Monday Snack: Tennis Links

TENNIS E-NEWS

Monday, April 13, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 37
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

You can get to the Tennis Column intended for the April Hilton Head Monthly magazine but that made it only on the mag’s website. Click on this link and get the April happenings plus Gavin Cox’s learn-while-watching tennis tip. http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/life-a-style/tennis/673-tennis

Connect HHI to Family Circle Cup Action

Finding a Way To Play the #1 Seed in a Major Women’s Tour Event …

DANIEL ISLAND, CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – How can you get to play the top seed at Family Circle Cup? Well, for Julie Ditty, winning 6-1, 6-1 in your first round match is the way. The former Vanderbilt ace who trains on Hilton Head Island defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan for a shot at #1 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia.

The main draw action in the $1 million FCC got under way today with the top eight seeds having first round byes -- #2 seed Venus Williams included. ESPN will be telecasting from the site Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 1 p.m.

Two other players with HHI connections are out of the action. South Carolinian Mallory Cecil, who won the $10,000 satellite tournament at Van Der Meer Tennis last June, lost her first round match against Virginia Razzano of France 6-1, 6-2. Alison Riske of Pittsburgh, who has been working out with her big sister Sarah Riske McGlamery of Hilton Head Island, lost in the weekend qualifying 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to USA’s Abigail Spears, winner in the next round and set for main draw play Tuesday.

For updates on all FCC action and pairings with match times, go to http://www.familycirclecup.com.

Apr. 24-26 Tournament

Deadline Time Near for the BillyBob Combined-Age Doubles at South Beach R.C.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Entry deadline is just a week away for the 24^th annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles that will play in combined ages of 80, 100, 120, 140 and 150 years at South Beach Racquet Club. Matches will begin Friday afternoon, Apr. 24, and continue through Sunday the 26^th.

Men’s, women’s and mixed doubles will be included with rating restrictions at each level. Not to worry that you and your 120s partner will run into a national champion. Here are the levels:

Two 80s divisions – one is open and the other is 4.0 and below.

100s – 4.5 and below

120s – 4.0 and below

140s – 3.5 and below

150s – 3.5 and below

Entry fees are $40 per person to enter one event and $50 for two and include a BillyBob shirt, a Friday evening players’ party and continental breakfasts each day. A pro exhibition will be played during the Friday party.

Entry deadline is Monday the 20^th at 6 p.m. For information, contact Tournament Director Michael O’Keefe at 671-2215 or go to http://www.southbeachracquetclub.com where you can download an entry form. Forms also are available at HHI area clubs and tennis shops.

DEADLINES COMING UP:

May 1-3 – 3^rd annual Banana Open Junior Challenge – Apr. 26 deadline

May 15-17 – 4^th annual Bluffton Today Tennis Tournament – May 11 deadline.

3.5 Women’s Playoff 4/22

Country Club of HH Wins Men’s 2.5 Championship; States Next

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – Country Club of Hilton Head took two straight-set courts to defeat Chaplin Park 2-1 and earn a Men’s 2.5 spot in next month’s USTA League South Carolina Senior State Championships that will be played on Hilton Head Island. The only likely opponent will be the champion of Coastal Carolina 2.5s yet to be determined.

With no 2.5s showing up from anywhere else in the state, the previous years saw all HHI league teams competing at SC States. Last year’s split of our area into HHI and CCTA prompted SC league officials to decide that just the two champions would compete for the state title.

Meanwhile, the HHI Senior Women’s 3.5s will play off Wednesday next week (22^nd) for the ticket to States. Unbeaten Flight I Spring Lake Twisted Sisters will be host to Flight II Palmetto Dunes PDQ (7-1) at 2:30 p.m. at Spring Lake.

The Spring Lake Lakers at 11-0 have clinched the Senior Men’s 3.0 division and Port Royal Pirates at 10-0 have done likewise in the Senior Men’s 4.0s. Down to the final weeks of play, several head-to-head matches will be deciding which team will get HHI entry at State Championships.

