TENNIS E-News
Jan. 17, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 6
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC
DEADLINES:
TAHHI AWARDS -- Jan. 22 for nominations for Girls and Boys Sportsmanship; Adult Volunteer of the Year. Go to www.tahhi.org.
QUIZNOS Sub Tennis Classic -- Jan. 27 for MW Singles/Doubles 2.5 through Open. Palmetto Dunes T.C.
DAUFUSKIE Is. Adult Championships -- Feb. 4 for MW Singles/Doubles 40-80 age divisions; 3.0-4.0 rated. Daufuskie Island Resort and Breathe Spa
Another Woody in May
Parente New President of Public Tennis, Inc.; Ryan To Serve as VP/Chaplin
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Jacque Houck handed over a check for $7,500 to the Town of Hilton Head Island Tuesday, then passed on the gavel as president of Public Tennis, Inc., at its annual organization meeting.
The check, presented at Town Council meeting, was for PTI's 2008 obligation to the town on a 10-year payback plan for the expense of adding two courts at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Income from league teams and other fund-raising activities go toward the
John Parente was elected president of PTI, to take over Houck's expiring term at the end of this month. Tim Ryan, creator and author of The Chaplin Chatter, among other activities, will take on the duties as vice president/Chaplin. Catherine Ghys was returned as secretary and Larry Wiener as treasurer. Gavin Cox is vice president/Bluffton and David Riedmayer is vice president/Beaufort.
The PTI board discussed 2007 activities that saw an increase in USTA League teams as well as USA Adult and Junior Team Tennis. In 2008, Ryan said that Chaplin will continue its Sunday mixed doubles round robins that were held about 40 times last year. Also, the center's second Woody Tournament -- all players using wood rackets -- will be played Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25.
Be a Name Picker
Second Organizational Meeting Wednesday in Bluffton for New League Area
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A second organizational meeting for the new USTA League playing district will be held Wednesday (23rd) at 5:30 p.m. at the Palmetto Electric New River Center, with choice of a name for the district one of the topics. The meeting was planned for Bluffton Public Library, but that was unavailable.
Local League Coordinator Jackie Reynecke said today that minutes of Saturday's initial meeting will be sent to all who attended that session and others requesting them. (*Names of attendees at the first meeting are at the end of this story.)
South Carolina State League Coordinator Mary Goins conducted Saturday's meeting and presented overall plans on how and when the Hilton Head Island and Beaufort County leagues would be split. Attendees, representing tennis communities throughout the area, approved "The Bridge" as dividing line for the two districts. Further detailing of plans and setting up personnel to administer the district will be major points of next Wednesday's meeting.
An open invitation for names of the district drew a flurry of instant replies, most popular of which was "Coastal Carolina" or some variations of that. More suggestions have come in since the last issue of TENNIS E-News. In keeping with the theme-established Traditions Hilton Head, Sun City Hilton Head, Super Wal-Mart Hilton Head, here is one emailed suggestion: "Hilton Head Tennis Association" (That's a TENNIS E-News tweekie favorite into which could fit everyone with "Hilton Head SC" in USTA membership data.)
Here are the latest nominees arriving in our inbox -- listed in the order the names arrived, with the most recent on top:
Mainland Tennis Association (MTA)
South Coastal Carolina Tennis Association (SCCTA) or Coastal Carolina South Tennis Association (CCSTA)
South Coast Tennis Association (SCTA)
TASHHI - Tennis Association Sans Hilton Head Island.
Hilton Head Tennis Association
Coastal Carolina Tennis Association (CCTA) -- fourth 'vote' for this name by email
Mainland Beaufort
Previous e-nominations:
Palmetto Tennis Association (PTA)
Beaufort County Tennis Association (BCTA) or Greater Beaufort County Tennis Association (GBCTA)
Off Island Tennis Association (OITA)
Sea Island Tennis Association (SITA)
Southern Palmetto Tennis Association (SPTA)
Coastal Carolina Tennis Association (CCTA) -- 4 times
Sun City Bluffton League
Beaufort County Tennis Association (BCTA)
Bluffton-Beaufort Tennis Association (BBTA)
Tennis Association of the Lowcountry (TALC)
Paradise League
Anyone interested in joining the organizing effort and/or in continuing in one of the official roles should contact Reynecke at jackie@palmettodunes.com.
"Lowcountry" is not one of the possible names because that already is the Charleston area designation. Got a suggestion? Email it to TENNIS E-News at banana@hargray.com and the name will be passed on to the league organizers.
(Attending the initial meeting were: Mary Goins, SC State League Coordinator; Jackie Reynecke, Hilton Head Island Local League Coordinator; Don Grider, Men’s Senior & Super Senior Coordinator; Mary Ellen Arboe, Women’s 3.0 Senior & Super Senior Coordinator; Dennis Malick, Tennis E-News; Jim Purcell, President, TAHHI; Terry Logan, President, Beaufort Tennis Association; Jacque Houck, Public Tennis, Inc.; Tim Austin, Bluffton; Joe McDermott, Hilton Head Island; Carmen Menneg, Linda Evans of Callawassie Island; Pat Leinberger, Ernie Clark, Mike Brennan, Frank Frankel, Judy Trapp, Cindy Vander Berg from Sun City; Cathy McGill, Beaufort; Vivian Wayne, Jerry Wayne, Steve Krakehl, Barb Krakehl, Shep Raskind, Chris Raskind from Dataw Island;
Players Support Sought
Saturday Open Session for Views on Tennis Courts at Buckwalter Tract
BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The public forum Saturday at the Community Center of Shultz Park will cultivate citizen ideas for the proposed development of a town park on the Buckwalter tract. Forum hours will be 9 a.m. to noon.
