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