurant/Smith winner of round robin

Women's 60 Doubles – Round Robin Two -- Hon/Manship d. Calderon/Overton 6-4; 7-6(3); Round Robin Three – Brenda Hon/Fran Manship d. Dee Calderon/Joyce Overton 6-4; 7-6(3); Hon/Manship winner of round robin

Women's 70 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Palmer/Rafferty d. Diorio/Nozick 6-4; 6-0; Round Robin Two -- Bronaugh/Streng d. Palmer/Rafferty 7-6(4); 6-3; Round Robin Three -- Bronaugh/Streng d. Diorio/Nozick Wo (ill); Elizabeth Bronaugh/Joke Streng champion of round robin

Mixed 50 Doubles – Semifinals -- Christensen/Tseng-Christensen d. Jenson/Tillison 4-6; 6-3; 1-0; (1) Binder/Jones d. Biggs/Poellnitz 6-2; 6-4; Final -- (1) Donna Binder/James Jones d. John Christensen/Nancy Tseng-Christensen 7-6(4), 6-2

Mixed 55 Doubles – Final -- Amale Allen/Hank Iannuzzi d. Linda Arr/Tim Arr 6-3; 7-5

Mixed 65 Doubles – Bill Fluharty/Barbara Fluharty winner of round robin

Men's 3.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Gudger/Petrin d. (3) Albero/Zebro 3-6; 6-3; 1-0; (1) Jakobovits/Valenstein d. Larkin/Leinberger 6-1; 4-6; 1-0; Final -- (1) Andrei Jakobovits/SeigfriedValenstein d. (2) Bob Gudger/Don Petrin 6-1, 6-3; Consolation Semifinal -- Fried/Steinberg d. Flaum/Smith Wo (inj)

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Sarver/na d. Field/Kuchinski 6-2; 6-0; Duffy/Payne d. (3) Cooney/Wilcox 6-2; 6-1; Final -- Tim Duffy/Bob Payne d. (2) Bill Sarver/na 6-1, 6-1; Consolation Semifinals -- (4) Cohen/Fallon d. Brosnan/Neal 6-2; 6-4; Liikala/Ross d. Oakley/Solomone 6-4; 6-7(5); 1-0; Consolation Final -- Liikala/Ross d. (4) Cohen/Fallon 6-4; 6-1

Men's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Grossman/Manship d. Austin/Tirone 7-6; 6-3; 1-0; Bondurant/Lowry d. (1) Neuman/Vander Berg 6-2; 6-2; Final -- (2) Harvey Grossman/Jim Manship d. Daryl Bondurant/Chris Lowry 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(8); Consolation Quarterfinal – Coleman/Lauderdale d. Levy/Wolff Def (refsl); Consolation Semifinal -- Smith/Streng d. (1) Neuman/Vander Berg Def (refsl); Consolation Final -- Smith/Streng d. Coleman/Lauderdale 7-5; 4-6; 1-0

Men's 4.5 Doubles – Final – John Brittis/Mark Sheaffer d. Tim Arr/Roscoe Chambers 7-6(4); 6-4

Women's 3.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Lin/Peters d. Cwik/Logan 6-2; 6-1; Bye/Korbar d. Lacjak/Marquart 6-4; 6-3; Final -- Chiaping Lin/Susan Peters d. Jean Bye/Maria Korbar 6-3, 6-4; Consolation Quarterfinal -- Diorio/Streng d. Bunn/Garside 6-2; 6-3; Consolation Final -- Diorio/Streng d. Grazier/Yalowiec 6-0; 6-1

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Burns/Hyatt d. (2) Palmer/Zebro 6-7(7; 6-); 7-6(6); 1-0; Green/Nesta d. Albert/Valenstein 6-3; 6-4; Final -- Suzanne Burns/Kathy Hyatt d. Jo Green/Rebecca Nesta 6-3, 6-2; Consolation Semifinals -- (3) Gee/Lucas d. Gifford/Sussman Wd (ill); (1) Arr/Benedict d. Brennan/Mannino Def (refsl); Consolation Final -- (1) Arr/Benedict d. (3) Gee/Lucas 6-4; 7-6(5)

