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Spring Lake Stingers Advance to Finals at Wild Dunes

     PRRC Whacketts, Sun City Golden Girls Join Indigo Run in Championship at Super Senior States

             ISLE OF PALMS SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Hilton Head Island's PRRC The Whacketts captured the 70s Women's 4.0 state championship today and the Sun City Golden Girls won 70s Women's 3.0 title, joining HHI's Indigo Run 75s Men's 3.5s, who won that title Wednesday at the USTA League South Carolina Super Senior States. The 70s Men's 4.0 Indigo Run Golden Bears and 70s Women's 3.5 Spring Lake Stingers have set themselves up for championship chances Friday.

    More than 350 players from HHI and Coastal Carolina leagues are among the 120 men's and women's teams competing from throughout the state. Play began Tuesday for the 75s, with the 70s starting Wednesday and 60s on Friday. Champions in all men's and women's divisions will advance to the Southern Sectionals Dec. 2-4 on Hilton Head Island.

    The Golden Girls, captained by Sondra Goldberg, dropped only one court in three straight team wins, with the championship clincher coming on a third-set match tiebreak win by Jean Podgorski and Rosemary Marquart.

    The Whacketts, captained by Chris Iulo, jumped out to two team wins Wednesday, but lost to Low Country this morning, with the two teams finishing the straight round robin on 2-1 records and both with 5-4 court won/lost marks. The PRRC gals, however, walked off with top prize money by losing only eight sets overall, while LCTA lost 10.

    The Indigos, captained by Don Ross, took all six courts Tuesday, rolling through two team matches and needed a win over HHI's Sea Pines Country Club Wednesday. They got it in two straight-set wins and a three-setter. The 75 Women's 3.5 Spring Lake Diamonds, captained by Mary Ellen Arboe, managed two wins in a pair of 2-1 conquests Tuesday, but things didn't work out so well against the Litchfield Lollipops Wednesday as they lost 3-0.

    Indigo Run's 70s Men's 4.0 Golden Bears are in a neck-and-neck battle for the championship going into Friday's round robin matches. After losing a first match 0-3 Wednesday, the IR guys have won three straight 3-0 matches to stand in a 3-1 tie with their early conquerer Grand Strand. Both teams are 9-3 on courts won/lost; both lost nine sets; GSTL has lost 89 games, while IR has lost 96. On Friday, Indigo plays 0-4 Low Country, while Grand Strand faces 2-2 Spartanburg.

    In the 70s Men's 3.0, CCTA Sun City Sour Balls and HHI Sea Pines CC finished in a three-way tie with Upper Piedmont's Jacobs Geriatrics, but the latter won the championship with a 6-3 court record while the Sour Balls went 5-4 and Sea Pines 4-5.

    The 26 teams from HHI leagues and 14 from CCTA are playing, for the most part, in-group round robins that lead to final days of semifinals and finals. Some divisions are straight round robins with championship "prize money" going to the team with the top record on TennisLink.

    Some entire states can't come up with tennis-player numbers like HHI/CCTA have. Even within SC, teams without local leagues will be competing at States ... especially in the upper age divisions. The USTA hopes to improve team numbers when it goes to the age-restructured league format in 2013 that is set on "Adult" age divisions of 18s, 40s, 55s and (in Southern and South Carolina) 65s and 75s.

    The state championships are attracting 120 teams with more than 1,000 players. Of that, 62 men's teams and 58 women's are in the combined draws. Family Circle Tennis Center, one of the Super Senior match sites, engineered a study of the Oct. 20-24 Combo States financial impact on the Charleston/Daniel Island area and came up with $4,572 per team ($424 per player). Given that formula, the Super Seniors will drop about $548,000 into that area this week.. 

The complete tournament schedule is posted on the USTA South Carolina website (www.sctennis.com).
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SS75s Men's 3.0 State Championships: Fiddlers Cove vs. Sun City.

        The Super Senior 75s Men's 3.0s won't be traveling to Wild Dunes for their state championship series. Like last year, only two teams are entered -- one HHI and one CCTA.

