Tennis E-News

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

SSr. Schedules Up

TENNIS E-News

Aug. 12, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 88
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

SCHEDULES POSTED

Super Senior Season for HHI League Teams Now on TennisLink

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- USTA League captains, get your engines revving. Schedules went up today for Super Seniors 60s, 70s and 75s men's and women's 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 categories in the Hilton Head Island leagues. At latest check, Coastal Carolina schedules have not been posted.

The fall league season will begin with 3.0s on Monday, Aug. 25, 4.0s on Tuesday the 26^th and 3.5s on Wednesday the 27^th. Not all men's and women's divisions in those categories will be playing first matches on those dates. The season will culminate Nov. 7-9 in South Carolina State Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms.

TENNIS E-News will be providing a series of "How To …" features to help captains and players get the league schedules and related information. There are more than one ways to access the information. This is one that works. This is the first of the series, directing how to get to your schedule.

TennisLink How To …

Find your team schedule

(After each instruction to “select”, wait for new screen to appear, then proceed.)

1. Go to www.sctennis.com, then

2. Scroll down left column and select TennisLink, then

3. Under TennisLink, select Leagues, then

4. Scroll down and on right select Advanced Search, then

5. On dropdown, select year 2008, then

6. Select section as USTA-Southern, then

7. Select district as SC-Hilton Head or SC-Beaufort County, then

8. Select league (2008 Super Senior 60 or Super Senior 70, etc.), then

9. Select category (3.0 Women’s, etc.) and select Go, then

10. Select Match Summary and the complete schedule will appear

Want to Join a USTA League Team?

3.0 Women's 70s -- "Aces and Aches" USTA team out of Spring Lake needs players. Season is from Sept. 3 through Nov. 9 -- six matches. The state finals are on Isle of Palm Nov. 7-9 and that date is part of the team commitment. Call Barbara Kiebler 682 3375 or email is Bakiebler@hargray.com.

3.0 Men's 70s -- Moss Creek Men's Super Seniors 70s 3.0 team needs some additional players. Play will begin late August through October. Contact Captain Lou Zeller at 836-3554 or email lougzeller@yahoo.com.

5.5 Women's Combo -- Out of Bluffton High School courts looking for 3.0 women for our team! Anyone interested can email Captain Dianne Austin at dianneaustin@hargray.com.

3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin Park's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Aug. 29-31 -- Van Der Meer Open -- Non-sanctioned prize money tournament in men's and women's singles and doubles. Open division only. Entry and information at Justyn Schelver at 785-8388 ext 119 or justynschelver@hotmail.com.

Aug. 31 -- TAHHI US Open Member Social and Cookout -- Port Royal Racquet Club -- Playing slots full.

Sept. 13 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for 8 & Under and 12 & Under. Email patricia@hytennis.com.

Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston

Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Volunteers needed to assist players and events. Contact Julie Jilly at 785-7244.

Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983

Sept. 26-28: Fripp Is. Fall Clay Court Championships. USTA-sanctioned in Men’s (35-75 odd) & Women’s (35-65 odd) singles & doubles; NTRP Men’s & Women’s 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 singles & doubles; Combo MxD 6.0, 7.0, 8.0. Call (843) 838-1504.

Sept. 26-28: Van Der Meer Junior Championships in Boys' & Girls' 18-10s. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext. 119.

Oct. 22-26: The Vacation Co. Adult Championships. USTA-sanctioned Level 2. Open and age divisions. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext 119 Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston

Nov. 3-7: Beaufort County Senior Games 2008 including men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Nov. 7-9: South Carolina USTA League Super Senior Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO

( ) You will be happy to know that Hilton Head Island (identified as “Hilton Head SC”) has made

( ) the nationally syndicated “News of the Weird” feature on those people who exposed themselves

(___) to a rabin raccoon by kissing the animal on the lips. Maybe on Letterman next … ?

