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Thursday, May 23, 2013                            Founded by Dennis Malick                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina


USTA League SC Adult 18s State Championships

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Island Pro League Set for Week 5 at Rosehill 

 

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HHI Chamber of Commerce Conducting Tennis Impact Study

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2013 SOUTH CAROLINA ADULT 18s STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS LINEUPS -- HHI & CCTA

Hilton Head Island

RatingTeam NameCaptainResults at States
W2.5 HHI/Wexford Hot ShotsMandy White3 groups; 12 teams; TBD
W3.0HHI/Port Royal Alley GatorsJennifer Lyle4 groups; 16 teams; TBD
W3.5

 HHI/Spring Lake String Courtets

Paula Traver4 groups; 16 teams; TBD
M3.5 HHI/Beaufort First StrikeJonathan Watkins3 groups; 12 teams; TBD
W4.0 HHI/PDTC We'll Have AnotherJackie Reynecke3 groups; 12 teams; TBD
M4.0 HHI/Wexford WarriorsChuck Zapiec3 groups; 12 teams; TBD
M4.5 HHI/PRRC BT ExpressBobby Tillison3 groups; 12 teams; TBD

 
Coastal Carolina

RatingTeam NameCaptainResults at States
W3.5 CCTA/Hampton Hall Happy HourLeah Ortega 4 groups; 16 teams;

HERE IS THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE for HHI and CCTA teams:

       Note that times and sites are subject to change. Be sure to keep in touch with your team captain. 
    League Area Abbreviations -- AATL = Aiken; LATA = Lexington; CCTA = Coastal Carolina; CTL = Columbia; TTL = ;FTA = Foothills/Rock Hill; GSTL = Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach; GATA = Greenwood; LCTA = Low Country/Charleston; HHI = Hilton Head Island; MCTA = MidCarolina; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATA = Spartanburg; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville

Saturday the 25th

8 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Alley Gators vs. MCTL/FM Babes
9:30 a.m. -- W2.5 -- HHI/Wexford Hot Shots vs. CTL #1/Long Shots
9:30 a.m. -- W3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Happy Hour vs. MCTL/The Swingers
11 a.m. -- M3.5 -- HHI/Beaufort First Strike vs. AATL/Young Strings
12:30 p.m. -- W4.0 -- HHI/PDTC We'll Have Another vs. LCTA #2/St. Andrews Sparks
2 p.m. -- W2.5 -- HHI/Wexford Hot Shots vs. LCTA #2/Pine Forest Slice Girls
2 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake String Courtets vs. AATL/Who's Your Mutha?
2 p.m. -- M4.0 -- HHI/Wexford Warriors vs. UPTA #1/Sportsclub Mean Machine
3:30 p.m. -- M4.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. LCTA #2/Mt. Pleasant Rec Blue Courts
5 p.m. -- W3.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Alley Gators vs. LATA #1/High Strung
6:30 p.m. -- M3.5 -- HHI/Beaufort First Strike vs. LCTA #2/Pine Forest PF Flyers

Sunday the 26th

8 a.m. -- M3.5 -- HHI/Beaufort First Strike vs. UPTA/Kroc Lobsters
8 a.m. -- W4.0 -- HHI/PDTC We'll Have Another vs. FTA/Neely Farm Aces
9:30 a.m. -- W3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Happy Hour vs. SATL/Duncan Dazzle
9:30 a.m. -- W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake String Courtets vs. LATA #1/Dreamers
9:30 a.m. -- M4.0 -- HHI/Wexford Warriors vs. AATL/Big Dawgs
11 a.m. -- W3.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Alley Gators vs. UPTA #2/Kroc Volley Girls
12:30 p.m. -- W2.5 -- HHI/Wexford Hot Shots vs. AATL/Net Chicks
12:30 p.m. -- M4.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. LATA/Dirty Dozen
2 p.m. -- W4.0 -- HHI/PDTC We'll Have Another vs. SATL/Duncan 18
3:30 p.m. -- M4.0 -- HHI/Wexford Warriors vs. MCTL/Kiss My Ace
5 p.m. -- W3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Happy Hour vs. CTL #2/Tennis Chicks
5 p.m. -- W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake String Courtets vs. GATA/Las Chicas
6:30 p.m. -- M4.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. UPTA #1/Kroc's

