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A. Foster McKissick Tournament
Sturm, Chryst,
Wiederhorn Win Singles, Doubles; Tillison Takes 2 Doubles in
Seniors Championships at Litchfield
PAWLEYS
ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Hilton Head Island's Bill Sturm and Bluffton's Norm Chryst
won singles championships today, then turned around to take doubles titles as
well in the A. Foster McKissick Tennis Tournament at Litchfield Racquet Club.
HHI's Bobby Tillison won two doubles championships. On Saturday, Bob Wiederhorn of Bluffton won the round robin championship in Men's
80s singles. The USTA-sanctioned event had 170 players entered in singles and
doubles.
E-News is still trying to figure
who won a couple of the round robins. The tournament doesn't post it, though
prize "money" had to be determined. Stay tuned.
Here are the final results
involving HHI and Bluffton competitors:
Men's 55 Singles
Final
(2) William Sturm, HHI
d. Alvin Milliken, Shallotte NC 6-1; 6-0
Men's 65 Singles
Final
(1) Norm Chryst, Bluffton
d. Keith Whitlow, HHI 5-7; 6-3; 7-5
Men's 70 Singles
Final
(1) Ben Varn, Inman d. (2) Paul
Vander Berg, Bluffton 6-2; 6-2
Men's 75 Singles
RR Richard Wardman d. Johnnie Williams 6-2; 6-2
RR Robert Koenig d. Neil Vroegop 2-6; 1-0 Ret (inj)
RR Neil Vroegop d. Richard Wardman 6-3; 6-0
RR Johnnie Williams d. Robert Koenig 6-4; 3-6; 6-4
RR Robert Koenig d. Richard Wardman 6-3; 6-3
RR Neil Vroegop d. Johnnie Williams 6-1, 6-0
Koenig and Vroegop, both with 2-1 records; Koenig
lost 3 sets, Vroegop lost 1 set, so E-News projects Vroegop the champion.
Men's 80 Singles
RR Robert Wiederhorn d. Thomas Hastings 6-4;
6-2
RR Robert Wiederhorn d. Reginald Rogers 6-2; 6-1
Wiederhorn, Bluffton
winner of round robin
Men's 55 Doubles
RR Sturm/Tillison d. Cerasaro/Jagger 6-2; 6-3
RR Sturm/Tillison d. Meigs/Smith 6-1; 6-1
Bill Sturm, HHI/Bobby Tillison,
HHI
winner of round robin
Men's 65 Doubles
RR Raymond Jones/Keith Whitlow d. Lester/Mack 6-1; 6-2
lost total of 2 sets; lost total of 17 games
RR Goodrich/Loftis d. Luba/Partington 3-6; 7-5; 6-3
lost total of 2 sets; lost total of 22 games
RR Luba/Partington d. Jones/Whitlow 6-2; 6-4
RR Goodrich/Loftis d. Lester/Mack Wo (inj)
RR Luba/Partington d. Lester/Mack Wo (inj)
RR Jones/Whitlow d. Goodrich/Loftis 6-2; 6-0
Jones/Whitlow and
Luba/Partington, both with 2-1 records, each
lost two sets;
Jones/Whitlow lost 17 total games;
Luba/Partington lost 22
total games, so we figure that Jones, Kiawah Is./Whitlow,
HHI came out as the champion. What do you think?
Breaking news late Sunday:
Wrong guess. Prize goes to LUBA/PARTINGTON.
Too late and complicated to explain now!!
Men's 70 Doubles
F (1) Foster/Varn d. (2) Keiger/Vander Berg 4-6; 6-1; 6-1
Men's 75 Doubles
RR Bob Koenig, Bluffton/Neil Vroegop d. Ellison/McDowell 6-2; 6-0
RR Koenig/Vroegop d. Wardman/Williams 7-5; 6-4
Koenig/Vroegop
winner of round robin
Mixed 55 Doubles
Round Robin -- Gildemeister/McColl d. Paul Vander Berg/Cindy Vander Berg
6-1; 6-3
Gildemeister/McColl winner of round robin
Mixed 65 Doubles
Final
Norm Chryst/Palma Chryst,
Bluffton d. Tom Foster/Jane Foster, Woodruff 6-2; 3-6;
6-1
Combined Mixed 8.0 Doubles
Final
(1) Julie Taylor, HHI/Bobby Tillison,
HHI
d. (2) Carrie Amick/Greg Bender, Murrells Inlet 6-4; 6-3
SF (2) Amick/Bender d. Baker/Mitchell 6-2; 6-3
SF (1) Taylor/Tillison d. Howard/Negethon 6-2; 7-6(8))
Men's 80 Doubles
RR Hastings/Wiederhorn d. Kramer/Russell 6-1; 6-3
RR Hastings/Wiederhorn d. Brodmerkel/Dobbins 6-0; 6-4
Tom Hastings, Bluffton/Bob Wiederhorn,
Bluffton
winner of round robin
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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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Hilton
Head Island Tennis Leagues -- 2012 Adult standings
--
As of 03/18/12
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,
Chaplin Tennis Toddies tied in first at
5-1 |
|
3.5M
|
7 |
93 |
7 |
95 |
7
|
99
|
6 |
86 |
1/28 through 4/28 |
Beaufort Serve-Aces in first at
6-1 |
|
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
4-0 |
|
4.0W
|
10 |
148 |
10 |
154 |
8
|
126
|
4 |
62 |
2/11 through 4/21 |
Sea Pines CC Smashers in first at
6-0 |
|
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 3-1 |
|
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 03/18/12
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 8-0 |
|
3.0W
|
14 |
165 |
12 |
142 |
10
|
123 |
12 |
143 |
1/31 through 4/24 |
Moss Creek Alley Gators in first at
7-0 |
|
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 4-1; Flight II:
Spring Lake Remnants in first at
5-0 |
|
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 7-0; Flight II: PDTC Belles of the Ball in first at
7-1 |
|
4.0M
|
12 |
141 |
10 |
124 |
10
|
127 |
7 |
77 |
2/7 through 4/24 |
PRRC Whipping Boys in first at
6-0
|
|
4.0W
|
11 |
131 |
9 |
112 |
8
|
99 |
6 |
78 |
1/30 through 4/9 |
PDTC Dames With Game, Port Royal Herricanes
tied in first at 6-0 |
|
4.5M
|
4 |
35 |
2 |
25 |
2
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
2/9
through 4/19 |
PDTC
Brittis in first at 6-0
|
|
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
03/18/12
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?, Indigo Run tied in first place at 5-1 |