Island Family Dental 3, Mattress Firm 0; Players World of Sports 2, Spinnaker Resorts 1

HHI Pro League story and results ... see below

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The Jensen Brothers on Grass at Belfair May 27 -- story below

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89 Teams Competing

PR Herricanes, SL Remnants, PR Glory Girls, SC Sassy Slicers 2-0 at Senior States

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Three Hilton Head Island teams and one from Coastal Carolina are 2-0 after Day One action in the USTA League South Carolina Senior State Championships. Eight other HHI/CCTA teams are 1-1 going into today's final day of in-group round robins that will determine which advance to Monday morning semifinals and midday finals.

More than 800 players on 89 teams are competing, with Sea Pines Racquet Club as headquarters site and matches also being played at Palmetto Dunes, South Beach, Sea Pines CC, Long Cove and Country Club of HH. Championships will be crowned in Men's and Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 levels.

Each of the area 2-0 teams will play once today -- Women's 4.0 Port Royal Herricanes, Men's 3.5 Spring Lake Remnants, Women's 3.5 Port Royal Glory Girls and Women's 3.0 Sun City Sassy Slicers. While aiming for wins, even if that doesn't happen, several wildcards are available to advance to Monday semifinals. All are aiming to advance to the Southern Section Championships that will be played in late July in Mobile AL.

The influx of more than 1,000 players, coaches, spouses, significant others and such will again be a boon to HHI clubs, lodging and restaurant businesses as well as shopping areas. A financial-impact study of the Senior Championships was conducted several years ago by USC-Beaufort that put a $1.4 million tab on business gain.

Captains had to dodge raindrops to pick up their weekend packets late afternoon Friday at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, then join their players their pickup "lunch" bags for a party that was interrupted bigtime by the late day downpours. The "entertainment" -- Hilton Head Island Professional Tennis League fourth week matches -- was 90 minutes late getting started, but it did go on. (story below)

Here is how it stacks up for Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina area level champions and wildcards:

SENIOR STATES SCHEDULE AND MATCH SITES

May 19-21 with headquarters at Sea Pines Racquet Club

Hilton Head Island and Coastal Carolina Teams

Rating	Team	Captain	Teams in category	Team results at States
M3.0	HHI/Moss Creek Tornadoes	Alan Calderon	5 teams	0-1
W3.0	HHI #1/Haig Point Hotshots	Ron Gwyn	16 teams	1-1
	HHI #2/CCHH True Grits	Sheila Shkor		1-1
M3.5	HHI/Spring Lake Remnants	Tom Larkin	12 teams	2-0
W3.5	HHI/Port Royal Glory Girls	Janet Goldin	16 teams	2-0
M4.0	HHI/PRRC Whipping Boys	Bill Haviland	12 teams	1-1
W4.0	HHI/Port Royal Herricanes	Jean Freeman	12 teams	2-0
M4.5	HHI #1/PDTC Brittis	John Brittis	8 teams	1-1
	HHI #2/Hampton Hall	Keith Hutcheson		1-1
W4.5	HHI/SBRC	Jan O'Neill	8 teams	1-0
	TOTAL		89 teams

M3.0	CCTA/Dataw Delinquents	Frank Biermann	5 teams	0-1
W3.0	CCTA/Sun City Sassy Slicers	Janice Thompson	16 teams	2-0
M3.5	CCTA/Callawassie lslanders	Bruce Collins	12 teams	0-2
W3.5	CCTA #1/Sun City Netitudes	Krystal Cortese	16 teams	1-1
	CCTA #2/Dataw Islanders	Barbara Krakehl		1-1
M4.0	CCTA/Hampton Lakers	Tom Kendall	12 teams	1-1
W4.0	CCTA/Spring Chix	Kathy Hyatt	12 teams	0-2
W4.5	CCTA #1/Berkely Gems	Judy Barons	8 teams	0-1
	CCTA #2/Sun City Straight Shots	Susan Oakley		0-1