CCTA is wrapping up an amazingly tight first Spring season, with four of the seven divisions having teams tied for first place. Three of the divisions will finish next week; the third will play its final matches Apr. 27.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 4/12/09

Hilton Head Island Senior Leagues

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/12/09

SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Country Club of HH in first at 6-3 – champion – season ended

SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers lead at 11-0 – clinched as champion

SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 Sea Pines CC Matchpoints in first at 9-0

SM3.5 13/163 1/28 – 4/22 Long Cove Mates, Sea Pines Cardinals tied at 10-0

SW3.5 18/223 2/11 – 4/11 Flight I – Spring Lake Twisted Sisters in lead at 8-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes PDQ in lead at 7-1

SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 10-0 – clinched as champion

SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Port Royal Herricanes in first at 7-1

SM4.5 1/10 n/a Indigo Run Hogg Doggs

SW4.5 1/9 n/a Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies

Totals 76/906

Coastal Carolina Senior Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/12/09

SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23 Dataw Dynasores in first at 3-1

SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Slickers, Sun City Spoilers tied in first at 9-3

SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Dataw Darlins, Belfair Court Jesters tied at 9-3

SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Spin Doctors in first at 7-0

SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Madam Butterflies, Callawassie Steel Magnolias tied in first at 6-0

SM4.0 3/28 2/12 – 4/23 Sun City Sun Strokes, Sun City Gnats tied in first at 3-1

SW4.0 3/34 2/16 – 4/20 Springy Girls in lead at 4-2

Totals 43/498

Rated M/W/Mx Doubles Catetories

6^th annual CAN-AM Tournament Open to HHIslanders Apr. 23, 24 at Port Royal R.C.

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The Canadians are coming. The Canadians are coming. And, as in previous years, they are inviting Hilton Head Island area players to compete in the CAN-AM Tournament Thursday and Friday, Apr. 23 and 24, at Port Royal Racquet Club. Open to 3.0 to 5.5 players, the event guarantees four pro-set doubles matches.

Men’s and women’s doubles will be played Thursday the 23^rd and mixed doubles will be Friday the 24^th. Entry fee of $40 for one event and $65 for two includes luncheons each day and a Head “Skills & Drills” prize clinic.

For entry and more information, contact Port Royal at 686-8803 or go to the racquet club and enter.

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NEW AGAIN IN 2009: 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.

When is the coin toss (or racket spin) be made? The toss (spin) should be made before the warmup starts so the players can warm up on the same end from which they would play their first game.

*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:

Apr. 23-24: 6^th annual Hilton Head Island Can-Am Tournament / Port Royal Racquet Club / Men’s, Women’s, Mixed Doubles / Open to 3.0 to 5.5 level players. Call Port Royal at 686-8803.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

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 1-3: 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.

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( ) -- Peter de Vries

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-- Will Rogers (from Curmudgeon compiled by Jon Winokur for Funny Times)

-- Dennis Malick

DMC Champions

TENNIS E-NEWS

Sunday, April 05, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 36
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Benefit Cancer Society, Island Rec

DMC Championships Finish With Sizzling Results Despite Absence of Sizzling Sunshine

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The final junior match of the 5^th annual DMC Tennis Championships ended in a 13-11 third-set tiebreak. The final adult match was 6-4, 7-6(5). Now THAT’s the way it’s s’posed to be.

Tournament Director Tom Jilly and Referee Sandra Morrissette had it planned that way, of course, as the lineup of 162 entrants came down to a bevy of three-set finals in the USTA-sanctioned championships held to benefit the American Cancer Society and Island Recreation Center’s programs. The event is in memory of David Carmines, young Islander who lost his battle with cancer several years ago.

While the adults finished earlier on the clays of Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club, the juniors wrapped up their finals at Chaplin Public Tennis Center just before the rains came.

With the juniors finishing on the four original Chaplin courts, a “Celebration of Life and Love” was held midafternoon on the newer courts, honoring Paul and Natalie Braden, who died this year within six weeks of each other. Braden was a driving force for creation of Public Tennis, Inc., that brought about construction of the Chaplin facility. His brother Vic came in from his California tennis training center and shared lifetime memories with Braden family members from outside the state and 50 to 60 from the HHI tennis community. Dr. Owen Tucker presided.