-- Dennis Malick

Friday, August 8, 2008

Super Seniors Next

TENNIS E-News

Aug. 08, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 87
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Been gone for five days or so. Did you miss us? See TENNIS E-News FootNote

Another Record Season

Super Senior Schedules in Final Review Readying for Late August Start

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A couple USTA League mixed doubles teams have clinched category championships. Combo is about to get all its divisions into full swing. And Super Senior schedules are in final review for release in the next day or two or three, setting the stage for that season to begin about the time the US Open guys and gals are hitting the courts in New York City.

"You never know when history will be made," some talking head on TV said Thursday. Well, we know. Our tennis history will be made when Super Seniors roll into the first separate Tennis Association of HHI and Coastal Carolina Tennis Association divisions. It's the transitional phase that still will have some rating categories combined. The 2.5 Men's 60s, for example, will have Country Club of HH, Moss Creek, Sun City and Dataw all playing under CCTA, meaning no HHI league or HHI champions in that category going to States.

Regardless of or because of The Split, the number of Super Senior teams is up again. Play will be in 60s, 70s and 75s, with local champions advancing to South Carolina playoffs in early November.

Meanwhile, here are the current league standings as of Thursday the 7th:

Adult Mixed Doubles

5.0 -- 2 teams -- 6/29 to 7/27 -- Wexford Dream Team in lead at 3-1; championship clinched

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/14 to 8/23 -- Wexford Ball and Chain in lead at 6-0

7.0 -- 7 teams -- 6/21 to 8/16 -- Wexford Serves & Curves lead at 5-1; Chaplin Heat at 4-0

8.0 -- 5 teams -- 6/15 to 8/24 -- Port Royal Mixed Sundevils in lead at 5-1

9.0 -- 1 team -- South Beach Slammers

Senior Mixed Doubles

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/16 to 8/11 -- Spring Lake Odd Couples in lead at 6-0; championship clinched

7.0 -- 10 teams -- 6/11 to 8/13 -- Port Royal Topspinners in lead at 8-0

8.0 -- 3 teams -- 6/19 to 8/21 -- PDTC 8.0 Sr. in lead at 4-0

Adult Combo Doubles

5.5 Women -- 4 teams -- 8/2 to 9/27 -- Spanish Wells 1-0

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 7/19 to 9/13 -- Chaplin Breeze in lead at 2-0

6.5 Women -- 8 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/11

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- Season 8/7 to 10/2

7.5 Women -- 7 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/4

8.5 Men -- 1 team -- Indigo Run Hogg Doggs

Senior Combo Doubles

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- 8/5 to 9/2 -- Spring Lake in lead at 1-0

6.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 7/21 to 9/15 -- Palmetto Dunes Senior Net Jets in lead at 2-0

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- 7/29 to 9/23 -- Port Royal in lead at 1-0

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- 7/18 to 9/19 -- Sun City Hot Flashes in lead at 2-1

8.5 Women -- 2 teams -- 7/31 to 9/4 -- Long Cove, Indigo Run tied at 1-1

Top Men's, Women's, Juniors

Van Der Meer Open Approaching with Lineup of Singles and Doubles Play

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Van Der Meer Tennis will host its second of three 2008 Men's and Women's Open Aug. 29-31, drawing players from ranks of local teaching pros, college players and top juniors. The third Open will take place in conjunction with The Vacation Company Adult Championships in late October.

This prize-money event will include singles and doubles in open divisions. All matches will be played at VDM Tennis Center beginning Friday afternoon the 29^th. A first-match consolation will be held in singles and doubles. Cash prize of $500 will be dependant on a full draw. Entry fee is $30 for singles and $50 per team for doubles. For additional information or to enter, please contact Schelver at 785-8388 ext 119 or justynschelver@hotmail.com. Entries cannot be made online.

Want to Join a USTA League Team?

3.5 Super Senior Women's 60 -- Port Royal is looking for one more player. Contact Captain Janet Goldin at 785-8057 or janetnsartgal@aol.com

5.5 Women's Combo -- Out of Bluffton High School courts looking for 3.0 women for our team! Anyone interested can email Captain Dianne Austin at dianneaustin@hargray.com.

