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Sunday, Mar. 11, 2012         Vol. XI,  No. 29                  Recipient of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 

Were you an hour late today because you didn't spring forward your clock for Daylight Saving Time?

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Intercollegiate Tennis Match Schedule Updated for Weekend and Next Week -- See below for your college team

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Volunteers Still Needed

     Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Championships Begin Monday at Van der Meer Shipyard

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The 2012 Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Championships will run Monday through Wednesday at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club, with official opening ceremony, parade of athletes and a pro exhibition beginning at 6:15 p.m. Monday. All events are open and free to the public. Volunteers always are welcome.

    Monday's preparation day, meetings for coaches and divisioning of athletes will give way to a Pro Exhibition with HHI pros Lee Holyoak, Matt Wuller, Mike O’Regan and Mike Sutcliffe. Special Olympian competition will take place Tuesday and Wednesday from 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for the more than 100 athletes from seven states.
  Volunteers interested in helping the athletes should contact Julie Jilly at 785-7244 or visit www.ptrtennis.org.

 

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"Empowerment" Night

     40LOVE: Original 9 Players from HHI's Family Circle Cup Set for Daniel Island Celebration.    
        CHARLESTON SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Family Circle Cup started 40 years ago on Hilton Head Island, and next month nine of the original players will be at the Women's Tennis Association event to celebrate the continued success of the tournament at an "Empowerment Night". Featured will be, among others, Billy Jean King and first FCC champion Rosie Casals, as well as Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Martina Hingis and Rennae Stubbs.

    The celebration Saturday night, Apr. 6, will feature a World TeamTennis-style exhibition including Jimmy Connors and Aaron Krickstein. A Stadium Court dedication to King will be part of the action. Add to that Gov. Nikki Haley, WTA CEO Stacey Allaster and representatives of event sponsor Dove.

    "Empowerment" will begin at 7 p.m. on the 7th. Tickets for this event are available at $20 in the grandstand, $35 for terrace level and $65 for box seats. Go to www.familycirclecup.com.
   
    In September 1970, women's professional tennis was launched when nine female tennis players signed $1 contracts with World Tennis publisher Gladys Heldman to compete in what would become the Virginia Slims Series. The Original 9, as they were called, included King, Casals, Nancy Richey, Kerry Melville, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kristy Pigeon, Judy Dalton, Valerie Ziegenfuss and Julie Heldman. They have previously reunited in 1980 (US Open, NYC), 1986 (Virginia Slims Championships, NYC), and 1989 (Slims of Houston, TX).

    Among 40Love honorees will be Fern Lee “Peachy” Kellmeyer, the first employee and director of the WTA in 1973, a direct contributor to the creation of the Title IX Amendment funding women's athletics and an International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee. During Kellmeyer's tenure, prize money on the WTA has increased from $309,000 in 1973 to more than $90 million in 2012, and the number of WTA events has increased from 23 domestic tournaments to 53 events in 33 different countries.
    Meanwhile, the WTA has issued the singles player field for the anniversary event, led by WTA Top 10-ers and former champions Samantha Stosur, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Nadia Petrova and Venus Williams. Play will begin with qualifying Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 31 and Apr. 1. Main draw first round play will begin Monday the 2nd. Special theme days will be held throughout the week during day and night sessions.

    Additional information is available at www.familycirclecup.com.

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An Email from Michael:

     Electronic word from Utah

From: Michael O'Keefe [mailto:michael.okeefe@parkcity.org]
Hi Dennis,

Want to let you know that everything is great here in Park City.  The club is gorgeous!  The programs are building and growing.

We have nearly 160 kids in our lesson programs.

Helaine and Phelan are great, Phelan is playing with me 3 times a week and we are getting to ski a couple afternoons each week as well.

All in all, we miss out Hilton Head (Island) friends, but loving our life in Park City…

Please include this e-mail for e-tennis news.  Love to keep up with Pro League and Billy Bob!!

All my best!