Women's 4.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Myers/Wilcox d. Naef/Shannon 6-2; 6-0; Bondurant/Smith d. Hon/Manship 6-0; 6-1; Final -- Nancy Bondurant/ Lynn Smith d. Carolyn Myers/Mary Wilcox 6-1, 6-2; Consolation Semifinals -- Larkin/Leinberger d. Naef/Shannon 6-3; 6-4; Lynchconrad/Oakley d. Hon/Manship 7-6(4); 1-6; 1-0

Mixed 3.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- (2) Brown/Brown d. Cwik/Stephan 6-1; 6-1; (1) Huck/Petrin d. Lipchak/Peters 6-3; 6-3; Final -- (1) Marian Huck/Don Petrin d. (2) Jane Brown/Michael Brown 6-4; 6-3

Mixed 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals --(2) Diedrich/Trapp d. Fortgang/Tseng-Christensen 6-1; 6-2; Rommerdale/Wester d. (3) Blazevich/Laroche Def (refsl); Final -- John Rommerdale/Donna Wester d. (2) Lawrence Diedrich/Judy Trapp 6-3; 6-7(2); 1-0; Consolation Semifinals -- Liberatore/Olson d. Legrand/Legrand Def (refsl); (1) Nesta/Sarver d. Field/Sussman 6-3; 6-0

Mixed 4.0 Doubles – Round Robin Two -- Calderon/Keenan d. Frisk/Frisk 6-1; 6-2; Dee Calderon/Joe Keenan winner of round robin

Senior Mixed Players Sought

3.5 Super Senior women – A Spring Lake mixed doubles team needs you. Contact Tom Larkin at tlarkin@aol.com.

4.0 or 4.5 -- Men and women wanted for Wexford 8.0 senior mixed team. Contact Patrick Mason at 686-8816 or email PMason@Wexfordplantation.com.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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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-- Dennis Malick

Sunday Showdown at Sun City

TENNIS E-NEWS

Saturday, June 20, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 71
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

5th annual Pro Am for Cancer Research Set Next Saturday at Indigo Run

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) -- Indigo Run will put on its 5^th annual Pro Am benefit Saturday the 27, with proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Rally for a Cure campaign. Play will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tennis Director Mike O’Regan has set up a silent auction and draws for the event that is open to the public. For information, email Mike at michael.o’regan@ourclub.com.

Level 3 Sanctioned Tournament

Whole Day of Matches Boils Down to Early Sunday Finals in Sun City Doubles

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – The Sun City Senior Doubles took the temps pretty much in stride today, aided by loads of ice, cold beer and an occasional breeze to set up an early Sunday morning start on finals. Championship matches will continue through the morning and into the early afternoon, with lots of consolation action as well.

As a nod to the weather, Tournament Referees Paul and Cindy Vanderberg mandated a 10-point super tiebreak instead of a third set. Today, players had the option of using no-ad scoring. No matter, the ice chest, beer truck and lunch layout provided by Jim ‘n’ Nick’s Bar-B-Q were the most popular sites of both days.

Tournament Director Ernie Clark had his cast of thousands of volunteers in gear for the USTA SC-honored event that has been upgraded to Level 3 status, meaning the results carry more weight in year-end age-division rankings. Note: This is age-division rankings, not NTRP ratings.

Here are results from Friday matches as posted on TennisLink. We’ll be catching up tomorrow on today’s action and the finals.