BEWARE: Schedules AND sites are subject to change. Stay in contract with your team captain who will be notified of any changes.
League Area Abbreviations -- AATL = Aiken; LATA = Lexington; CTL = Columbia; TTL = ;FTA = Foothills/Rock Hill; GSTL = Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach; GATA = Greenwood; LCTA = Low Country/Charleston; MCTA = MidCarolina; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATA = Spartanburg; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville
Site Key -- SP Country Club = Sea Pines Country Club; Sea Pines RC = Sea Pines Racquet Club; Country Club of HH = Country Club of Hilton Head

Saturday, May 19

8 a.m. – SW3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sassy Slicers 2, LATA/Crooked Creek Park Make 'em Doubles 1

8 a.m. – SW3.0 -- HHI #2/CCHH True Grits 0, UPTA/Brookstone Topspins 3

8 a.m. – SW3.0 -- HHI #1/Haig Point Hotshots 1, AATL/Odell Weeks Sassy Gals 2

8 a.m. – SM3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Remnants 2, MCTL/Rock Hill Hard Liners 1

8 a.m. – SM3.5 -- CCTA/Callawassie lslanders 1, SATL/Dunbar Raiders 2

8 a.m. – SM4.0 -- HHI/PRRC Whipping Boys 1, LCTA/Collins Park Stiff Shots 2

9:30 a.m. – SM3.0 -- CCTA/Dataw Delinquents 1, LCTA/Walterboro 2

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- HHI/Port Royal Glory Girls 2, LATA/Set in Our Ways 1

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Islanders 3, AATL/Woodside Jones 0

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Netitudes 2, CTL/Parklane Racquettes 1

9:30 a.m. – SW4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes 2, MCTL/Rock Hill 1

9:30 a.m. – SW4.0 -- CCTA/Spring Chix 1, SATL/Spartanburg AC 2

9:30 a.m. – SM4.0 -- CCTA/Hampton Lakers 2, AATL/Odell Weeks Senior Strokers 1

11 a.m. – SW4.5 -- HHI/SBRC 3, CCTA #2/Sun City Straight Shots 0

11 a.m. – SW4.5 -- CCTA #1/Berkely Gems 1, LATA/Gray's a Gnat to Me 2

11 a.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #2/Hampton Hall 1, UPTA/Brookstone 6 Pack 2

11 a.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #1/PDTC Brittis 1, LATA/Redsolocup 2

Noon – SW3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sassy Slicers 2, GSTL/T.C. Ladies 1

Noon – SW3.0 -- HHI #2/CCHH True Grits 2, MCTL/Rock Hill 1

Noon – SW3.0 -- HHI #1/Haig Point Hotshots 2, PD/Florence Lady Bugs 1

1 p.m. – SM3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Remnants 3, AATL/Woodside Scrappers 0

1 p.m. – SM3.5 -- CCTA/Callawassie lslanders 0, GATA/CLNTA Bulls 3

1 p.m. – SM4.0 -- HHI/PRRC Whipping Boys 3, UPTA/Riverside Hawks 0

1:30 p.m. – SM3.0 -- CCTA/Dataw Delinquents 1, UPTA/Breakstone Racketeers 2

1:30 a.m. – SM3.0 -- HHI/Moss Creek Tornadoes 1, MCTL/Carolina Lakes SUNsationals 2

1:30 p.m. – SW3.5 -- HHI/Port Royal Glory Girls 3, MCTL #2/Rock Hill 0

1:30 p.m. – SW4.0 -- CCTA/Spring Chix 0, LATA/Topspin Senior Moments 3

2:30 p.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Islanders 1, GATA/Savannah Lakes Lady Lakers 2

2:30 p.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Netitudes 1, LCTA #2/Snee Farm Miss Hits 2

2:30 p.m. – SW4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes 2, LCTA/Maybank 1

2:30 p.m. – SM4.0 -- CCTA/Hampton Lakers 0, SATL/TWC Slammers 3

3 p.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #2/Hampton Hall 2, AATL/Woodside Senior 1 1

3 p.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #1/PDTC Brittis 3, GSTL/The Dunes 0

