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Saturday, Apr. 30, 2011         Vol. X,  No. 54                  Winner of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Next Match at VDM Shipyard

      Big Party, Auspicious Opener for HHI Pro Tennis League Inaugural at South Beach

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- If you weren't at South Beach Racquet Club Friday night, you missed Hilton Head Island moving to another level of tennis enjoyment -- for players, spectators and, yes, even sponsors. Coinciding with Day One of the BillyBob Century Cup Doubles, the inaugural HHI Pro Tennis League played to at least 300 spectators who filled every area of viewing available and cheered their favorite pros. If you missed it, not to worry. Next Friday, the second set of matches will play at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club.

    Four teams squared off at 6 p.m. at South Beach Racquet Club. Admission is free to spectators for all the PTL matches.

    Team rosters were drafted for the seven-week season, with all matches being played Friday evenings but at different sites each week. In the opener, Family Island Dental played Mattress Firm and Steamers played Coral Resorts.

    Here are the match results: 

Island Family Dental 3, Mattress Firm 0

    Ct. 1 -- Tom Shimada/Steve Brady (Island Family Dental) def. Mike O'Regan/Brijesh Lodha (Mattress Firm) 6-4, 6-3

    Ct. 2 -- Pat Child/Scott Hart (Island Family Dental) def. Paul Rankin/Patrick Mason (Matttress Firm) 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-4   

    Ct. 3 -- Jolene Watanabe/Bill Sturm (Island Family Dental) def. Don Sigmon/Andy Sklarin (Mattress Firm) 6-1, 6-4

Steamers 2, Coral Resorts 1

    Ct. 1 -- Tom Coulton/Matt Wuller (Steamers) def. Lee Holyoak/Eric Wammock 3-2 ret.

    Ct. 2 -- Royce Silvan/Koeche Smith (Steamers) def. Mike Kolarczyk/Clint VanAswegen 6-4, 7-6(6)

    Ct. 3 -- Mark Shaeffer/Rob Ellison (Coral Resorts) def. Glen Shaeffer/Scott Christensen 6-3, 6-1

Scroll down in this issue for the complete schedule. Player rosters are available in TENNIS E-News. For team rosters, scroll down and select archived issue for 4/15/11.

Dix/Hunting Win MxD 140s

    26th BillyBob Century Cup Doubles Set for Sunday Finals at South Beach

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Mixed 140s championship was won by Hilton Head Islanders Nancy Dix and Dwight Hunting today at the 26th annual BillyBob Century Cup Doubles, as teams in the 80s, 100s, 120s, 140s and 150s jockeyed for spots in the Sunday finals at South Beach Racquet Club.

    With 140 players in the draws, matches began Friday afternoon and featured playing categories in combined ages in men's, women's and mixed doubles. Rating restrictions apply to the various categories. Play continued up to player party time in the evening that coincided with the HHI Pro League match for entertainment.  

    In the Mixed 140s final, Dix and Hunting defeated fellow Islanders Tony Schinto and Marilyn Yates 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4).

    Day Two results:

    Men's 80's Open (Semifinal Round) -- Patrick Child / Scott Clements def. Tim Duffy / Matthew Wuller 6-4; 3-6; 6-3; Kevin Fader / Tom Shimada def. B. Scott. Hart / William Sturm 7-6; 6-4
    Women's 80's Open (Semifinal Round) -- Sarah McGlamery / Rachel Sigmon def. Lola Bradshaw / McCuen Livingston 6-1; 6-0; Julie Child / Tammy Zawacki def. Robin Colket / Merrill Light 6-1; 6-3
    Men's 4.0 & below (80+) (Semifinal Round) -- Kevin Hood / Ben Sellers def. Richard Kraus / Don Summers 6-4; 6-3; Scott Noakes / Larry Steenbergen def. Todd McGlamery / Ken Walton 6-0; 6-3
 