3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin Park's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Aug. 31 -- TAHHI US Open Member Social and Cookout -- Port Royal Racquet Club -- plans TBA

Sept. 13 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for 8 & Under and 12 & Under. Email patricia@hytennis.com.

Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston

Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Volunteers needed. Contact Julie Jilly at the PTR at 785-7244.

Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983

Sept. 26-28: Van der Meer Junior Championships in Boys' & Girls' 18-10s. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext. 119.

Oct. 22-26: The Vacation Co. Adult Championships. USTA-sanctioned Level 2. Open and age divisions. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext 119

Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston

Nov. 3-7: Beaufort County Senior Games 2008 including men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Nov. 7-9: South Carolina USTA League Super Senior Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO

( ) Favorite highway sign seen on recent trip -- U.S. 11/15 near Selinsgrove PA:

( ) BEWARE OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS

(___) Favorite bumper sticker seen on trip --

God Bless the Whole World

(No exceptions)

-- Dennis Malick

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Open Social

TENNIS E-News

July 30, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 86
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Deadline Aug. 26 or When Full

TAHHI Brings Out Red, White & Blue for US Open Social Aug. 31; Registration Open

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Registration is open for the Tennis Association of HHI's US Open Social that will be held Sunday, Aug. 31 at Port Royal Racquet Club, with play from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Red, white and blue are attire colors of the day for the members-only event.

With registration limited to 84 players, you can go to http://www.tahhi.org under "Events" to sign up. Registration deadline is Aug. 26 or when the registration is full. Member play and cookout is free, although a $10 cookout fee applies for nonmember guests. Include USTA rating with your registration.

For further information, contact Pat Leinberger at 705-6014.

Also on the TAHHI calendar: The Island Championship -- Oct. 31-Nov. 2; Annual Meeting -- Feb. 4, 2009

"Tennis Celebration of Henry" Thursday at South Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A "Tennis Celebration of Henry" will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at South Beach Racquet Club in memory of Henry Foss, who died recently. All players are welcome to attend for social tennis with wine, beer and food during and after play.

Foss became a fixture at South Beach in his senior years, partnering with Brian Kiggans, then SBSC head pro, for several BillyBob championships. Foss enjoyed telling of having started playing USTA national championships starting at age 16, but not winning one until he was 80. Foss' family will be among those at Thursday's celebration.

For information, call SBRC at 671-2215.

How They Stand: Mixed at Midseason; Combo Just Getting Started

Here are the current standings as of Monday the 28th:

Adult Mixed Doubles

5.0 -- 2 teams -- 6/29 to 7/27 -- Wexford Dream Team in lead at 3-1

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/14 to 8/23 -- Wexford Ball and Chain in lead at 6-0

7.0 -- 7 teams -- 6/21 to 8/16 -- Chaplin Heat leads at 3-0

8.0 -- 5 teams -- 6/15 to 8/24 -- Port Royal Mixed Sundevils in lead at 4-1

9.0 -- 1 team -- South Beach Slammers

Senior Mixed Doubles

6.0 -- 8 teams -- 6/16 to 8/11 -- Spring Lake Odd Couples in lead at 5-0

7.0 -- 10 teams -- 6/11 to 8/13 -- Port Royal Topspinners in lead at 6-0

8.0 -- 3 teams -- 6/19 to 8/21 -- PDTC 8.0 Sr. in lead at 3-0

Adult Combo Doubles

5.5 Women -- 4 teams -- Season 8/2 to 9/27

6.5 Men -- 4 teams -- 7/19 to 9/13 -- Chaplin Breeze in lead at 2-0

6.5 Women -- 8 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/11

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- Season 8/7 to 10/2

7.5 Women -- 7 teams -- Season 8/16 to 10/4

Senior Combo Doubles

6.5 Men -- 2 teams -- Season 8/5 to 9/2

6.5 Women -- 3 teams -- 7/21 to 9/15 -- Palmetto Dunes Senior Net Jets, PD G.R.I.T.S. tied at 1-0

7.5 Men -- 3 teams -- Season 7/29 to 9/23

7.5 Women -- 6 teams -- 7/18 to 9/19 -- Spring Lake Combo, Port Royal Raucous Raquets (can anyone spell "racquets/rackets"?) tied at 1-0

8.5 Women -- 2 teams -- Season 7/31 to 9/4

Southern League Championships

So Who Won All Those Divisions That We Didn't ……………………..

MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- USTA Southern USTA League Championships are history. We didn't win any this year, but in case you are wondering who did, here is the final rundown of the nine-day event.

Adult

2.5W -- AR "B" Little Rock 2-1 over AR "A" Jonesboro

2.5M -- GA Atlanta 2-1 over TN Memphis

3.0W -- KY Louisville 3-2 over AL Birmingham

3.0M -- LA Baton Rouge 3-2 over AL "B" Muscle Shoals

3.5W -- LA Shreveport 3-2 over SC Greenville

3.5M -- GA Atlanta 4-1 over AL Birmingham

4.0W -- LA New Orleans 4-1 over TN Union City

4.0M -- NC Greensboro 3-2 over AL Decator

4.5W -- MS Jackson 4-1 over KY Louisville

4.5M -- LA Baton Rouge 3-2 over GA Atlanta

5.0W -- NC Raleigh winner of round robin over AL Lakeshore

5.0M -- TN Memphis 2-1 over NC Greensboro

5.5W -- no entries

5.5M -- SC "B" Aiken winner of round robin over SC "A" Charleston

Senior

2.5W -- SC Hilton Head Island by default*

2.5M -- SC Hilton Head Island by default*

3.0W -- TN Knoxville 3-0 over AL Gulf Shores

3.0M -- GA Atlanta 2-1 over SC Myrtle Beach

3.5W -- TN Nashville 3-0 over AL Huntsville

3.5M -- GA "A" Atlanta 2-1 over AL Birmingham

4.0W -- KY Lexington 3-0 over TN Nashville

4.0M -- SC Greenwood 2-1 over LA Covington

4.5W -- NC Charlotte 2-1 over GA "A" Atlanta

4.5M -- LA Shreveport 2-1 over AL "A" Birmingham

* When will South Carolina, Southern and/or National ever recognize that the only 2.5-level tennis players in the country must live on and around Hilton Head Island? Can some entity at least send us a certificate? Maybe a gold star?

More USTA League Players Needed

3.5 Super Senior Women's 60 -- Port Royal is looking for one more player. Contact Captain Janet Goldin at 785-8057 or janetnsartgal@aol.com

5.5 Women's Combo -- Out of Bluffton High School courts looking for 3.0 women for our team! Anyone interested can email Captain Dianne Austin at dianneaustin@hargray.com.

3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin Park's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Aug. 31 -- TAHHI US Open Member Social and Cookout -- Port Royal Racquet Club -- plans TBA

Sept. 13 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for 8 & Under and 12 & Under. Email patricia@hytennis.com.

Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston

Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Volunteers needed. Contact Julie Jilly at 785-7244.

Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983

Sept. 26-28: Van der Meer Junior Championships in Boys' & Girls' 18-10s. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext. 119.

Oct. 22-26: The Vacation Co. Adult Championships. USTA-sanctioned Level 2. Open and age divisions. Call Justyn Schelver 843-785-8388 ext 119

Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston

Nov. 3-7: Beaufort County Senior Games 2008 including men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Nov. 7-9: South Carolina USTA League Super Senior Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO

( ) Ever wonder about people who spend $2 each for a bottle of Evian water.

( ) Do they ever try spelling Evian backwards?

(___) -- George Carlin

-- Dennis Malick

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Down in Mobile

TENNIS E-News

July 26, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 85
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Southern Championships

Double Down for Senior 3.5 Golden Bear Claws, Adult 5.0 Islanders in Mobile

MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- It must have been the heat. Or the humidity. Or those damn third-set match super tiebreaks. Or that they played better than we did. Whatever. Hilton Head Island's three entries in the USTA League Southern Section Championships went 2 for 10 in team matches, getting nowhere near advancing to level finals.