Here are today’s results:

Men's 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Carmines/Parente d. Janiak/Roberts 6-2; 6-2

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Kendall/Lauderdale d. (2) Abernathy/Stockfisch 6-0; 6-1; Semifinals -- McGlamery/Walton d. Kendall/Lauderdale 6-2; 7-5; (1) Battistelli/Ryan d. Hunting/McCourt 7-6(5); 3-6; 10-5; Final -- (1) Battistelli/Ryan d. McGlamery/Walton 3-6; 6-4; 10-1

Men's 4.5 Doubles – Final -- Arr/Luba d. Iannuzzi/Young 7-5; 6-4

Women's 3.0 Doubles – Final -- Knutson/Miller d. Chang/Chang 6-2; 7-6(2)

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Final -- (1) Janiak/Kincaid d. Carmines/Halseth 6-0; 6-0

Combined Mixed 6.0 Doubles – Final -- Topper/Vitale d. Gleitsmann/Rohlfing 6-4; 7-6(3)

Combined Mixed 7.0 Doubles – Final -- Jilly/Ryan d. (1) Ey/Kraus 6-2; 6-3

Combined Mixed 8.0 Doubles – Round Robin -- Cooke/Cooke d. Arr/Arr 1-6; 6-4; 10-7

Men's Open Singles – Final -- Ben Simon d. Bradley Orwig 6-1; 6-0

Men's 3.0 Singles – Final -- Tom Cambron d. Robert Brown 6-4; 6-2

Men's 3.5 Singles – Final -- Todd McGlamery d. (1) Thorsten Brockmann 7-5; 6-4

Men's 4.0 Singles – Round Robin -- Doug Clark d. Richard Silver 1-6; 6-4; 10-4; Bob Awrey d. Doug Clark 3-6; 6-3; 10-7; Richard Silver d. Bob Awrey 6-4; 6-1

Women's 3.5 Singles – Round Robin -- Tracy Sklarin d. Kerri Cooke 6-4; 7-6(5)

Boys' 18 Singles – Final -- Bradley Dobbins d. Mo Hookaylo 4-6; 6-1; 10-2; Consolation: Final -- (2) Cameron McLendon d. Philip Geber 8-2

Boys' 16 Singles – Semifinals -- Jared Woodson d. Santiago PintoHugues 6-0; 6-1; (1) Brent Lett d. Matthew Kelly 6-1; 6-1; Final -- Woodson d. Lett 2-6; 6-1; 10-4; Consolation: Semifinals -- Christopher Davis d. Thomas Capocasale 8-1; Spencer Sasko d. Paul Cifaldi 8-3; Final -- Sasko d. Davis 8-3

Boys' 14 Singles – Final -- (1) Charlie Drake d. Hampton Drake 4-6; 6-3; 10-6; Consolation: Final -- Carsten Fisher d. Christopher Cindrich 8-6

Boys' 12 Singles – Semifinals -- Mitchell Brockmann d. (2) Christopher Demarco 6-3; 6-3; (1) Amit Kohli d. Tate Steinour 6-0; 6-2; Final -- Brockmann d. Kohli 4-6; 6-2; 10-2; Consolation: Semifinals -- Cameron Clark d. John Larson 8-6; Nicholas Wheeler d. Tristan Cummings 8-1; Final -- Clark d. Wheeler 8-6

Boys' 10 Singles – Semifinals -- Will Danzell d. (2) Justin Boulais 6-2; 6-0; (1) Alex Likins d. Jack Wylly 6-1; 6-4; Final -- (1) Alex Likins d. Will Danzell 7-5; 3-6; 10-8; Consolation: Semifinals -- Richard Allen d. Bryson Cummings 8-6; Thomas Jenkins d. Coy Simon 8-5; Final -- Jenkins d. Allen 8-2

Girls' 18 Singles – Final -- Ksenia Laskutova d. (1) Victoria Laskutova Wo (ill); Consolation: Final -- Shena Joseph d. Ann Coleman 8-3

Girls' 16 Singles – Semifinals -- (2) Samantha Droop d. Chelsea Bellomy 6-0; 6-3; (1) Kelly Cameron d. Sonya Stover 6-1; 6-2; Final -- (2) Droop d. Cameron 2-6; 7-5; 10-7; Consolation: Semifinal -- Ashley Bierschenk d. Laura Hayes 8-3; Final -- Kirstin Jurgensen d. Bierschenk 8-6

