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TENNIS E-NEWS

Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 49
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

ALL ABOUT BUILDING TENNIS COURTS:

1. Bluffton Today Open Deadline is Monday

4th annual Bluffton Today Open May 15-17. Entry deadline Monday the 11^th. Entry form is an attachment to this issue.

Junior and Adult divisions to raise funds for Bluffton junior tennis programs and to bulid and repair public tennis courts in Bluffton.

Entry fees/Adult: $40 for one event and $50 for two events with all doubles play -- Men's, Women's, Mixed in levels 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0.

Entry fees/Juniors: $25 for singles and $35 for singles and doubles. Age divisions 12s, 14s, 18s and under. Fees include a T-shirt, prizes and a courtside dinner at the Bluffton High School on the 16th. Juniors on hard courts; clay for adults at Palmetto Bluff, Oldfield, Shell Hall, or Hampton Hall.

For more information, call Brett Robertson at 816-2033.

2. US Open Ticket Drawings

Public Tennis, Inc., has opened its annual US Open fundraiser for new courts at Chaplin Public Tennis Center: A drawing for courtside tickets to the first week of play. $25 minimum tax-deductible donation per tickets which are available at Players World of Sports in Fresh Market Shoppes on the Parkway and PTR's International Headquarters at the Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club as well as at team practices and at the Sunday Round Robin Social at Chaplin PTC. Last year’s fundraiser helped raise $2,600 for the court fund. For information, email chaplinroundrobin@hotmail.com.

62 Team Matches in Group RRs

USTA SC League Version of Davis & Fed Cups: HHITL & CCTA vs. Rest of the State

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Senior Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. The SC 500 …. Oops, wrong sport.

Last weekend was Junior Tennis Galore on the Island. This weekend will be all about Seniors, as more than 1,000 players check in for the USTA League South Carolina Senior State Championships. Or, as TENNIS E-NEWS likes to characterize it: The HHI (and now CCTA) vs. The Rest of South Carolina Cup.

The 22 HHI and Coastal Carolina teams competing make up a big chunk of the 98 teams in the draws that range from the 2.5s through 4.5s. Last May before creation of the CCTA, 28 HHI League teams were among the 109 teams competing. We’ll have to await USTA SC arrival to find out why the drop in the overall numbers. A USC-Beaufort study showed that the ’08 championships brought almost $1.4 million into the HHI economy.

This is the first Spring season championships since HHI and the mainland split into two league districts. Now, some of the teams are surprised to be bunched in the same preliminary round robin groups. Two first match pairings are HHI vs. CCTA and the 2.5s, well, there are only two teams entered and you can guess which districts they represent.

The captains’ meeting and big players’ party will be Friday evening, with in-group round robins running all Saturday and Sunday. Group winners, plus a few wild cards because of lower entry numbers, will go into Monday’s semifinals and finals. Overall champions will advance to Southern Section Championships in July in Birmingham AL.

Here is the lineup of HHITL and CCTA teams headed to States with captains’ names in (parentheses):

M2.5 – HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters (Dennis Snyder); CCTA/Dataw Dynasores (Richard Purdy)

M3.0 – HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers (Tom Larkin); HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers (David Crespan); HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums – (John Kellom); CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers (Mike Brennan); CCTA #2/Belfair-Bluffton Bashers (Jack Williams)

W3.0 – HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints (Margaret Miner); HHI #2/South Beach Racqueteers (Janet England); CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins (Barbara Krekehl); CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots (Jane Brown)

M3.5 – HHI/Long Cove Mates (Courtland Babcock); CCTA/Sun City Spin Doctors (Bill Fluharty)

W3.5 – HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters (Donna Smorol); CCTA/Sun City Madam Butterflies (Janet Palmer)

M4.0 – HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates (Vinnie Cook); HHI #2/Indigo Run (Rich Rickenbach; CCTA/Sun City Gnats (Michael Nicoletti)

W4.0 – HHI/Port Royal Herricanes (Judy Barons); CCTA/Springy Girls (Kathy Hyatt)

M4.5 – HHI/Indigo Run Hogg Doggs (Wes Breinich)

W4.5 – HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies (Nancy Staple)

Here is the schedule of HHITL and CCTA teams as gleaned (cross-eyed) from TennisLink. Keep in close touch with your captain for late changes. (Note the difference in two sites: Sea Pines RC and SP Country Club.)

