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Saturday, Nov. 06, 2010 Vol. IX, No.145 Winner of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

YEAR-END RATINGS MESSAGE FROM TENNIS-LINK: "The 2010 year-end rating calculation process is currently under way. It will include matches played from Nov. 2nd 2009 thru Oct. 31st 2010. The expected date of publication is November 29th 2010."

Dirt Ballers, Challengers, Racquettes, PRRC Sr. Moments, MVPs, Port Royal, Sun Strokes Advance to Semis

ISLE OF PALMS SC (TENNIS E-News via TennisLink) -- Hilton Head Island's CCHH Aces lost the Bridge Battle but won the war, capturing the 60 Men's 3.0 championship today at the USTA League South Carolina Super Senior States at Wild Dunes Resort. Seven HHI and CCTA teams advanced to the Sunday morning semifinals in hopes of making it to and through the early afternoon finals.

In the 3.0s, the Sun City Baseliners beat CCHH today but the Aces held high trump card -- a 6-3 court won-lost record over the Baseliners' 5-4. Sun City Captain Frank Frankel was on a winning court and Aces' Captain Ivan Bennett was on a losing court, but all that mattered when the teams ended up with 2-1 records was the tiebreaking extra court win. CTL/Parklane Super Minds also finished 2-1, but the Baseliners held on to runnerup spot by virtue of losing five fewer games -- 82-87.

There will be a couple Us vs. Us semifinal matches in the morning. Two Coastal Carolina teams will face each other in the 60 Men's 3.5 semi: CCTA #1/Sun City Dirtballers vs. CCTA #2/Sun City Challengers. In the 60 Men's 4.0s, HHI/Port Royal will play CCTA #1/Sun City Sun Strokes. It could have happened in the 60 Women's 4.0s too, when the HHI/PRRC Senior Moments and BIP MVPs of CCTA advanced to the semifinals. They ended up in separate brackets and could face in the final.

The Sun City Racquettes are into the semifinals of the 60 Women's 3.0 and will meet wildcard UPTA/Keowee Key Kwik Steps.

HHI's Indigo Run Flyers are in the catbird seat of the 75 Men's 3.5s that started play today. Holding a 3-0 record and 8-1 in courts won-lost, the Flyers can clinch by winning the fourth round robin match Sunday.

Play is complete In the 70s, with the 4.0 championships going to the PRRC Senior Senoritas and Indigo Run and the Women's 3.0 won by Sea Pines CC. The Men's 3.0 Fiddler's Cove USTA B4s placed second in that division and received a wildcard for Southern Sectionals that will be played Dec. 3-5 on Hilton Head Island. The Women's 3.5 Spring Lake Stingers won in group, but lost in the final 2-1 on a close third-set match tiebreak.

Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms is headquarters site for the championships, but, like all the state playoffs, the number of teams competing will mean play throughout the Mount Pleasant and Charleston area. By TENNIS E-News count, 115 teams are entered in Men's and Women's 3.0 through 4.5 levels in 60s, 70s and 75s. The Men's 75s 3.0 championship already has been played, with the Sun City Spoilers, captained by Dale Trimpe, winning the title.

Here are Friday's and today's results as posted on TennisLink and the semifinal and final schedule for HHI and CCTA teams.

(Key to abbreviations: AATL = Aiken Area; CCTA = Bluffton to Beaufort area; CTL = Columbia ; FTA = Foothills/Greenville; GATA = Greenwood ; GSTL = GrandStrand/Myrtle Beach; LATA = Lexington Area; LCTA = Lowcountry/CharlestonArea; MCTL = Mid-Carolina/York County/Rock Hill; PD = PeeDee/Florence; SATL = Spartanburg Area; UPTA = Upper Piedmont/Greenville)

8 a.m. -- 60W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Visor Vixons 2, LCTA #1/WD Beach Ladies 1

8 a.m. -- 70W3.0 -- CCTA/Sun City Golden Girls 3, UPTA/Spindle Tree Sassy Seventies 0

