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Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011         Vol. X,  No. 13                  Winner of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Daufuskie Adult Championships -- 34 entrants -- the results -- Day Two

    Men's 50 Singles -- Round Robin Three -- Ron La Belle, Coldwater MI d. William Annear, Greensboro NC 30-40 Ret (inj)
   Men's 60 Singles -- Round Robin Two -- Richard Silver, Daufuskie Is. d. Doug Noonan, Roswell GA 6-2; 6-1; Norm Chryst, Bluffton d. Robert Schwartz, Bluffton 6-3; 6-1
    Men's 65 Singles -- Round Robin Two -- Roy Austin, Bluffton d. Norman Neurell, Philadelphia PA 7-6(3); 4-6; 6-2
    Men's 70 Singles -- Final -- Kenneth Tharp, Lincoln NE d. Tony Schinto, Hilton Head Is. 6-4; 6-3
    Men's 75 Singles -- Final -- Robert Koenig, Bluffton d. Dennis Malick, Hilton Head Is. 7-5; 7-6(5)
    Men's 60 Doubles -- Round Robin Three -- Tim Arr, Hilton Head Is./Norm Chryst, Bluffon d. Doug Luba, Hilton Head Is./Ken Luba, Rockville Center NY 7-6(5); 6-2; John Akers, Daufuskie Is./Rich Silver, Daufuskie Is. d. Ed Tirone, Bluffton/Jack Wolff, Bluffton 6-4; 6-1

    Men's 65 Doubles -- Round Robin Two -- Tony Schinto, Hilton Head Is./Ken Tharp, Lincoln NE d. Ed Tirone, Bluffton/Jack Wolff, Bluffton 6-4; 6-1
 
    Women's 60 Doubles -- Final -- Jeanann Early, Liverpool NY/Joyce Early, Liverpool NY d. Ellen Musto, Rochester NY/Bonnie Tharp, Lincoln NE 6-2; 6-2
    Men's 3.5 Singles  -- Round Robin Two -- Holger Opderbeck, Daufuskie Is. d. Frank Mackay, Hilton Head Is. 6-4; 7-6(7); John Akers, Daufuskie Is. d. Peter Meyer, Daufuskie Is. 6-2; 6-2
   Women's 4.0 Singles -- Round Robin Two -- Bea Wray, Daufuskie Is. d. Tammy Kelley, Weston CT 6-1; 6-0; Sarah Booth, Daufuskie Is. d. Brenda Neurell, Philadelphia PA 7-6(1); 7-5

    Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Final -- Phil Cheaney, Hilton Head Is./Jim Norton, Hilton Head Is. d. Frank Mackay, Hilton Head Is./Peter Meyer, Daufuskie Is. 6-1; 6-0
    Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Final -- Jeanann Early, Liverpool NY/Joyce Early, Liverpool NY d. Ellen Musto, Rochester NY/Bonnie Tharp, Lincoln NE 4-6; 7-6(8); 6-3

Results Day One

    Men's 50 Singles -- Round Robin One -- Ernie Cloer d. Ron La Belle 6-4; 6-3; William Annear d. Ernie Cloer 1-6; 6-3; 6-2
    Men's 60 Singles -- Round Robin One -- Richard Silver d. Robert Schwartz 6-2; 6-1; John Chryst d. Doug Noonan 6-0; 6-3
    Men's 65 Singles -- Round Robin One -- Norman Neurell d. Bob Chaiken 3-6; 6-3; 6-3 
 

    Men's 60 Doubles -- Round Robin One -- Luba/Luba d. Tirone/Wolff 6-2; 6-0; Arr/Chryst d. Tirone/Wolff 6-1; 6-1; Round Robin Two -- Luba/Luba d. Akers/Silver 6-1; 6-0
    Men's 65 Doubles -- Round Robin One -- Schinto/Tharp d. Austin/Chaiken 6-2; 6-4
    Women's 60 Doubles -- Final -- Early/Early d. Musto/Tharp 6-2; 6-2 
 