(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)

Saturday the 9^th

8 a.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers vs. GATA/Savannah Lakes Village at Country Club of HH

8 a.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers vs. CCTA #2/Belfair-Bluffton Bashers at Long Cove

8 a.m. – W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters vs. CTL/Rockbridge Silver Rockettes at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Madam Butterflies vs. AATL/Houndslake CC at SP Country Club

8 a.m. – M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers vs. SATL/Silver Fuzzbusters at Indigo Run

9:30 a.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums vs. MCTL/Sun City Carolina Lakes Racqueteers at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates vs. LCTA/Pine Forest Venerable Volleyers at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – M4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. GSTL #1/ at Indigo Run

9:30 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots vs. MCTL/Sun City Carolina Lakes Lakettes at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – W3.0 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints vs. GATA/Stoney Point at SP Country Club

9:30 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins vs. HHI #2/South Beach Racqueteers at Moss Creek

9:30 a.m. – W4.0 -- CCTA/Springy Girls vs. CTL/Plantation Club Golden Girls at South Beach

9:30 a.m. – W4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes vs. LCTA #1/Mount Pleasant Senior Women at Long Cove

11 a.m. – M3.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Mates vs. SATL/Spartanburg AC Titans at SP Country Club

11 a.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. LATA/Lexington Just A Number at Sea Pines RC

11 a.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Spin Doctors vs. LATA/Murraywood Mudders at SP Country Club

1:30 p.m. – M2.5 – HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters vs. CCTA/Dataw Dynasores at Moss Creek

1:30 p.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers vs. PD/CC of South Carolina at Country Club of HH

1:30 p.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers vs. AATL/Mount Vintage Netmen at Long Cove

1:30 p.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #2/Indigo Run vs. CCTA/Sun City Gnats at Moss Creek

1:30 p.m. – W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters vs. GSTL #2/Litchfield Wine Ups at Sea Pines RC

1:30 p.m. – W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Madam Butterflies vs. UPTA #1/Spindle Tree Love Makers at SP Country Club

1:30 p.m. – M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers vs. LATA/Lexington Stringers at Indigo Run

1:30 p.m. – M3.0 -- CCTA #2/Belfair-Bluffton Bashers vs. UPTA #1/Greenville Sportsclub at Long Cove

3 p.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums vs. UPTA #2/Brookstone Electric City at Sea Pines RC

3 p.m. – M4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. CTL/Senior Rockers at Indigo Run

3 p.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots vs. FTA/Brookstone Double Trouble at Sea Pines RC

3 p.m. – W3.0 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints vs. LCTA #2/St. Andrew’s Swinging Seniors at SP Country Club

3 p.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins vs. SATL/Westside Diva Doubles at Moss Creek

3 p.m. – W3.0 -- HHI #2/South Beach Racqueteers vs. PD #1/Palmetto Park Silver Strings at Moss Creek

3 p.m. – W4.0 -- CCTA/Springy Girls vs. LCTA #2/I’on Club at South Beach

3 p.m. – W4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes vs. AATL/Tennis Mechanics at Long Cove

4:30 p.m. – M3.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Mates vs. CCTA/Sun City Spin Doctors at SP Country Club

4:30 p.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. LCTA/Carolina Girls at Sea Pines RC

Sunday the 10^th

8 a.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #2/Indigo Run vs. LATA/Parklane Senior Men at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates vs. AATL/OLDell4 at South Beach

8 a.m. – W4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes vs. PD/Manning at SP Country Club

8 a.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. PD/Doves at Long Cove

8 a.m. – M4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Gnats vs. SATL/Peach Tree United at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers vs. LCTA #1/Pine Forest Select at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – M3.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Mates vs. LATA/Murraywood Mudders at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – M4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Hogg Doggs vs. LATA #2/ at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – W4.0 -- CCTA/Springy Girls vs. FTA/Riverside at SP Country Club

9:30 a.m. – M3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Spin Doctors vs. SATL/Spartanburg AC Titans at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Madam Butterflies vs. LCTA #2/Miler Lunch Bunch at Long Cove

11 a.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums vs. CTL/Parklane Mind Set at SP Country Club

11 a.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots vs. GSTL/Myrtle Beach Outsiders at South Beach

11 a.m. – W3.0 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints vs. AATL/Woodside Ladies at Long Cove

1:30 p.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #2/Indigo Run vs. SATL/Peach Tree United at Sea Pines RC