Senior Men's 3.5 Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws dropped a 2-1 decision today to finish 1-3 in group, while the Adult 5.0 Men's Hilton Head Islanders lost 3-0 today, ending up at 0-3 for the championships. The Islanders went as South Carolina "B". Charleston's SC "A" team in the 5.0s also went 0-3. Earlier in the week the Adult 2.5 Women's Bluffton HS Alley Cats went 1-2.

That puts a wrap in post-season play for HHI league teams until the September Mixed Doubles State Championships Sept. 13-15 in Charleston.

Here are today's results:

Thursday the 24^th

9:30 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 1, AR/Arkadelphia 2

2:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 0, GA(B)/Marietta Olde Towne 3

Friday the 25^th

8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 2, TN(B)/Memphis Bartlett 1

9:30 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders 1 , MS/Oxford John Leslie T.C. 2

2 p.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders 0, NC/Greensboro Green Valley Park 3

Saturday the 26^th

9:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 1, AL/Birmingham Brook Highland 2

#1 doubles -- Tim Wyatt/Jim Mullins (AL) def. Harold Stephens/Tom Grifa 1-6, 6-4, 1-0

#2 doubles -- Lawrence Wharton/Bill Smith (AL) def. Doc Hoffman/John Canfield 6-1, 6-4

#3 doubles -- Rick Rickenbach/Bob Kinley (Claws) def. Frederic Rixey/Dan Miles 6-0, 6-3

11 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders 0, KY/Louisville Indoor Racquet 3

#1 singles -- Jimmie Brooks (KY) def. Pat Child 6-1, 1-0 ret.

#1 doubles -- Andrew Thurstone/Tracey Dwire (KY) def. Shawn Oliver/Scott Hart 5-3 ret.

#2 doubles -- Mark Beckham/Nathan Goodman (KY) def. Scott Nichols/Chris Mireles 6-0, 6-3

USTA League Players Needed

5.5 Women's Combo -- Out of Bluffton High School courts looking for 3.0 women for our team! Anyone interested can email Captain Dianne Austin at dianneaustin@hargray.com.

3.0 Super Senior Men's 60s -- Chaplin Park's first ever 3.0 Super Senior 60s team needs some more players. Season begins early September. Contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy36@aol.com.

Upcoming Tournaments:

Aug. 31 -- TAHHI US Open Member Social and Cookout -- Port Royal Racquet Club -- plans TBA

Sept. 13 -- KidZone Tennis Tournament for 8 & Under and 12 & Under. Email patricia@hytennis.com.

Sept. 13-15: South Carolina USTA Mixed Doubles League State Championships at Charleston

Sept. 24-28: Fall Southern PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Championships at Chaplin Park. Volunteers needed. Contact Julie Jilly at 785-7244.

Sept. 18-21: SC State Closed Senior Tennis Championships at Litchfield Racquet Club. 843-237-3983

Sept. 26-28: Fripp Is. Fall Clay Court Championships in Men’s (35-75 odd) & Women’s (35-65 odd) singles & doubles; NTRP Men’s & Women’s 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 singles & doubles; Combo MxD 6.0, 7.0, 8.0. Call (843) 838-1504.

Sept. 26-28: Van der Meer Junior Championships in Boys' & Girls' 18-10s. Call Justyn Schelver 785-8388 ext. 119.

Oct. 24-27: USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships at Daniel Island, Charleston

Nov. 3-7: Beaufort County Senior Games 2008 including men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Nov. 7-9: South Carolina USTA League Super Senior Championships at Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms

TENNIS E-News FootNote

ooooO

( ) You’ll never remember the thing you went to the store to get

( ) until you come home without it.

(___) -- from “Mom’s Guide to Life” by Raymond Lesser

-- Dennis Malick

Still in It in Mobile

TENNIS E-News

July 25, 2008 Vol. VII, No. 84
South Carolina Tennis 2006 Media Award Winner
Hilton Head Island SC

Southern Championships

Senior 3.5 Golden Bear Claws Win One; Adult 5.0 Islanders Lose Two

MOBILE AL (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Hilton Head Island's Senior Men's 3.5 Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws came back with a 2-1 win today in the USTA League Southern Sectional Championships after having lost two on Thursday. Not so successful the Adult 5.0 Men's Hilton Head Islanders.