Sunday, May 20

8 a.m. – SM4.0 -- CCTA/Hampton Lakers vs. PD/Sumter at Palmetto Dunes

8 a.m. – SW4.5 -- HHI/SBRC vs. LCTA/Maybank Senior Mixed Nuts at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. -- SW4.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Straight Shots vs. FTA/Sportsclub Lucky Ladies at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – SW4.5 -- CCTA #1/Berkely Gems vs. GSTL/Florence at South Beach RC

8 a.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #2/Hampton Hall vs. CTL/Southeast Park Senior Rockers at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – SM4.5 -- HHI #1/PDTC Brittis vs. LCTA/Woodies of I'On at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. -- SM3.0 -- HHI/Moss Creek Tornadoes vs. UPTA/Breakstone Racketeers at SP Country Club

9:30 a.m. – SW3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Sassy Slicers vs. LCTA #2/Family Circle Weak in Weak at SP Country Club

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- HHI/Port Royal Glory Girls vs. UPTA/Thornblade GG's at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Islanders vs. FTA/Brookstone Girls at Sea Pines RC

9:30 a.m. – SW3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Netitudes vs. GSTL/Ocean Creek at Sea Pines RC

11 a.m. – SW3.0 -- HHI #2/CCHH True Grits vs. GATA #1/Gatewood Golden Girls at Palmetto Dunes

11 a.m. – SW3.0 -- HHI #1/Haig Point Hotshots vs. CTL #2/Wildwood Tennis the Menace at SP Country Club

11 a.m. – SW4.0 -- HHI/Port Royal Herricanes vs. UPTA #2/Spindletree at Sea Pines RC

11 a.m. – SW4.0 -- CCTA/Spring Chix vs. FTA/Brookstone at Sea Pines RC

11 a.m. – SM4.0 -- HHI/PRRC Whipping Boys vs. CTL/Greenview Park at South Beach RC

1 p.m. – SM3.0 -- HHI/Moss Creek Tornadoes vs. CCTA/Dataw Delinquents at SP Country Club

1 p.m. – SM3.5 -- HHI/Spring Lake Remnants vs. CTL/Rockbridge Players at Sea Pines RC

1 p.m. – SM3.5 -- CCTA/Callawassie lslanders vs. GSTL/Grande Dunes Dunes at Sea Pines RC

1 p.m. – SW4.5 -- HHI/SBRC vs. FTA/Sportsclub Lucky Ladies at Sea Pines RC

1 p.m. -- SW4.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Straight Shots vs. LCTA/Maybank Senior Mixed Nuts at Sea Pines RC

1 p.m. – SW4.5 -- CCTA #1/Berkely Gems vs. MCTL/Rock Hill Spring Fever at South Beach RC

Monday, May 21

8 a.m. – SW3.0 semifinal – TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – SW3.5 semifinal – Group II vs. Group I at South Beach RC

8 a.m. – SW3.5 semifinal – Group III vs. Group IV at South Beach RC

8 a.m. – SM3.5 semifinal – Group I vs. Group III at South Beach RC

8 a.m. – SM3.5 semifinal – Group II vs. wildcard at South Beach RC

8 a.m. – SW4.0 semifinal – Group III vs. Group II at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – SW4.0 semifinal – Group I vs. wildcard at Sea Pines RC

8 a.m. – SM4.0 semifinal – Group I vs. Group III at SP Country Club

10 a.m. – SM3.0 -- HHI/Moss Creek Tornadoes vs. LCTA/Walterboro at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – SM3.0 -- CCTA/Dataw Delinquents vs. MCTL/Breakstone Racketeers at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – SW4.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

10 a.m. – SM4.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

Noon – SW3.0 final -- TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

Noon – SW3.5 final -- TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

Noon – SM3.5 final – TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

Noon – SW4.0 final – TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

Noon – SM4.0 final -- TBD vs. TBD at Sea Pines RC

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Pros' Friday Night Lights

Rain, Rain Went Away; HHI Pro League Matches Started To Play; Players World Holds On to #1 Spot

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News via Lee Holyoak Midnight Email) -- Build 'em (tennis courts) and they will come; dry them and they will play. Ah, yes, the fifth week of the Coral Resorts HHI Professional Tennis League got a bit of a late start Friday night, with few players or spectators expecting the matches would get in at all. The 6 p.m. "exhibition" for the visiting Super Senior States players was a show of HHI pros rolling and toweling and rolling and toweling courts.