1:30 p.m. – M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates vs. PD/Palmetto Park at South Beach

1:30 p.m. – W3.0 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins vs. PD #1/ at SP Country Club

1:30 p.m. – W3.0 -- HHI #2/South Beach Racqueteers vs. SATL/Westside Diva Doubles at SP Country Club

1:30 p.m. – W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters vs. FTA/Brookstone Meadows at Sea Pines RC

1:30 p.m. – M4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Gnats vs. LATA/Parklane Senior Men at Sea Pines RC

3 p.m. – M3.0 -- HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers vs. UPTA #1/ Greenville Sports Club at Sea Pines RC

3 p.m. – M2.5 – CCTA/Dataw Dynasores vs. HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters at South Beach

3 p.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. LATA/Lexington Just A Number at Long Cove

3 p.m. – M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers vs. LCTA #2/Wild Dunes Otters at Sea Pines RC

3 p.m. – M3.0 -- CCTA #2/Belfair-Bluffton Bashers vs. AATL/Mount Vintage Netmen at Sea Pines RC

Monday the 11^th

8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.0 – Group I vs. Group III at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.0 – Group II vs. Group IV at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.5 – Group I vs. Group III at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – M3.5 – Group II vs. Wildcard at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.0 – Group II vs. Group III at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.0 – Group I vs. Group IV at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.5 – Group II vs. Group III at South Beach

8 a.m. – Semifinal – W3.5 – Group I vs. Group IV at South Beach

9:30 a.m. – Semifinal – M4.0 – Group II vs. Group I at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – Semifinal – M4.0 – Group III vs. Wildcard at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. LCTA/Carolina Girls at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – M4.5 – Group I vs. Group II at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – Semifinal – W4.0 – Group I vs. Group II at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – Semifinal – W4.0 – Group III vs. Wildcard at Sea Pines RC

11 a.m. – M2.5 – HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head Court Jesters vs. CCTA/Dataw Dynasores at Sea Pines RC

Noon – Final – M3.0 – at Sea Pines RC

Noon – Final – M3.5 – at Sea Pines RC

Noon – Final – W3.0 – at Sea Pines RC

Noon – Final – W3.5 – at Sea Pines RC

2 p.m. – W4.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies vs. PD/Doves at Sea Pines RC

2 p.m. – Final -- W4.0 at Sea Pines RC

Well, We Flipped This One

It was actually Ann Marie Kemper and Kaitlin Jane Groetzinger (SCYacht Club) who defeated Cara Py and Andrea Messier (Spanish Wells) in the 2.5 Ms. Fits showdown between SCYC and Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing that decided the Adult 2.5 championship and not the other way around as it appeared in the last E-News issue.

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.com

Players Looking for a Team

3.0 – Two 3.0 players are looking for a team for the summer senior mixed season. Contact Steve or Betty Ziplow at bziplow@hargray.com.

3.0 – 3.0 Woman is looking for a summer mixed adult or senior team. Email Dr.Cindy1@verizon.net.

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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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.

A tournament or league mandates a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a third set, but, at 7-4, players shake hands and report their scores to the tournament desk or team captain. What happens? By shaking hands, the players have acknowledged that they agreed the match was over. Even though the USTA (tournament or league) mandates the use of the 10-point tiebreak, the 7-point tiebreak was played in good faith.

*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 15-17: 4^th 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.

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@earthlink.net.

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Champions Plus

TENNIS E-NEWS

Monday, May 04, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 49
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

MUSC Benefit

Players and Children’s Research Win 3^rd Annual BANANA OPEN Junior Challenge

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The 3^rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge turned out a bunch of winners at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, not the least of which was the Charles P. Darby Children’s Research Institute at Medical University of South Carolina, beneficiary of the event. .

With some of the 86 juniors entered playing for hours on finals day Sunday, the Friends of the Children and Hilton Head Prep Moms for Research declared everyone winners and went home to rest. Likewise, Tournament Director Jackie Reynecke and the PDTC staff who engineered the multiple matches in the novice and tournament divisons for boys and girls.