    Men's 3.5 Singles -- Round Robin One -- John Akers d. Frank Mackay 6-3; 7-5; Peter Meyer d. Holger Opderbeck 6-7(5); 6-2; 6-2

    Women's 4.0 Singles -- Round Robin One -- Sarah Booth d. Tammy Kelley 6-4; 6-1; Bea Wray d. Brenda Neurell 6-4; 6-1
 

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TAHHI Classic -- 127 entrants -- the results -- Day One:

Players are from Hilton Head Island unless otherwise noted:

    Men's 3.5 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Walt Cutshall d. Bruce Meglino 6-1; 6-1
    Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Bill Carey, Bay Village, OH - Jack Engelke, Bay Village, OH d. Todd Kriney - Burt Willey 6-0; 7-5; Mathew Botts, Powder Springs, GA - Tom Larkin d. David Ashburner - Michael Gonzalez 6-1; 1-6; 6-3; John Bornhauser - Tad Segars d. Greg Galvin, Bluffton, SC - Gary McCarney, Bluffton,  6-4; 4-6; 6-2; Aaron Faust - Richard Pingree, Beaufort, SC d. Billy Glover, Bluffton, SC - Bob Heise 7-6(5); 6-4

    Men's 4.0 Singles -- Quarterfinals -- Larry Steenbergen, Farmington, MI d. Fred Carrillo 6-0; 6-3; David Camma d. Luke Martin 6-3; 6-2
    Men's 4.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Rick Kraus - Jim Stubbs d. Scott Noakes - Larry Steenbergen, Farmington, MI 2-6; 6-3; 6-4; Ralph Huff - John Joseph d. Dave Dockum - Sean O'Sullivan, Bluffton, SC 6-3; 6-4
    Men's 4.5 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Bill Sturm d. Alex Patterson 6-0; 6-1
    Men's 4.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Emile Dumas, Hardeeville, SC - Greg Wasko d. Hank Iannuzzi - Ken Riehm, Midlothian, VA 6-4; 3-6; 6-2; Keith Hutcheson, Bluffton, SC - Bill Sturm d. John Brittis, Bluffton, SC - Scott Christensen, Bluffton, SC 6-2; 6-1
    Men's 5.0 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Said Hernandez d. Audley Cornwall 6-0; 6-1; James Koshenina d. Scott Christensen, Bluffton, SC 4-6; 6-2; 7-6(4-3) Ret (quit)
    Men's 5.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Pat Child - Eric Wammock d. Scott Clements - Mike Uchno 6-2; 6-3

    Mixed 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Carmen Kayser - Gary McCarney, Bluffton, SC d. Marjie Gaynor - Allen Oechsner 6-3;6-2; Gordon Grant, Oakville, Ontario - Kathy Grant, Oakville, Ont. d. Gary Sabbatino - Joe Sabbatino 6-2; 6-7(3); 6-4; Bob Heise - Patricia Priestley d. Bruce Meglino - Ellen Meglino 6-0; 6-1; Brad Self, Savannah, GA - Missy Sperling, Savannah, GA d. Joseph Curcio, Bluffton, SC - Jennifer Witmer 4-6; 7-6-(5); 6-2
    Mixed 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16 -- Jeannie Hall, Bluffton, SC - Kurt Hall, Bluffton, SC d. Kevin Kayser - Lisa McCarney, Bluffton, SC 6-2; 6-0; Pete Clark, Beaufort, SC - Leigh Ann Pingree, Beaufort, SC d. Donna Bierschenk, Bluffton, SC - Tom Cambron, Bluffton, SC 6-2; 7-5; David Ashburner - April Reed d. Art Meeder, Bluffton, SC - Anne Thomas 7-5; 4-6; 6-3
    Mixed 4.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Claire McCarthy, Savannah, GA - Tim Smith, Savannah, GA d. Robin Fulton - Keith Hutcheson, Bluffton, SC 6-4; 6-4
    Mixed 5.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Carrie Mason - Matt Wuller d. Michelle Clark, Beaufort, SC - Chris Mireles 6-2; 7-5