    Men's 4.0 & below (120+) (Semifinal Round) -- Keene McCammon / Don Steele def. Don Schmidt / Don Summers 6-4; 6-1; Brent Gallagher / Gary Kocher def. David Dockum / Jerry Jebo 1-6; 6-1; 6-3
    Women's 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Carolyn Kraus / Lisa McCarney def. Amy Abernathy / Weston Miller 2-6; 6-3; 6-2; Yza Shady / Tracy Sklarin def. Christina Boldrick / Jean Duffy 6-1; 6-2; Kathy Jenson / Julia Rummans def. Kailani Memmer / Domenica Vest 6-1; 6-2; (Semifinal Round) -- Nancy Cavallo / Gary Sabbatino def. Yza Shady / Tracy Sklarin 7-6; 6-3
    Men's 100's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Raymond Jones / Rick Ray def. John Cope / Chris Cox 6-2; 6-4; (Semifinal Round) -- Don Hutchison / Vincent Weichert def. Richard Flaum / Michael O'Regan 6-3; 6-4; John Christensen / James Jones def. Raymond Jones / Rick Ray 6-4; 6-2
    Men's 120's Open (Round of 16) -- Douglas Luba / Michael Melnick def. Andre Naniche / Alan Sutton 6-2; 6-4; (Quarterfinal Round) -- Henry Iannuzzi / Bryce Young def. Benjamin Johnson / Earle Ingalls 6-3; 6-3; Timothy Arr / Eddie Goodson def. Kent James / Howard Kirk 4-6; 6-4; 7-6(5); Guenter Bergmann / Frank Hinson def. David Dockum / Jerry Jebo 6-2; 3-6; 6-4
    Men's 140's (Quarterfinal Round) -- Paul Bucklin / Paul Vander Berg def. Dwight Hunting / Ernie Myers 6-4; 6-4; Ralph Braden / Paul Williams def. Scott Bernsten / Bryce Elkins 6-1; 6-4; (Semifinal Round) -- Joseph Keenan / Tony Schinto def. Ralph Braden / Paul Williams 6-0; 7-5
    Men's 150's (Round Robin) -- Hale Mayer / James Norton def. Dennis Malick / Paul Sellers 6-3; 6-4
   

    Women's 4.0 & below (120+) (Round Robin) -- Lois Miller / Maryhugh Sears def. Barbara Becker / Caroline Tucker 6-1; 6-2
    Women's 100's Open (Round Robin) -- Lola Bradshaw / McCuen Livingston def. Sandra Nyy / Rachel Sigmon 5-7; 6-3; 6-3; Sandra Nyy / Rachel Sigmon def. Christina Boldrick / Jean Duffy 6-1; 6-2
    Women's 120's Open (Semifinal Round) -- Nanci Staple / Susan Taylor def. Margrit Fodor / Julie Taylor 6-2; 6-0; Sandra Nyy / Janet Watanabe def. Lois Miller / Maryhugh Sears 4-6; 3-0 Ret (inj)
 

    MXD 80's Open (Round Robin) -- R. Thomas. Coulton / Jennifer Thompson def. Donald Sigmon / Jolene Watanabe-Giltz 6-3; 6-2; R. Thomas. Coulton / Jennifer Thompson def. Patrick Child / Tammy Zawacki 6-4; 6-4
    MXD 100's Open (Semifinal Round) -- Lori Bergmann / William Sturm def. Julie Taylor / Robert Tillison 6-1; 6-1; John Christensen / Nancy Christensen def. Julie Child / Frank Hinson 6-3; 6-4
    MXD 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Todd McGlamery / Susan Minter def. Robert Faulkner / Weston Miller 6-0; 6-2; Tara Luba / Michael Melnick def. Richard Kraus / Lisa McCarney 7-6(5); 6-3; (Semifinal Round) -- Andy Reed / Linda Richards def. Todd McGlamery / Susan Minter 4-6; 6-4; 6-3; Joyce Chu / Drew Orione def. Tara Luba / Michael Melnick 6-0; 6-3
    MXD 4.0 & below (120+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- John Yselonia / Helen Yselonia def. Gary Sabbatino / Joseph Sabbatino 6-4; 6-0; Mary O'Reilly / Wes Whitler def. Carolyn Kraus / Phil Learned 6-1; 6-0; (Semifinal Round) -- John Brummitt / Ann O'Brien def. John Yselonia / Helen Yselonia 3-6; 6-4; 3-1 Ret (inj); Mary O'Reilly / Wes Whitler def. Carol Frisk / Jerry Frisk 7-6; 6-4
    MXD 140's (Final Round) -- Nancy Dix / Dwight Hunting def. Tony Schinto / Marilyn Yates 6-3; 2-6; 7-6(4))
 