Monday the 27th

8 a.m. -- W2.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W2.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W3.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W3.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W3.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W3.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W4.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
8 a.m. -- W4.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
9:30 a.m. -- M3.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
9:30 a.m. -- M3.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
9:30 a.m. -- M4.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
9:30 a.m. -- M4.0 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
11 a.m. -- M3.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
11 a.m. -- M4.5 semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD
12:30 p.m. -- W2.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD
12:30 p.m. -- W3.0 final -- TBD vs. TBD
12:30 p.m. -- W3.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD
12:30 p.m. -- W4.0 final -- TBD vs. TBD
2 p.m. -- M3.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD
2 p.m. -- M4.0 final -- TBD vs. TBD
3:30 p.m. -- M4.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD


Island Pro League Standings 

The TennisClub of the Lowcountry at Rosehill will host week 5 of the Island Pro League on Friday, May 24th. At 6:00 pm Spinnaker Resorts will take on Player's World of Sports to be followed by Island Family Dental vs Mattress Firm.  Currently Player's World is in first place with all the other teams in a 3-way tie for second. With only 2 weeks to go in the regular season it looks like it will be a very tight race coming down the stretch!

Week 4 Results:

May 17th - at Sea Pines Country Club

Players World def Island Family Dental 2-1

Wuller/Leal (PW) def Shimada/Ruth (IFD) 6-3, 6-4
Jilly/Smith (PW) def Stephenson/Ellison (IFD) 6-1, 7-5
Sheaffer/Pollard (IFD) def Kiggans/Sklarin (PW) 7-6, 6-3

Mattress Firm def Spinnaker Resorts 2-1

Coley/Van Aswegan (MF) def Array/Hart (SR) 6-4, 6-2
Wadehra/Castorri (SR) def Sylvan/Shaeffer (MF) 6-4, 6-1
Rangulov/Christiansen (MF) def Oliver/Tillison (SR) 6-2, 6-4


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There is a six week regular season set to go from April 26th through May 31st with the championship match to be played June 7th. Coral Resorts will continue as title sponsor while each team will have individual sponsors: Island Family Dental, Mattress Firm, Player’s World and Spinnaker Resorts. Associate sponsors are Tennis Association of HHI and Shirt Magic.

The Friday action will move from club to club each week as the host club sets up a cookout and beverages for spectators. Admission is free to watch the matches. Spanish Wells kicks things off April 26th, then off to Moss Creek May 3rd, Palmetto Dunes May 10th, Sea Pines Country Club May 17th, Rose Hill May 24th, Wexford May 31st, and Long Cove Club June 7th. For more information go to Proleaguetennis.com.

Island Family Dental Spinnaker Resorts Player's World of Sports Mattress Firm
Bill Sturm Bobby Tillison Andy Sklarin Bill Hoppe
Hank Sumner Matt Tinsel Brian Kiggans Christian Coley
Mike Pollard Robert Seferian Garrett Leal Christian Rangulov
Lee Holyoak Pat Child Guenther Bergman Clint Van Aswegan
Mark Sheaffer Paul Rankin Jolene Watanabe Eric Wommack
Michael Stevenson Rafael Array Emile Dumas Glenn Sheaffer
Mike O'Regan Rob Castorre Koeche Smith Tammy Zawacki
Rob Ellison Rohan Wadehra Marcos Ondruska Scott Christensen
Tom Shimada Scott Hart Matt Wuller John Brittis
Tom Ruth Shawn Oliver Tom Jilly Patrick Mason
Royce Silvan

$25,000 Chamber To Study Tennis Effect on HHI Economy
          HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via dennismalick) -- How much does tennis do for the Hilton Head Island economy? That's the question to be answered by a $25,000 Chamber of Commerce study that began four months ago and was announced last week in the Island Packet.
     Susan Thomas, CofC vice president, said the chamber is researching tennis' value and how it might better be marketed. "We're putting together the data," she said, "so we can make the best choices ... for the good of the whole business community." (Susan's e-address is sthomas@hiltonheadisland.org.)
 