    The first match will be Fiddlers' Cove USTA B's playing Nov. 17 at 12:30 at Sun City Spoilers. The second match will be played at Port Royal Racquet Club Friday the 18th at 2:30 p.m. If necessary, a third match will be at Sun City Saturday the 19th at 2:30.

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Super Senior Schedule for SC State Championships -- HHI & CCTA Teams at Wild Dunes Resort & Satellite Sites

    -- As gleaned from TennisLink, late changes always are possible, so be sure to keep in touch with your team captain.

Tuesday the 1st

11 a.m. -- SS75M3.5 -- HHI #2/Sea Pines CC 1, UPTA/Sportsclub Ralph's Roosters 2

11 a.m. -- SS75M3.5 -- HHI #1/Indigo Run 3, LCTA/LCTA ONE 0

11 a.m. -- SS75W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Diamonds 2, UPTA #1/Klassy Keys 1

3 p.m. -- SS75M3.5 -- HHI #2/Sea Pines CC 3, LCTA/LCTA ONE 0

3 p.m. -- SS75M3.5 -- HHI #1/Indigo Run 3, UPTA/Sportsclub Ralph's Roosters 0

3 p.m. -- SS75W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Diamonds 2, UPTA #2/Ageless Wonders 1

Wednesday the 2nd

8 a.m. -- SS70M3.0 -- HHI/Sea Pines CC 0, UPTA/Jacobs Geriatrics 3

8 a.m. -- SS70M4.0 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears 0, GSTL/Grand Strand 3

8 a.m. -- SS75M3.5 -- HHI #1/Indigo Run 3, HHI #2/Sea Pines CC 0 

    Ct. 1 -- Don Ross/Paul Williams def. Gerry Schroeter/Dick Sonberg 6-4, 6-3

    Ct. 2 -- Bob Pentz/Emil Michaux def. Murray Hallett/Bob Hilton 6-3, 3-6, 1-0

    Ct. 3 -- Sal Piazza/Jack Gamer def. Tom Jones/Phil Thornton 6-1, 6-3

8 a.m. -- SS75W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Diamonds 0, GSTL/Litchfield Lollypops 3

    Ct. 1 -- Elizabeth Popoff/Edwina Dechamplain def. Mary Ellen Arboe/Catherine Haight 6-4, 6-3

    Ct. 2 -- Ricky Leffingwell/Carol Kraner def. Barbara Miles/Virginia Cuthbertson 6-0, 6-3

    Ct. 3 -- Marguerite Adams/Susan Reichert def. Robert May/Maureen Gardner 6-2, 6-0

9:30 a.m. -- SS70W4.0 -- HHI/PRRC The Whacketts 2, LATA/Topspin Ladies 1

11 a.m. -- SS70M3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls 2, LCTA/St. Andrews Hot Shots 1

11 a.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Hustlers 1, GSTL/Grand Strand Sharks 2

11 a.m. -- SS70W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls 3, GSTL/Grand Strand Swingers 0

12:30 p.m. -- SS70W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Stingers 2, GSTL/Savvy Seventies 1

12:30 p.m. -- SS70W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas 3, LATA/Golden Divas 0

2 p.m. -- SS70M4.0 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears 3, UPTA/Greenville Racketeers 0

2 p.m. -- SS70W4.0 -- HHI/PRRC The Whacketts 2, UPTA/Cardinal 1

3:30 p.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Spare Parts 3, LATA/Lexington Cracked Racquets 0

Thursday the 3rd

8 a.m. -- SS70M4.0 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears 3, AATL/Woodside Kings 0

8 a.m. -- SS70W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls 3, LATA/Passing Shots 0

9:30 a.m. -- SS70M3.0 -- HHI/Sea Pines CC 2, LCTA/LCTA/St. Andrews Hot Shots 1

9:30 a.m. -- SS70M3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls 2, UPTA/Jacobs Geriatrics 1

9:30 a.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Spare Parts 1, UPTA/Keowee Key Kastaways 2

9:30 a.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Hustlers 3, CTL/Clay Courters 0