While funds from entry fees and the prize drawings are being tabulated, here are the complete results (Players are from Hilton Head Island unless otherwise noted):

NOVICE DIVISION

Boys' 8 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Justin Perez d. John Minter 8-3; Paul Jones d. Collin Tardio 8-1; Semifinals -- Perez d. Stratton Pollitzer 8-7; Jones d. Will Ruhlin 8-1; Final -- Jones d. Perez 8-0

Boys' 10 Singles -- Round Robin -- Quinton Paton-Melland, Lady's Island d. Jacob Palchak 8-0; Robert Gavin III d. Charlie Farrell 8-3; Palchak d. Charlie Farrell 8-5; Paton-Melland d. Gavin 8-2; Palchak d. Gavin 8-3; Paton-Melland d. Farrell 8-0; Paton-Melland winner of round robin

Boys' 12 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Dominic Jachetta d. Gage Jester 8-4; Noah Sulek d. Austin Krzeminski 8-6; Cameron Halseth, Bluffton d. Ian Schenkel 8-3; Quarterfinals -- Jachetta d. Matthew Feldman 8-1; Sulek d. Zach Ruhlin 8-1; Halseth d. Will Minter 8-2; Sam Stroop, Savannah GA d. Steven DeVincentis 8-2; Semifinals -- Sulek d. Jachetta 8-1; Stroop d. Halseth 8-2; Final -- Stroop d. Sulek 8-1

Boys' 14 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Noah Sulek d. Charles Burchett, Jasper GA 8-2; Mark Oppenheimer d. Max Schremmer 8-3; Angelo Carrabba d. Sean McMahon 8-5; Quarterfinals -- Sulek d. Sean Myers 8-7(5); Oppenheimer d. Robbie Stockfisch 8-3; Carrabba d. Bradley Malool 8-2; John Ziegler, Bluffton d. Tyler Hall, Chapin 8-2; Semifinals -- Oppenheimer d. Sulek 8-4; Carrabba d. Ziegler 8-1; Final -- Oppenheimer d. Carrabba 8-4

Boys' 16 Singles -- Round Robin -- Collins Richardson d. Max Schremmer 8-1; Richardson d. Adam Oppenheimer 8-3; Schremmer d. Oppenheimer 8-3; Richardson winner of round robin

Girls' 8 Singles -- Round Robin -- Caroline Eddy d. Lizzie Rankin 8-3; Henry Clare Cram, Bluffton d. Rankin 8-4; Eddy d. Cram 8-5; Eddy winner of round robin

Girls' 12 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Marilyn Stockfisch d. Page Cross 8-0; Monica Bundy d. Dolores Bell, Beaufort 8-4; Hannah Simpson d. Mary McNeal, Beaufort 8-5; Elise Dean, Beaufort d. Caitlin Tardio 8-3; Katie Rankin d. Kaylee DeFrees 8-4; Kate Cram, Bluffton d. Shannon Short 8-7(6); Quarterfinals-- Stockfisch d. Michelle Kunz 8-1; Bundy d. Simpson 8-1; Dean d. Rankin 8-3; Cram d. Jenna Ludlow, Hamburg, NY 8-1; Semifinals -- Bundy d. Stockfisch 8-1; Cram d. Dean 8-6; Final -- Bundy d. Cram 8-4

Girls' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Elouise Cram, Bluffton d. Jenna Ludlow, Hamburg NY 8-3; Kelly Newman, Apex NC d. Christine Quinn 8-5; Kristin Langan d. Grace Orie, Bluffton Def (ns); Semifinals -- Cram d. Newman 8-4; Langan d. Forest Richardson 8-0; Final -- Cram d. Langan 8-4

Girls' 16 Singles -- Round Robin -- Brittini Olesen, Jasper GA d. Sarah Hancock 8-2; Heather Newman, Apex NC d. Lauren Ziegler, Bluffton Def (ns); Brittini Olesen, Jasper GA d. Ziegler Def (ns); Newman d. Hancock 8-0; Newman d. Olesen 8-2; Ziegler d. Hancock 8-1; Newman winner of round robin

TOURNAMENT DIVISION

Boys' 10 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Will Danzell d. Alex Gajic, Atlanta GA 6-1;6-0; Semifinals -- Danzell d. Bryan Allen 6-0;6-0; Thomas Jenkins, Bluffton d. Quinton Paton-Melland, Lady's Island 6-1;6-2; Final -- Danzell d. Jenkins 6-0;6-1

Boys' 12 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Nathan Lockcuff d. Cameron Clark 6-4;3-6;7-6(10-6); Alex Likins d. Alex Gajic, Atlanta GA 6-0;6-0; Semifinals -- Thomas Farrell d. Lockcuff 6-3;4-6;7-6(10-8); Likins d. John Larson 3-6;6-2;7-6(10-2); Final -- Likins d. Farrell 6-2;6-0