    Day One results:

    Men's 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Richard Kraus / Don Summers def. Joe Ryan / Joey Ryan 6-4; 4-6; 6-2; Kevin Hood / Ben Sellers def. Robert Jette / Phillip McMillian 7-6; 6-3
    Men's 4.0 & below (120+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Brent Gallagher / Gary Kocher def. Wes Whitler / John Yselonia 6-1; 6-1; Keene McCammon / Don Steele def. Tom Clancy / Joseph Sabbatino 6-1; 6-2
    Women's 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Nancy Cavallo / Gary Sabbatino def. Deanna Childers / Nancy Christensen 6-2; 6-3
    Men's 100's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Don Hutchison / Vincent Weichert def. Douglas Luba / Scott Luba 7-5; 6-4
    Men's 150's (Round Robin) -- Ralph Braden / Paul Williams def. Dennis Malick / Paul Sellers 6-3; 6-1
 

    Women's 4.0 & below (120+) (Round Robin) -- Lois Miller / Maryhugh Sears def. Mary O'Reilly / Helen Yselonia 6-4; 6-0
    Women's 120's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Margrit Fodor / Julie Taylor def. Barbara Becker / Caroline Tucker 6-2; 6-4
    Mixed 100's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- John Christensen / Nancy Christensen def. Kathy Jenson / Thomas Webster 6-1; 7-5
    Mixed  4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Joyce Chu / Drew Orione def. Janet Peduzzi / Charles Steedley Wo (emerg)
 

18s, 16s at Clemson

     Best of Southeast's 12s, 14s Begin Play in Bullfrog USTA Southern at Van Der Meer, Satellite Sites

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Seven Hilton Head Island juniors and two from Bluffton are among the 254 slotted into the Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated tournament for 14- and 12-year-old boys and girls that began today at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. It brings together the top 14s and 12s from Southern's nine states. Admission is free to spectators.

    Of the locals, only Shannon O'Brien in Girls' 12s and Amber Policare in Girls' 14s made it through the Rounds of 64 and 32.

    Meanwhile in Clemson, Hilton Head Islander Samantha Droop won in the Rounds of 64 and 32 of Girls' 18s. The Bullfrog 16s and 18s are being played at Clemson University.

    Not incidentally, 254 juniors plus alternates will bring to HHI the financial windfall of about 250 families for the long weekend. Some 285 juniors entered the USTA championships, paring down to the 128 boys and 128 girls who make into the main draws. The tournament will be all singles, with consolation rounds to early match losers.

    With Van Der Meer as headquarters site, matches also will be played at Van Der Meer Shipyard, Chaplin Public Tennis Center, HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and Hilton Head Island High School. Play will continue through today, resuming Sunday for a full day of play and concluding with semifinals and finals on Monday.

    Justyn Schelver is Bullfrog tournament director. Players seeking information should email justynschelver@hotmail.com. For general information, contact VDM Tennis at 785-8388.