Men’s 50 Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Chambers/Tillison d. Brittis/Sheaffer 7-6(5); 3-6; 1-0

Men's 60 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Gorrell/Whitlow d. Levy/Wolff 6-4; 6-3; Daniel/Warren d. James/Kirk 7-6(4); 6-2; Hall/Marquardt d. Larkin/Leinberger 6-2; 6-2

Men's 65 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Manship/Vander Berg d. Daniel/McKenna Wo (inj); McDougall/Smith d. Hall/Marquardt 6-3; 6-3; (3) Grossman/Neuman d. Keenan/Overton 6-2; 1-6; 1-0; (1) Iannuzzi/Lurkin d. Austin/Streng 6-4; 7-6(5)

Women's 55 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Bondurant/Smith d. Naef/Shannon 6-4; 6-4

Women's 60 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Calderon/Overton d. Grazier/Sullivan 6-2; 6-1

Mixed 65 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Overton/Overton d. Hughes/Nozick Wd (ill); Round Robin Two -- Fluharty/Fluharty d. Overton/Overton 0-6; 6-4; 1-0; Fluharty/Fluharty d. Hughes/Nozick Wd (ill)

Men's 3.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Gudger/Petrin d. Flaum/Smith 1-6; 6-0; 1-0; (3) Albero/Zebro d. Kalish/Olsen 6-0; 6-4; Larkin/Leinberger d. Brown/Driscoll 6-2; 6-1; (1) Jakobovits/Valenstein d. Antonelli/Frankel 6-2; 6-1

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Sarver/na d. Douglass/Lynch 6-3; 6-7(5); 1-0; Field/Kuchinski d. Heise/Mathieu 6-0; 4-6; 1-0; (3) Cooney/Wilcox d. Bruno/Carpitella 6-1; 4-6; 1-0; Duffy/Payne d. (1) Fluharty/Lombarski 6-4; 6-2; Consolation: Round One -- (4) Cohen/Fallon d. Bross/Zenone 6-2; 6-0; Oakley/Solomone d. Olson/Valentin 6-2; 6-3; Consolation Quarterfinal -- Liikala/Ross d. (1) Fluharty/Lombarski 4-1Ret (ill)

Men's 4.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Grossman/Manship d. Levy/Wolff 6-2; 6-1; Austin/Tirone d. Coleman/Lauderdale 7-6(5); 6-4; Bondurant/Lowry d. Smith/Streng 4-6; 6-0; 1-0

Women's 3.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Cwik/Logan d. Bunn/Garside 6-7(10); 6-4; 1-0; Lin/Peters d. Diorio/Streng 6-3; 6-3; Lacjak/Marquart d. Grazier/Yalowiec 6-4; 4-6; 1-0

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Palmer/Zebro d. Alberti/Bruno 6-4; 6-2; Burns/Hyatt d. (3) Gee/Lucas 6-1; 6-0; Albert/Valenstein d. Johnson/Staten 6-2; 6-3; Green/Nesta d. (1) Arr/Benedict 7-5; 4-6; 1-0;

Women's 4.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Myers/Wilcox d. Larkin/Leinberger 6-4; 6-2; Bondurant/Smith d. Lynchconrad/Oakley 6-3; 6-2

Mixed 3.0 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Cwik/Stephan d. Goodman/Logan 6-4; 6-2; Lipchak/Peters d. Antonelli/John 6-3; 6-0

Mixed 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Diedrich/Trapp d. Liberatore/Olson 6-1; 6-0; Fortgang/Tseng-Christensen d. Gifford/Jakobovits 4-3 Ret (ill); (3) Blazevich/Laroche d. Flanigan/Flanigan 6-3; 4-6; 1-0; Rommerdale/Wester d. (1) Nesta/Sarver 7-5Ret (ill)

Mixed 4.0 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Frisk/Frisk d. Oakley/Oakley 2-6; 7-5; 1-0

Senior Mixed Players Sought

3.5 Super Senior women – A Spring Lake mixed doubles team needs you. Contact Tom Larkin at tlarkin@aol.com.

4.0 or 4.5 -- Men and women wanted for Wexford 8.0 senior mixed team. Contact Patrick Mason at 686-8816 or email PMason@Wexfordplantation.com.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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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( ) “I hate flowers. I paint them because they’re cheaper than models, and they don’t move.”

( ) -- Georgia O’Keefe

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-- Dennis Malick

Sweatin' It Out at Sun City

TENNIS E-NEWS is really blue over the most recent issue. It was a non-issue, in that with the format used

it was virtually unreadable and undecipherable. Sorry about that. Won’t try that again.