Boys' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Ben Likins d. Christian Bunea 6-2;6-2; Carsten Fisher d. Richard Snyder, Bluffton 6-1;6-0; Semifinals -- Likins d. Roman Battistelli 6-1;6-0; Fisher d. Franklyn Bakala Def (ns); Final -- Fisher d. Likins 6-4;6-4

Boys' 16 Singles -- Round Robin -- Michael Shaw d. Brody Ledbetter 6-1;6-1; Carsten Fisher d. Brody Ledbetter 6-2;6-2; Fisher d. Shaw 6-3;6-4; Fisher winner of round robin

Girls' 12 Singles -- Round Robin -- Nicole Bunea d. Taylor Soop Bluffton 6-0;6-2; Jamie Danzell d. Lilie Steryous, Taylors, SC 6-1;6-0; Bunea d. Steryous 6-2;6-1; Danzell d. Soop 6-0;6-2; Bunea d. Danzell 7-5;6-4; Steryous d. Soop 6-3;6-3; Bunea winner of round robin

Girls' 16 Singles -- Round Robin -- Logan Danzell d. Jaclyn de Boer 6-3;6-1; Maggi Colket d. Megan Farrell 6-3;6-4; Danzell d. Farrell 6-3;6-4; Colket d. De Boer 6-1;6-3; Danzell d. Colket 2-6;6-1;7-6(10-5); Farrell d. De Boer 5-7;7-5;7-6(11-9); Danzell winner of round robin

250 Entrants from Throughout Southeast

HHI’s Woodson, Carter Win Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Hilton Head Island’s Hayley Carter and Jared Woodson won two of the four championships in the Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated tournament for 12s and 14s today at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. They won their 14s divisions, while Islander Jenai Charles placed fourth in Girls’ 12s.

Carter lived up to her #1 seeding today by defeating co-#9 Tyler Baker of Fayetteville NC 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals and then another co-#9 Andie Daniell of Douglasville GA 6-1, 6-4 for the championship. Woodson was the 3^rd seed and won today’s semifinal over #5 seeded Christian Harris of Knoxville TN 7-6(4), 6-3. In the finals, he defeated 9^th seed Brent Lett of Elgin SC 6-2; 6-2. Charles lost her semifinals and then the playoff for third and fourth place.

For complete draws and results, go to www.usta.com and select TennisLink, then Tournaments, and use ID # 704115809.

USTA League Standings

Ms. Fits, Blaze, Slice Take Aim on States with Key Wins

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The way it’s s’posed to be: Down to the wire weekend matches broke first-place ties as USTA League teams set the lineup for upcoming South Carolina State Championships in Charleston and Greenville.

The SC Yacht Ms. Fits proved how important that third court is when #3 doubles Cara Py and Andrea Messier won 7-5 in the third set to clinch a 2-1 win over the Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing and thus the championship spot in the Adult Women’s 2.5s.

In Adult Men’s 3.0, Wexford Blaze of Glory used a 4-1 win to squeeze past Chaplin Park Rattlers for that division championship. The Rattlers were upset by the SC Yacht Working Stiffs and, although tied 6-3 with Wexford, ended up second by virtue of courts won/loss.

Tied 11-0 in Adult Women’s 3.5, Indigo Run Indigo Slice settled the score with a Long Cove Covettes 4-1 to take over first place.

Bring on the States!!!

Hilton Head Island Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/03/09

AW2.5 4/51 2/14 - 5/2 SCYacht Ms. Fits clinched first at 8-1

AM3.0 4/58 2/14 – 5/2 Wexford Blaze of Glory clinched first at 6-2

AW3.0 5/77 1/29 – 4/25 Wexford Player Slayers clinched first at 7-1

AM3.5 6/86 1/31 – 5/2 Sea Pines CC The Old Guys clinched first at 10-0

AW3.5 14/214 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice in first at 12-0

AM4.0 5/66 2/15 – 4/26 PDTC Smash clinched first at 7-1

AW4.0 4/62 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers clinched first at 8-1

AM4.5 2/27 2/22 – 3/29 South Beach BT Express clinched championship at 4-1

AW4.5 2/32 2/22 – 3/29 PDTC clinched championship at 5-0

Total 46/673

HHI Totals 122/1,594

Coastal Carolina Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/03/09

AW3.0 3/37 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats clinched first at 6-0