Girls' 14 Singles – Final -- (2) Sarah Barkley d. Charlotte Bellomy 6-3; 6-3; Consolation: Semifinal -- Shea Donahue d. (1) Charlotte Loper 8-7(3); Final -- Donahue d. Sydnee Wheeler 8-2

Girls' 12 Singles – Final -- (1) Jenai Charles d. (2) Valerie Droop 6-3; 6-3; Consolation: Final -- Isabelle Boulais d. Cameron Kriscunas 8-7(7)

Boys' 18 Doubles – Round Robin -- Drake/Kirk d. Austin/Ledbetter Wo (inj); Bahr/Surovic d. Austin/Ledbetter 6-0; 6-0

Boys' 16 Doubles – Final -- Roberts/Woodson d. (2) Burke/PintoHugues 6-3; 4-6; 13-11

Boys' 14 Doubles – Final -- Drake/Drake d. Fisher/Likins 6-4; 6-1

Boys' 12 Doubles – Round Robin -- Kohli/Larson d. Likins/Wheeler 7-6(5); 6-0

Girls' 16 Doubles – Round Robin -- Jurgensen/Loper d. Bellomy/Coleman 6-4; 7-6(7); Sheeran/Stover winner of round robin

Girls' 12 Doubles – Final -- Czura/Wheeler d. Boulais/Droop 6-2; 6-0

$1.4 Million Island Windfall

HHI Gets Only 1 Wildcard for SC Seniors Championships May 9-11

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The USTA League South Carolina State Championships are a month away and HHI finds itself with just one wildcard in the early draw normally populated by local teams. Coastal Carolina has been allotted two.

The championships will be held on the Island for the fifth straight year, featuring about 1,000 players and a big cash cow for HHI lodging, restaurant and gift shop owners. The Saturday-though-Monday playoffs last year produced nearly $1.4 million in business, according to a USC-Beaufort economic study.

Under the current format, Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues has been allotted a wildcard in Men’s 4.0 as well as the local champion’s spot. Because of the high number of teams in local leagues, HHI will have two men’s and two women’s entrants. All the other categories will have only one HHI competitor in each -- 3.5 men’s and women’s, 4.0 women’s and 4.5 women’s.

District Tournament

Coastal Carolina has wildcards in 3.0 women’s and 3.0 men’s. Champions will be competing from CCTA in those categories, plus 3.5 and 4.0 men’s and women’s.

From now until championships weekend, any teams dropping out and declining to compete from upstate may bring more HHI teams into the action. Those, however, will not be wildcards, but teams subbing local league championship slots.

Fall Planning Begins

Attention Super Senior 70s, 75s: Pre-League Season Information Needed

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – You just THINK it’s too early to start plans for the fall USTA League Super Senior season. Not so the local coordinators who are trying to get some ducks in line before captains and players split for summer travel and other activities. Information from 70s and 75s captains and potential captains is especially sought.

“As many of us are out of town for all or part of the summer months,” Men’s Coordinator Don Grider said, “(We) need to get a handle on the number of possible teams in (70s and 75s) … due in part to the many ratings changes from 3.0 to 3.5 and the unknown status of some Coastal Carolina teams which played in our league last Super Senior Season.”

Grider said he doesn’t want and “It’s too early; I’m not sure” replies, but simply as much information as each captain and potential captain can provide now.

The 70s and 75s will continue with a September-October season that will start date depending on number of teams in each level. South Carolina State Championships are set for Nov. 5-8 at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms. Probable play days will be the same as last year: 3.5 75s on Monday, 3.0 70s on Tuesday, 3.0 75s on Wednesday and 3.5 70s on Thursday.

Any matches played in the 75s will not count toward computer rankings, Grider said.

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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.

Having heard a heated “discussion” in a racquet club parking lot Saturday prompts this goes-without-saying reminder:

The server shall announce the game score before the first point of the game and the point score before each subsequent point of the game. Disputes over the score shall be resolved by using one of the following methods, which are listed in order of preference:

· Count all points and games agreed upon by the players and replay only the disputed points or games;

· Play from a score mutually agreeable to all players;

· Spin a racket or toss a coin

You too can get a copy of The Code – a complete version or a shortened one – at http://www.usta.com. Go to USTA Shop and publications.

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

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 1-3: 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.