    Here are results from this morning as posted on TennisLink. Hilton Head Island area juniors are in BOLD type:

 
Boys' 14 Singles
    Round of 32 -- (9) Chase Wood d. Sam Brazil 6-0; 6-1; (5) Crews Enochs d. Harrison Kent 6-2; 6-4; (9) Nick Stachowiak d. Elijah Elie 6-0; 6-0; (9) Riley Brosnan d. Klein Evans 6-4; 6-0
Consolation:
    Round 1 -- Sami Soufi d. Max Meade 6-0; 6-4; Trevor Croyder d. Samuel Dromsky 6-3; 6-2; Zach Jennings d. Jonathan Jemison 2-6; 6-4; 1-0(4); Sam Greeley d. Taylor Foote 2-6; 6-3; 1-0(4); Wesley Maddox d. Jacob Pugh 6-1; 6-3; Jacob Fuqua d. Gage Thompson 1-6; 6-4; 1-0(5); Thomas Williams d. Mark Carnes 7-5; 1-6; 1-0(8)
 

Boys' 12 Singles
    Round of 64 -- Justin Boulais d. Matthew Chester 7-5, 7-6(5); Blake Carter d. Thomas Jenkins 6-0, 6-2; Will Harper d. Alex Likins 6-0, 6-3

    Round of 32 -- (2) Sam Fischer d. Paul Jones 6-1; 6-0; (9) Trent Kannegieter d. Kentaro Baynes 6-2; 6-0; (5) Patrick Sklenka d. Justin Boulais 6-1, 6-1; (5) Paul Hendrix d. Wesley Quattlebaum 6-0; 6-3;  (9) Blake Croyder d. Hunter Harrison 6-3; 6-3; (2) Kyle Barr d. Austin Chitwood 6-1; 6-2; (9) Spencer Brown d. Braxton Hain 6-0; 6-2 
Consolation:
    Round 1 -- (9) Garrett Johns d. Falkner Hain Wo (inj); Earl Navarro d. Rashi Mahfouz 6-0; 6-0; Caleb McCall d. Vlad Bonar 6-1; 7-5; (5) Joseph Gandolfo d. Alex Likins 6-1; 6-0; Michael Agee d. Matthew Oliver 6-1; 6-0; Apoorva Mehta d. Simon Wilson 7-5; 7-5; Marcello Giancaterini d. Sahil Raina 6-2; 6-4;  Brandon Lupinek d. Trey Maust 6-3; 6-2; John David Skealy d. Thomas Jenkins 6-1, 6-2

Girls' 14 Singles
    Round of 64 -- Ellie Czura d. Brenna Reilly 6-3, 6-3; Amber Policare d. Taylor Richards 6-1, 6-4; (2) Tracy Johnson d. Hannah Jabusch 6-1; 6-2; (5) Natalie Kitchen d. Samantha Sepe 7-6, 6-4; Terra Sheldon d. Alexandria Agee 6-2; 6-0; Cameron Kriscunas d. Allison Quamm 6-0, 6-3; (9) Jessica Cramer d. Valerie Droop 6-3; 6-4;  Johanna Keeline d. Jessica Liu 6-1; 6-1; Remi Andre d. Isabelle Boulais 6-4, 6-3; Taylor Burton d. Sydnee Wheeler 6-0, 6-0;

    Round of 32 -- Amber Policare d. (9) Amanda Rebol 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; (1) Christina McDonald d. Ellie Czura 6-0, 6-0; (5) Curran Carver d. Cameron Kriscunas 6-2, 6-2; (9) Kennedy Craig d. Samantha Schuster 6-3; 6-1; (4) Jacqueline Carr d. Samantha Armas 6-1; 6-0;  (5) Gabrielle Robinson d. Katherine Muzik 6-1; 6-0; Leah Davis d. Rachel Gresko 6-0; 6-1; (2) Tracy Johnson d. Terra Sheldon 6-2; 6-0; Johanna Keeline d. (9) Jessica Cramer 7-5; 6-2; Kayla Price d. (5) Natalie Kitchen 7-6(6); 7-6(4); (9) Alexa Bortles d. Sera Martorelli 6-4; 6-1
Consolation:
    Round 1 -- Katherine Gooding d. (9) Lauren McCall Wo (inj); Hannah Jabusch d. Alexandria Agee 6-1; 6-2; Jessica Liu d. Valerie Droop 6-1; 6-0; Samantha Sepe d. Nicole Haigwood 6-1; 7-5; Alexa Webb d. Madison Hahn 4-6; 6-4; 1-0(7) 

