Ready for the Finals

TENNIS E-News

Apr. 12, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 37
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Carmines Memorial Championships:

ADULTS: 20-18 Tiebreak Highlight of the Day; Finals Set Sunday

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Well, it might not be the closest match of the tournament, but a 20-18 "10-point" match tiebreak has to be the Set of the Tournament at the David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships. The USTA-sanctioned adult tournament has a couple semifinals and all the finals set up for Sunday, with 3.0 and 3.5s at Van der Meer Shipyard and 4.0s at Chaplin Public Tennis Center.

The Women's 3.5 top seed Anneliza Itkor/Cindy Knight lost a first set 6-2 to Angele Byrne/Gloria Carmines, but came back 6-2 in the second. It was the seesaw 20-18 tiebreak that gave the top seed the victory to advance to Sunday finals.

The tournament is a benefit for cancer research in memory of the young Hilton Head Islander who lost his life to that disease several years ago.

Results of today's adult matches:

Men's 3.5 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Brian Casey d. Dennis Malick 6-2; 6-0; Brian Katonak d. William Crabtree 6-3; 6-1; Semifinals -- Casey d. Katonak 4-6; 6-3; 10-8; Harold Stephens d. Thorsten Brockmann 6-3; 6-0

Men's 4.0 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- William McAbee d. John Jamieson 6-0; 6-1; Semifinals -- McAbee d. Richard Silver Wo (admin); Bob Awrey d. Michael Manglitz 6-3; 7-6(7)

Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Hunting/O'Sullivan d. (2) Diggs/Stephens 6-4; 6-3; Brown/Norton d. Abernathy/Stockfisch 7-5; 6-1; Semifinals -- Hunting/O'Sullivan d. Brown/Norton 1-6; 6-3; 10-2; (1) Battistelli/Ryan d. Chow/Fontanie 6-4; 6-2

Men's 4.0 Doubles -- Round Robin One -- Selman/Williams d. Jamieson/Jamieson 6-2; 6-4; Round Robin Two -- Loeben/Parrott d. Selman/Williams 6-3; 6-3

Women's 3.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Fishburne/Priestley d. Creighton/Hyatt 4-6; 6-3; 10-3; Richardson/Summers d. Parker/Taylor 5-7; 6-3; 10-3; Semifinals -- Fishburne/Priestley d. Richardson/Summers 7-6(5); 6-2; Halseth/Knutson d. Chang/Chang 6-1; 6-1

Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Selman/Selman d. (2) Harris/Hyatt 6-2; 6-2; Jover/Lozan d. Jilly/Shady 6-1; 7-5

Byrne/Carmines d. Heidenrich/Kincaid 6-3; 6-4; Semifinal -- (1) Itkor/Knight d. Byrne/Carmines 2-6; 6-2; 20-18

Combo Mixed 7.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Jilly/Ryan d. Diggs/Diggs 7-5; 6-0; Abernathy/Abernathy d. Legrand/Legrand 6-2; 6-4; Creighton/Upchurch d. Gleason/Gleason 7-5; 6-2; (1) Ey/Kraus d. Selman/Shaw 6-0; 6-7(3); 10-8

JUNIORS: Semifinals Early then Finals in Singles & Doubles at Chaplin

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Carmines Memorial Junior Championship entries jumped from 63 last year to 116 this time around and quality of the tennis has taken a quantum leap as well. Boys and girls got the long quarterfinal rounds wrapped up today and start early morning on singles semifinals. Singles and doubles finals to follow in what will be another busy day for Tournament Director Tom Jilly, Referee Sandra Morrissette and their many volunteers.

Here are today's junior results:

Boys' 18 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- Joab Odera d. Mo Hookaylo 3-6; 7-5; 10-7

Boys' 16 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Jonathan Dingle d. Jason Zack 6-4; 6-3; George Handy d. (4) Wes Counts 6-4; 4-6; 10-7; Colton Buffington d. (3) Kyle Kelly 6-3; 6-4; (1) Trey Halbauer d. Trey Hale 6-2; 6-4; Consolation: Round 1 -- Joey Ryan d. Spencer Sasko 8-4; Joey Nylund d. Zachary Rardon 8-4; Alex Bahr d. Malcolm Kates 8-0

Boys' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Drew Halbauer d. (2) Taylor Powell 5-7; 6-4; 10-3; (3) Matt Kirk d. Jordan Dingle 6-3; 7-6(3); Eric Zschunke d. (4) Colby Burke 2-6; 6-4; 10-4; (1) Brent Lett d. Adam Steryous 6-2; 6-3; Consolation: Quarterfinals -- Paul Cifaldi d. Christopher Kunz 8-1; Nicholas Grafton d. Graham Laws 8-2; Forest Schwartz d. Hayden Hoffler 8-3; Ian Buckalew d. Collins Richardson 8-2