TENNIS E-News FootNote

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( ) -- Rita Rudner

(___) “One time a cop pulled me over for running a stop sign. He said, ‘Didn’t you see that stop sign?’

I said, “Yeah, but I don’t believe everything I read.” -- Steven Wright

-- Dennis Malick

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TENNIS E-News

Apr. 03, 2009 Vol. VIII, No. 34
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Memorial Service Sunday for Paul and Natalie Braden

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) --A public memorial service will be held Sunday for Paul Braden and wife Natalie, both of whom died recently. The 2 p.m. ceremony at Chaplin Public Tennis Center will honor Braden, who chaired the Public Tennis, Inc. steering committee that laid the groundwork for creation of the Chaplin facility. Members of the Braden family, PTI and others of the HHI tennis community are expected to attend.

Player Party ThisEvening

DMC Gets Under Way Today at Chaplin Park --162 Entrants: 79 Adults and 83 Juniors

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNISE-News) -- Play got under way this afternoon in the annual DMC Tennis Championships, with juniors playing at Chaplin Public Tennis Center and adults at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. The 5th annual tournament, presented by Coligny Hilton Head and the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, will benefit the American Cancer Society and Island Recreation Association programs.

Juniors opened play at Chaplin and will be background entertainment as players gather for the annual tournament party catered by Hudson's Sea Food from 6 to 8 p.m. Juniors will continue on the hard courts at Chaplin Saturday, while adults will get an 8 a.m. start at Shipyard. Finals are set for Sunday.

Bunea, Srivastava, Hopper Winners

Rain Scatters KidZone Kids, Turns One-Day Tournament Into a Two-Day Funfest

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – The KidZone Quickstart Tournament last weekend caught the first of a series of storms that disrupted tennis life on the Island this week. The event started at Chaplin Public Tennis Center but ended up Sunday at Spring Lake Racquet Club. Here are the final results:

Under 12 division: Nicole Bunea won the co-ed division against Bo Jenkins in a three exciting sets Sunday morning. The back draw was won by Page Cooleys from Michigan against Mathew Oliver also in three sets.

Under 10: Baruk Srivastava took the honors over Bryce Flowers in three sets. In the back draw, Payton Flowers took the honors in three sets against Ben Baird.

Under 8: Christian Hopper was the winner over Luke McGuire. In the back draw, it was Jack Armistead a winner against Cameron Duncan.

Pictures of the event are available at http://kidzonetennis.com/tournament.html.

4 Court Wins Separate #1, #4

4 Teams in League; All Four in Tight Race in HHI Men’s 2.5s

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – The USTA League 2.5 division, which can never seem to find any competition outside our area, has plenty going on right here. The Men's 2.5s are entangled in a four-team, four-way tight race that can totally flipflop in just one day of play.

Barring any unreported matches amid the rains of the last couple days, Country Club of Hilton Head and Moss Creek are tied with 4-3 team records, the Clubbers ahead by virtue of winning 13 courts, compared to the Creeksters' 10. Just behind is Sea Pines Country Club at 3-4 and also with 10 courts won and Chaplin Park at 3-4, having won nine courts. Stay tuned.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS – TennisLink as of 4/02/09

Some were watching The Weather Channel too long; some just went out and played. That resulted in standings appearing somewhat akilter as teams scramble to make up the matches. Today's forecast was for rain. Pardon my sunglasses, but here is what we found on TennisLink:

Hilton Head Island Senior Leagues

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/02/09

SM2.5 4/45 2/11 – 4/9 Country Club of HH, Moss Creek tied for first at 4-3

SM3.0 14/162 1/26 – 4/20 Spring Lake Lakers lead at 10-0

SW3.0 12/142 2/3 – 4/21 Sea Pines CC Matchpoints in first at 9-0

SM3.5 13/163 1/28 – 4/22 Sea Pines Cardinals in first at 9-0

SW3.5 18/223 2/11 – 4/11 Flight I – Spring Lake Twisted Sisters in lead at 7-0; Flight II – Palmetto Dunes Senior Chix in lead at 6-0

SM4.0 7/75 1/27 – 4/21 Port Royal Pirates in lead at 9-0

SW4.0 6/77 2/9 – 4/20 Port Royal Herricanes, Palmetto Dunes Dames With Game tied at 6-1