Girls' 12 Singles
    Round of 64 -- Shannon O'Brien d. Meighan Humphries 6-4, 6-1; (5) Abigail Markel d. Chloe Hamlin 6-1; 6-0; Lauren Joch d. Loren Kim 6-3; 6-1; (9) Maria Thibault d. Gianna Pielet 6-0; 6-0; Yekaterina Alferova d. Katie LaFrance 6-0; 6-0; Laura Lemonds d. Catie Meighan 6-3, 6-2

    Round of 32 -- Shannon O'Brien d. (9) Julia Adams 6-2, 6-3; (5) Sabina Grigorian d. Sara Putman 6-3; 6-3; Chelsea Sawyer d. Lauren Alexander 6-2; 6-3; (4) Somer Henry d. Elizabeth Truluck 6-1; 6-2; (9) Rachel Harden d. Timia Commodore 6-0; 6-0; (2) Hannah Lairmore d. Cameron Frank 6-0; 6-0; (9) McCartney Kessler d. Jenna Stachowiak 6-0; 6-0; (5) Abigail Markel d. Lauren Joch 6-2; 6-0; (9) Maria Thibault d. Yekaterina Alferova 6-2; 6-2
Consolation:
    Round 1 -- (9) Adrienne Haynes d. Anna Harmon 6-1; 6-2; Ellis Brown d. Anna Sharp 6-1; 6-1; (9) Ali Despain d. Claire Coleman 6-0; 6-0; Lillian Conant d. Catie Meighan 6-0; 6-1; Alison Burgess d. Ruth Marsh 6-0; 6-0; Sophia Patel d. Lane Kunin 6-1; 6-1; Chloe Hamlin d. Loren Kim 6-1; 6-3; Gianna Pielet d. Katie LaFrance 6-1; 6-4; Lillian Conant d. Catie Meighan 6-0, 6-1

    MEANWHILE IN CLEMSON SC, the Bullfrog 18s and 16s are being played. Here are today's results involving Hilton Head Island juniors:

Boys' 18 Singles

    Round of 64 -- Randy Phillips d. (9) Nicholas Kunz 6-2, 0-6, 6-2

    Consolation:

    Round 1 -- Thomas Johnson d. (9) Nicholas Kunz

Boys' 16 Singles

    Round of 64 -- Carsten Fisher d. Eric Wagasky 6-2, 6-3; Randy Phillips d. Nicholas Kunz 6-2, 0-6, 6-2; Round of 32 -- (9) Walker Duncan d. Carsten Fisher 6-2, 7-6(6)

Girls' 18 Singles

    Round of 64 -- Samantha Droop d. E'lysia Ortiz 6-0, 6-2; (9) Ashley Kitchen d. Katarina Su 6-1, 7-5; Round of 32 -- Samantha Droop d. (9) Ashley Kitchen 6-4, 6-3

Novice, Tournament Divisions

    Party's Over, Play Under Way for Banana Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A player party and adult/child round robin last evening opened the 5th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge that will play through Sunday at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center. The novice and tournament players began play this morning, with all proceeds to benefit the MUSC Children's Hospital. Boys and girls singles are being contested in age divisions of 8 & Under, 10 & Under, 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under and 18 & Under. 

    The player party put on by Jim 'N' Nicks Bar-B-Cue and round robin got the weekend full of special on- and off-court activities started. Player lunches will be provided by Truffles. Family activities will include face painting, putting green, banana splits and a raffle.

For pre-registration form for Mixed Adult, Senior & Super Senior, go to  www.tahhi.org under "Player's Page"

Form also accessible by scrolling down here to Archive 4/16/11.

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-- Dennis Malick

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