    Women's 3.0 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Lisa Lively, Rincon, GA d. Paige Bunch, Pooler, GA 6-0; 6-0; Jennifer Witmer d. Jennifer Witmer Def (ex)
    Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Linda Byrne-Luguri - Kathy Houghtaling d. Patricia Priestley - Katherine Woerhiede 6-2; 7-5
    Women's 4.0 Singles -- Round Robin 1 -- Harriet Pollitzer d. Tracy Sklarin 6-4; 6-0
    Women's 4.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals -- Tanner Larson - Harriet Pollitzer d. Yza Shady - Chris Wagner, Bluffton, SC 6-4; 6-2; Suzanne Burns, Beaufort, SC - Kristin Dalton, Beaufort, SC d. Carolyn Kraus - Lisa McCarney, Bluffton, SC 6-4; 6-1; Kathy Jenson - Tracy Sklarin d. Debbie Dabney, Bluffton, SC - Cathy McGill, Beaufort, SC 6-2; 6-3; Leigh Ann Pingree, Beaufort, SC - Emmy Sullivan, Beaufort, SC d. Amy Abernathy - Weston Miller 6-4; 3-6; 7-5
 

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USTA SCoop -- Check out the new feature on the USTA South Carolina website

Click on this link: http://www.southcarolina.usta.com/news/the_usta_scoop

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'Luck of the Irish' Entry Form is attached to a TENNIS E-News email blast going out today. If you do NOT receive it and want one, email your request to banana@hargray.com.

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Player Draft for Teams

     HHI Pros Plan Prize-Money League To Start in April

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Hilton Head Island tennis pros are organizing a Spring prize-money league that will play Fridays at 6 p.m. on three courts, with matches rotating sites each week. Free admission to spectators will give local and visiting fans a chance to see their pros in competitive action. Matches will begin April 29. 

    HHI Tennis Pros Association President Lee Holyoak and Vice President Matt Wuller foresee a six-week season, with a playoff between the top two teams. The local league is being patterned after Charleston Pro League that has been successfully running for a number of years. HHI league players have had a chance to see some of those matches that are played as State League Championships entertainment at Family Circle Tennis Center. Local pros can visit the Charleston website -- www.cptltennis.com -- to get see how that league works. Here is how Holyoak and Wuller see the HHI league shaping up:

    Four HHI teams will be formed through a draft comprised of nine active players per team. The season will consist of six regular season matches plus a final between the two top teams. Matches will consist of three doubles matches to be played on Friday evenings beginning at 6 pm at a different venue each week. Entry fee is $100 per pro and prize money will be paid to players for each individual win ($30/pro/win). The league championship team also will receive a large payout to be determined by the amount of sponsorship money received. The league will be non-profit with all monies raised going toward prize money  minus operational costs.
    Sponsorships will be the key to success of the league, the organizers said. Sponsor packages have been set up, including: Head sponsor - $1,000 and (4) Team sponsors - $500.

4.0 Men's Interclub Final Standings

    Port Royal Wins Team Championship, Losing Just 3 Courts in 12 matches

3.5 Men's Interclub Final Standings

     Belfair Defeats Moss Creek 2-1 for the 3.5 Interclub Championship

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Mar. 4-6 Championships

     Entries Open for 28th Annual Luck of the Irish Doubles at Palmetto Dunes

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- We've been playing The Irish for 27 years and we'll be back at it again March 4-6, when the popular men's, women's and mixed doubles take to the courts in the "Luck of the Irish" Tournament at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center.

    Play will be in rating divisions of 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and Open. Entry fee is $45 per player if entering one event and $55 if entering two. Entry deadline is Sunday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. Missing that, you may be able to get a late entry, but it will cost $10 extra.

    Giuseppi's at Shelter Cove Plaza will do player hospitality. Continental breakfasts, fruit all day, beer and soda and a tournament gift will be included with the entry fee. Door prizes also will be drawn throughout the tournament.

    The 'Luck of the Irish' entry form is attached to a TENNIS E-News email blast going out today. If you do NOT receive it and want one, email your request to banana@hargray.com.

    For additional information, contact the Pro Shop at 785-1152. 
 

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HHI Spring League Level Coordinators

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