     TENNIS E-News has been providing this sort of information consistently for more than 10 years, and not for $25,000. Figure stories and reminders like:
        -- TAHHI-inspired USCB study showed a $1.4-million impact each weekend from the three-day USTA League South Carolina Senior State Championships hosted on HHI for six straight years. (Adult 40s States is this weekend on HHI.)
        -- Reports from Van Der Meer Tennis on $$$ impact of its annual 256-draw Bullfrog Junior Championships, along with other junior and adult sanctioned tournaments hosted at its facilities.
        -- USTA National Flex League/Community Tennis Workshop that brought 500 participants from throughout the nation and its national director to Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center and PD Resort.
        -- Annual impact of more than 25 years of intercollegiate tennis teams converging on HHI during Spring Break -- as many as 270 college teams and 4,000 players (and many of their parents) each March.
        -- Look to the left of you. Look to the right of you. Two of the three of you MOVED to Hilton Head Island because of the tennis. Right?
        -- A Cornell freshman's (and his parents') first visit to HHI 15 or so years ago prompted the family to purchase adjoining lots on the Harbour Town Golf Links 16th fairway, then to tear down houses on both lots and build their own across the two lots.
        -- Hundreds (at least) of snowbirds who migrate here annually for tennis December through March and later.
 
     To communicate your information, opinions and stories on Tennis On Hilton Head Island, email Chamber Vice President Susan Thomas at sthomas@hiltonheadisland.org.
Tennis attracting people to HHI?? Who wodda thunk it?
 
   -- Dennis Malick

M3.5 PD Zugwrach captures title at 2013 SOUTH CAROLINA ADULT 40s STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

After 2 days of group play 6 area teams were undefeated and advanced to the semifinals; of the 6 only one team advanced to the finals - M3.5 PD Zugwrach, captained by David Blair, cruised to the title with a 5-0 win in the semis and a 4-1 win in the finals. They now advance to the Southern Sectional Championships August 23-25 in Mobile, AL. 

Unfortunately, the other 5 area teams in the semis all lost their matches 3-2. Full results are listed below.

Hilton Head Island

RatingTeam NameCaptainResults at States
M3.0 HHI/Palmetto Bluff Serve AcesJeff Borth1 group; 4 teams; 3-1, placing second in round robin
W3.0 HHI #1/Spanish Wells VolleymakersNivia Weitzner3 groups; 12 teams; 3-1, losing in semifinals
  HHI #2/SCYC No FaultsLinda Halpern 0-3
M3.5

 HHI #1/PD Zugwrach

David Blair3 groups; 12 teams; 5-0, winning championship
  HHI #2/Haig Point IslandersRon Gwyn1-2
W3.5 HHI/Moss  Creek Whatever It TakesDeborah Risk4 groups; 16 teams; 3-1, losing in semifinals
M4.0 HHI/Indigo Run Rum RunnersJames Malkin3 groups; 12 teams; 1-2
W4.0HHI #1/Sea Pines SmashersSiri Kerr4 groups; 16 teams; 1-2
  HHI#2/Long Cove Club Kick AcesGary Sabbatino1-2
W4.5+ HHI/South Beach AcesJanet Watanabe2 groups; 8 teams; 3-1, losing in semifinals

 Coastal Carolina

Rating

Team Name

Captain

Results at States

M3.5

 CCTA/Palmetto Bluff Islanders

Jerry Wayne

3 groups; 12 teams; 0-3

W3.5

 CCTA/TLC Lionesses

Doreen Miller

4 groups; 16 teams; 2-1

W4.0

 CCTA/TLC Racquet Heads

Allyson Bensch

4 groups; 16 teams; 2-1

M4.5+

 CCTA #1/TLC 40s

Mike O'Regan

3 groups; 12 teams; 3-1, losing in semifinals

CCTA #2/PD TBDRobert Fulton3-1, losing in semifinals

W4.5+

 CCTA/4.5 Webb/Harvey

Carol Webb

2 groups; 8 teams; 0-3

     League Area Abbreviations -- AATL = Aiken; LATA = Lexington; CCTA = Coastal Carolina; CTL = Columbia; TTL = ;FTA = Foothills/Rock Hill; GSTL = Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach; GATA = Greenwood; LCTA = Low Country/Charleston; HHI = Hilton Head Island; MCTA = MidCarolina; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATA = Spartanburg; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville

CHAMPIONS/FINALISTS

W3.0 -- UPTA #2/Thornblade Alley Cats def. LCTA/Legend Oaks Ladies LOL 3-2
M3.0 -- LCTA/Legend Oaks Maple Leafs winner of round robin; HHI/Palmetto Bluff Serve Aces placed second
W3.5 -- UPTA #1/Thornblade Raz'n A Racquet def. LATA #1/Serve me up a double 3-2
M3.5 --  HHI #1/PD Zugwrach def. CTL/Cobblestone 4-1
W4.0 -- CTL/CTC who knew def. UPTA #2/Holly Tree Hitters 3-2
M4.0 -- MCTL/Rock Hill Servivors def. SATL #2/SAC Over 40 4-1
W4.5+ -- LCTA/LPT 10s Team def. HHI/South Beach Aces 3-2
M4.5+ -- LCTA #1/I'On Club def. UPTA #2/Riverside 4-1

Port Royal Pro Exhibition/Clinic with Chase Buchanan

The Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy will offer a special night of tennis featuring ATP #340 Chase Buchanan on Thursday, May 23. Chase is an All-American at Ohio State University, former #1 in US Boys 18 and 2009 USTA National Champion at Kalamazoo. There will be a free clinic for adults and juniors from 5-6, interactive games with the pros from 6-6:30, and 2 pro exhibitions from 6:30-8: a singles match featuring Chase Buchanan vs Christian Coley (IJTA Tennis Instructor and former hitting partner to Ivan Lendl) and a doubles match between Matt Mendez (No. 1 in South Carolina) and Nathan Perrone (No. 5 in the US) vs Buchanan and Coley. For more information please call the Port Royal Racquet Club at 843/686-8803.  


Tennis Clinic, BBQ and Pro Exhibition with Murphy Jensen at Belfair May 25th

Belfair will once again be the site of a fun-filled afternoon of tennis with Murphy Jensen on Saturday, May 25th. Murphy won the 1993 French Open Doubles title with his brother Luke. Since retiring from the game, Jensen has acted in bit parts in films such as Wimbledon and Tennis Anyone. He also host several programs on the Tennis Channel. He is currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of the World Team Tennis league.

Murphy will be here to teach a clinic from 9am to Noon (limited to 36 players), then host an informative Q&A Session. At 5pm Murphy and 3 local pros will play an exhibition on the grass courts, to be followed by a Lowcountry Barbecue Buffet. Event options include the Expo and BBQ for $35, Clinic only for $65, or Clinic, Expo & BBQ for $90. For more information or to make reservations call the Belfair Clubhouse at 843/757-0700.

2013 SUN CITY SENIOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT JUNE 13 – 16, 2013

This year’s USTA sanctioned Sun City Senior Doubles Championships will be held June 13 – 16, 2013 at the Sun City Hilton Head tennis facility in Bluffton.  This is a South Carolina, Level 3 tournament open to all USTA members which drew over 130 players last year.  It was awarded the South Carolina Adult/Senior Tournament of the Year for 2012.

Doubles events included in this year’s tournament are:

·         Men’s and Women’s Double Age Group Doubles for 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75’s

·         Mixed Doubles for Age Groups 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75’s

·         Men’s and Women’s Senior (50 and over) NTRP Doubles for 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5

·         Senior (50 and over) Mixed Doubles for NTRP’s 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0

Players losing their first match enter a consolation bracket so everyone is guaranteed at least two matches in the tournament.