Boys' 12 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Nicholas Nishnic d. Ryan Space 6-1; 6-4; Sam Trimble d. Angelo Carrabba 6-0; 6-0; (3) John Welsh d. Carsten Fisher 6-4; 6-1; (1) Jack O'Koniewski d. Mitchell Brockmann 6-0; 6-1; Consolation: Round 1 -- (4) Wesley Maddox d. Andrew Arnold 8-1; Robert Stockfisch d. Benjamin Likins Def (ad)

Boys' 10 Singles -- Final -- Wesly Staten d. Cameron Kirkwood 6-4; 6-2

Girls' 18 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Samantha Droop d. Lauren Kelly 6-2; 7-6(2); Marie-Lawrence Blais d. Caitlin Jilly 6-1; 6-1

Girls' 16 Singles -- Round of 16 -- Kelly Cameron d. Gabrielle Perissi 6-0; 6-0; Samantha Sullivan d. Sonya Stover 6-4; 6-0; Taylor Cohen d. Ann Coleman 6-0; 6-0; Chelsea Mixson d. (4) Lauren Armstrong Wd (inj); Quarterfinals -- (2) Lindsey Burke d. Raven Giles 6-2; 6-0; Chelsea Mixson d. Taylor Cohen 6-3; 5-7; 10-6; (3) Kendal Drake d. Samantha Sullivan 6-1; 6-1; Kelly Cameron d. (1) Victoria Laskutova Wd (inj); Consolation: Round 1 -- Marian Hohenwarter d. Sophie Kerr-Dineen Def (ns); Ann Coleman d. (4) Lauren Armstrong Wd (inj); Sonya Stover d. Marcela Reyes 8-0; Quarterfinal -- Gabrielle Perissi d. (1) Victoria Laskutova Wd (inj);

Girls' 14 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- (2) Madeline Welsh d. Chelsea Bellomy 6-0; 6-0; (3) Jasmyn Howell d. Kirstin Jurgensen 6-0; 6-0; Sabrina Drammis d. Erin Hall 6-0; 6-0; (1) Ksenia Laskutova d. Ashley Bierschenk 6-0; 6-0; Consolation:

Quarterfinals -- Erica Larson d. Courtney Edenfield 8-7(4); Hadley Smith d. Sierra Giles 8-4; Charlotte Loper d. Amber Johnson 8-1; Shelby Mixson d. Morgan McNeal 8-3

Girls' 12 Singles -- Quarterfinal -- (2) Sarah Zschunke d. Peyton Cohen 6-0; 6-0; (3) Callie Sheffield d. Megan Kelly 6-0; 6-1; Valerie Droop d. (4) Makayla Chandler 6-3; 6-4; Jamie Danzell d. Shea Donahue 4-6; 6-2; 10-5; Consolation: Round 1 -- Sydnee Wheeler d. Kristin Langan 8-0; Megan Schroeder d. Emma Blue 8-5; Charlotte Bellomy d. Stephanie Scavo 8-0; (1) Katie Riley d. Marilyn Stockfisch 8-0

Boys' 16 Doubles -- Semifinals -- Buffington/Handy d. Cifaldi/Zack; (1) Hale/Nichols d. Dingle/Dingle 5-7; 6-4; 10-7

Boys' 14 Doubles -- Quarterfinal -- Halbauer/Steryous d. Kunz/Zschunke 6-0; 6-1

Girls' 16 Doubles -- Round Robin -- Burke/Drake d. Edenfield/Giles 6-0; 6-1; Edenfield/Giles d. Armstrong/Cameron Wd (inj); RR Burke/Drake d. Armstrong/Cameron Wd (inj)

Girls' 14 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- (2) Droop/Droop d. Hall/Owens 6-1; 6-2; Bellomy/Bellomy d. Loper/McNeal 6-4; 6-0; Kelly/Zschunke d. Bierschenk/Johnson 6-2; 6-3

Girls' 12 Doubles -- Round Robin -- Riley/Sheffield d. Blue/Schroeder 6-1; 6-0

Upcoming Tournaments:

Apr. 25-27 -- 24^TH annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club

May 2-4 -- Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

May 16-18 -- 3^rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School

May 17 -- 1^st annual Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy (Novice) Tennis Tournament

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

June 12-15 -- Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament -- USTA-sanctioned age and rated divisions

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO More of those special notices from church bulletins:

( ) The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.

( ) Sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."

(___) Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
– Blame the Internet

-- Dennis Malick

Carmines Record Draw

TENNIS E-News

Apr. 11, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 36
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Finals Sunday

Carmines Adult, Senior Championships Off & Hitting With Record Turnout

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – With a record 180 players in the combined draws, play got under way today in the David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Junior and Adult divisions are being played in the event benefitting cancer research in memory of the young Hilton Head Islander who lost his life to that disease several years ago.

Juniors got action started this evening, while players of all age and rating divisions enjoyed a tournament party provided by Hudson's Seafood. A full day of tennis is set for Saturday, playing at Chaplin, Hilton Head Island High School and Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. Finals are set for Sunday in adults and juniors.

THIS JUST IN -- Results of today's matches:

Boys' 14 Singles --

Round of 32 --

Drew Halbauer d. Paul Cifaldi 6-0; 6-1

Round of 16 --

(2) Taylor Powell d. Christopher Kunz 6-0; 6-0

(4) Colby Burke d. Hayden Hoffler 7-6(4); 6-1

Adam Steryous d. Collins Richardson 6-1; 6-0

Girls' 18 Singles --

Quarterfinals -- Samantha Droop d. Lauren Kelly 6-2; 7-6(2)

Girls' 16 Singles --

Round of 16 --

(2) Lindsey Burke d. Marian Hohenwarter 6-0; 6-0

Raven Giles d. Sophie Kerr-Dineen Def (ns)

(3) Kendal Drake d. Marcela Reyes 6-0; 6-0

Girls' 14 Singles --

Round of 16 --

Chelsea Bellomy d. Courtney Edenfield 6-0; 6-0

(3) Jasmyn Howell d. Sierra Giles 6-0; 6-0

Kirstin Jurgensen d. Hadley Smith 6-4; 6-4

Erin Hall d. Amber Johnson 7-6(5); 6-0

Girls' 12 Singles --

Round of 16 --

Megan Kelly d. Emma Blue 6-4; 6-1

M3.0, M3.5, W4.0

HHI League Teams Get 3 Wildcard Spots for Senior State Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Senior Men's 3.0 and 3.5 this week got their paths cleared somewhat to making it to the USTA League South Carolina State Senior Championships that will be played on Hilton Head Island May 10-12. Those divisions plus Women's 4.0 have been allotted wildcards, meaning that four HHI league teams will advance in Men's 3.0 and 3.5. Also, two will go in Women's 4.0.

The wildcard word arrived as four Men's 3.5 teams faced off Wednesday for what they thought was Step 1 in deciding which three teams would advance to States. Dataw Islanders and Sea Pines Cardinals were winners. Flight II, #3 Dataw leveled Flight I, #2 Sun City Spin Doctors 3-0; Flight II, #2 Cardinals won 2-1 over Flight I, #3 Spring Lake The Ultimates.

Dataw and Sea Pines and the flight #1 teams -- Palmetto Dunes Wannabees and Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws -- will spend the next two Wednesday playing for HHI team seeding at States. The Men's 3.0 playoffs begin Monday with two matches to decide the two teams that will join the divisions four-pack advancing to States.

Three teams are in the running for the two Women's 4.0 slots from HHI with one deciding remaining, and that's on Monday the 21^st. The Indigo Run Racquettes, currently in a first place tie at 7-2 with Sun City Sunsationals, will face #3 Colleton River Herricanes, who are sporting a 6-3 record. The first Indigo Run-Colleton match went 3-0 for the Racquettes. Sun City plays the 2-7 Spring Lake Racqueteers on the 21^st.

Some 1,000 SC seniors will be competing in the state championships on 2.5 through 4.5 levels, with winners and a couple wildcards advancing to the Southern Championships July 19-27 in Mobile AL.

Here is the men's playoff schedule:

3.5s:

Wednesday (9^th) -- Dataw Islanders (FII, #3) 3, Sun City Spin Doctors (FI, #2) 0; Sea Pines Country Club Cardinals (FII, #2) 2, Spring Lake The Ultimates (FI, #3) 1

Wednesday (16^th) – Dataw at Palmetto Dunes Wannabees (FII, #1); Sea Pines at Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws (FI, #1).

Wednesday (23^rd) -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 and #4 seeding at States.

3.0s:

Monday (14^th) -- Sun City Challengers (FII, #3) at Long Cove Club Runners (FI, #2) and Sun City Court Jesters (FI, #3) at Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers (FII, #2)

Wednesday (16^th) -- Challengers-Long Cove winner at Shipyard Rockets (FII, #1) and Court Jesters-CCHH winner at Sea Pines Cardinals (FI, #1)

Monday the 21^st -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 and #4 seeding at States.

