Sea Pines CC, Spring Lake Advance in Super Senior 60s Men's 3.5 Playoffs; Women's 3.5 'Final Four' Set

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     PDTC Volley Dolls Go 1-2 in National Senior Women's 4.5s in California

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HHI's Ali Riske Wins $50,000 French Championship, Follows With Another Seed Upset -- see story below

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222 Juniors Ready for Van Der Meer Southern Championships This Weekend -- Open free to spectators

38 HHI area juniors in draws with play set to start Saturday. Check back for results throughout the weekend.

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Matches Begin on Daniel Island

     Smash Girls, Indigo Run Pick Up Wins on Opening Day at USTA League South Carolina Combo State Championships

        DANIEL ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Hilton Head Island's Super Senior Spring Lake Smash Gals won their only match and Indigo Run went 1-1 today as play began in the USTA League South Carolina State Combo Championships. The Senior and Adult divisions will start Friday morning. In-group round robins are set through the weekend. The complete schedule is on www.sctennis.com. It's a work in progress for TENNIS E-News compiling the schedules for HHI and Coastal Carolina teams. Check back as the schedule and results are updated throughout the weekend from TennisLink and the USTA SC State Championships website.

Thursday the 20th

12:30 p.m. -- SSW8.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run 1, LCTA #1/Lowcountry 2

12:30 p.m. -- SSW6.5 -- HHI/CCHH Groan Women Too 0, UPTA #1/Brookstone Young at Heart 3

2 p.m. -- SSW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Smash Gals 2, GATA #2/Greenwood SLV 1

5 p.m. -- SSW8.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run 2, LCTA #2/8.5 SS Women 1

5 p.m. -- SSW6.5 -- HHI/CCHH Groan Women Too 1, AATL/Woodside 2

Friday the 21st

8 a.m. -- SSW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Smash Gals vs. GSTL/Conway-Riverfront

8 a.m. -- SSW6.5 -- HHI/CCHH Groan Women Too vs. LCTA/LTP Volley Queens

8 a.m. -- AW8.5 -- CCTA/Brays Island vs. UPTA/Holly Tree Winning Combo

8 a.m. -- AW6.5 -- HHI/Spanish Wells Do Pretty Wells vs. LATA/No Drama Mamas

9:30 a.m. -- SW7.5 -- CCTA/Spring Island Spring Chix vs. GATA/Racquet Scientists

9:30 a.m. -- AW6.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats vs. GATA/Civic Center

9:30 a.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Bluff Sweet Shots vs. SATL/Slice Girls

11 a.m. -- SSM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach Wanaguys vs. UPTA/Keowee Key Grown Boys

11 a.m. -- SW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Casual Sets vs. SATL/Spartanburg AC

11 a.m. -- AW7.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Fence Jumpers vs. MCTL #1/Good Golly Miss Volley!

12:30 p.m.  -- SSW8.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run vs. LCTA #1/Lowcountry

12:30 p.m. -- SSW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Smash Gals vs. LATA #1/Rawls Creek Fallen Stars

12:30 p.m. -- SM7.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Tennis Bums vs. LCTA/Pine Forest Silver

12:30 p.m. -- AW9.5 -- HHI/Palmetto Dunes Reunited vs. CTL/Victorious Secret

12:30 p.m. -- AW7.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Racquets on Fire vs. LCTA #1/Legend Oaks Racqueteers

12:30 p.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #2/Spanish Wells Aces vs. LCTA #2/St. Andrews Netters

2 p.m. -- SW7.5 -- CCTA/Spring Island Spring Chix vs. AATL/The Netters

2 p.m. -- SM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach GunaGuys vs. LATA #1/The Usual Suspects

2 p.m. -- SW6.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Matchmakers vs. LATA/Murraywood Golden Girls

2 p.m. -- SW6.5 -- HHI/SCYC Volley Damas vs. CTL/Victorious Secret

2 p.m. -- AW6.5 -- HHI/Spanish Wells Do Pretty Wells vs. FTA/Holly Tree

3:30 p.m. -- SSM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach Wanaguys vs. LATA/Terracotta Warriors