The Claws, captained by Don Ross, have a must win on Saturday morning and then need lots of help from other teams in order to qualify for Sunday's final.

Meanwhile, the 5.0 Hilton Head Islanders, captained by Mike O'Regan, dropped a 2-1 match this morning to Mississippi/Oxford, winning the singles court but unable to catch either of the doubles. In the afternoon, North Carolina's Greensboro Green Valley took all three courts from the Islanders.

Here are the results and schedule at last checked on www.southernleaguetennis.com.

Thursday the 24^th

9:30 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 1, AR/Arkadelphia 2

2:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 0, GA(B)/Marietta Olde Towne 3

Friday the 25^th

8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws 2, TN(B)/Memphis Bartlett 1

#1 doubles -- Rick Rickenbach/Harold Stephens (Claws) def. John McDowell/Don Russell 6-1, 6-0

#2 doubles -- Tom Grifa/Bob Kinley (Claws) def. Rick Bowers/John Allen 7-5, 6-4

#3 doubles -- Brad McElroy/Ted Merida (TN) def. Don Ross/Paul Williams 6-2, 6-4

9:30 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders 1 , MS/Oxford John Leslie T.C. 2

#1 singles -- Scott Nichols (Islanders) def. Tom Peacock 6-3, 6-7, 1-0

#1 doubles -- Mark Wilder/James Reed (MS) def. Chris Mireles/Scott Hart 6-4, 6-4

#2 doubles -- Bryant Hirsbert/Tommy Clements (MS) def. Mike O'Regan/Pat Child 7-6, 6-1

2 p.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders 0, NC/Greensboro Green Valley Park 3

#1 singles -- Christopher Cagle (NC) def. Shawn Oliver 6-2, 6-2

#1 doubles -- Dipesh Rao/Tony Mule (NC) def. Mike O'Regan/Scott Hart 6-2, 6-2

#2 doubles -- Jason Kinder/Eric Martin (NC) def. Pat Child/Chris Mireles 6-2, 7-6

Saturday the 26^th

9:30 p.m. -- S3.5M -- Indigo Run Golden Bear Claws vs. AL/Birmingham Brook Highland

11 a.m. -- A5.0M -- Hilton Head Islanders vs. KY/Louisville Indoor Racquet

Sunday the 27^th

8 a.m. -- S3.5M -- Final --

Deadline Sept. 1

South Carolina Awards Nominations: Ball's in Your Court

COLUMBIA SC -- Nominations are open online for the 20 USTA South Carolina 2008 awards that will be made at the association's annual meeting Dec. 11-14 in Myrtle Beach. Deadline for nominations is Sept. 1. The annual meet has moved to the Grand Strand after a number of years at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort.

Nominations are to be made for major support and work in tennis in South Carolina this year. Hilton Head Island indivisuals, organizations and tennis facilities have been award recipients over the years. A description of the award criteria and nomination form are attachments to this TENNIS E-News issue. Here is a list of the awards:

• John Newcomb Pro of the Year

• Pete Conklin Official of the Year

• Community Tennis Association (CTA) of the Year

• Adult/Senior Tournament of the Year

• Junior Tournament of the Year

• Tennis Family of the Year

• Coach of the Year

• Community Service Award

• Adult Female/Male Player of the Year

• Junior Girl/Boy Player of the Year

• League Volunteer of the Year

• Most Improved Junior Girl (Kimberly Hampton)/Boy

• Mark Hodgin Junior Sportsmanship Girl/Boy Award

• Media Award

• Company of the Year

• Lucy Garvin Volunteer of the Year Award

• Wilton McKinney Award

• Special Olympic Volunteer of the Year

• Jr. Team/Kid’s Team Tennis Coordinator of the Year Award

• Member Club of the Year

If you know someone who is deserving of one of USTA South Carolina’s awards, go online at http://www.sctennis.com to find award criteria and fill out a nomination form (by Sept. 1) and your nominee will be considered.