AM3.5 2/24 3/7 – 5/2 Beaufort Smashers clinched first at 3-2

AW3.5 4/62 2/19 – 5/2 Beaufort Red Hot Chili Peppers clinched first at 7-2

AM4.0 2/25 3/24-4/28 Bluffton Rovers clinched first at 3-0

AW4.0 5/71 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders clinched first at 8-0

Total 16/219

Coastal Carolina Super Senior Mixed Leagues as of 5/03/09

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 5/03/09

6.0 4/52 4/5 – 5/31 Dataw Dominos in first at 3-0

7.0 2/19 5/16 – 6/13 Not started yet

8.0 4/47 4/15 – 5/27 Moss Creek in first at 3-0

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.com

Players Looking for a Team

3.0 – Two 3.0 players are looking for a team for the summer senior mixed season. Contact Steve or Betty Ziplow at bziplow@hargray.com.

3.0 – 3.0 Woman is looking for a summer mixed adult or senior team. Email Dr.Cindy1@verizon.net.

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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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.

Repeating by request from 1/30/09 E-News: HINDRANCE ISSUES: Talking during a point. A player shall not talk while the ball is moving toward the opponent's side of the court. If the player's talking interferes with an opponent's ability to play the ball, the player loses the point. Consider the situation where a player hits a weak lob and loudly yells at his or her partner to get back. If the shout is loud enough to distract an opponent, then the opponent may claim the point based on a deliberate hindrance. If the opponent chooses to hit the lob and misses it, the opponent loses the point because the opponent did not make a timely claim of hindrance.

*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 15-17: 4^th 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.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) How can you raise the heart rate of a 50-year-old man?

( ) Tell him you’re pregnant.

(___) -- From a Virginia reader

-- Dennis Malick

And the winner is .......

TENNIS E-NEWS

Saturday, May 02, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 47
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Friends of the Children

Drawings, Finals Sunday at 3^rd Annual BANANA OPEN Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Championship matches and drawings of top prizes are on tap Sunday in the 3^rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, all being played for the benefit of the Charles P. Darby Children’s Research Institute at Medical University of South Carolina.

Drawings for prizes that include a seven-night stay at a destination of the winner’s choice will follow the championship matches in tournament and novice level divisions. Friends of the Children and Hilton Head Prep Moms for Research are hosting the third annual run of the junior competition. Tickets are $20 each or three for $50. Ticketholders do not have to be present to win.

For further information, call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152.

Free to Spectators

3 HHI Juniors Advance in Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Just three of the 16 Hilton Head Island area players got through Day One main draws of the Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated tournament for 12s and 14s being played at Van Der Meer Tennis Center and satellite sites. HHI’s Hayley Carter, Girls’ 14s top seed, won impressively – 6-0, 6-0 over Anastasia Morgus of Cary NC.

In Girls’ 12s, Islander Jenai Charles won her Rounds of 64 and 32 to advance to Sunday’s Round of 16. She defeated #5 seed Madeline Roloh of Lexington KY in the Round of 32. Likewise, Boys’ 14 #3 seed Jared Woodson of HHI won his Rounds of 64 and 32.

Matches will begin early Sunday with admission free to spectators at all sites. Carter will play at 9:30 at HHI Beach & Tennis; Charles is set for 10:45 at Beach & Tennis; Woodson will be at Van Der Meer for a 11 a.m. start. Backdraw matches at Chaplin Public Tennis Center and Hilton Head Island High School and Middle School will begin in late morning. Play will continue through the day, with semifinal and final rounds on Monday.

For complete draws, times, results and match locations, go to www.usta.com and select TennisLink, then Tournaments, and use ID # 704115809.

Saturday through Monday on HHI

21 HHI, CCTA Teams Ready for Senior State Championships Next Weekend

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Barring dropouts from upstate before then, Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina will have 21 teams competing next weekend in the USTA League South Carolina State Championships. Sea Pines Racquet Club again will serve as headquarters for the playoffs that are in their fifth year here.

Starting early Saturday morning, matches will be played at Sea Pines R.C. and satellite sites – Sea Pines Country Club, South Beach, Moss Creek, Country Club of Hilton Head, Long Cove and Indigo Run. This is the first Spring season that HHI and CCTA have competed as separate districts and combined they make up a fifth of the 98 total teams and more than 1,000 players entered in the state championships.

