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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 Sunday, 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.
Also winning doubles
championships were Doug Luba/Dave Partington, Bob Koenig (with Neil Vroegop),
Palma Chryst (with Norm), Julie Taylor (with Tillison) and Tom Hastings (with
Wiederhorn).
The USTA-sanctioned event had 170 players entered in singles and
doubles.
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
Vroegop winner of round robin
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
RR Goodrich/Loftis d. Luba/Partington 3-6; 7-5; 6-3
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
Doug Luba, HHI/Dave Partington, HHI winner
of round robin
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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Service for 10 & Under, QuickStart
Bluffton's Butch
Staples To Receive National Tennis Education Award
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News)
-- South Carolina's Butch Staples of Bluffton and Lucy Garvin of Greenville will
be receive national awards at the upcoming USTA Annual Meeting.
Staples, co-owner with Gavin Cox
of the new Tennisclub of the Low Country at Rose Hill, will be recognized with
the
Tennis Educational Merit Award, given to individuals
who have made notable contributions in the tennis educational field at the
national level and have demonstrated leadership and creative skills at that
level. Garvin, a past USTA National,
Southern and South Carolina president, will receive the Samuel Hardy Award,
which recognizes a USTA volunteer for their long and outstanding service to the
sport of tennis. The International Tennis Hall of Fame annually presents the
Samuel Hardy Award.
For the Tennis Educational Award,
the USTA identifies Staples
as one of the top 10-and-Under trainers in the United States. He is a Professional Tennis Registry Master
Professional and Charter member. He has been named PTR State Member of the
Year for Illinois in 2008, PTR Tester of the Year in 2009, and Clinician of the
Year in 2010. In January 2011, Racquet Sports Industry Magazine named Staples
received the first USTA RCW Trainer of the Year Award.
Staples is a USTA National Trainer for QuickStart and
USTA Schools Workshops, and serves on the Cardio Tennis Speakers Team. He
organized the largest Cardio Tennis event ever with 186 beginners and novice
players on 18 courts. An early proponent of 10 and Under Tennis, Staples
organized demonstrations at the 2009 Olympic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Arthur Ashe Kids Day.
Staples has been a presenter at the PTR International Tennis Symposium and USTA
Tennis Teachers Conference. He has been teaching tennis since 1974, and holds a
Masters degree in Physical Education.
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'Bootcamp' with Area Pros
Oldfield Tennis Fundraiser To Benefit American
Cancer Society
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News)
-- A tennis fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society is set for
Saturday, Apr. 28, at the Oldfield Club. The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "bootcamp" will
include drills run by area pros, lunch and an afternoon round robin. Donation
for the event is $50 per person.
Oldfield is on SC 170, about four
miles north of US 278 heading toward Beaufort. A silent auction and other prizes
will be part of the fundraiser.
Reservations are open through
Apr. 21. To register or request more information, email Paul Louw at
plouw@oldfieldsc.com or Bob Kader at
rwkader@gmail.com.
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TENNIS E-News note: 3/17/12
-- Longtime state tournament and league championships referee Pat Staley died
Friday of ovarian cancer.
One can't find Pat Staleys any more. She is our patron St. Pat of just, honest,
sincere, quality life and tennis. Forever Pat. Thanks for your life.
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In Effect for HHI, CCTA
New State Rules
Restrict USTA League Mixed Doubles Team Participation;
Can't Play Same Level in
HHI and CCTA
HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News)
-- During the upcoming South Carolina Mixed Doubles League season, players may
participate in the Mixed Adult, Mixed Senior and Mixed Super Senior divisions
(e.g., 2.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, etc, as long as the players rating does not exceed
the maximum rating for that level). However, players
may only participate on one team for the same Division/Level statewide.
That's a new 2012 state rule, confirmed by HHI Coordinator Jackie Reynecke and
CCTA Coordinator Sally Harvey.
With the new regulation, as an
example, a player may not play on two Mixed Adult 6.0
teams but may play on one Mixed Adult 6.0 team and one Mixed Senior
6.0 team and one Mixed Super Senior 6.0 team, if their age permits.
A player cannot play on a Mixed 6.0 team on HHI and
another Mixed 6.0 team in CCTA.
The coordinators explain that a player is bound to
the first team on which he or she registers at each Division/Level, with
additional team registrations resulting in defaults substituted for any matches
played, and removal from additional team rosters without consideration of
refund.
Registration Opens for CCTA
Summer Mixed Adult & Senior Leagues
BLUFFTON SC (TENNIS
E-News) -- Registration has opened for
Summer Mixed Doubles in Coastal Carolina Tennis Association, with play to start
in June on USTA levels 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0. This is the final year of
current age divisions that will switch in the 2013 USTA age restructuring.
For this Summer, the divisions
are: Adults…..18 & Up, Seniors….50 & Up.
Pre-registration forms for teams will be due Apr. 13. For
more information or a Team Pre-Registration Form, contact CCTA Mixed Coordinator
Sally Harvey sharv@islc.net.
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"Empowerment" Night at Daniel Is.
40LOVE: Original 9
Players from HHI's Family Circle Cup To Celebrate;
McEnroe Replaces Connors
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 John McEnroe and Aaron Krickstein.
McEnroe is subbing for that old hippie Jimmy Connors, who has hip trouble.
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 |