11 a.m. -- SS70W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Stingers 3, UPTA/Ageless Grands 0

11 a.m. -- SS70W4.0 -- HHI/PRRC The Whacketts 1, LCTA/Low Country Grande Dames 2

Noon -- SS70W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas 1, LCTA/Le Grande Dames 2

12:30 p.m. -- SS70M4.0 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears 3, SATL/Spartanburg 0

12:30 p.m. -- SS70W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls 2, UPTA/Holly Spins 1

2 p.m. -- SS70M3.0 -- HHI/Sea Pines CC 2, CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls 1

2 p.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Spare Parts 1, MCTL/Sun City Yutes 2

3:30 p.m. -- SS70M3.5 -- CCTA/Hampton Hall Hustlers 2, LCTA/Snee Farmers 1

3:30 p.m. -- SS70W3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Stingers 2, MCTL/Sun City Carolina Lakes 1

4 p.m. -- SS70W3.5 -- CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas vs. PD/Florence

Friday the 4th

8 a.m. -- SS70M3.5 Final --  UPTA/Keowee Key Kastaways vs. GSTL/Grand Strand Sharks

8 a.m. -- SS70W3.5 Final -- HHI/Spring Lake Stingers  vs. PD/Florence

8 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Baseliners vs. LCTA #2/Seabrook Old Timers

8 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines CC vs. UPTA #2/Sports Club

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sun Strokes vs. SATL/Closers

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #2/South Beach Gunaguys vs. CTL/On The Horizon

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- HHI #1/Moss Creek Tornadoes vs. MCTL/SUNsationals

9:30 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. UPTA #1/Greenville TC

11 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. LCTA #1/St. Andrews Lucky Shots

11 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #2/PD Older Dames With Game vs. GATA/Super Dupers

11 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sunsationals 2 vs. UPTA #2/Riverside 60 Love

11:30 a.m.  -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Whipping Boys vs. AATL/Ball Boys

Noon -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Hurricanes vs. LATA #1/Double Dribbles

12:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- HHI #2/Sea Pines CC Ospreys vs. CTL/Parklane Mind Set

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. HHI #2/SCYC Ball Busters

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Slice Girls vs. CTL/Mine...Oops!...Yours

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #2/Port Royal Royal Ladies vs. GSTL/Grande Strand

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Moss Creek Aces vs. GATA/Savannah Lakes Lady Lakers

1 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #2/Spring Lake Remnants vs. CTL/Senior Moments

1:30 p.m. -- SS70M4.0 -- HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears vs. LCTA/Seabrook Greys

2 p.m. -- SS60M4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sun Strokes vs. LATA/Murraywood

2 p.m. -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #2/South Beach Gunaguys vs. UPTA #1/Spindle Tree

2 p.m.  -- SS60W3.0 -- HHI #1/SPCC WhiteLightning vs. LCTA/Snee Farm's String of Pearls

2:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #3/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls vs. LATA/Over-Not Under the Hill Gang

3:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Islanders vs. AATL/Woodside Jones

3:30 p.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #2/PD Older Dames With Game vs. GSTL/Prestwick Super Gals

3:30 p.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sunsationals 2 vs. LCTA/Kiawah Super Women

4 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Challengers vs. LATA #2/Murraywood Mudders

4 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #3/Spring Lake Spin Masters vs. MCTL/SCCL Attackers

4 p.m.  -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Whipping Boys vs. LCTA/Live To Play Super Legends

5 p.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. PD/The Court Jesters

Saturday the 5th

8 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines CC vs. AATL/The Netmen

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Slice Girls vs. GSTL/Grande Strand

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #2/Port Royal Royal Ladies vs. CTL/Mine...Oops!...Yours

8 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sunsationals 2 vs. LATA/Murraywood Super Gals

8 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. CTL/Wildwomen

8 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Hurricanes vs. GSTL/Dad Burn It

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Challengers vs. MCTL/SCCL Attackers

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #3/Spring Lake Spin Masters vs. LATA #2/Murraywood Mudders

9:30 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #3/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls vs. LCTA/CTC Super-Seeds