3:30 p.m. -- SM8.5 -- HHI/Port Royal NO Hogg Doggs vs. LCTA/The Track Stars

3:30 p.m. -- SW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Casual Sets vs. LCTA #2/Family Circle Girls Rule

3:30 p.m. -- AW8.5 -- HHI/SPCC Fun Guns vs. FTA/ComboKazi

3:30 p.m. -- AW6.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats vs. LCTA #1/Daniel Island Club

5 p.m. -- SM6.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Mis-Hits vs. GATA/Gatewood

5 p.m. -- AW7.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Fence Jumpers vs. CTL/iT muST bE LoVe

6:30 p.m. -- AW7.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Racquets on Fire vs. PD/FTC Swat Team

Saturday the 22nd

8 a.m. -- SSW8.5 -- HHI/Indigo Run vs. LCTA #2/8.5 SS Women

8 a.m. -- SSM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach Wanaguys vs. LCTA/Crowfield Mafia

8 a.m. -- SM7.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Tennis Bums vs. CTL #1/Wilde Ones Ovr 5.0

8 a.m. -- SM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach GunaGuys vs. CTL #2/Lobsters

8 a.m. -- SW6.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Matchmakers vs. GSTL #1/Kingston

8 a.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Bluff Sweet Shots vs. CTL #2/Takes Two to Combo

9:30 a.m. -- SW6.5 -- HHI/SCYC Volley Damas vs. GSTL #2/Prestwick Baseliners

9:30 a.m. -- SM6.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Mis-Hits vs. MCTL/Rock Hill Super Shots

9:30 a.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #2/Spanish Wells Aces vs. UPTA/Brookstone Serves You Right

11 a.m. -- SSW6.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

11 a.m. -- AW7.5 -- HHI/Long Cove Fence Jumpers vs. UPTA/Sugar Creek

11 a.m. -- AW6.5 -- HHI/Spanish Wells Do Pretty Wells vs. CTL #2/The Racquettes

11 a.m. -- AM6.5 -- HHI/SCYC The Fighting Snowflakes vs. CTL/Ball Breakers

Noon -- SM8.5 -- HHI/Port Royal NO Hogg Doggs vs. LATA/The Gentlemen of Geritol

12:30 p.m. -- SSW7.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SSM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach Wanaguys vs. GSTL/Grande Dunes Solid Sixty's

12:30 p.m. -- AW8.5 -- CCTA/Brays Island vs. LATA/Break and Hold

12:30 p.m. -- AW8.5 -- HHI/SPCC Fun Guns vs. CTL/Summer Fun

12:30 p.m. -- AW7.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Racquets on Fire vs. FTA/Sportsclub Strikers

12:30 p.m. -- AW6.5 -- CCTA/Bluffton Alley Cats vs. MCTL/True Grit

2 p.m. -- SM7.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Tennis Bums vs. UPTA/Brookstone Bashers

2 p.m. -- SM7.5 -- HHI/South Beach GunaGuys vs. SATL/Independent

2 p.m. -- SW6.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Matchmakers vs. GATA/Gatewood Golden Girls

2 p.m. -- AM8.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Mega-Goliath Tigerfish vs. PD/FCC Super 8.5

3 p.m. -- AW9.5 -- HHI/Palmetto Dunes Reunited vs. SATL/Carolina CC

3:30 p.m. -- SW6.5 -- HHI/SCYC Volley Damas vs. FTA/Brookestone Gals

3:30 p.m. -- SM6.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Mis-Hits vs. UPTA/Brookstone No Faulters

3:30 p.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Bluff Sweet Shots vs. MCTL/Tennis Rocks

3:30 p.m. -- AM7.5 -- HHI/PRRC Stringbreakers vs. SATL #2/TWC Demolition Men

5 p.m. -- SW7.5 -- CCTA/Spring Island Spring Chix vs. LATA #1/Many Happy Returns

5 p.m. -- AW5.5 -- HHI #2/Spanish Wells Aces vs. LATA/High Strung

6:30 p.m. -- SW7.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Casual Sets vs. LATA #2/Return to Sender