SM4.5 1/10 n/a Indigo Run Hogg Doggs

SW4.5 1/9 n/a Indigo Run Golden Bear Naked Ladies

Totals 76/906

Hilton Head Island Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/02/09

AW2.5 4/46 2/14 - 5/2 Spanish Wells Love Means Nothing, SCYacht Ms. Fits tied at 5-1

AM3.0 4/53 2/14 – 5/2 Wexford Blaze of Glory in lead at 5-1

AW3.0 5/74 1/29 – 4/25 Wexford Player Slayers in first at 7-0

AM3.5 6/83 1/31 – 5/2 Wexford Warriors in lead at 7-0

AW3.5 14/208 1/29 – 5/16 Indigo Run Indigo Slice, Long Cove Covettes tied at 8-0

AM4.0 5/62 2/15 – 4/26 PDTC Smash, Chaplin Park Racquet Scientists tied at 5-1

AW4.0 4/61 1/31 – 4/25 Sea Pine’s Smashers in lead at 7-0

AM4.5 2/25 2/22 – 3/29 South Beach BT Express clinched at 3-0

AW4.5 2/29 2/22 – 3/29 PDTC clinched at 4-0

Total 46/641

Coastal Carolina Senior Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/02/09

SM2.5 2/19 2/26 – 4/23 Dataw Dynasores in first at 2-1

SM3.0 8/97 1/19 – 4/27 Sun City Spoilers in first at 9-2

SW3.0 8/94 1/20 – 4/21 Dataw Darlins, Beaufort Breeze, Belfair Court Jesters tied at 8-3

SM3.5 10/118 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Spin Doctors, Callawassie Islanders tied at 5-0

SW3.5 9/108 2/25 – 4/22 Sun City Madam Butterflies in first at 5-0

SM4.0 3/28 2/12 – 4/23 Sun City Sun Strokes in first at 3-1

SW4.0 3/34 2/16 – 4/20 Springy Girls in lead at 4-1

Totals 43/498

Coastal Carolina Adult Leagues

Playing # of Teams/

Level players Season Team Leaders as of 4/02/09

AW3.0 3/32 2/21 – 5/2 Bluffton Alley Cats in lead at 3-0

AM3.5 2/19 3/7 – 5/2 Beaufort Smashers in lead at 2-0

AW3.5 4/58 2/19 – 5/2 Sun City Twisted Sisters in first at 4-1

AM4.0 2/25 3/24-4/28 Bluffton Rovers in first at 1-0

AW4.0 5/68 2/14 – 5/2 Beaufort Sea Islanders lead at 5-0

Totals 16/202

CCTA Totals 58/700

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Player Wanted:

2.5 Super Senior Woman (60 or older) is needed by the Bluffton Backhanders in the new Coastal Carolina Tennis Association Super Senior Mixed Doubles league. Other teams are from Sun City and Dataw Island. Interested players should contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

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NEW AGAIN IN 2009: 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.

If the ball in play touches a permanent fixture after it has hit the correct court, the player who hit the ball wins the point. If the ball in play touches a permanent fixture before it hits the ground, the player who hit the ball loses the point.

*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:

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

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 1-3: 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.

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( ) “I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog:

(___) ‘No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.’”

-- Planet Proctor, compiled by Phil Proctor in Funny Times

-- Dennis Malick

Semis, Finals Sunday

TENNIS E-NEWS

Saturday, April 04, 2009
2006 Winner of South Carolina Media Award
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Chaplin and Shipyard

DMC Championships To Finish Semifinals, Then Finals Sunday

Hilton Head Island SC (TENNIS E-NEWS) – After stuffing themselves with jumbo shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob and pizza Friday night, players got down to court business today in the 5^th annual DMC Tennis Championships, with juniors competing at Chaplin Public Tennis Center and adults at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club.

A few adult semifinals and some finals will get under way at 8 a.m. Sunday, followed by the remaining finals. Junior boys and girls also have semifinals that will start at 8 a.m., following with most finals at 11 a.m.

