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Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012         Vol. XI,  No. 50                  Recipient of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 

Norm Chryst #3 Finisher in National Men's 65 Clay Court Championships -- Story below

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Fab Friday:

    Starting at 9 a.m. -- Port Royal Senior Moments in National Super Senior Championships. Story below

    Starting at 11 a.m. -- Tennis for the Troops ... Benefit at Belfair. Story below

    Starting at 2 p.m. -- 27th annual “BillyBob” Doubles Championships begins play at South Beach Racquet Club.

    Starting at 6 p.m. -- Apr. 20: Hilton Head Island Pro Tennis League season opens at South Beach Racquet Club. Story below.

LOOK WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN APRIL -- Charity Continues on the Tennis Court

    Apr. 27-29: 6th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament Boys' & Girls' singles. Go to www.palmettodunes.com.
    Apr. 27-30: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys/Girls 12s & 14s / Van der Meer Tennis / ID #704115812 / Email jim@vdmtennis.com.

    Apr. 28: "Bootcamp" Clinic at Oldfield Club to benefit American Cancer Society. see story below

See below for more detailed information and info tabs

 

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It's Senior Playoff Time

     BREAKING NEWS: Women's Port Royal 2, Wexford 1; Men's Spring Lake 2,  Sea Pines 1 in 3.5 Championships

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Senior Men's and Women's 3.5 playoffs Wednesday advanced the Spring Lake Remnants and Port Royal Glory Girls to the South Carolina Senior State Championships that will be played May 19-21 on Hilton Head Island. It will be final USTA League Spring Championships before the nationwide age-restructuring format begins in 2013.

    The Remnants defeated Sea Pines Ravens, while the Glory Girls took the Wexford Wackets. As of now, no HHI teams have been offered wildcards for States. If any are offered, the two losers in Wednesday championship will get them. In the Men's 3.5, the Wexford Warriors and Spring Lake Mis-Hits played off for a #3 spot if that should come available.

    Here are the results of Wednesday playoffs:

    HHI Senior Women's 3.5 Championship at Port Royal 

Port Royal Glory Girls 2, Wexford Wackets 1

    Ct. 1 -- Arnett/Long (Wexford) def. Hammet/Kincaid 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

    Ct. 2 -- Goldin/Gee (Port Royal) def. Gaynor/Sumpter 6-1, 6-4

    Ct. 3 -- Fluharty/Kendall (Port Royal) def. Klasing/Purple 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

    HHI Senior Men's 3.5 Championship at Spring Lake

Spring Lake Remnants 2, Sea Pines Ravens 1

    Ct. 1 -- Weidman/Watson (Sea Pines) def. LaGrand/Norton 6-3, 7-6

    Ct. 2 -- Ricker/Sherman (Spring Lake) def. Williams/Abrams 7-5, 6-1

    Ct. 3 -- Battistelli/Larkin (Spring Lake) def. Zuccala/Fesche 6-01, 6-3

HHI Senior Men's 3.5 Playoff for #3 place at Spring Lake

Spring Lake Mis-Hits 2, Wexford Warriors 1

    Ct. 1 -- Marino/Young (Spring Lake) def. Malloy/Miklo 6-4, 7-5

    Ct. 2 -- Sicvol/Gorny (Spring Lake) def. Mayer/Riehle 6-7, 6-3, 6-1

    Ct. 3 -- Akers/Bastian (Wexford) def. Blake/Carlson 5-7, 6-3, 6-0

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Defeats #3 & #4 Seeds

Norm Chryst #3 Finisher in National Men's 65 Clay Court Championships in New Orleans

         BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Bluffton's Norm Chryst finished third in the Men's 65s Clay Court National Championships last week at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, beating two of the three top seeds before losing to the #1 seed in the semifinals.

    Chryst started off with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the Round of 32 over Jerry Ratledge of Tierra Verde FL. He followed with victories over #4 seed Richard Johnson of Ballwin MO 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 16, then #3 David Nash of Bloomington MN 6-2, 6-2 in the Quarterfinals. In the semis, he encountered top-seeded  Jimmy Parker of Sante Fe NM and lost 6-2, 7-5. The Blufftonian was scheduled to play for #3 place against Nash, but the latter withdrew, giving Chryst the #3 finish.