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Exhibitions Monday

     Intercollegiate Spring Break Team Schedule -- First Full Week Completing Play; Second To Come

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The annual influx of college tennis teams wraps up its first full week Saturday as Week Two teams begin arriving to keep HHI area courts very busy -- especially on hard courts. Two exhibitions were played Monday and more will be scheduled for this coming Monday at 5:30 p.m. All matches and exhibitions are open free to spectators.

    What was started in the mid-1980s by Tennisaction Hilton Head Island has evolved into two separate Spring Break entities -- one headquartered at HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and the second at the Professional Tennis Registry headquarters in Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club.

    Each team match consists of six singles and three doubles. The format varies depending on the college's NCAA division and the number of courts available at the individual match sites. Given the general format, the 42 team dual matches set for Monday will involved 252 singles matches and 126 doubles. Yes, that's 378 matches just on Monday. Here are the matches set for this week. 

 

    This composite schedule has been culled from websites of Spring Break Tennis (www.springbreaktennis.com) and

Spring TennisFest (www.springtennisfest.com). Schedules and sites are subject to late changes. Go to websites for more information. 

 

         

Date

Time

M/W

Opponents

Site
 Sun Mar 11 1:30 PM W  Slippery Rock vs. Gettysburg

Port Royal Racquet
 Sun Mar 11 2 PM M  ST. PATS DAY PARADE 2 - 6 pm along POPE AVE. ---
 Sun Mar 11 3 PM M  Macalester vs. Nazareth

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 11 3 PM W  Macalester vs. Nazareth

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 11 3:30 PM M  Charleston vs. Millersville Hilton Head Resort
 Sun Mar 11 6 PM W  Ohio Wesleyn vs. Edgewood Bluffton High School
 Sun Mar 11 6:30 PM M  Bloomsburg vs. Endicott

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 11 6:30 PM W  Bloomsburg vs. West Liberty

HHI Beach & Tennis
         
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM W  Greenville vs. Gettysburg HHI Middle School
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM M  Kutztown vs. Dickinson

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM M  Endicott vs. Edgewood Bluffton High School
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM W  Millersville vs. Fairmont Port Royal Plantation
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM W  Richard Stockton vs. R.P.I. Cordillo
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM W  Kutztown vs. Dickinson

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 8 AM W  East Stroudsburg vs. Ohio Wesleyan Hilton Head Resort
 Mon Mar 12 8:15 AM M  Augusta State University vs George Mason University

Van Der Meer TC
 Mon Mar 12 8:30 AM MW  Edinboro University vs University of Charleston (WV) Chaplin Park
 Mon Mar 12 8:30 AM W  Gardner-Webb University vs Siena College HHI High School
 Mon Mar 12 8:30 AM M  Defiance College vs Marietta College Carolina Place
 Mon Mar 12 8:30 AM M  Tiffin University vs West Liberty University Evian
 Mon Mar 12 9 AM W  Slippery Rock vs. Winston Salem

Port Royal Racquet
 Mon Mar 12 11 AM W  FDU - Florham vs. Shepherd Hilton Head Resort
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM M  Denison vs. Lake Forest Bluffton High School
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM M  Macalester vs. Spring Arbor

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM W  Macalester vs. Spring Arbor

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM M  FDU - Florham vs. Shepherd Hilton Head Resort
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM M  Southern Illinois University vs South Carolina State University

Van Der Meer TC
 Mon Mar 12 11:30 AM W  Tiffin University vs West Chester University Evian
 Mon Mar 12 NOON W  South Carolina State University vs North Central Texas College HHI High School
 Mon Mar 12 NOON W  Olivet vs. Heidelberg Palmetto Dunes
 Mon Mar 12 NOON M  Heidelberg vs. Millsaps Sea Pines
 Mon Mar 12 12:30 PM M  Westminster, MO vs. Messiah South Beach RC
 Mon Mar 12 12:30 PM W  Westminster, MO vs. Messiah South Beach RC
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM W  Georgetown vs. Wooster Cordillo
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM M  Wooster vs. Gettysburg HHI Middle School
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM W  Nazareth vs. Kentucky Weslyen