FRIDAY RESULTS --

Women’s 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Carmines/Halseth d. Priestley/Zachrich Wo (inj)

Women's 3.5 Singles – Round Robin -- Tracy Sklarin d. Courtney Whitlow Wd (inj); Kerri Cooke d. Courtney Whitlow Wd (inj)

Boys' 18 Singles – Round of 16 -- Matt Kirk d. Joey Nylund 6-0; 6-1

Boys' 16 Singles – Round of 16 -- (2) Colby Burke d. Thomas Capocasale 6-2; 6-0; Santiago PintoHugues d. Collins Richardson 6-0; 6-1; Shaheed Mourillon-Swift d. Ian Buckalew 6-0; 6-0; Quarterfinal -- (1) Brent Lett d. Trey Hale 6-0; 6-2

Boys' 12 Singles – Round of 16 -- William White d. Tristan Cummings 6-2; 6-2

Girls' 16 Singles – Round of 16 -- Renee Henry d. Ashley Bierschenk 6-2; 6-1

TODAY’S RESULTS --

Boys' 18 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Mo Hookaylo d. (2) Cameron McLendon 6-3; 6-3; Jan Surovic d. Matt Kirk 6-4; 6-3; Bradley Dobbins d. Philip Geber 6-0; 6-2; (1) Ryan Drake d. Alex Bahr 6-1; 6-3; Consolation: Semifinals -- Joey Nylund d. (2) Cameron McLendon 8-4; Philip Geber d. Alex Bahr Wo (ill)

Boys' 16 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Santiago PintoHugues d. (2) Colby Burke 6-1; 6-0; Jared Woodson d. Shaheed Mourillon-Swift 6-4; 6-1; Matthew Kelly d. Sam Trimble 6-4; 5-7; 10-8; (1) Brent Lett d. Trey Hale 6-0; 6-2; Consolation: Round 1 -- Thomas Capocasale d. Collins Richardson 6-2; 6-0; Christopher Davis d. Ian Buckalew 8-6; Spencer Sasko d. Malcolm Kates 8-2; Paul Cifaldi d. Michael Shaw Wd (ill)

Boys' 14 Singles – Quarterfinals -- (2) James Bachety d. Christian Bunea 6-4; 3-6; 10-7; Hampton Drake d. Carsten Fisher 6-4; 6-0; Semifinals -- Drake d. Bachety 6-0; 6-0; (1) Charlie Drake d. Benjamin Likins 6-3; 6-3; Consolation: Quarterfinals -- Fisher d. Bunea 6-1; 6-0; Christopher Cindrich d. Justin Dunn 6-3; 6-0

Boys' 12 Singles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Christopher Demarco d. Cameron Kirkwood 6-0; 6-0; Cameron Clark d. Mitchell Brockmann 6-0; 6-0; Tate Steinour d. William White 6-2; 6-1; (1) Amit Kohli d. Nicholas Wheeler 6-1; 6-2

Boys' 10 Singles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Justin Boulais d. Bryson Cummings 6-1; 7-6(8); Will Danzell d. Richard Allen 6-4; 6-0; Jack Wylly d. Thomas Jenkins 6-4; 3-6; 11-9; (1) Alex Likins d. Coy Simon 6-3; 6-1

Girls' 18 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- Ksenia Laskutova d. Ann Coleman 6-0; 6-0; Semifinals -- Ksenia Laskutova d. (2) Zeynep Mafa Wo (inj); Victoria Laskutova d. Alexandra Sheeran 6-1; 4-1 Ret (inj); Final -- Ksenia Laskutova d. (1) Victoria Laskutova 6-2; 6-2

Girls' 16 Singles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Samantha Droop d. Renee Henry 6-3; 6-1; Chelsea Bellomy d. Laura Hayes 2-6; 6-3; 10-6; Sonya Stover d. Courtney Edenfield 6-2; 6-2; (1) Kelly Cameron d. Kirstin Jurgensen 6-0; 6-0; Consolation: Semifinal -- Kirstin Jurgensen d. Maria Bilotta 8-1

Girls' 14 Singles – Quarterfinal -- Charlotte Bellomy d. Shea Donahue 6-2; 6-2; Semifinals -- (2) Sarah Barkley d. Sydnee Wheeler 6-3; 6-4; Charlotte Bellomy d. (1) Charlotte Loper 7-6(5); 6-3