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Senior -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Friday (4/11)

2.5M -- 6 teams -- 4/24 -- Country Club of HH Court Jesters, Moss Creek Raging Bulls tied at 6-3

2.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/24 -- Sun City Rally Girls lead at 6-1

3.0M -- 22 teams -- 4/7 -- Sea Pines CC Cardinals clinched at 9-1 in Flight I; Shipyard Rockets clinched at 9-1 in Flight II; playoffs begin Monday

3.0W -- 19 teams -- 4/12 -- Dataw Darlins lead at 8-1 in Flight I; Beaufort Low Country Lobsters lead at 7-1 in Flight II

3.5M -- 19 teams -- 4/2 -- Indigo Run Gold Bear Claws at 8-0 clinched Flight I; Palmetto Dunes Wannabees at 8-0 clinched in Flight II; playoffs under way

3.5W -- 24 teams -- 4/9 -- Port Royal Glory Girls, SCYC Nauti-Gals tied at 10-1 in Flight I; Spring Lake Roaring Rackets lead at 10-1 in Flight II

4.0M -- 6 teams -- 4/8 -- Port Royal leads at 10-0

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/21 -- Indigo Run Racquettes, Sun City Sunsationals tied at 7-2

4.5W -- 2 teams -- TBA

4.5M -- 2 teams -- TBA

Upcoming Tournaments:

Apr. 25-27 -- 24^TH annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club

May 2-4 -- Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

May 16-18 -- 3^rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School

May 17 -- 1^st annual Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy (Novice) Tennis Tournament

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

June 12-15 -- Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament -- USTA-sanctioned age and rated divisions

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO

( ) Sign on Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels."

( ) Sign on Septic Tank Truck: "Yesterday's Meals on Wheels"

(___) – Blame it on the Internet

-- Dennis Malick

Playoffs Beginning

TENNIS E-News

Apr. 08, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 35
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

IT’S PLAYOFF TIME:

USTA League 3.5 Men’s 1^st Round Set Wednesday; 3.0 Men Go at It on Monday

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Playdown will begin tomorrow for the three HHI 3.5 and 3.0 each spots in next month’s USTA League South Carolina State Senior Championships that will be played for the fourth straight year on Hilton Head Island. About 1,000 SC seniors will be competing on 2.5 through 4.5 levels.

The HHI Senior Men’s 3.0s and 3.5s each will follow the same playoff format. First off, the #2 team in Flight I hosts #3 team in Flight II and #2 of Flight II hosts #3 of Flight I. Teams that finished first in each category have byes the first round. The senior women are wrapping up their regularly scheduled season this week. Here is the men's playoff schedule:

3.5s:

Wednesday (9^th) -- Dataw Islanders (FII, #3) at Sun City Spin Doctors (FI, #2); Spring Lake The Ultimates (FI, #3) at Sea Pines Country Club Cardinals (FII, #2)

Wednesday (16^th) – Dataw-Sun City winner at Palmetto Dunes Wannabees (FII, #1); Spring Lake-Sea Pines winner at Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws (FI, #1).

Wednesday (23^rd) -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 seed position at States.

3.0s:

Monday (14^th) -- Sun City Challengers (FII, #3) at Long Cove Club Runners (FI, #2) and Sun City Court Jesters (FI, #3) at Country Club of Hilton Head Hustlers (FII, #2)

Wednesday (16^th) -- Challengers-Long Cove winner at Shipyard Rockets (FII, #1) and Court Jesters-CCHH winner at Sea Pines Cardinals (FI, #1)

Monday the 21^st -- Winners from 16^th play at Port Royal Racquet Club to decide the #1 and #2 seeds at States. Losers from the 16^th will play for the HHI #3 seed position at States.

Inaugural Beaufort Academy Event

Rising Stars Will Be Shining Next Month -- Sanctioned Tournament for Novice Juniors

BEAUFORT SC (TENNIS E-News) – Beaufort Academy is stepping out with its first novice junior tournament -- a USTA-sanctioned one -- the "Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy" to be played Saturday, May 17.

Entry is for boys' and girls' singles in age divisions of 8 through 16 with play in a round robin format to provide extra play. Players with higher point rankings are not eligible.

Entry fee is $20 plus a $3 TennisLink fee and includes a T-shirt and lunch. Entry deadline is May 11. To enter online, go to http://www.sctennis.com then select TennisLink, then Tournaments and use Tournament ID #704123008. USTA membership is required to play.