6:30 p.m. -- AW8.5 -- CCTA/Brays Island vs. PD/Timrod

6:30 p.m. -- AW8.5 -- HHI/SPCC Fun Guns vs. LCTA #1/LTP 8.5 Closers

6:30 p.m. -- AM8.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. UPTA/Kroc's First

Sunday the 23rd

8 a.m. -- SW7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SW7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SM7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SM7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SW6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SW6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AW6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AW6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AW5.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AW5.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM6.5 -- HHI/SCYC The Fighting Snowflakes vs. SATL/Duncan Terminators

9:30 a.m. -- AW8.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- AW8.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- AW7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- AW7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- AM7.5 -- HHI/PRRC Stringbreakers vs. AATL/Houndslake Big Dawgs

11 a.m. -- SM8.5 -- HHI/Port Royal NO Hogg Doggs vs. UPTA/Butler Old School

11 a.m. -- AM8.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Mega-Goliath Tigerfish vs. SATL/Carolina CC

12:30 p.m. -- SW7.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SM7.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SW6.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SM6.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- AW9.5 -- HHI/Palmetto Dunes Reunited vs. LCTA/Low Country Ace Kickers

12:30 p.m. -- AW5.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- AM8.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. LATA/BC Nation

2 p.m. -- AW8.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

2 p.m. -- AW7.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

2 p.m. -- AW6.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD

2 p.m. -- AM7.5 -- HHI/PRRC Stringbreakers vs. LCTA #1/St. Andrews Badgers

2 p.m. -- AM6.5 -- HHI/SCYC The Fighting Snowflakes vs. AATL/Smokin Aces

3:30 p.m. -- SM8.5 -- HHI/Port Royal NO Hogg Doggs vs. GSTL/Conway over achievers

3:30 p.m. -- AM8.5 -- CCTA/Beaufort Mega-Goliath Tigerfish vs. LCTA #3/Tour Tennis

5 p.m. -- AM8.5 -- HHI/PRRC BT Express vs. CTL #2/Crunk and a Half

Monday the 24rd

8 a.m. -- AM8.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM8.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM7.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- AM6.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- AM8.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- AM7.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- AM6.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

USTA League South Carolina State Combo Doubles Championship lineup

Oct. 20-24 ... Daniel Island SC

Adult Combo Doubles -- Hilton Head Island & Coastal Carolina

Senior Combo Doubles -- Hilton Head Island & Coastal Carolina

Super Senior Combo Doubles -- Hilton Head Island & Coastal Carolina

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Nov. 1-6 States for 3 Age Levels

     Sea Pines CC, Spring Lake Advance in Super Senior 60s Men's 3.5 Playoffs; Women's 'Final Four' Set

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- As should be the case, three-set matches decided the two first-round playoffs Wednesday in the Super Senior 60s Men's flights. Sea Pines CC went the three-set route for a 2-1 win over the CCHH Barbarians, while Spring Lake Remnants took two courts in three sets to defeat Spring Lake Spin Doctors 2-1. Sea Pines and the Remnants will meet next Wednesday to determine #1 and #2 seeding for the Nov. 1-6 Super Senior State Championships. 

    Wrapping up the regular season in SS 60s Women's 3.5s, the final four pairing was partially set when the Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls took three courts from Spring Lake Net Assets. Though tied in team record at 4-2, the Slice Girls have the better courts won-lost count and finish in second place. Meanwhile, the Moss Creek Aces' Wednesday night win over the PD Belles of the Ball silenced the Belles chances of staying in second place in that flight. The Spring Lake Lady Lakers swept all three courts from Wexford and clinched the second spot with a one-court-win margin.

   The two flight #2 teams -- PD Slice Girls and SL Lady Lakers -- will play Monday to decide which will be the HHI #3 team at States. The Women's two first place teams -- Moss Creek Aces and Port Royal Royal Ladies -- will play Wednesday the 26th to determine #1 and #2 spots at States.