Last year, 27 teams from this area advanced to States. Biggest dropoff this year is in the 3.5 divisions – last year seven teams, this year four.

Players will get started with a big party Friday evening, then get into matches Saturday and Sunday that will be in-group round robins with the exception of Women’s 4.5 that has only four teams competing. Winners of the groups, plus a few wildcards, will advance to Monday morning semifinals, followed by finals. Champions will qualify for the Southern Section Championships July 25-Aug. 2 in Birmingham AL.

Here is the lineup of HHI and CCTA teams headed to States with captains’ names in (parentheses):

M2.5 – HHI/Country Club of Hilton Head (Dennis Snyder); CCTA/Dataw Dynasores (Richard Purdy)

M3.0 – HHI #1/Spring Lake Lakers (Tom Larkin); HHI #2/Country Club of Hilton Head (David Crespan); HHI #3/Port Royal Beach Bums – (John Kellom); CCTA #1/Sun City Slickers (Mike Brennan); CCTA #2/Belfair-Bluffton Bashers (Jack Williams)

W3.0 – HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club Matchpoints (Margaret Miner); HHI #2/South Beach Racqueteers (Janet England); CCTA #1/Dataw Darlins (Barbara Krekehl); CCTA #2/Sun City Sweet Shots (Jane Brown)

M3.5 – HHI/Long Cove Mates (Courtland Babcock); CCTA/Sun City Spin Doctors (Bill Fluharty)

W3.5 – HHI/Spring Lake Twisted Sisters (Donna Smorol); CCTA/Sun City Madam Butterflies (Janet Palmer)

M4.0 – HHI #1/Port Royal Pirates (Vinnie Cook); HHI #2/Indigo Run (Rich Rickenbach; CCTA/Sun City Gnats (Michael Nicoletti)

W4.0 – HHI/Port Royal Herricanes (Judy Barons); CCTA/Springy Girls (Kathy Hyatt)

M4.5 – HHI/Indigo Run Hogg Doggs (Wes Breinich)

W4.5 – HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies (Nancy Staple)

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.com

Players Looking for a Team

3.0 – Two 3.0 players are looking for a team for the summer senior mixed season. Contact Steve or Betty Ziplow at bziplow@hargray.com.

3.0 – 3.0 Woman is looking for a summer mixed adult or senior team. Email Dr.Cindy1@verizon.net.

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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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.

What happens if the ball hits a player’s hat that landed on the court earlier in the point? The ball remains in play because the opponent did not ask for a let. When play continued after the hat landed on the court, the hat became part of 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 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 1-3: 3rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

May 2-4: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys and Girls 12s and 14s / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / Sanctioned / 250 of top 12s & 14s in Southeast. / TennisLink ID #704115808 / For entry/other information, contact Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext. 119.

May 15-17: 4^th 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.

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.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) BillyBob Tournament Director Michael O’Keefe is still wondering about for the players who, after their match, turned in a can

( ) of very used Wilson TI 3 balls rather than the official Prince Tour balls that were given to play their match.

(___) Dem balls, dem balls am uuuuuuuused balls.

-- Dennis Malick

Banana & Bullfrog Weekend

TENNIS E-NEWS

Friday, May 01, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 46
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Friends of the Children

Drawings, Party, Play on Tap for 3^rd Annual BANANA OPEN Junior Challenge

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – It’s Day One of the Banana Open Junior Challenge and the little bananas are running all over Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, taking in the start of the championship and novice divisions and joining in the all-for-fun Adult/Child round robin that is all for the benefit of the Charles P. Darby Children’s Research Institute at Medical University of South Carolina.

Friends of the Children and Hilton Head Prep Moms for Research are hosting the third annual run of the junior competition. Matches will start at 9 a.m. Saturday and continue all day Saturday and wrap up Sunday morning at PD.

Tonight’s activity was a festive players party served up by Jim ‘n’ Nick’s Bar-B-Q with Hilton Head Prep moms doing banana splits on the side. Youngsters were becoming the face in a banana, getting photos taken while sticking their heads in the face hole of a banana drawing board. “Go Bananas” stickers were everywhere. On court, the well-fed joined in the adult/child round robin.

A major feature of the fundraiser will be prize drawings with top offering of seven nights lodging at a destination of the winner’s choice through RCI. Other auction items include an original painting by Martha Worthy; an autographed pin flag signed by the 2009 Verizon Heritage winner Brian Gay; a Head Radical tennis racket; a Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish-autographed guitar; sunset sail for four adults aboard the Stars and Stripes; Heather Trew Original Design Guardian Angel Bracelet; massage by Kim Brewer; Pretty Papers of Wexford gift certificate and more.