Cathy McGill is tournament director and Paul Vander Berg is tournament referee. For information, contact Victoria Paton 843-525-0519 or email vjpaton@yahoo.com.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Apr. 25-27 -- 24^TH annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club

May 2-4 -- Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

May 16-18 -- 3^rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School

May 17 -- 1^st annual Rising Stars at Beaufort Academy (Novice) Tennis Tournament

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Adult -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Monday (3/31)

2.5M -- 1 team --

2.5W -- 5 teams -- 5/3 -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats lead at 6-0

3.0M -- 6 teams -- 5/3 -- Wexford Wildcats, Sun City Sun Devils tied at 6-2

3.0W -- 9 teams -- 4/5 -- Palmetto Dunes Divas lead at 6-2

3.5M -- 8 teams -- 5/3 -- Long Cove PLUS at 5-1; Bluffton Breeze at 4-0

3.5W -- 18 teams -- 5/1 -- Port Royal Tough Cookies, Sun City Sole Sisters tied at 5-1 in Flight I; Indigo Run Volley Girls lead at 5-0 in Flight II

4.0M -- 4 teams -- 4/27 -- Port Royal Sundevils, Bluffton Smash tied at 5-2

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/12 -- Sea Pines Smashers lead at 8-1

4.5M -- 2 teams -- 4/5 -- Hogg Doggs, Beaufort Tidal Wave tied at 1-1

4.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/20 -- South Beach, Palmetto Dunes States or Busts tied at 1-1

5.0M -- 2 teams -- play TBA

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO A 1st grade teacher gave pupils the start of well-known proverbs and asked them

( ) to complete the sayings. Here are some answers:

( ) The pen is mightier than the pigs.

(___) If at first you don't succeed, get new batteries.
A bird in the hand is going to poop on you.

– Blame it on the Internet
-- Dennis Malick

Carmines Deadline Monday

Stories below:

-- Carmines Tournament Deadline Monday -- not today

-- Sharapova Added to draw at Bausch & Lomb

-- Brady Buries 2 Seeds; No women show for State Championships

TENNIS E-News

Apr. 06, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 34
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Adult & Junior Event for Cancer Benefit

Deadline Monday Midnight for Carmines Championships That Will Begin Friday

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- You have another day or so to enter the 4^th annual David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships that will be played next weekend to benefit the American Cancer Society, M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center and the Island Recreation Scholarship Fund.

Deadline is 'Monday at 11:59 p.m." as is noted in online entry information. Not to worry. You won't be punished if you got your registration in by today -- the inaccurate deadline noted in the printed tournament brochure.

The USTA-sanctioned tournament includes men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles, and junior boys' and girls' singles and doubles. Open and rated adult divisions include 3.0 and 3.5 on clay courts and 4.0, 4.5 and Open on hard. All junior age divisions – 10s through 18s – will be played on hard courts.

Hudson’s Seafood will host a pre-tournament party Friday the 11^th at 6 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded. In its first three years, the tournament has raised more than $5,000 for cancer research and Island Rec programs.

Entry fee is $40 for singles and $25 per player for doubles, with a limit of two events. Entry forms are available at HHI clubs. Entry can be done online at http://www.sctennis.com, then TennisLink, then Tournaments and use ID# 704107008 for adults and #704122808 for juniors. For additional information, call Jilly at 843-816-1726.

Play 2 Singles, 2 Doubles Today in Lexington

Brady Plants a Couple Seeds To Win SC Hard Court Singles Championship; Child Finalist

LEXINGTON SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Steve Brady of Bluffton had a couple seeded players standing in his way. Not a problem. He knocked off the #2 seed in the semifinals this morning, then the #1 in the afternoon finals of the SC Sr. Hard Court Closed Championships in Lexington.

The championships established what we think is a record -- and an ominous one. It had 59 men entered and 0 women … as in zero … as in NO WOMEN. A state championships with no women. Someone is saying something. Is anyone listening?

After rain washed out all Saturday play, Brady defeated (2) Raymond Frazier of Greenville 6-3, 6-2 in the Men's 50s semifinal. He then took care of top-seeded Jim Hinson of Columbia 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 for the championships. (Isn't it great to know the actual tiebreak score rather than "1-0" in USTA League results?!?)

The bad-seed day didn't work so well for Hilton Head Islander and #1 seed Pat Child in the 55s. He defeated #4 Cliff Netzler of Rock Hill 6-4, 6-4 in the semis, but dropped the final to #2 Andrew Steingold of Mount Pleasant 7-6(5), 1-6, 10-3 (Isn't it great to know the actual tiebreak score rather than "1-0" in USTA League results?!?)