    The USTA League South Carolina State Championships will have 26 teams competing from Hilton Head Island and 16 Coastal Carolina. The 60s, 70s and 75s state playoffs will run Nov. 1 through 6 at Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms.

   
Wednesday, Oct. 19 – 2:30 p.m.

    Men's 3.5 -- Spring Lake Remnants 2, Spring Lake Spin Masters 1

                        Sea Pines CC 2, CCHH Barbarians 1

Monday, October 24

    Women's 3.5 -- Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls vs. Spring Lake Lady Lakers for the #3 seed to States.
 

Wednesday, Oct. 26

    Men's 3.5 -- Sea Pines CC vs. Spring Lake Remnants for #1 and #2 seeding to States

                Spring Lake Spin Masters vs. CCHH Barbarians for #3 seed going to States

    Women's 3.5 –      

            Moss Creek Aces vs. Port Royal Royal Ladies to determine #1 and #2 for States

    While some entire states can't seem to come up with such numbers, the HHI/CCTA contingent at the South Carolina Championships will travel with about 400 players, encountering those from throughout the Palmetto State's tennis world.

    USTA SC Super Senior Coordinator Bonnie Sue Duncan has set the tournament play to begin for all 75s levels Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, except for the Men's 3.0s. The latter has only two teams entered and that championship will be decided locally between HHI and CCTA teams. All 70s levels will begin Wednesday. All 60s levels will begin Friday morning. The tournament schedule will be published and posted on the USTA South Carolina website (www.sctennis.com) approximately Oct. 26.
 

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So, you want to know all about the 2013 League Age Restructuring -- The format, the process, the reasoning. Click on this link:

http://assets.usta.com/assets/536/15/Age%20Restructuring%20-%20USTA%20Leagues%202013.pdf

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Captain's Pet Gets the Press

     PDTC Volley Dolls Go 1-2 in National Senior Women's 4.5s in California

        RANCHO MIRAGE CA (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- A couple points here and there. It's always that way ... even in National Championships. For Hilton Head Island's PDTC Volley Dolls, last weekend's Nationals at Mission Hills Country Club ended in a 1-2 team record with second loss coming in a tight match with the Texas team that won it all a day later.

    As it was, Volley Dolls Captain Cindy Vander  Berg's golden retreiver T.J. got the most press. Click here for that story: http://www.usta.com/they_are_a_long_doggone_way_from_home/

    The Volley Dolls rolled through the Hilton Head Island local league and South Carolina championships in some very tough matches, particularly the state finals.  They then won Southern Sectionals to advance to Nationals where they encountered teams from Illinois, Missouri and Texas. Lori Bergmann and Rachel Sigmon, who won the deciding match in the South Carolina finals, took all three of their matches in the CA desert, including two third-set match tiebreaks. Here are the individual match results:  

PDTC Volley Dolls 1, Midwest/IL Glenview 2

    Ct. 1 -- Ann Hunt/Margie Smith lost 6-1, 6-3

    Ct. 2 -- Mary Jackson/Donna McKenna lost 6-4, 6-4

    Ct. 3 -- Lori Bergmann/Rachel Sigmon won 7-5, 3-6, 1-0

PDTC Volley Dolls 2, Missouri Valley/Baldwin 1

    Ct. 1 -- Maureen Bush/Margie Smith lost 2-6, 7-5, 1-0

    Ct. 2 -- Lori Bergmann/Rachel Sigmon won 6-3, 7-5

    Ct. 3 -- Mary Jackson/Cindy Vander Berg won 6-1, 6-1

PDTC Volley Dolls 1, Texas/Houston 2

    Ct. 1 -- Lori Bergmann/Rachel Sigmon won 4-6, 6-2, 1-0

    Ct. 2 -- Mary Jackson/Cindy Vander Berg lost 6-3, 6-4

    Ct. 3 -- Ann Hunt/Donna McKenna lost 6-4, 7-5

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Whiskey Road in Aiken

Friday the 14th

4 p.m. -- 7.0 -- HHI/PDTC Dunes Buddies 1, LCTA #1/Family Circle Super Shots 2

Saturday the 15th

9:30 a.m. -- 8.0 -- HHI/Spring Lake 1, AATL/Ache'in to Play 2

9:30 a.m. -- 6.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Grand Slammers 2, LATA/Lexington Misfits 1