The proposal for a 13-court public tennis facility has been part of the discussed development for the new park that would include a stadium court and a clubhouse. This facility is aimed at providing for the expanding Bluffton tennis community and to help attract tennis tournaments to the area and the revenues created by them. Bluffton coach and tennis activist Bob Brown is encouraging tennis enthusiasts to attend the forum and let the Bluffton Town Council and Beaufort County Parks and Leisure know the importance such a public tennis facility is to the community. For more information, contact Brown at 290-2833 or by email at randdbrown@hargray.com
People for Parks Survey Deals With What YOU Want for Island Recreation
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- People for Parks is seeking your views on a new Hilton Head Island Community Center, so you may find a Community Center Survey from Leisure Vision/ETC Institute in your mailbox soon. The survey is to be returned to Leisure Vision within two weeks.
People for Parks has hired Leisure Vision/ETC, an independent consulting company specializing in recreation consulting, to conduct the interest and attitude survey. If you have questions, contact Karin at 681-7273.
Winter Senior Men's Interclub Overlapping With Start of USTA Spring Season
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- As Senior Men's Interclub comes down to its last week of play in 3.0s and 3.5 playoffs, the schedule is headknocking with the start of USTA Leagues spring season.
"There will be a conflict for the last two weeks of the regular interclub season," Interclub Coordinator Dick Sonberg said. He has recommended that the remaining interclub matches be moved so that USTA matches can be played as scheduled.
3.0 Senior Men's Interclub
Standings as of 1/15/08
FLIGHT "A"
TEAM
Palmetto Dunes Net Cords 8 0 2
Shipyard Wildcats 7 1 5
Sun City Challengers 7 1 6
Belfair Bashers
Sun City Strokers 4 4 11
Wexford Hitters
Sea Pines Sand Gnats 3 5 15
Callawassie Islanders 3 5 16
Sun City Lob Artists 3 5 17
Indigo Run Mavericks 2 6 15
South Beach Curmudgeons 1 7 18
Moss Creek Tornadoes 1 7 18
FLIGHT "B"
TEAM
Sun City Dirt Ballers 8 0 2
Long Cove Runners 7 1 10
Spring Lake Lakers 6 2 8
Sea Pines Cardinals 6 2 9
Moss Creek Hurricanes 5 3 10
CC of HH Hustlers 4 4 10
Sun City Slickers 4 4 11
Shipyard Rockets 2 6 16
Hampton Hall Hawks 2 6 16
Sun City Spoilers 2 6 16
Port Royal Beach Bums 1 7 20
CC of HH Wildmen * 1 7 20
4.0 Senior Men's Interclub
1/15 results
Port Royal 3, Long Cove 0
Wexford 2, Sun City Net Gnats 1
Indigo Run 2, Sun City Sun Strokes 1
2nd Half Standings 1/15/08
Port Royal 3-0
Indigo Run 3-0
Sun City Sun Strokes 1-2
Long Cove 1-2
Wexford 1-2
Sun City Net Gnats 0-3
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New Teams That Are Looking for Players for 2008 Spring Season
-- 2.5 Women's Senior. Belfair, a new team, is looking for more players. contact ML Bianchi at mlbgolfer@mac,com or call 757-0971.
-- 2.5 Women's Adult. SCYacht Club needs players. Contact Lynda Halpern at 689-4621.
-- 2.5 Women's Adult. Spanish Wells needs singles players but also has room for doubles players. Call Captain Cara Py 422-5468
-- 3.0 Women's Adult. Wexford. Contact Mary Navis at marynavis@aol.com or 785-1916.
-- 3.0 Women's Senior. Palmetto Dunes. NEW 3.0 team senior team and maybe combo as well. Contact Steffi Cahn 682 - 4056 or e-mail stefficahn@hargray.com
-- 3.5 Men's Adult. Bluffton Breeze is looking for a few more players. Email Jim Stiteler at jtstiteler@hargray.com.
-- 3.5 Women's Adult - Singles players. Wexford. Contact Call Andi Purple at 785-5867.
-- 4.0 Women's Adult. New team at Long Cove. Contact Laura Bracken laurahbracken@hotmail.com or 341-5663
TENNIS E-News FootNote
ooooO Shortly after NY restaurant Serendipity 3 was recognized for its $25,000 Frozen Haute
( ) Chocolate dessert that included 5 grams of edible 23-karat gold, the restaurant was shut down by the
( ) Health Department, having found "a live mouse, mouse droppings in multiple areas, fruit flies, house flies and
(___) more than 100 live cockroaches" in 3's kitchen. --Barbara Ehrenreich, Funny Times
-- Dennis Malick
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