TENNIS E-NEWS
Thursday, June 04, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 63
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
9 a.m. Start Friday at Van Der Meer
Riske Advances to Quarterfinals in Head/Tail $10K USTA Women’s Championship
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Interrupted by the weather early, Alison Riske rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win today to join seven others in Friday’s quarterfinals of the $10,000 Head/Tail USTA Women’s Championship at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. Admission is free to spectators.
Riske, a McMurray PA high school graduate now living and training on Hilton Head Island, will begin her freshman year this fall at Vanderbilt University, where her sister Sarah Riske McGlamery, a HHIslander, was a four-year All-American. Riske and Jacqueline Cako are teamed in doubles and advanced today to the Friday semifinals by virtue of a walkover.
Four quarterfinal singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, followed by doubles semifinals that will begin about noon, but not before all the singles matches will have finished.
Today’s results
Round of 16 singles
Maria-Fernanda Alves (BRA) [5] def. Tarakaa Bertrand (USA) 6-4 4-6 7-5
Alison Riske (USA) [4] def. Kate Fuller (USA) 6-1 6-1
Petra Rampre (SLO) [3] Grace Min (USA) 6-1 6-0
Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) def. Aeriel Ellis (USA) 6-1 2-1 Ret.
Lindsey Nelson (USA) def. Anda Perianu (ROU) [7] 6-3 6-2
Allie WILL (USA) def. Dominika Dieskova (SVK) [6] 7-5 6-3
Alexandra Mueller (USA) [1] def. Stephanie Vidov (USA) 6-3 3-0 Ret.
Jessica Pegula (USA) def. Alexandra Anghelescu (USA) 6-4 6-0
Quarterfinal doubles
Rachel Kahan (USA) / Caryssa L. Peretz (USA) def. Amanda Marrow (USA) / Tiya Rolle (USA) 6-2 6-3
Jacqueline Cako (USA) [2] / Alison Riske (USA) def. Aeriel Ellis (USA) / Chrissie Seredni (USA) w.o.
Natalie Pluskota (USA) / Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) def. Maria-Fernanda Alves (BRA) / Nicola Slater (GBR) 4-6 6-1 [10-7]
Chelsea Orr (USA) / Anda Perianu (ROU) def. Tarakaa Bertrand (USA) / Brook Connelly (USA) 6-3 2-6 [10-5]
Friday schedule
9 a.m. – Singles Quarterfinals
Maria-Fernanda Alves (BRA) [5] vs. Jessica Pegula (USA)
Lindsey Nelson (USA) vs. Alison Riske (USA)
Petra Rampre (SLO) [3] vs. Caitlin Whoriskey (USA)
Alexandra Mueller (USA) vs. Allie Will (USA)
Following singles:
Natalie Pluskota (USA) / Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) vs. Chelsea Orr (USA) / Anda Perlanu (ROU)
Rachel Kahan (USA) / Caryssa L. Peretz (USA) vs. Jacqueline Cako (USA) [2] /Alison Riske (USA) 2
FREE Kids Day Clinic Saturday
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – A free Kids Day Clinic Saturday from 11 a. m. to 12:30 p.m. at Van Der Meer Tennis Center will provide instruction for ages 6 through 16 and include the USTA Quickstart program for those 9 and younger. Pizza and refreshments will be available after clinic
The women’s singles semifinals of the $10,000 Head/Tail USTA Women’s Championships will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and the doubles final will follow the Kids Day clinic.
With any questions about the week’s activities, go to Van Der Meer’s Director of Events Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext.119.
On to Birmingham
The Spring League Season: How HHITL, CCTA Adults, Seniors Succeeded
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The USTA League Spring season is over … and just in time for the end of Spring in a couple weeks. Some HHI and Coastal Carolina teams have a bit of unfinished Spring business, having won South Carolina championships and now advancing to Southern Sectionals next month in coooool Birmingham AL.
Five Hilton Head Island teams and two from CCTA won at States – four in Seniors, three in Adults.
Here is the complete rundown of Adult and Senior State Championships: :
(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)
ADULT
Champion
W2.5 HHITL/SCYC Ms. Fits
M 2.5 PD/CC of SC Dirtballers
W3.0 CTL #2/Parklane Mood Swings
M3.0 SATL/Westside Scallywags
W3.5 CTL #2/Greenview Villa Tronco Volleyers UPTA #1/Greenville CC Net Chix
M3.5 LCTA #1/Mt. Pleasant Rec Hoppin’ Johns CTL #1/Columbia Ace Kickers
W4.0 CCTA/Beaufort Sea Islanders
M4.0 LCTA #1/Mt. Pleasant Rec Hoppin’ Johns LCTA #2/Mt. Pleasant Red
W4.5 HHITL/PDTC
M4.5 MCTL/Rock Hill
M5.0 CTL/Woodlands CC
SENIOR
Champion
M2.5 HHITL/CC of Hilton Head Court Jesters CCTA/Dataw Dynasores
M3.0 HHITL #1/Spring Lake Lakers
W3.0 CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins
M3.5 HHITL/Long Cove Mates
W3.5 LATA/Rawls Creek
M4.0 UPTA/Butler Springs
W4.0 FTA/Riverside
M4.5 GSTL #1/Grande Dunes
W4.5 LATA/Just a Number
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USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS
Super Senior Mixed Doubles as of 6/03/09
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 6/03/09
6.0
7.0
8.0
Total teams 7 teams
Senior Mixed Doubles as of 6/03/09
6.0
7.0
8.0
Total teams 16 teams
Adult Mixed Doubles as of 6/03/09
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
Total teams 21 teams
Coastal Carolina
Super Senior Mixed as of 6/03/09
Playing # of Teams/
Level players Season Team Leaders as of 6/03/09
6.0 4/52 4/5 – 5/31 Dataw Dominos in first at 5-1; season ended
7.0 2/19 5/16 – 6/13 Beaufort Double Trouble in first at 1-0
8.0 4/47 4/15 – 5/27 Sun City Dynamic Duos in first at 5-1; season ended
Total teams 10/118
Senior Mixed Doubles as of 6/03/09 Team Leaders as of 6/03/09
7.0 4 teams 6/10-8/12
8.0 3 teams 5/28-8/20 Mixed Up in first at 1-0
Total teams 7 teams
Adult Mixed Doubles as of 6/03/09
7.0 3 teams 6/13-8/22
8.0 3 teams 6/14-8/23
Total teams 6 teams
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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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