9:30 a.m. -- 6.0 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Duos 3, MCTL/Sun City Double Trouble 0

11 a.m. -- 8.0 -- CCTA/Brays Islanders 1, LCTA #1/Family Circle Oldies But Goodies 2

12:30 p.m. -- 7.0 -- HHI/PDTC Dunes Buddies 3, LATA/Murraywood Joint Effort 0

2 p.m. -- 8.0 -- HHI/Spring Lake 1, LCTA #2/Charleston TC Fireballs 2

2 p.m. -- 6.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Grand Slammers 2, MCTL/Sun City Double Trouble 1

3:30 p.m. -- 8.0 -- CCTA/Brays Islanders 2, LATA/Metamucil Marauders 1

3:30 p.m. -- 6.0 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Duos 1, LATA/Lexington Misfits 2

Sunday the 16th

8 a.m. -- 8.0 -- HHI/Spring Lake 0, GSTL/Prestwick Starship 3

8 a.m. -- 8.0 -- CCTA/Brays Islanders 2, UPTA/Spindle Tree 1

9:30 a.m. -- 7.0 -- HHI/PDTC Dunes Buddies 2, MCTL/SCCL Super Seniors 1

11 a.m.  -- 6.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Grand Slammers 3, CCTA #2/Dataw Duos 0

    Ct. 1 -- JoEllen Bitner/Wayne Bitner def. Linda King/William Paul Kyne 6-4, 6-4

    Ct. 2 -- Ruby Murray/Calvin Murray def. Laura Bricker/Robert Lievense 6-2, 3-6, 1-0

    Ct. 3 -- Vivian Day/James Brennan def. Sherry Shandalove/Stu Shandalove 6-0, 6-2

Noon -- 8.0 Final -- LCTA #1/Family Circle Oldies But Goodies 2, GSTL/Prestwick Starship 1

1:30 p.m. -- 7.0 Final -- GSTL/Riverfront 2, MCTL/SCCL Super Seniors 1

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SC"A" Sun City, SC "B" PDTC

     Swingers, Servivors Hit Speed Bumps at Southern Sr. MxD Championships 

          MACON GA (TENNIS E-News  via TennisLink) -- The Sun City Servivors and PDTC Mixed-Up Swingers ran into tough competition at the USTA League Southern Section Mixed Doubles Championship and won only one team match between them. Though Adult and Senior titles were decided on all levels, the Coastal Carolina and Hilton Head Island teams were in the Senior 7.0 draws as the South Carolina "A" and "B" teams, having finished in that order in the SC Championships.

    Round One didn't start out so well for either team Friday. The Mixed-Up Swingers dropped an all-straight-set match 2-1 to Louisville KY's state champion. Then the Servivors lost 2-1 in the afternoon to Mississippi/Ridgeland. Saturday appeared to be a repeat. The Swingers and Servivors again lost 2-1 matches. PDTC recouped for a 2-1 win in the afternoon, while the Servivors didn't, losing all three courts. Both teams lost in matches Sunday, remaining far out of the running for the finals.

    The Servivors, under Captain Donna Lucas and Co-Captain Ernie Clark, faced state champions from Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama and Louisiana. The Mixed-Up Swingers, with Emmett and Patti Diggs captaining, encountered state winners from Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas and Tennessee.