Port Royal Racquet
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM M  Nazareth vs. St. Mary's, MD Port Royal Plantation
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM W  Marietta College vs University of Illinois Springfield South Beach RC
 Mon Mar 12 1 PM M  Roosevelt University vs University of Illinois Springfield South Beach RC
 Mon Mar 12 1:30 PM W  Roosevelt University vs Sweet Briar College HHI Motorcoach Resort
 Mon Mar 12 2:30 PM M  Ohio Wesleyan University vs Defiance College Chaplin Park
 Mon Mar 12 3 PM W  Gardner-Webb University vs Savannah State University Chaplin Park
 Mon Mar 12 3 PM M  Augusta State University vs Limestone College HHI High School
 Mon Mar 12 3 PM M  Bloomsburg vs. Winston Salem State

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 3 PM W  Bloomsburg vs. Winston Salem State

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 3:30 PM M  Gordon vs. Greenville Hilton Head Resort
 Mon Mar 12 5:30 PM MW  FREE EXHIBITION -- Buffalo v. SCState; Geo. Mason v. SC State Palmetto Dunes
 Mon Mar 12 6 PM W  Kutztown vs. Scranton Chaplin Park
 Mon Mar 12 6 PM M  Millersville vs. Endicott Bluffton High School
 Mon Mar 12 6:30 PM M  Missouri Valley vs. Mississippi

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Mon Mar 12 6:30 PM W  Missouri Valley vs. Mississippi

HHI Beach & Tennis
         
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM W  Fairmont vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Cordillo
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM M  Nazareth vs. Heidelberg

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM W  Nazareth vs. Heidelberg

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM W  Westminster, MO vs. Richard Stockton Hilton Head Resort
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM W  Georgetown vs. Dickinson Port Royal Plantation
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM M  Greenville vs. Gettysburg HHI Middle School
 Tue Mar 13 8 AM M  Bloomsburg vs. Charleston Bluffton High School
 Tue Mar 13 8:15 AM M  George Mason University vs Southern Illinois University

Van Der Meer TC
 Tue Mar 13 8:30 AM MW  Chowan University vs Tiffin University Chaplin Park
 Tue Mar 13 8:30 AM W  Savannah State University vs Siena College Evian
 Tue Mar 13 8:30 AM M  Edinboro University vs West Liberty University HHI High School
 Tue Mar 13 9 AM W  Spring Arbor vs. Wooster

Port Royal Racquet
 Tue Mar 13 10 AM M  Scranton vs. Westminster, MO Hilton Head Resort
 Tue Mar 13 11:30 AM W  Slippery Rock vs. Denison Bluffton High School
 Tue Mar 13 11:30 AM M  Shepherd vs. Winston Salem State

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 11:30 AM W  Shepherd vs. Winston Salem State

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 11:30 AM W  Gardner-Webb University vs SUNY-Buffalo

Van Der Meer TC
 Tue Mar 13 11:30 AM W  Edinboro University vs Limestone College HHI High School
 Tue Mar 13 NOON W  North Central Texas College vs West Chester University Carolina Place
 Tue Mar 13 NOON W  Greenville vs. Scranton Indigo Run
 Tue Mar 13 NOON M  Dickinson vs. Millsaps Broad Creek Landing
 Tue Mar 13 NOON W  Mississippi vs. R.P.I. Cordillo
 Tue Mar 13 12:30 PM M  Gordon vs. St. Mary's, MD HHI Middle School
 Tue Mar 13 12:30 PM M  Ithaca vs. Connecticut South Beach RC
 Tue Mar 13 12:30 PM W  Ithaca vs. Connecticut South Beach RC
 Tue Mar 13 12:30 PM MW  Marietta College vs Roosevelt University Evian
 Tue Mar 13 12:30 PM M  Limestone College vs West Chester University HHI Motorcoach Resort
 Tue Mar 13 1 PM W  Ohio Wesleyan vs. Millersville Port Royal Plantation
 Tue Mar 13 1 PM M  Spring Arbor vs. Georgetown

