2011 U$TA League $outhern $ection $uper $enior Champion$hip$ $et To Start Friday on HHI

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The HHI tenni$ community ha$ invited more than 1,000 of it$ be$t tenni$ friend$ to $pend a weekend $pending lot$ of ca$h on lodging, meal$, $hopping and, ah, many hour$ of tenni$ ... during the Dec. 2-4 $outhern $ection $uper $enior Champion$hip$. With 112 teams and 1,000 players plus spouses, significant others and camp followers, the weekend draws will include 70 men's and women's 60s teams and 42 men's and women's 70s teams.

    Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club, which won the bid for the championships last year, again will be headquarters site, with plenty of action also set for Palmetto Dunes, South Beach, Sea Pines Country Club, Long Cove and Port Royal.

    HHI leagues will have three 60s teams and three 70s competing, while Coastal Carolina will be sending the same number in each age division. Most are 2011 South Carolina Super Senior state champions, while a few received wild cards into the draws that will have teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina and Tennessee.

    Most divisions will play in-group round robins Friday the 2nd and Saturday the 3rd, with the group winners advancing to Sunday midday finals. Some divisions will have straight round robins among the four, five or six state champions entered. 

    Did someone mention economic impact? Projecting figures from earlier state and section championships, the weekend will provide more than $500,000 in total revenue to HHI and the area. Not to ignore how much HHI area teams will save by not having to travel and $pend at another resort.

    Here is how the lineups show for South Carolina:

Super Senior 60s -- South Carolina

Super Senior 70s -- South Carolina

The Match/time/site/opponent schedule for HHI and CCTA teams in Sectionals

    Here is the Super Senior 60s/70s schedule involving HHI and CCTA teams as gleaned from www.southernsuperseniors.com and TennisLink. Beware: Schedule often are updated/corrected, so keep in close touch with your captain.

Friday the 2nd

8 a.m. -- W60/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. MS/Jackson at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas vs. AL/Trussville RC at Sea Pines Country Club

8 a.m. -- W70/4.0 -- SC(A)/HHI/PRRC The Whacketts vs. GA/Columbus Cooper Creek TC at Palmetto Dunes

9:30 a.m. -- W70/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls vs. AR/Hot Springs at Palmetto Dunes

11 a.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Baseliners vs. KY/Ashland TC at VDM Shipyard

11 a.m. -- M60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Sea Pines CC vs. NC/Southampton Racquet & Swim at Palmetto Dunes

11 a.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(A)/HHI/Spring Lake Stingers vs. AR/Little Rock RC at Sea Pines Country Club

11 a.m. -- M70/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears vs. AL/Mobile at VDM Shipyard

12:30 p.m. -- W60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. AL (B)/Huntsville at VDM Shipyard

12:30 p.m. -- W70/4.0 -- SC(A)/HHI/PRRC The Whacketts vs. SC(B)/LCTA/Low Country Grande Dames at Palmetto Dunes

2 p.m. -- M70/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls vs. GA/Savannah at Port Royal RC

3:30 p.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. TN/Kingsport at Palmetto Dunes

3:30 p.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Baseliners vs. NC/Southport at Palmetto Dunes

3:30 p.m. -- W60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Long Cove vs. TN/Nashville Centennial Sportsplex at South Beach RC

3:30 p.m. -- M60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Sea Pines CC vs. GA/North East at Palmetto Dunes

Saturday the 3rd

8 a.m. -- W60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. AR/North Little Rock at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- W60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Long Cove vs. MS/Jackson at Long Cove RC

8 a.m. -- M60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Sea Pines CC vs. KY/Louisville Blairwood at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- M70/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls vs. SC(A)/UPTA/Jacobs Geriatrics at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- W70/4.0 -- SC(A)/HHI/PRRC The Whacketts vs. LA/New Orleans at South Beach RC

9:30 a.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. KY/Ashland at VDM Shipyard

9:30 a.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Baseliners vs. TN/Kingsport at VDM Shipyard

9:30 a.m. -- W60/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. GA(B)/North Georgia at Palmetto Dunes

9:30 a.m. -- W70/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls vs. GA/Savannah at Palmetto Dunes

9:30 a.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas vs. GA/Columbus Cooper Creek TC at Palmetto Dunes

11 a.m. -- M70/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears vs. GA/Atlanta Sandy Springs at VDM Shipyard

12:30 p.m. -- W60/3.0 -- SC (A)/CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. GA/Savannah The Landings at Palmetto Dunes

12:30 p.m. -- M70/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls vs. LA/Slidell at Palmetto Dunes

12:30 p.m. -- W70/4.0 -- SC(A)/HHI/PRRC The Whacketts vs. AL/Huntsville at Port Royal RC

2 p.m. -- W60/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. AR/North Little Rock at Palmetto Dunes

2 p.m. -- W60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Long Cove vs. KY/Louisville Indoor RC at South Beach RC

2 p.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(A)/HHI/Spring Lake Stingers vs. TN/Knoxville at Palmetto Dunes

2 p.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas vs. NC/Foothills at Palmetto Dunes

3 p.m. -- M60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Sea Pines CC vs. SC(A)/GSTL/Grand Strand at VDM Shipyard

3:30 p.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Baseliners vs. SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters

Sunday the 4th

8 a.m. -- W60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Volley Dolls vs. MS/Pine Belt at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- M60/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Tennis Ball Busters vs. NC/Southport at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Ya Yas vs. MS/Natchez at Long Cove RC

8 a.m. -- M70/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Indigo Run Golden Bears vs. TN/Crossville at VDM Shipyard

9:30 a.m. -- W60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Long Cove vs. NC(A)/Charlotte Olde Providence at Sea Pines Country Club

9:30 a.m. -- W70/3.5 -- SC(A)/HHI/Spring Lake Stingers vs. LA/Monroe at South Beach RC

11 a.m. -- W60/4.0 -- SC/HHI/Port Royal Senior Moments vs. LA/Shreveport at Sea Pines Country Club

11 a.m. -- M60/4.5 -- SC(B)/HHI/Sea Pines CC vs. TN/Knoxville at VDM Shipyard

11 a.m.  -- W70/3.0 -- SC(A)/CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls vs. SC(B)/LATA/Passing Shots at VDM Shipyard

11 a.m. -- M70/3.0 -- SC(B)/CCTA/Sun City Sour Balls vs. KY/Ashland at Palmetto Dunes

11 a.m.  -- W70/4.0 -- SC(A)/HHI/PRRC The Whacketts vs. AR/Little Rock RC at South Beach RC

12:30 p.m. -- M60/3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

12:30 p.m. -- M70/4.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD

1:30 p.m. -- W60/3.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at Palmetto Dunes

1:30 p.m. -- W60/3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at Palmetto Dunes

2 p.m. -- M60/4.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

2 p.m. -- W60/4.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

2 p.m.-- W70/3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

2 p.m.-- M70/3.5 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

3 p.m. -- W60/4.0 Final -- TBD vs. TBD at VDM Shipyard

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