Girls' 12 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Ellie Czura d. Cameron Kriscunas 6-4; 6-2; Nicole Bunea d. Isabelle Boulais 7-6(2); 6-3; Semifinals -- (2) Valerie Droop d. Ellie Czura 6-3; 7-5; (1) Jenai Charles d. Nicole Bunea 6-2; 6-0

Boys' 18 Doubles – Round Robin -- Drake/Kirk d. Bahr/Surovic 6-3; 6-3; Bahr/Surovic d. Austin/Ledbetter 6-0; 6-0

Boys' 16 Doubles – Quarterfinal -- Roberts/Woodson d. Cifaldi/Shaw 6-1; 6-1; Semifinals -- (2) Burke/PintoHugues d. Davis/Sasko 6-1; 6-3; Roberts/Woodson d. (1) Lett/Trimble 4-6; 6-4; 10-7

Boys' 12 Doubles – Round Robin -- Likins/Wheeler d. Boulais/Simon 6-1; 6-4; Kohli/Larson d. Boulais/Simon 6-1; 6-0

Girls' 16 Doubles – Round Robin -- Sheeran/Stover d. Jurgensen/Loper 6-0; 6-2; Sheeran/Stover d. Bellomy/Coleman 6-2; 6-1

Men's 3.5 Doubles – Quarterfinals -- Kendall/Lauderdale d. (2) Abernathy/Stockfisch 6-0; 6-1; McGlamery/Walton d. Kraus/Leinberger 6-2; 6-2; Semifinals -- McGlamery/Walton d. Kendall/Lauderdale 6-2; 7-5; (1) Battistelli/Ryan d. Hunting/McCourt 7-6(5); 3-6; 10-5

Women's 3.5 Doubles – Semifinals -- Carmines/Halseth d. (2) Stockfisch/Weeks 4-6; 6-2; 10-8; (1) Janiak/Kincaid d. MacNeil/Naylor 6-2; 6-4

Combined Mixed 6.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Topper/Vitale d. (2) Blake/Taylor 6-1; 6-3; Gleitsmann/Rohlfing d. (1) Carmines/Miller 6-2; 6-4

Combined Mixed 7.0 Doubles – Semifinals -- Jilly/Ryan d. (2) Abernathy/Horne 6-1; 6-2; (1) Ey/Kraus d. Hutchison/Pagatpatan 6-4; 6-3

Combined Mixed 8.0 Doubles – Round Robin -- Arr/Arr d. Bailey/Bailey 6-1; 6-2; Cooke/Cooke d. Bailey/Bailey 6-4; 6-7(5); 10-8

Men's Open Singles – Quarterfinal -- Bradley Orwig d. David Hawkins 6-4; 7-6(2); Semifinals -- Ben Simon d. (2) Bob Cooke 6-1; 6-1; Bradley Orwig d. (1) Patrick Child 2-6; 6-3; 10-6

Men's 3.0 Singles – Quarterfinals -- Tom Cambron d. Scott Cummings 6-1; 6-3; Robert Brown d. David Topper 6-3; 6-3; Semifinals -- Tom Cambron d. Bob Tyler 6-3; 6-2; Robert Brown d. William Mulvey 7-5; 5-7; 10-8

Men's 3.5 Singles – Quarterfinals -- (2) Pascal Fontanie d. John Akers 6-4; 6-0; Todd McGlamery d. Jan Ghys 6-3; 6-3; Dan Dupre d. Dennis Malick 6-2; 6-0; Semifinal -- (1) Thorsten Brockmann d. Dan Dupre 6-4; 6-4

Men's 4.0 Singles – Round Robin -- Doug Clark d. Richard Silver 1-6; 6-4; 10-4; Bob Awrey d. Doug Clark 3-6; 6-3; 10-7

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Upcoming Tournaments/Activity:

Apr. 3-5: 5^th annual DMC Memorial Tennis Championships / Chaplin PTC, HHIHS, VDM Shipyard / USTA-sanctioned Juniors and Adults singles and doubles. Tournament ID# 704107009 for Adults and 704122809 for Juniors. Or call Island Rec at 681-7273.

Apr. 24-26: “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s, women's, mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / For information, call Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.

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 1-3: 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.

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( ) is that those security cameras in the lobby are pointed in the wrong direction.

(___) -- Will Durst in Funny Times

-- Dennis Malick