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Pro League Season Opener:

     Island Family Dental vs Spinnaker Resorts; Players World of Sports vs Mattress Firm
                HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The HHI Professional Tennis League will begin its second season Friday at South Beach Racquet Club. The pro action will be part of entertainment for the 27th annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles that will start earlier in the day. Opening pro serves will be hit at 6 p.m. Format will be best three sets with a 10-point Super Tiebreaker if a third set is necessary.

    Cookout refreshments will be available at Friday's season opener, as will be the case like last year at the rest of the league match sites.

6 p.m.
    Court 1 - #1 Island Family Dental vs Spinnaker Resorts
    Court 2 - #2 Island Family Dental vs Spinnaker Resorts
    Court 3 - #3 Island Family Dental vs Spinnaker Resorts
    Court 5 - #3 Players World of Sports vs Mattress Firm

To Follow
    Court 1 - #1 Players World of Sports vs Mattress Firm
    Court 2 - #2 Players World of Sports vs Mattress Firm

 

Coming Next Week: Raffle and prizes to benefit breast cancer research

Pro League on Friday, Apr. 27 at Sea Pines Country Club
PLAY for PINK – a raffle with lots of prizes!
100% of the proceeds goes to Breast Cancer Research
5 tickets for $20. Cash Only
Cash Bar and Barbecue

 

Season Schedule for Pro League

April 20 --  South Beach

April 27  --  Sea Pines Country Club

May 4  --  Palmetto Dunes

May 11  --  Spanish Wells

May 18  --  Palmetto Dunes

May 25  --  Rose Hill

Semifinals:

June 1  --  Wexford

Finals:

June 8  --  Long Cove

 


For more information, go the the Pro League website.  www.hhiptl.com

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Surprise AZ on 8.0 Level

     HHI's Port Royal Senior Moments Set for National Championships Run in Super Senior 60s

        SURPRISE AZ (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- With South Carolina and Southern titles on their resumes, Hilton Head Island's Port Royal Senior Moments will step onto the court Friday in their bid for a Super Senior 60s national team championship. In the designated combo 8.0 level (it's straight 4.0 in SC and Southern), the HHI women will face teams from New England, Northern California and Middle States in the opening two days of round robin play Friday and Saturday.

    In all advanced championships, each of the 17 USTA sections decides whether to play ratings straight up (3.0, 3.5, 4.0 as in Southern) or to use combo levels (6.0, 7.0, 8.0). With Nationals using the combo format, it means that the SC and Southern 4.0 champions could, and likely will, face 4.5 players across the net, albeit competing with 3.5 partners. 

    Captained by Chris Iulo, the Moments first will go Friday morning against New England/Tennis Rhode Island, that plays out of Providence. On Friday afternoon, the PRRC Seniors will face Middle States/Veterans Park of Hamilton NJ. The final match in group will be Saturday morning against NorCal/Rio Del Mar.

    Whichever team leads the group will advance to level semifinals Saturday afternoon. The championship final will be played Sunday morning.

 

Friday, Apr. 20

    9 a.m. -- vs. New England/Tennis Rhode Island

    1:30 p.m. -- vs. Middle States/Veterans Park NJ

Saturday, Apr. 21

    9 a.m. -- vs. Northern California/Rio Del Mar

    2 p.m. -- Level semifinals -- TBD

Sunday, Apr. 22

    7:30 a.m. -- Level championship -- TBD

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Public Tennis Inc. (PTI) Beaufort County

     USTA Junior Team Tennis Registration Opens May 1 for Summer Season

        BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The 6th Spring/Summer season of Junior Team Tennis opens for on-line registration May 1 with play running mid-May through the end of June.  Local teams ages 12-18 compete on Beginner or Intermediate co-ed teams made up of Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, plus Mixed Doubles.  Intermediates and above have an opportunity to advance to State, Regional and National Championship.

    Local teams include: Springfield GA, Beaufort, Bluffton, Spanish Wells, Wexford, Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis and Rose Hill.  A team fee, uniform and membership (at a reduced junior rate) in USTA is required.

    “This is a great opportunity to keep a racket in a child’s hand for more of the year, build team camaraderie and compete against players throughout the country," Coordinator and Bluffton Coach Bob Brown said. "We will find a team for you, and a limited number of scholarships are available.”