Port Royal Racquet
 Tue Mar 13 1:30 PM M  Wooster vs. Edgewood Palmetto Dunes
 Tue Mar 13 2 PM W  Kutztown vs. Missouri Valley Hilton Head Resort
 Tue Mar 13 2 PM W  Millsaps vs. Olivet Spring Lake RC
 Tue Mar 13 2 PM M  Kutztown vs. Missouri Valley Hilton Head Resort
 Tue Mar 13 3 PM M  Ohio Wesleyan University vs Salem State University Chaplin Park
 Tue Mar 13 3 PM W   University of Illinois Springfield vs Hood College HHI High School
 Tue Mar 13 3 PM W  Charleston vs. Gettysburg

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 3 PM M  Lake Forest vs. Mississippi

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 6 PM W  West Liberty vs. Wooster Chaplin Park
 Tue Mar 13 6 PM M  St. Mary's, MD vs. Endicott Bluffton High School
 Tue Mar 13 6:30 PM M  FDU - Florham vs. Messiah

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Tue Mar 13 6:30 PM W  FDU - Florham vs. Messiah

HHI Beach & Tennis
         
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  Charleston vs. Georgetown

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM M  Charleston vs. Georgetown

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  I.U.P. vs. Winston Salem State Hilton Head Resort
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  Dickinson vs. Westminster, MO Cordillo
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  Slippery Rock vs. Millersville Port Royal Plantation
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  East Stroudsburg vs. Millsaps HHI Middle School
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM M  Lake Forest vs. Gettysburg Bluffton High School
 Wed Mar 14 8 AM W  FDU-Florham vs. Richard Stockton Indigo Run
 Wed Mar 14 8:15 AM W  South Carolina State University vs SUNY-Buffalo Van Der Meer TC
 Wed Mar 14 8:30 AM M  Tiffin University vs West Chester University Chaplin Park
 Wed Mar 14 8:30 AM MW  Chowan University vs Edinboro University Evian
 Wed Mar 14 8:30 AM M  Ohio Wesleyan University vs University of Illinois Springfield HHI High School
 Wed Mar 14 9 AM M  Defiance College vs Salem State University Carolina Place
 Wed Mar 14 9 AM W  Spring Arbor vs. Messiah Broad Creek Landing
 Wed Mar 14 9 AM W  Olivet vs. Ohio Wesleyan

Port Royal Racquet
 Wed Mar 14 11:30 AM W  West Liberty vs. Scranton Bluffton High School
 Wed Mar 14 11:30 AM M  Bloomsburg vs. Ithaca

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Wed Mar 14 11:30 AM W  Bloomsburg vs. Ithaca

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Wed Mar 14 11:30 AM M  Winston Salem State vs. Millersville Hilton Head Resort
 Wed Mar 14 11:30 AM W  Limestone College vs Tiffin University Chaplin Park
 Wed Mar 14 NOON W   University of Illinois Springfield vs North Central Texas College HHI High School
 Thu Mar 15 12:30 PM W  Kutztown vs. Denison South Beach RC
 Thu Mar 15 1 PM W  Conneticut College vs. Edgewood Hilton Head Resort
 Thu Mar 15 1 PM M  Conneticut College vs. Edgewood Hilton Head Resort
 Thu Mar 15 1 PM W  Richard Stockton vs. Scranton HHI Middle School
 Thu Mar 15 1 PM M  Gordon vs. Messiah Cordillo
 Thu Mar 15 1:30 PM W  Olivet vs. FDU - Florham

Port Royal Racquet
 Thu Mar 15 1:30 PM W  Georgetown vs. Spring Arbor Palmetto Dunes
 Thu Mar 15 3 PM M  Bloomsburg vs. Missouri Valley