With the corps of Dolphins soaking up the puddles, the pro matches went on at 7:30-7:45 under the lights but surprisingly also a bright setting sun. About 75 to 100 fans were on hand. Again, the level play was better than many spectators expected, bringing comments like "They warm up much better than I play" and, after one fast-action volley point, "I can't even WATCH that fast."

A pair of straight-set wins enabled Players World of Sports to stay in first place with a 4-1 record. Given the late start, players must have wanted to get it done, in that it was the first Friday Night Lights without a third-set match tiebreak having to decide an outcome.

Next week, the pros will move their action to Rose Hill, for matches at the newly opened Tennisclub of the Low Country (TLC). (schedule below).

Here are Friday's results:

Island Family Dental 3, Mattress Firm 0

Ct. 1 -- Thomas Richter/Eric Wammock (Mattress Firm) vs. Tom Shimada/Lee Holyoak; Shimada/Holyoak won 7-6, 6-3

Ct. 2 -- Patrick Mason/Nikki Kunz (Mattress Firm) vs. Tom Coulton/Royce Silvan; Coulton/Silvan won 6-2, 6-4

Ct. 3 -- Paul Rankin/Jeremiah Dye (Mattress Firm) vs. Mark Sheaffer/Glenn Sheaffer; Sheaffer/Sheaffer won 6-2; 6-0

Players World of Sports 2, Spinnaker Resorts 1

Ct. 1 -- Christian Coley/Marcos Ondruska (Spinnaker Resorts) vs. Derrick Spice/Mike Sutcliffe; Coley/Ondruska won 6-1, 7-5

Ct. 2 -- Rohan Wadehra/Clint Van Aswegen (Spinnaker Resorts) vs. Matt Wuller/Danny Nash; Wuller/Nash won 7-5, 7-6

Ct. 3 -- Bobby Tillison/Emile Dumas (Spinnaker Resorts) vs. Jolene Watanabe/Robert Seferian; Watanabe/Seferian won 6-1, 7-5

Coral Sands HHI Professional Tennis League – 2012 standings -- as of 05/19/12

	Team Matches		Team Courts
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Players World of Sports	4	1	9	6
Spinnaker Resorts	2	3	7	8
Island Family Dental	2	3	9	6
Mattress Firm	2	3	5	10

Season Schedule for Pro League

April 20 -- South Beach May 11 -- Spanish Wells

April 27 -- Sea Pines Country Club May 18 -- Palmetto Dunes

May 4 -- Indigo Run May 25 -- Rose Hill

Semifinals: June 1 -- Wexford; Finals: June 8 -- Long Cove

For more information, go the the Pro League website. www.hhiptl.com

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Players Looking for a Team

Adult or Senior 8.0 team -- An 8.0 couple (4.5 male and 3.5 female) is looking to join an Adult or Senior 8.0 Mixed Doubles team.

Contact Scott Christensen at dane10sgod@yahoo.com

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Sunday Morning

The Jensen Brothers on Grass at Belfair May 27 -- Clinic and Pro Exhibition

BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Jensens Are Coming ... The Jensens Are Coming. Back after "a blast with them last year", Luke and Murphy will conduct a clinic on Belfair's grass court Sunday morning, May 27, and be go back on the grass in the afternoon for a exhibition with local pros Matt Wuller and Mike O'Regan.

The clinic, from 9 a.m. to noon, will be limited to 36 people; cost is $65. At 5 p.m., Wuller, O'Regan and the Jensens will do a pro exo followed by a barbecue dinner at the Belfair clubhouse that will be open to 200 people. That cost is $35.

To register for all the activities, call the Belfair Clubhouse 757-0700. For additional information, contact O'Regan at (843) 301-1829 or mfo4444@gmail.com.

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