9:30 a.m. -- 70M3.5 Final -- LCTA/Snee Farm O.T.H. Gang 2, GSTL/Grand Stranders 1

9:30 a.m. -- 60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slice Girls 2, FTA/Sports Club Silver Stars 1

9:30 a.m. -- 60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls 1, CTL/The 3 S Gals 2

12:30 p.m. -- 60M3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Dirtballers 2, LATA #2/Murraywood Venerables 1

12:30 p.m. -- 60M3.5 -- HHI #2/Sea Pines CC 1, LATA #1/Super Senior Slammers 2

12:30 p.m. -- 70M3.0 -- HHI/Fiddler's Cove USTA B's 3, LCTA #1/Snee Farm's Comeback Kids 0

12:30 p.m. -- 60W3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Racquettes 3, LATA/Lexington Rusty Racquets 0

1:30 p.m. -- 60M3.5 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Challengers 2, CTL/Southeast Park Senior Moments 1

2 p.m. -- 60W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Visor Vixons 1, FTA/Brookstone Super Ra-Ketts 2

2 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls 1, UPTA #2/Tryon Super Seniors 2

3:30 p.m. -- 60M4.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Spin Doctors 0, LATA #1/Murraywood 3

3:30 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slice Girls 2, LCTA #2/Seabrook Smashers1

3:30 p.m. -- 60W4.0 -- HHI/PRRC Senior Moments 3, PD/Timrod Carolina Girls 0

4:30 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- CCTA #2/Dataw Dixies 1, MCTL/Sun City Super Senoritas 2

8 a.m. -- 60M3.5 -- HHI #1/Spring Lake Remnants 2, GSTL/Riverfront Dad Burn It 1

9:30 a.m. -- 60W3.0 -- HHI #1/CCHH Long Shots 1, LCTA #2/Snee Farm's Strings of Pearls 2

9:30 a.m. -- 60W4.0 -- HHI/PRRC Senior Moments 3, UPTA #2/Brookstone Silver Sneakers 0

12:30 p.m. -- 60M3.5 -- HHI #1/Spring Lake Remnants 1, LCTA #2/Pine Forest Curmudgeons 2

12:30 p.m. -- 60M3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Dirtballers 3, PD/Pee Dee Poachers 0

12:30 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- HHI #1/Palmetto Dunes Slice Girls 1, AATL/Woodside Amini 2

2 p.m. -- 60W3.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Racquettes 2, GSTL/Conway-Prestwick Divas 1

2 p.m. -- 60W3.0 -- CCTA #2/Sun City Visor Vixons 2, UPTA/Keowee Kwik Steps 1

2 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- HHI #2/Moss Creek Aces 0, LATA/Over (Not Under) the Hill Gang 3

Ct. 1 -- Eric Bretzel/Emil Michaux (Aces) def. Richard Randall/John O'Brien 6-4, 6-3

Ct. 2 -- Gerald Steinberg/Gerald Marvin (Baseliners) def. Ivan Bennett/Ed Loeser 6-3, 1-6, 1-0

Ct. 3 -- Richard Altieri/Frank Frankel (Baseliners) def. George Pipas/Dennis Snyder 6-1, 6-2

3:30 p.m. -- 60M4.0 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Sun Strokes 2, GSTL #2/Prestwick-Grande Dunes ComboNation 1

3:30 p.m. -- 60W3.5 -- CCTA #1/Sun City Slice Girls 1, UPTA #1/Riverside Mystery Team 2

8 a.m. -- 60W3.0 Semifinal -- CTL/Parklane Mood Swings vs. GSTL/Conway Prestwick Divas

8 a.m. -- 60W3.0 Semifinal -- CCTA #1/Sun City Racquettes vs. UPTA/Keowee Kwik Steps

9:30 a.m. -- 60M3.5 Semifinal -- CCTA #1/Sun City Dirtballers vs. CCTA #2/Sun City Challengers