Not that that was all the action. Between singles semifinals and finals, top-seeded Brady and Child teamed to win a 50s doubles semifinal 6-4, 4-6, 13-11* over Clifton Parker (Lexington)/Will Warlick (Irmo) and finished the day with a 6-3, 6-0 championship win over #2 seed Doug Deaderick (Lexington)/Paul Owens (Irmo).

The Men's 75 singles had only two entrants and both from Sun City. Bob Koenig defeated Ernie Clark 6-2, 6-4 for that championship prize money.

*Just in case you missed it: Isn't it great to know the actual tiebreak score rather than "1-0" in USTA League results?!?

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Senior -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Sunday (4/06)

2.5M -- 6 teams -- 4/24 -- Country Club of HH Court Jesters lead at 6-2

2.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/24 -- Sun City Rally Girls lead at 5-1

3.0M -- 22 teams -- 4/7 -- Sea Pines CC Cardinals lead at 8-1 in Flight I; Shipyard Rockets lead at 8-1 in Flight II

3.0W -- 19 teams -- 4/12 -- Dataw Darlins lead at 8-0 in Flight I; Beaufort Low Country Lobsters lead at 6-1 in Flight II

3.5M -- 19 teams -- 4/2 -- Indigo Run Gold Bear Claws at 8-0 clinched Flight I; Palmetto Dunes Wannabees at 8-0 clinched in Flight II

3.5W -- 24 teams -- 4/9 -- Port Royal Glory Girls, SCYC Nauti-Gals tied at 9-1 in Flight I; Spring Lake Roaring Rackets lead at 9-1 in Flight II

4.0M -- 6 teams -- 4/8 -- Port Royal leads at 9-0

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/21 -- Sun City Sunsationals lead at 7-1

4.5W -- 2 teams -- TBA

4.5M -- 2 teams -- TBA

Sharapova Added to draw at Bausch & Lomb

AMELIA ISLAND FL (TENNIS E-News) -- That screeching noise you heard today may have been Maria Sharapova on her way to the Bausch & Lomb Championships -- a late entry for the women's pro tour event that opens Monday with 17 main-draw singles matches. That puts Sharapova into consecutive weeks of play just off I-95, sort of. She earlier entered the 35^th annual Family Circle Cup set for next week on Daniel Island, Charleston.

Also in the draw with Sharapova as #1 seed are Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Marion Bartoli, Patty Schnyder, Amelie Mauresmo and Daniela Hantuchova, among others.

Qualifying rounds ended today with a bevy of gals with incredibly long names winning their way into the main draw. For tournament draws, go to http://www.blchmps.com and select "Competition" and then "Draws".

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TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO Darwin Awards are bestowed on those most creatively removing their DNA from the global gene pool. To wit:

( ) The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and submitted an insurance claim.

( ) His company, suspecting employee negligence, sent one of its men to have a look for himself.

(___) He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

-- Dennis Malick

Maria & Carmines

Bad News: Nadia Petrova withdraws from Family Circle Cup

Good News: Replacing her in the draw is Maria Sharapova

… and that's not an April Fool's joke

TENNIS E-News

Apr. 01, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 33
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Cancer Benefit

Sunday Deadline for Carmines Chmps. – Adults, Jrs. Play Apr. 11-13 at Chaplin, Shipyard

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Hard courts at Chaplin Park and clay courts at Van der Meer Shipyard will be in play for the fourth annual David M. Carmines Memorial Tennis Championships Apr. 11-13 that will benefit the American Cancer Society, M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center and the Island Recreation Scholarship Fund. Entry deadline is Sunday night and entry can be done online.

Tom Jilly is tournament director for the USTA-sanctioned men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles, and junior boys' and girls' singles and doubles. Open and rated adult divisions include 3.0 and 3.5 on clay courts and 4.0, 4.5 and Open on hard. All junior age divisions – 10s through 18s – will be played on hard courts.

Hudson’s Seafood will host a pre-tournament party Friday the 11^th at 6 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded. In its first three years, the tournament has raised more than $5,000 for cancer research and Island Rec programs.

Entry fee is $40 for singles and $25 per player for doubles, with a limit of two events. Entry forms are available at HHI clubs or can be done online at http://www.sctennis.com, then TennisLink, then Tournaments and use ID# 704107008 for adults and #704122808 for juniors. For additional information, call Jilly at 843-816-1726.