    Here is the match rundown for the CCTA and HHI teams: 

Friday the 14th

8:30 a.m. -- S7.0 -- SC "B" PDTC Mixed-Up Swingers 1, KY/Louisville 2

1 p.m. -- S7.0 -- SC "A" Sun City Servivors 1, MS/Ridgeland 2

Saturday the 15th

8:30 a.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "B" PDTC Mixed-Up Swingers 1, GA/Rome 2

8:30 a.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "A" Sun City Servivors 1, NC/Holly Springs 2

1 p.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "B" PDTC Mixed-Up Swingers 2, AR/Little Rock 1

1 p.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "A" Sun City Servivors 0, AL/Pelham 3

Sunday the 16th

10 a.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "A" Sun City Servivors 0, LA/Lake Charles Aches and Pained But We Remain 3

10 a.m. -- S7.0 --  SC "B" PDTC Mixed-Up Swingers 1, TN/Nashville 2

2 p.m. --  S7.0 Final -- LA/Lake Charles Aches and Pained But We Remain 3, TN/Nashville 0

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Hard-Court European Tour

     HHI's Ali Riske Follows Joue-Les-Tours Title With Upset of #4 Seed in Limoges $50,000 French Championships

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Following up on Sunday's Joue-Les-Tours Championship, Alison Riske, the Pittsburgh area native who is lives and trains on Hilton Head Island, defeated the #4 seed Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic Wednesday in the $50,000 Limoges Championships in France.

    The Sunday win came on a string that began by winning her first two rounds as could be expected in Joue-Les-Tours. As the #5 seed who has been as high as 104 in the Women's Tennis Association world rankings, Riske took her first round match against Tatjana Malek of Germany 6-3, 6-4 and then defeated Lou Brouleau of France 6-2, 6-0 in the second round. In the Friday quarterfinals, however, she went the distance with #2 seed Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic, winning 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3.

    Next up for Riske in the Saturday's semifinals was Michaella Krajicek, the 4th seed of the Netherlands now world-ranked at #112.  The Hilton Head Islander jumped off to a quick start and won 6-1, 7-5, advancing to Sunday's final against #6 Akgul Amanmuradova of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This time, Riske fell behind in the first set but recovered to win the championship 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

    Riske did well in doubles, too, teaming with Johanna Konta of Sydney, Australia, to win round of 16 and quarterfinals, before losing 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in the semis to Eirini Georgaton of Greece and Irena Pavlovic of France.

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Czura, Lewis/Lewis Take Doubles

     HHI's Rodriguez, Kitchen Win Singles at Kiawah Junior Clay Court Championship

        KIAWAH ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Hilton Head Island juniors Barbara Rodriguez and Natalie Kitchen came away with singles finals victories Monday in the Kiawah Junior Clay Courts Championship, a USTA-sanctioned South Carolina Level 2 tournament that drew 288 entrants in singles and doubles. Ellie Czura of Bluffton, Hampton Drake of HHI and the team of HHIslanders Carolina and Jade Lewis won doubles championships.

    Rodriguez, the #1 seed, won the Girls' 18s by defeating #4 seed Mackenzie Lasure 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded Kitchen upset the #1 seed Alix Theodossiou in the Girls' 16s final 6-4, 6-4.

    Czura and HHI's Justin Boulais lost in the Girls' 14s and Boys' 12s singles finals, respectively.

    In doubles, #2 seeded Czura and Fuller defeated HHIslanders and top seeds Kriscunas/O'Brien 1-6; 6-0; 1-0(7) in Girls' 14s. In the Girls16s, unseeded Lewis/Lewis defeated #4 Taylor Childress, Little River SC/Grace Deering, Charlotte NC 6-2; 7-6. In Boys' 16s final, #2 seed Hampton Drake of HHI and Alexander Miller of Rock Hill defeated (2) Robert Kelly, Chapel Hill NC/Korey Lovett, Hendersonville NC 6-2, 7-6.

    Here are results in final rounds involving HHI and Bluffton juniors:

    Boys' 12 Singles
Final -- (1) Earl Navarro, Charleston d. (2) Justin Boulais, HHI 6-3; 6-1
 

    Girls' 18 Singles
Semifinals -- (5) Samantha Light, Cramerton NC d. Carolina Lewis, HHI 6-0; 6-2
(1) Barbara Rodriguez, HHI d. (4) Mackenzie Lasure, Asheville NC 6-1; 6-2

Finals -- Rodriguez d. Light 1-6; 6-2; 6-2
Place -- Lasure d. Lewis Wo (inj)