TENNIS E-NEWS

Friday, June 19, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 70
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Super Senior 70 and 75 Men and Women – HHIsland 70s and 75s women and men interested in joining teams for the Fall season should contact Mary Ellen Arboe (women) at tennisbeachbums@aol.com and Don Grider (men) at dmgrider@roadrunner.com. The season runs September and October on Hilton Head Island and in Coastal Carolina.

Busy Day Set Saturday

Staying Cool at the Sun City Seniors: Record Numbers Greeted by Record Heat

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) – With 196 players registered, the Sun City Senior Doubles is showing record numbers on court. And every one of them is about to melt. The weather is going for some record numbers for certain.

Saturday will be an extra-busy day covering most of the draws with the exception of a few that are starting and finishing with finals scheduled for Sunday morning.

Catching up with results from Thursday as posted on TennisLink. No scores yet on today’s results:

Men's 65 Doubles – Round of 16 -- Daniel/McKenna d. Cook/Haviland 6-4; 6-3; McDougall/Smith d. Green/Tirone 6-1; 4-6; 1-0

Women's 70 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Palmer/Rafferty d. Diorio/Nozick 6-4; 6-0

Men's 75 Doubles – Semifinal -- Clark/Wiederhorn d. Pizzat/Wiener 6-4; 6-1

Mixed 65 Doubles – Round Robin One -- Fluharty/Fluharty d. Overton/Overton 0-6; 6-4; 1-0

Men's 3.0 Doubles – Round of 16 -- Kalish/Olsen d. Fried/Steinberg 6-4; 6-2; Antonelli/Frankel d. Gallagher/Mansfield 6-2; 6-0

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Round of 16 -- Douglass/Lynch d. Brosnan/Neal 6-4; 4-6; 1-0; Heise/Mathieu d. (4) Cohen/Fallon 6-3; 3-6; 1-0; Field/Kuchinski d. Bross/Zenone 6-1; 6-1; Bruno/Carpitella d. Olson/Valentin 6-7(5); 6-2; 1-0; Duffy/Payne d. Liikala/Ross 6-1, 6-3; Cooney-Wilcox (3) d. Oakley/Solomone 6-3, 6-2.

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Round of 16 -- Alberti/Bruno d. Gifford/Sussman 6-2; 6-3; Burns/Hyatt d. Fowler/Ziebis 6-2; 6-0; Johnson/Staten d. Sherwood/Trapp 3-6; 6-3; 1-0; Albert/Valenstein d. Brennan/Mannino 6-2; 6-0; Green/Nesta d. Blazavich/Wester 6-0, 7-6(2); Consolation Round 1 -- Brennan/Mannino d. Sherwood/Trapp Def (refsl)

Mixed 3.5 Doubles – Round of 16 -- Gifford/Jakobovits d. Legrand/Legrand 6-4; 6-1; Rommerdale/Wester d. Bross/Valenstein 6-3; 6-1

Trip for Winner & Chaperone

2009 Arthur Ashe Essay & Art Contest Offers Free Trips to USOpen Kids Day

Youngsters could win a trip to Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open by entering the ashe Essay and Art Contest. If a member of the USTA Southern, a junior has two chances to win. Entering the national contest automatically enters into a similar contest just for Southern participants.

The prize for both contests is an all-expense paid trip for the winner and one chaperone to Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open and enjoy a fun-filled weekend in New York City. The deadline for essay submissions is Friday, July 10. For more details and to participate in the contest, click here:

http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Get_Involved/NJTL/Information/Arthur_Ashe_Essay_and_Art_Contest.aspx.

Senior Mixed Players Sought

3.5 Super Senior women – A Spring Lake mixed doubles team needs you. Contact Tom Larkin at tlarkin@aol.com.

4.0 or 4.5 -- Men and women wanted for Wexford 8.0 senior mixed team. Contact Patrick Mason at 686-8816 or email PMason@Wexfordplantation.com.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

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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( ) Sign that could be appropriate, considering our weather lately:

( ) “Parking for frogs only, all others will be toad.”

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-- Dennis Malick