Here are upcoming tournaments that will follow the Carmines Championships:

Apr. 25-27 -- 24^TH annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach Racquet Club

May 2-4 -- Banana Open Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center

May 16-18 -- 3^rd annual Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament at Bluffton High School

May 23-25 -- 2^nd annual PTI Woody Tournament at Chaplin Public Tennis Center

USTA LEAGUE STANDINGS

Adult -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Monday (3/31)

2.5M -- 1 team --

2.5W -- 5 teams -- 5/3 -- Bluffton HS Alley Cats lead at 6-0

3.0M -- 6 teams -- 5/3 -- Wexford Wildcats, Sun City Sun Devils tied at 5-2

3.0W -- 9 teams -- 4/5 -- Beaufort Breeze, Palmetto Dunes Divas tied at 5-2

3.5M -- 8 teams -- 5/3 -- Bluffton Breeze leads at 4-0

3.5W -- 18 teams -- 5/1 -- Palmetto Dunes Dixie Chix lead at 4-0 in Flight I; Indigo Run Volley Girls lead at 4-0 in Flight II

4.0M -- 4 teams -- 4/27 -- Port Royal Sundevils, Bluffton Smash tied at 4-2

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/12 -- Sea Pines Smashers, Beaufort City Sea Islanders tied at 7-1

4.5M -- 2 teams -- 4/5 -- Beaufort Tidal Wave leads at 1-0

4.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/20 -- South Beach, Palmetto Dunes States or Busts tied at 1-1

5.0M -- 2 teams -- play TBA

Senior -- # teams -- End of regular schedule -- Standings as of Monday (3/31)

2.5M -- 6 teams -- 4/24 -- Country Club of HH Court Jesters lead at 6-1

2.5W -- 3 teams -- 4/24 -- Sun City Rally Girls lead at 4-1

3.0M -- 22 teams -- 4/7 -- Sea Pines CC Cardinals lead at 6-1 in Flight I; Shipyard Rockets are at 6-1; Country Club of HH Hustlers are at 5-0 in Flight II

3.0W -- 19 teams -- 4/12 -- Dataw Darlins lead at 6-0 in Flight I; Beaufort Low Country Lobsters lead at 5-1 in Flight II

3.5M -- 19 teams -- 4/2 -- Indigo Run Gold Bear Claws lead at 8-0 in Flight I; Palmetto Dunes Wannabees lead at 8-0 in Flight II

3.5W -- 24 teams -- 4/9 -- Port Royal Glory Girls lead at 9-0 in Flight I; Spring Lake Roaring Rackets lead at 8-1 in Flight II

4.0M -- 6 teams -- 4/8 -- Port Royal leads at 8-0

4.0W -- 6 teams -- 4/21 -- Sun City Sunsationals lead at 7-1

4.5W -- 2 teams -- TBA

4.5M -- 2 teams -- TBA

Final Count: 4 Champions, 6 Finalists

HHI and SC Teams Outclass Rest of the Field at Southern Super Senior Championships

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) – Three championships and three #2 finishes by Hilton Head Island league teams outdid eight states in the Southern Super Senior Championships last weekend in Columbus GA. South Carolina teams won a total of four championships and placed second in six divisions.

Compare the HHI and SC performance to that of other states. No other city or town came close to the Hilton Head Island league teams' record. Witness:

Alabama – 0 champions, 0 finalists

Arkansas – 3 champions, 0 finalists

Georgia – 2 champions, 0 finalists

Kentucky – 0 champions, 0 finalists

Louisiana – 1 champion, 1 finalist

Mississippi – 0 champions, 2 finalists

North Carolina – 2 champions, 1 finalist

Tennessee – 0 champions, 2 finalists

Here is the complete rundown of divisions in the Southern Championships:

3.0W60s -- Champion: AR/Hot Springs Village Finalist: SC/Cardinal Racquet Club

3.0W70s -- Champion: SC/Sun City Golden Girls Finalist: TN/Knoxville

3.0M60s -- Champion: SC/Keowee Key Krabs Finalist: MS/Nokes

3.0M70s -- Champion: SC/Sea Pines Imposters Finalist: SC/Spring Lake Cruisers

3.5W60s -- Champion: AR/Hot Springs Village Finalist: LA/New Orleans

3.5W70s -- Champion: LA/New Orleans Finalist: SC/Tryon Ageless Grannies

3.5M60s -- Champion: NC/Pinehurst Finalist: SC/Prestwick

3.5M70s -- Champion: SC/Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws Finalist: NC/Charlotte Olde Providence 1

4.0W60s -- Champion: GA/Savannah Finalist: TN/Nashville

4.0M60s -- Champion: GA/Atlanta Finalist: MS/Gulf Coast

4.5W60s -- Champion: NC/Rockers Finalist: SC/HHI Gals

4.5M60s -- Champion: AR/Little Rock Finalist: SC/Foster's Fighters

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Mar. 30, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 32
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
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4.5 Women's 60s Place Second

Claws, Imposters, Golden Girls Win STA Chmps.