    For additional information, visit www.sctennis.com and go to JTT page or www.blufftontennis.org or call Brown at 290-2833.

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May 11-13 Event

     7th Annual Bluffton Today Open Tournament Shifts to All-Junior Format

        BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The 7th annual Bluffton Today Open is shifting to an all-junior format this year but keeping its prime goal: benefiting Public Tennis Inc. projects in Bluffton and needy youth tennis players. The tournament will be played in its usual calendar slot: May 11-13.

    In announcing the switch, Tournament Founder Robert Brown said: "Riding a trend of declining adult participation and growing youth involvement, we have decided to specialize in the Junior portion of the tournament". Rated adult categories had been played in the first six years of the annual championships.
    "All the special touches and extras that have made this tourney will remain," Brown added, "including the Adult/Child tournament-within-a-tournament on Saturday night, and we will probably start on Friday night at Bluffton High to accommodate increased numbers of the kids.

    "This event has always been about kids. Particularly special is the fact that we offer a Beginner Flight in addition to Intermediate so that all age and skill levels can have the tournament experience".    The reformatted BTO will include a novice flight. Perks for entrants include an original art commemorative T-shirt, goodie bag, Chic-Fil-A breakfast, prizes, guaranteed two rounds for each player, silent auction and racket demo.

    More information is available through Brown at 290-2833 or at www.blufftontennis.org.
 

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Round Robin for 3.0s, 3.5s, 4.0s

     Tennis for the Troops Benefit Set for Fri., Apr. 20, at Belfair

WHAT: Tennis for the Troops - Round robin format with tennis, lunch, prizes and "mulligans"
WHERE: Belfair Tennis Center
WHEN: Friday, April 20 -- LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED for all groups at 1 p.m.
3.0 players will have 3 courts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
3.5 players will have 3 courts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
4.0 players will have 6 courts from 2 to 4 p.m.
COST: Your charitable donation of just $20 covers tennis, lunch, balls, and prizes.
Proceeds will provide support for our severely injured veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Checks made payable to VOLLEY FOR VETS
To register, contact Donna Frankoski at dfrankos@hargray.com, Judy Larkin at JudyDLarkin1@aol.com, Judy Ferguson at JUDY4099@GMAIL.COM, or Charlene Miller at chabelfair@gmail.com.

 

'Bootcamp' with Area Pros

     Oldfield Tennis Fundraiser To Benefit American Cancer Society

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A tennis fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society is set for Saturday, Apr. 28, at the Oldfield Club. The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "bootcamp" will include drills run by area pros, lunch and an afternoon round robin. Donation for the event is $50 per person.

    Oldfield is on SC 170, about four miles north of US 278 heading toward Beaufort. A silent auction and other prizes will be part of the fundraiser.

    For reservation information, email Paul Louw at plouw@oldfieldsc.com or Bob Kader at rwkader@gmail.com.

 

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PCOMING TOURNAMENTS/Events: 

    Apr. 20: HHI Professional Tennis League / Opening night of 2012 season / South Beach Racquet Club / HHI area pros in team competition every Friday night during season / Cookout refreshments available / Site rotates each week / Information: Matt Wuller at mwuller@seapinescountryclub.com.

    Apr 20-22 & 27-29: National Super Senior League Championships / Surprise AZ / 2011 winners from 17 Sections compete in Men’s/Women’s 60s Combo 6.0 & 8.0 on Apr. 20-22 and 7.0 & 9.0 Apr. 27-29.
    Apr. 20- 22: 27th annual “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s and women's doubles as well as mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / USTA rating restrictions apply as well / Entry blanks available at www.southbeachracquetclub.com  or request by e-mail at sbrc10s@aol.com. For information, call Mike Sutcliffe at 671-2215.
    Apr. 27-29: 6th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament level Boys' & Girls' singles / Benefit Charles P. Darby Children's Research Center at MUSC / For information, call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152 or go to www.palmettodunes.com.
    Apr. 27-30: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys and Girls 12s and 14s / Van der Meer Tennis Center / Sanctioned / 250 of top 12s & 14s in Southeast. ID #704115812 / For entry/other information, contact Jim Stubbs 785-8388 or email jim@vdmtennis.com.

 

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