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Thu Mar 15 3 PM W  Bloomsburg vs. Missouri Valley

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Thu Mar 15 3:15 PM M  Limestone College vs George Mason University Evian
 Thu Mar 15 6 PM M  FDU - Florham vs. St. Mary's, MD Bluffton High School
 Thu Mar 15 6 PM M  Westminster, MO vs. Dickinson Chaplin Park
 Thu Mar 15 6:30 PM W  Macalester vs. Wooster

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Thu Mar 15 6:30 PM M  Macalester vs. Wooster

HHI Beach & Tennis
         
Fri Mar 16 8 AM M  Missouri Valley vs. Millersville Hilton Head Resort
Fri Mar 16 8 AM W  Missouri Valley vs. Millersville Hilton Head Resort
Fri Mar 16 8 AM M  St. Mary's, MD vs. Messiah HHI Middle School
 Fri Mar 16 8 AM W  Dickinson vs. Spring Arbor Cordillo
 Fri Mar 16 8 AM M  Nazareth vs. FDU - Florham

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Fri Mar 16 8 AM W  Nazareth vs. FDU - Florham

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Fri Mar 16 8:15 AM M  Johnson State College vs Marietta College Van Der Meer TC
 Fri Mar 16 8:15 AM MW  Edinboro University vs Roosesvelt University Chaplin Park
 Fri Mar 16 8:30 AM M  Benedict College vs West Liberty University Evian
 Fri Mar 16 9 AM W  Charleston vs. Wooster

Port Royal Racquet
 Fri Mar 16 10:30 AM M  Spring Arbor vs. Dickinson Cordillo
 Fri Mar 16 11:30 AM M  Denison vs. Conneticut College

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Fri Mar 16 11:30 AM W  Denison vs. Conneticut College

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Fri Mar 16 NOON W  Benedict College vs Limestone College Evian
 Fri Mar 16 1 PM M  Charleston vs. Macalester

Port Royal Racquet
 Fri Mar 16 1 PM W  Macalester vs. Messiah Port Royal Plantation
 Fri Mar 16 1 PM M  Gordon vs. Heidelberg HHI Middle School
 Fri Mar 16 1:30 PM M  Georgetown vs. Wooster Hilton Head Resort
 Fri Mar 16 2:30 PM W  SUNY - Buffalo vs North Central Texas College Chaplin Park
 Fri Mar 16 3 PM W  Kutztown vs. West Liberty

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Fri Mar 16 3 PM M  Scranton vs. TBA

HHI Beach & Tennis
         
 Sat Mar 17 9 AM MW  Benedict College vs Tiffin University Evian
 Sat Mar 17 3 PM M  Frostburg State University vs Johnson State College Evian
         
 Sun Mar 18 11 AM MW  Benedict College vs Frostburg State University Van Der Meer TC
 Sun Mar 18 11:30 AM M  St. Thomas vs. Nebraska Wesleyan

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 18 11:30 AM W  St. Thomas vs. Nebraska Wesleyan

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 18 1 PM M  Hobart vs. Concordia

Port Royal Racquet
 Sun Mar 18 3 PM M  Allegheny vs. Wisconsin Eau-Claire

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 18 3 PM W  Allegheny vs. Wisconsin Eau-Claire

HHI Beach & Tennis
 Sun Mar 18 3 PM MW  College of Coastal Carolina vs University of Chicago Van Der Meer TC
         
 Mon Mar 19 5:30 PM MW  FREE EXHIBITION University of Chicago Palmetto Dunes

 

Further updates will be continuing later -- please check back

 

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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS/Events: 

    Mar. 12-14: Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Championships / Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club / Volunteers needed / For information, call Julie Jilly at 785-7244 or visit www.ptrtennis.org

 

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ooooO                              Peter Marshall's question to Rose Marie:

 (      )                      Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive,

  (    )                                  is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?                      

 (___)                                                                      A. No wait until morning.

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