    Girls' 16 Singles
Semifinals -- Natalie Kitchen, HHI d. Grace Deering, Charlotte NC 6-4; 6-3
(1) Alix Theodossiou, Asheville NC d. Cameron Kriscunas, HHI 6-3; 6-4
Final -- Kitchen d. Theodossiou 6-4; 6-4

Place -- Kriscunas d. Grace Deering Wo (inj)

    Girls' 14 Singles
Semifinals -- (4) Ellie Czura, Bluffton d. (2) Charlotte Deiss, Matthews NC 6-1; 6-2
(1) Savannah Taranto, Raleigh NC d. (3) Shannon O'Brien, HHI 6-1; 6-3
Final --  Taranto d. Czura 6-3; 6-4
Place -- O'Brien d. (2) Charlotte Deiss Wo (inj)

    Girls' 12 Singles
Semifinal -- (3) AnnMartin Skelly, Charleston d. Elle Christensen, HHI 6-0; 6-0
Place -- (5) Caroline Garrido, Gastonia NC d. Christensen 6-2; 6-2
Consolation:
Final -- Catie Meighan, HHI d. Penelope Anne Hayes, Mount Pleasant 6-0; 6-0
 

    Girls' 10 Singles
Place -- Natasha Puehse, HHI d. Cailley Factor, Charleston 6-4; 4-2
Consolation:
Final -- Mary Grace Armistead d. Ashley Mitchell, Isle of Palms 4-1; 5-3

    Boys' 16 Doubles
Semifinals -- (3) Hampton Drake, HHI/Alexander Miller, Rock Hill d. (1) Carston Fisher, HHI/Parks Schoen, Simpsonville 8-6
Final -- Drake/Miller d. (2) Robert Kelly, Chapel Hill NC/Korey Lovett, Hendersonville NC 6-2, 7-6

    Boys' 10 Doubles
Final -- Dorsey/Truluck d. (2) Armistead/Waters 8-0
 

    Girls' 18 Doubles 
Final -- (4) Busby/Light d. (2) Anderson/Zupan 1-6; 6-4; 1-0(6)

    Girls' 16 Doubles
Semifinals -- (4) Taylor Childress, Little River SC/Grace Deering, Charlotte NC d. (2) Julie Farrell, Mooresville NC/Courtney Geiss, Charleston SC 8-4
Carolina Lewis/Jade Lewis, HHI d. (3) Melanie Allen, Mount Pleasant/Sydney Patton, Simpsonville 8-5
Final -- Lewis/Lewis d. (4) Childress/Deering 6-2; 7-6

    Girls' 14 Doubles
Semifinals -- (2) Ellie Czura, Bluffton/Savanna Fuller, Chapin d. Isabelle Boulais, HHI/Charlotte Deiss, Matthews NC 8-6
(1) Cameron Kriscunas/Shannon O'Brien, HHI d. Jennifer Oliver, HHI/Sara Putman, Savannah GA 8-1

Final -- (2) Czura/Fuller d. (1) Kriscunas/O'Brien 1-6; 6-0; 1-0(7)
 

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      Beaufort County PTI/USTA Junior Team Tennis Registration Opens for Fall-Winter 2011-12 Season

        BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Registration for the Junior Team Tennis Fall-Winter season is open from now through Nov. 15, Local League Coordinator and Bluffton JTT Coach Robert Brown has announced.  Teams from Georgia, Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island again will compete to represent the area in the State JTT Championships in July 2012 in Sumter.

    Teams are currently forming in 12 & Under, 14 & Under and 18 & Under Beginner and Intermediate Divisions which feature; boys and girls singles, doubles and mixed.  Generally, teams practice during the week and play a weekend match.  All registration, stats and scoring is done on line.  Coaches include Brown, David Reidmeyer, Patrick Mason, Tim Austin, Eric Wammock, and Jo Cahi.

    JTT play involves a $50 online team registration fee (after a coach has issued a team number) and a uniform shirt to purchase.  Fee includes practices and matches, balls, refreshments and a travel stipend for teams who advance to Sumter. More information can be obtained at www.sctennis.com or by calling Brown at 290-2833.

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