9:30 a.m. -- 60M3.5 Semifinal -- UPTA/Keowee Key Kobras vs. LATA #1/Lexington Senior Slammers

9:30 a.m. -- 60M4.0 Semifinal -- HHI/Port Royal vs. CCTA #1/Sun City Sun Strokes

9:30 a.m. -- 60W4.0 Semifinal -- HHI/PRRC Senior Moments vs. LCTA/Kiawah Super Women

9:30 a.m. -- 60W4.0 Semifinal -- CCTA/BIP MVP's vs. GSTL #1/Prestwick Super Women

 in the annual Wild Wing Cafe "Nutty Buddy" that will continue through the weekend at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center.
Men's 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16
Tom Cambron, Bluffton, SC - Kevin Carpenter, Bluffton, SC d. Alex Iannuzzi, Hilton Head, SC - Will Sturm, HHI, SC 6-3;6-1
Gary Black, Marietta, GA - Mark Spackman, Atlanta, GA d. Tom Fulton, Jacksonville, FL - Art Meeder, Bluffton, SC 2-6;6-4;6-3

Men's 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16
Jonas Chapman, Montgomery, AL - Edward Pearson, Pooler, GA d. Curtis Battistelli, Hilton Head, SC - George Sparrow, Harrisville, RI 6-4;6-2
Bob Fulton, Hilton Head, SC - Paul Rankin, HH, SC d. Dennis Edwards, Acworth, GA - Ken Rose, Kennesaw, GA 6-2;6-3
Allan McLane, Powell, OH - John Tucker, Gahanna, OH d. Bob Apfel, Hilton Head, SC - Tom Larkin, Hilton Head, SC 6-1;6-1

Men's 4.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals
Brian Kiggans, HHI, SC - Bill Sturm, Hilton Head Isl., SC d. Bill Dalton, Beaufort, SC - Mike Upchurch, Beaufort, SC 7-5;6-1
Bobby Tillison, Hilton Head, SC - Matthew Wallace, Pooler, GA d. Hank Iannuzzi, Hilton Head, SC - Doug Luba, Hilton Head Isl., SC 6-4;6-2

Men's 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1
Bill Sturm, Hilton Head Isl., SC - Bobby Tillison, Hilton Head, SC d. Pat Child, HH, SC - Chris Mireles, Hilton Head Island, SC 6-4;6-4
Rob Ellison, Hilton Head Island, SC - Mark Sheaffer, HHI, SC d. Scott Clements, Hilton Head, SC - Mike Uchno, Hilton Head, SC 5-7;6-4;6-3

Mixed 3.0 Doubles -- Quarterfinals
Suzanne Richer, Embrun, Ontario - Wray Thompson, Ontario d. Alex Iannuzzi, Hilton Head, SC - Jessica Iannuzzi, HHI, SC 6-1;6-4

Mixed 3.5 Doubles -- Round of 16
Gary Sabbatino, Hilton Head, SC - Joe Sabbatino, Hilton Head Island, SC d. Rico Iannuzzi, HHI, SC - Gwen Ludvigsen, Hilton Head, SC 6-0;6-1