9:30 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Islanders vs. PD #2/FTC Rock & Roll Seniors

11 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Baseliners vs. MCTL/SUNsationals

11 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- HHI #1/Moss Creek Tornadoes vs. LCTA #2/Seabrook Old Timers

11 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #2/Spring Lake Remnants vs. SATL #1/CCS Titans

11 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Moss Creek Aces vs. UPTA #2/Cardinal Patients

Noon -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. CTL/Parklane Mind Set

Noon -- SS60M3.0 -- HHI #2/Sea Pines CC Ospreys vs. LCTA #1/St. Andrews Lucky Shots

Noon -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #2/South Beach Gunaguys vs. GSTL/LRC Super Seniors

12:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines CC vs. GATA/Gatewood

12:30 p.m. -- SS60M4.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sun Strokes vs. vs. PD/FTC Pee Dee

12:30 p.m.  -- SS60M4.0 -- HHI #1/Port Royal Whipping Boys vs. UPTA #2/Cardinal Red Birds

12:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Hurricanes vs. UPTA #1/Keowee Key Kobras

1:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.0 -- HHI #2/SCYC Ball Busters vs. CTL/Parklane Mood Swings

1:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Slice Girls vs. HHI #2/Port Royal Royal Ladies

2 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Challengers vs. HHI #3/Spring Lake Spin Masters

2 p.m.  -- SS60W3.0 -- HHI #1/SPCC WhiteLightning vs. UPTA/Keowee Kwik Steps

2 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #3/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls vs. MCTL/Super Senoritas

3 p.m. -- SS60W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. GATA/Gatewood Supremes

3 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Dataw Islanders vs. UPTA #1/Tryon Park Super Seniors

3:30 p.m. -- SS60M4.5 -- HHI #2/Palmetto Dunes Super Dependers vs. GSTL/Grand Strand

3:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Moss Creek Aces vs. PD #1/Timrod Seasoned Seniors

3:30 p.m. -- SS60W4.0 -- HHI #2/PD Older Dames With Game vs. AATL/Woodside Babes

4:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 -- HHI #2/Spring Lake Remnants vs. LCTA/Crowfield BBB

4:30 p.m. -- SS60W4.5 -- HHI/Long Cove vs. LCTA/Low Country

5 p.m. -- SS60M4.5 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club vs. SATL/Aged Wonders

Sunday the 6th

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.0 -- HHI #2/SCYC Ball Busters vs. GATA/Gatewood Supremes

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. CTL/Parklane Mood Swings

8 a.m.  -- SS60W3.0 -- HHI #1/SPCC WhiteLightning vs. LATA/Lexington Rusty Racquets

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SS60W3.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

8 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Baseliners vs. HHI #1/Moss Creek Tornadoes

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. HHI #2/Sea Pines CC Ospreys

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- SS60M3.5 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

9:30 a.m. -- SS60W4.5 -- HHI/Long Cove vs. LCTA/Low Country

11 a.m. -- SS60M4.0 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

11 a.m. -- SS60M4.0 Semifinal -- TBD vs. TBD

11 a.m. -- SS60M4.5 -- HHI #2/Palmetto Dunes Super Dependers vs. SATL/Aged Wonders

11 a.m. -- SS60M4.5 -- HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club vs. GSTL/Grand Strand

Noon 8 a.m. -- SS60W4.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

12:30 p.m. -- SS60W3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

1:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

1:30 p.m. -- SS60M3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

1:30 p.m. if necessary  -- SS60W4.5 -- HHI/Long Cove vs. LCTA/Low Country

3 p.m. -- SS60M4.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

3 p.m. -- SS60M4.5 -- HHI #2/Palmetto Dunes Super Dependers vs. HHI #1/Sea Pines Country Club

HHI & CCTA Team Lineup, Captains for Super Senior States

Super Senior 60s -- Hilton Head Island

Super Senior 70s -- Hilton Head Island

Super Senior 75s -- Hilton Head Island

Super Senior 60s -- Coastal Carolina

Super Senior 70s -- Coastal Carolina

Super Senior 75s -- Coastal Carolina

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