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Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012         Vol. XI,  No. 31                  Recipient of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 

Scroll down for the current USTA League Standings for HHI and CCTA

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

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Finals Followed by Awards

     Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Championships Finish Today at Van der Meer Shipyard

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The 2012 Special Olympics National Invitational Tennis Championships will run through today at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. All events are open and free to the public. Volunteers always are welcome.

    Opening day Monday included a Pro Exhibition with HHI pros Lee Holyoak, Matt Wuller, Mike O’Regan and Mike Sutcliffe. Special Olympian competition began Tuesday and will end today, running from 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for the more than 100 athletes from seven states.  visit www.ptrtennis.org.

    Here is the schedule of today's events:

7:45 a.m. – Noon -- Singles Competition Level 2 & Level 5
7:45 a.m. -- 11a.m. -- Level 1 - ISC Competition
11:30a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. -- Tennis Carnival
12:30 p.m. -- Awards Presentations Level 1
12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. -- Doubles Competition Level 2 & Level 5
4 p.m. -- Awards Presentations Level 2 & Level 5
Closing Ceremony
 

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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.

 

FCC Awaits 1 Millionth Fan with $5,000 Gift Package at 40th  Year Celebration

            Charleston SC – The Family Circle Cup is poised to welcome its 1,000,000th fan in during its 2012 event, and list of prizes totaling more than $5,000 in retail value awaits the holder of that ticket.  Marking the 40th year of the WTA event that started on Hilton Head Island, the FCC will be held Mar. 31 – Apr. 8 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.

            The tournament had attracted 80,625 by the end of the first year it played in Charleston: 2001. Current total is 94,241.

            Whoever purchase the 1 millionth, will receive a Premier Ticket Package that will include four box seats on Apr. 2 opening day of the main draw, plus invitations to a boxholder reception to meet and be photographed with star players, terrace level seats and valet parking passes for the remainder of the week.  The winning holder will do the coin toss for the fourth match on Stadium Court that main draw day and will receive a $250 spending spree at any food vendor or concession stands for the week as well as $250  to spend on any items in the FCC Merchandise Tent       

 

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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 -- Second Busy Week

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The annual influx of college tennis teams wrapped up its first full week Saturday, but Week Two teams rolled in right on time to take their places to keep HHI area courts very busy -- especially on hard courts. Two exhibitions were played Monday and more are scheduled for next Monday. 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.  Here are the matches set for the remainder of 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
 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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Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues -- 2012 Adult standings -- As of 03/11/12

    Teams and players to date

Rating

'12

Teams

'12

Players

'11

Teams

'11

Players

'10

Teams

'10

Players

 09

Teams

09

Players

'12 Season

League Team Leaders

2.5M

 0 0    

1

N/A

  

2.5W

5 50 6 64

5

46 

4 51

1/28 through 4/22

South Beach Sirens in first at 4-1
3.0M 5 65 5 67 4 61 4 58 1/28 through 4/14 SCYC TGIF in first at 5-0

3.0W

6 87 6 82

6

83

 5 77 2/4 through 4/21

 SCYC No Faults, Spanish Wells, Chaplin Tennis Toddies tied in first at 4-1

3.5M

7 93 7 95

7

99

 6 86 1/28 through 4/28 Beaufort Serve-Aces in first at 5-1

3.5W

9 134 11 156

11

164

 14 214 2/4 through 4/14

 Long Cove Aces in first at 5-0

4.0M

5 65 4 52

6

84

 5 66 2/12 through 4/29

Shipyard Sun Devils in first at 3-0

4.0W

10 148 10 154

8

126

 4 62 2/11 through 4/21

Sea Pines CC Smashers, SCYC Y Knots Chaos tied in first at 4-0

4.5M

3 32 2 27

3

42

 2 32 2/11 through 4/28

Palmetto Dunes Dude in first at 3-0

4.5W

 3 37 2 28

4

59

 2 27 1/29 through 4/15 PDTC in first at 2-1

5.0M

 0 0 1 1

1

5

 N/A NA

5.0W

 0 0 1 0

1

5

 N/A NA

Total

53 711 54 726

 56

769

 46 673

 

 

 

Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues – 2012 Senior standings -- As of As of 03/11/12

    Teams and players to date

Rating

'12 Teams '12 Players

'11 Teams

'11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'09 Teams

'09 Players

'12 Season

League Team Leaders

2.5M

 0 0

 

 

2

12

4

47

N/A

3.0M

8 93

9

109

8

 100

14

166

1/23 through 4/23

  SPCC Ospreys in first at 7-0

3.0W

14 165

12

142

10

123

12

143

1/31 through 4/24

 Moss Creek Alley Gators in first at 6-0

3.5M

17 184

17

203

20

244

13

168

2/15 through 4/4 + playoff

 Flight I: Spring Lake Sweat Hogs in first at 3-1; Flight II: Spring Lake Remnants in first at 4-0