COLUMBUS GA (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Four Hilton Head Island league teams went into the Southern Super Senior finals today, and three came out as champions. That's pretty much a perfect record, considering two of the local teams were playing each other in the nine-state faceoffs.

The Sea Pines Imposters, competing as South Carolina "B" team, upset the "A" team Spring Lake Cruisers 2-1 in the 3.0 Men's 70 finals. That was a turn-around from the South Carolina championships in November when the Cruisers, captained by Bob Pentz, took all three courts from the Imposters, captained by Bob Hilton. This time, Hilton and partner Bill McCaffery won at #3 to combine with #1 Dick Saunders/Murray Hallett winning to decide the match.

The 3.5 Men's 70 Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws and 3.0 Women's 70 Sun City Golden Girls captured the other two championships, giving the HHI leagues more team champions than any other locale in the competition. Add to that record a second-place finish by the 4.5 Women's 60 HHI Gals and second-in-group finish by the 3.0 Women's 60 Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers.

The Golden Bear Claws, captained by Don Ross, lost its final group match this morning, but placed first in group based on overall courts won. Frank Meade and Ernie Myers took a 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 match at #1 doubles to clinch the team championship. The Golden Girls, captained by Jean Podgorski, lost one court in three in-group team matches, then pulled out the title win on straight-setters by #2 Diane Craig/Barbara Jungk and #3 Malvina Nozick/Martha Smith.

The 4.5 HHI Gals, captained by Nanci Fitzpatrick, did what they needed to do this morning, winning a 2-1 match, but fell short of the five-team round robin championship that went to the unbeaten North Carolina Rockers. Likewise, the 3.0 CC of HH Tiebreakers, the SC "B" team captained by Carolyn Brookmeyer, won 2-1 this morning to even their record at 2-2 that was good enough for second-place finish in their group. That division was won by AR/Hot Springs Village, captained by former HHIslander Mickey Bearden, over South Carolina's "A" team in a third-set match tiebreak.

South Carolina's 4.5 Men's 60s Foster's Fighters, who included two HHI players, finished 1-3 in the two-team bracket.Though the SC guys were even 6-6 in courts won-lost, Arkansas won three of the team matches.

Here are today's results -- plus Saturday updates -- involving the Hilton Head Island area teams and players:

Saturday the 29^th

10 a.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters 3, AR/Little Rock 0

2:30 p.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters 1, AR/Little Rock 2

Sunday the 30th
8:30 a.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 1, AR/Hot Springs Village 2

8:30 a.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls 2, LA/Monroe 1

8:30 a.m. -- 4.5W60s -- HHI Gals 2, TN/Nashville 1

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Spring Lake Cruisers 2, AR/Hot Springs Village 1

10 a.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters 3, LA/Slidell 0

10 a.m. -- 4.5M60s -- SC Foster's Fighters 1, AR/Little Rock 2

11:30 a.m. -- 3.0W60s -- Country Club of Hilton Head Tiebreakers 2, MS/Gulf Coast 1

FINALS

1 p.m. -- 3.5M70s -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 2, NC/Charlotte Olde Providence 1

#1 -- Frank Meade/Ernie Myers won 6-2, 4-6, 1-0

#2 -- Ralph Braden/Jack Gamer lost 7-5, 6-3

#3 -- Paul Williams/Allan Morrison won 6-0, 6-4

1 p.m. -- 3.0W70s -- Sun City Golden Girls 2, TN/Knoxville 1

#1 -- Jean John/Frances Carek lost 6-1, 6-2

#2 -- Diane Craig/Barbara Jungk won 7-5, 6-1

#3 -- Malvina Nozick/Martha Smith won 6-2, 6-4

2 p.m. -- 3.0M70s -- Sea Pines Imposters 2, Spring Lake Cruisers 1

#1 -- Dick Saunders/Murray Hallett (SP) def. Hale Mayer/Thomas Jones 6-3, 7-5

#2 -- Frank Flaumenhaft/Richard Clapp (SL) def. Hudson Fesche/Sal Zuccala 6-3, 6-0

#3 -- Bob Hilton/Bill McCaffery (SP) def. Don Coleman/Richard Bloom 6-2, 6-3

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