Mixed 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 32
Bill Dalton, Beaufort, SC - Kristin Dalton, Beaufort, SC d. Kathy Jenson, Hilton Head, SC - Rodney Kendrick 6-4;6-2
April Reed, HHI, SC - George Sparrow, Harrisville, RI d. Don DeGregoria, Hilton Head Island, SC - Lisa Kiggans, Hilton Head, SC 4-6;7-5;6-3
Anna Amerson, Savannah, GA - Edward Pearson, Pooler, GA d. Pam Bautista, Hilton Head Island, SC - Bob Fulton, Hilton Head, SC 6-3;2-6;6-4
Raine Cherry, Chapin, SC - Justin Rodgers, Chapin, SC d. Jonas Chapman, Montgomery, AL - Nicole Dewitt, Richmond Hill, GA 6-1;6-2
Tony Schinto, Hilton Head, SC - Marilyn Yates, Hilton Head Island, SC d. Kevin Carpenter, Bluffton, SC - Sue Carpenter, Bluffton, SC 6-3;6-4
Linda Arr, Hilton Head Island, SC - Bob Lacey, Hilton Head Island, SC d. Allan McLane, Powell, OH - Marcia McLane, Powell, OH 6-0;6-1
Geri Novia, Princeton, MA - Jack Novia, Princeton, MA d. Cynthia Edwards, Acworth, GA - Ken Rose, Kennesaw, GA 6-3;6-2
Brett Van Dorn, Bridgewater, NJ - Leslie Van Dorn, Bridgewater, NJ d. Cathy Tucker, Gahanna, OH - John Tucker, Gahanna, OH 3-6;7-5;6-2

Mixed 4.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals
Babs Koch - Clarke Tefft, Bluffton, SC d. Linda Arr, Hilton Head Island, SC - Tim Arr, Hilton Head Island, SC 7-5;6-3
Kristen Finlen, Garden City, GA - Matthew Wallace, Pooler, GA d. Julie Child, Hilton Head Island, SC - Mike Uchno, Hilton Head, SC 6-2;6-3

Mixed 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1
Pat Child, HH, SC - Jill Wilson, Beaufort, SC d. Scott Clements, Hilton Head, SC - Robin Fulton, HHI, SC 6-1;6-3
Laura Adams, Savannah, GA - Rob Ellison, Hilton Head Island, SC d. Claire McCarthy, Savannah, GA - Tim Smith, Savannah, GA 7-5;2-6;6-1

Women's 3.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1
Jessica Iannuzzi, HHI, SC - Nova Iannuzzi, HHI, SC d. Ashley Kuykendoll, Marietta, GA - Kim Spackman, Atlanta, GA 4-6;6-1;6-3
Anne Middleton, HHI, SC - Susan Rankin, HH, SC d. Bonny Bauer, Chaplin, SC - Raine Cherry, Chapin, SC 6-0;6-1

Women's 3.5 Doubles -- Quarterfinals
Joyce Hollis, Hilton Head Island, SC - Sally Ryan, HHI, SC d. Marcia McLane, Powell, OH - Cathy Tucker, Gahanna, OH 6-1;6-3

Women's 4.0 Doubles -- Round of 16
Virginia Crutchley, Hilton Head Isl., SC - Kathy Jenson, Hilton Head, SC d. Sue Sturm, Hilton Head Island, SC - Nancy Warner, Hilton Head Island, SC 6-2;6-2
Pam Bautista, Hilton Head Island, SC - Jackie Reynecke, Hilton Head, SC d. Yza Shady, Hilton Head, SC - Tracy Sklarin, Hilton Head, SC 6-7;6-4;6-1
Sandy Gillis, HHI, SC - Jennifer Stupica, Hilton Head, SC d. Christie Self, Savannah, GA - Susan Wayda, Pooler, GA 6-3;6-3
Anna Amerson, Savannah, GA - Nicole Dewitt, Richmond Hill, GA d. Suzanne Burns, Beaufort, SC - Leighann Pingree, Beaufort, SC 6-3;4-6;6-3
Linda Richards, Hilton Head Island, SC - Christy Rohlfing, Hilton Head, SC d. Cynthia Edwards, Acworth, GA - Linda Rose, Kennesaw, GA 6-4;6-2

Women's 5.0 Doubles -- Round Robin 1
Julie Child, Hilton Head Island, SC - Mary Jackson, Hilton Head Island, SC d. Chantay Foley, Canton, GA - Jill Walter, Woodstock, GA 6-4;6-4
Kristen Finlen, Garden City, GA - Zsofia Golopencza, Pooler, GA d. Laura Adams, Savannah, GA - Robin Fulton, HHI, SC 6-2;6-3