Registration for this tournament is open and closes June 7th with a reduced early bird registration fee available through May 31.  Further registration information and registration is available on the tournament’s website:  http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=127185   

Plan to be a part of our award winning tournament weekend.  For more information, contact Sherry Lynch Conrad at skconrad@hargray.com or by calling 705-9557.

Dennis Malick Retires - Big Shoes to Fill!

    As Player's World gradually takes over Tennis E-News we would like to thank Dennis Malick for all his amazing work in keeping all of us informed about virtually everything to do with our local tennis scene. No one knows more about tennis in the HHI, Bluffton and Beaufort areas than Dennis. The amount of time and effort he has put into Tennis E-News is unbelievable; there is no way we can match his efforts. We will try our best to continue the publishing schedule Dennis has set up. Hopefully we will be able to convince him to stay involved as much as possible. 

    In the transition period please help us out by letting us know results, stories and anything else to do with the local tennis community.  You can contact either of us at (843)842-5100 or by email at tomjilly@hargray.com or jill29926@yahoo.com. If at any time you notice mistakes or omissions please feel free to contact us.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS/Events: 

 

    Apr. 26 - June 3: HHI Professional Tennis League Season   / Hilton Head Island Pros Association teams compete in the third year of the series of Friday Night Lights matches, playing at a different club each Friday. For info, go to www.proleaguetennis.com.

May 20-22: Women’s $10,000 Wildcard Event / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / Players competing for wildcard into $10K / Free to spectators / For information: Jim Stubbs at jim@vdmtennis.com.

May 23-27: South Carolina USTA League Adult 18 State Championships / All men’s and women’s  levels / H.O. Weeks Tennis Facility in Aiken.  Information at www.sctennis.com/leaguechamps/ .

May 24-28: Chick-fil-A Palmetto Championships* / Belton Tennis Center SC / Boys' & Girls' 12-18 singles & doubles; 10s singles / ID #700014713 / Go to www.beltontennis.com  for info or call Rex Maynard 864-338-1374 ext. 14.

 May 26- June 2: Head/Tail USTA Women’s $10,000 Satellite Tournament / Van Der Meer Tennis Center / HHI’s only pro tour event / Free to spectators; Events include free adult clinic, International Kid’s Day, wheelchair exhibition. / For information: Jim Stubbs at jim@vdmtennis.com.

June 7-9: Honor Our Heroes Banana Open / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Men’s and Women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles / Benefit for Honor Our Heroes Foundation. For information, call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152 or go to www.palmettodunes.com. 

June 13-16: Sun City Senior Doubles Tournament* / Sun City Tennis Center / USTA-sanctioned event / Men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles in age divisions 50-75 and rated divisions 3.0-4.5 / ID #70001613 / For information, contact Cindy Vander Berg at 843-705-9019 or at tennispc@aol.com.  

June 14-16: Wexford/Long Cove Open Challenger* / Wexford and Long Cove Racquet Clubs / Sanctioned junior boys & girls 12-18 and boys & girls 10 & Under / For information, contact Patrick Mason at pmason@wexfordplantation.com or Lee Holyoke at lholyoke@longcoveclub.org. 

June 21-23: Dataw Summer Splash* / Dataw Island Club / USTA-sanctioned on clay courts / Men's and women's Open singles, doubles, mixed / also, men’s and women’s  2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 singles and doubles / Combo mixed 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0. / ID #700011513 / For information, contact Cathy McGill 843-271-0074 or catmcgill@embarqmail.com.

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TENNIS E-News FootNote

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 (      )  The Florida senate was ready to negotiate over accepting Obamacare money to upgrade Medicaid; the Florida governor was ready to sign the bill (after an about-face); but the Florida house still turned down the money, killing health insurance for about a million poor people. Then the same Florida house, moving to more urgent matters, refused to increase its own members’ health insurance premiums for their “cadillac” plan beyond the current $8.34/month (versus $50 a month all other state employees pay, including senators) (and higher for “family coverage”). The speaker of the house agreed that that didn’t smell good and promised to look into the matter . . next year. (They’ve gone home for 2013.) From News of The Weird
 

 -- Tom Jilly

 

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