Tickets are $20 each or three for $50. Drawing for the prizes will be held at midday Sunday. Ticketholders do not have to be present to win.

For further information, call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152.

HHI’s Carter #1 Seed

Southern Shows Off Its Best 12s, 14s at Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – More than 250 of the South’s best boys and girls 12- and 14-year-old players will be competing this weekend at Van Der Meer Tennis Center and satellite sites in the Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated tournament. Hilton Head Islander Hayley Carter is top seed in the Girls’ 14s. Sixteen Hilton Head Island and area juniors are in the draws.

Matches will begin at 8 a.m. with admission free to spectators. Carter will go to court at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, facing winners of a morning match. Play will continue through the day and Sunday, with final rounds on Monday.

Other top seeds are Clare Raley of Atlanta in Girls’ 12s, Benjamin Kelley of Weaverville NC in Boys’ 14s and Sebastian Bromley of Louisville KY in Boys’ 12s. Jared Woodson of HHI is the #3 seed in Boys’ 14s. Natalie Kitchen is a co-9^th seed in Girls’ 12s.

For complete draws, times and match locations, go to www.usta.com and select TennisLink, then Tournaments, and use ID # 704115809.

Championships in Arizona

Sun City Court Jesters Come Up Short at Super Senior Nationals

SURPRISE AZ (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) – The Sun City Court Jesters were unable to follow up their first round win at the 2008 Super Senior National 6.0 Championships and finished with a 1-2 record. All three of their matches were 2-1 scores.

The Jesters started their victory run by winning South Carolina State Championships in November, then carried through to the finals of the Southern Sectionals in April before losing. They had a wildcard for Nationals, but advanced as Southern’s representative when the champion Atlanta team declined to make the trip.

Caribbean/Puerto Rico won the overall 6.0 championship.

Here is the one result that was posted to late for our last issue:

Monday the 27^th

9 a.m. – Sun City Court Jesters 2, Missouri Valley/Kansas City 1

Tuesday the 28^th

10 a.m. – Sun City Court Jesters 1, Northern California/Napa Valley 2

Ct. 1 – Dale Dremann/Ken Diehl lost 6-1, 6-2

Ct. 2 – Alex Tan/Paul Naef won 6-4, 6-3

Ct. 3 – Charlie Smith/Michael Zipes lost 6-1, 6-0

3 p.m. – Sun City Court Jesters 1, Eastern/Buffalo area 2

June 18-21

4.5 Mixed Doubles Added to Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament has added a 4.5 Mixed Division to its list of playing categories for the June 18-21 event.

Here is the complete list of categories: Men’s & Women’s age 50-75; Mixed age 50-75; Men’s, Women’s & Mixed 3.0-4.5. All divisions will have a first match losers consolation.

For complete information and to enter online, go to www.usta.com and select TennisLink, then Tournaments and use ID #704100909.

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.com

Players Looking for a Team

3.0 – Two 3.0 players are looking for a team for the summer senior mixed season. Contact Steve or Betty Ziplow at bziplow@hargray.com.

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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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.

What is the correct ruling covering "hitting the tennis ball on the opponent's side of the court? Rule 24 – Player loses point if … (h.) the player hits the ball before it has passed the net. Rule 25 – It is a good return if … (b.) after the ball is play has hit the ground within the correct court and has spun or been blown back over the net, the player reaches over the net and plays the ball into the correct 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 selec ting "USTA Shop" and then "Books" on that page.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

May 1-3: 3rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament boys & girls age-division singles / separate adult/junior run round robin May 1 / Benefit Children Research Institute / Call PD at 785-1152.

May 2-4: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys and Girls 12s and 14s / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / Sanctioned / 250 of top 12s & 14s in Southeast. / TennisLink ID #704115808 / For entry/other information, contact Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext. 119.

May 15-17: 4^th 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.

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.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) After Mom breaks up a fight brewing among several youngsters, the kids are sitting and talking:

( ) “Boy, I’m glad the world isn’t ruled by Moms,” says one, to which another replies:

(___) “Yeah. It if was, there’d be a zillion soldiers with nuthin’ to do.”

-- Sunday Comics’ For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston

-- Dennis Malick