3.5W

22 264

22

268

20

230 

18

225

1/25 through 4/11 + playoff

  Flight I: Port Royal Glory Girls in first at 6-0; Flight II: Palmetto Dunes PDQ in first at 6-0

4.0M

12 141

10

124

10

127

7

77

2/7 through 4/24

PRRC Whipping Boys in first at 5-0

4.0W

11 131

9

112

8

99

6

78

1/30 through 4/9

 PDTC Dames With Game, Port Royal Herricanes, PD Wylde Things tied in first at 5-0

4.5M

4 35

2

25

2

22

0

0

2/9 through 4/19

PDTC Brittis in first at 5-0

4.5W

 2 16

2

24

2

22

0

0

2/16 through 3/8

SBRC in first at 2-0

Total

90 1029

83

1,007

82

  979

74

904

 

 

 

70s Men's 3.5/4.0 Spring Interclub League -- 2012 Standing -- As of 03/11/12

    Teams and players to date

Rating

'12 Teams '12 Players '11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

 09 Teams

'12 Season

League Team Leaders

3.5/4.0M

 8 n/a    7 n/a 

n/a

 n/a   n/a  

2/9 through 5/20

  Spring Lake Huh? in first place at 5-0

 

Coastal Carolina Tennis – 2012 Adult standings -- as of 03/11/12

Rating

'12 Teams '12 Players '11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'12 Season

League Team Leaders

2.5W

0 0 2 24

5

43 

N/A

NA

3.0M

 1 13 1 0    

N/A

 only team entered

3.0W

3 40 4 60

4

53

2/12 through 5/20

Carolina KOs in first  at 2-0 

3.5M

0 0    

1

1

n/a

N/A

3.5W

4 53 5 64

5

 74

2/18 through 4/28

Beaufort Net Assets in first at 3-0

4.0M

2 24 3 28

0

  0

2/4 through 4/11

Rose Hill in first at 5-0

4.0W

4 48 2 20

4

62 

3/11 through 4/22

Rose Hill Racquet Heads in first at 3-0
4.5M 1 7 2 19    

N/A

 only one team entered

4.5W

3 39 3 34

0

0 

3/11 through 4/22

N/A

Total

18 221 22 249

19

233

 

 

 

Coastal Carolina Tennis – 2012 Senior standings -- as of 03/11/12

Rating

'12 Teams '12 Players '11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'12 Season

League Team Leaders

2.5W

3 30    

0

0 

1/27 through 5/3

Haven Racquettes in first at 5-0

3.0M

8 94 7 88

7

89

1/30 through 4/30

 Dataw Delinquents, Sun City Tennis Ball Busters tied in first at 6-0

3.0W

6 74 7 88

7

 83

 1/24 through 5/1

Sun City Sassy Slicers in first at 6-1

3.5M

12 134 12 148

15

  168

2/15 through 4/25

Sun City Court Busters, Callawassie Islanders tied in first at 4-0

3.5W

15 167 12 140

12

  135

1/25 through 5/2

Dataw Islanders, Coll 10, Sun City Netitudes tied in first at 6-1

4.0M

8 98 7 91

7

  76

1/30 through 4/23

Sun City Sun Strokes in first at 6-0

4.0W

5 55 6 67

5

  60

2/20 through 4/23

Spring Chix in first at 3-0

4.5W

3 30 3 27

1

  12

2/18 through 4/21

Berkely Gems in first at 2-0

4.5M

 1 10 0 0 0 0

N/A

N/A

Total

 61 692 54 649

54

 623    

 

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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

    Apr 20-22 & 27-29: National Super Senior League Championships / Surprise AZ / 2011 winners from 17 Sections compete in Men’s/Women’s 60s Combo 6.0 & 8.0 on Apr. 20-22 and 7.0 & 9.0 Apr. 27-29.
    Apr. 20- 22: 27th annual “BillyBob” Doubles Championships / South Beach Racquet Club / Combined age divisions in men’s and women's doubles as well as mixed doubles / 80 & older, 100 & older, 120 & older, 140 & older, and 150 & older levels / USTA rating restrictions apply as well / Entry blanks available at www.southbeachracquetclub.com  or request by e-mail at sbrc10s@aol.com. For information, call Mike Sutcliffe at 671-2215.
    Apr. 27-29: 6th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament level Boys' & Girls' singles / Benefit Charles P. Darby Children's Research Center at MUSC / For information, call Palmetto Dunes at 785-1152 or go to www.palmettodunes.com.
    Apr. 27-30: Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Boys and Girls 12s and 14s / Van der Meer Tennis Center / Sanctioned / 250 of top 12s & 14s in Southeast. ID #704115812 / For entry/other information, contact Jim Stubbs 785-8388 or email jim@vdmtennis.com.

 

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