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Monday, Apr. 25, 2011         Vol. X,  No. 52                  Winner of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award                                    Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 

The FINAL (almost) Standings in the USTA Spring Leagues -- see below

 

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Look what's happening this weekend:

    * Friday the 29th -- Banana Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes -- Entry deadline EXTENDED to Wednesday

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Novice and tournament level players will be competing in the 5th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge Apr. 29-May 1 at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center. The tournament will benefit the MUSC Children's Hospital. Boys and girls singles will be contested in age divisions of 8 & Under, 10 & Under, 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under and 18 & Under.

    A player party by Jim 'N' Nicks and an adult/child round robin Friday night will get the weekend started. Player lunches will be provided by Truffles. Family activities will include face painting, putting green, banana splits and a raffle.

 

    * Friday the 29th -- BillyBob Century Cup Doubles at South Beach -- Entry deadline today

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The BillyBob's 26th annual again will feature playing categories in combined partner ages of 80, 100, 120, 140 and 150 in men's, women's and mixed doubles. Rating restrictions apply to the various categories. Play will begin Friday afternoon and continue up to player party time that evening that will coincide with the HHI Pro League match for entertainment. Entry form: www.southbeachracquetclub.com. 

 

    * Friday the 29th -- HHI Pro Tennis League opener Friday at South Beach

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Four teams will square off Friday at 6 p.m. at South Beach Racquet Club in the inaugural Hilton Head Island Pro League season. Admission is free to spectators.

    Team rosters were drafted last week for the seven-week season, with all matches being played Friday evenings but at different sites each week. In the opener, Family Island Dental will play Mattress Firm and Steamers will play Coral Resorts.

    Scroll down in this issue for the complete schedule. Player rosters are available in TENNIS E-News For team rosters, scroll down and select archived issue for 4/15/11.

 

    * Saturday the 30th -- 285 of Southeast's Top Juniors entered in Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Seven Hilton Head Island juniors and two from Bluffton are among the 254 slotted into the Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated tournament for 14- and 12-year-old boys and girls that will begin next Saturday at Van Der Meer Tennis Center. It brings together the top 14s and 12s from Southern's nine states. Admission is free to spectators.

    Not incidentally, 254 juniors plus alternates will bring to HHI the financial windfall of about 250 families for the long weekend. Some 285 juniors entered the USTA championships, paring down to the 128 boys and 128 girls who make into the main draws. The tournament will be all singles, with consolation rounds to early match losers.

    With Van Der Meer as headquarters site, matches also will be played at Van Der Meer Shipyard, Chaplin Public Tennis Center, HHI Beach & Tennis Resort and Hilton Head Island High School. Play will begin early Saturday and continue all day, resuming Sunday for a full day of play and concluding with semifinals and finals on Monday.

    Justyn Schelver is Bullfrog tournament director. Players seeking information should email justynschelver@hotmail.com. For general information, contact VDM Tennis at 785-8388.

   

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Georgians Remembering Former HHIslander

     Brenda Bourdage  Celebration Mixed Doubles Tournament in May

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The Lake Oconee Tennis Association, Reynolds Plantation, will hold a mixed doubles  tournament to celebrate and remember Brenda Bourdage, formerly of Hilton Head Island SC, who died unexpectly in December. Brenda was an active member of the Greensboro GA association since moving from HHI. She and husband Bob were active players, USTA League team captains and consistent local tournament competitors who earned the nickname of "Killer B's".

    The tournament celebration will be May 21 and 22 and will be played in combo rating categories of 6.0, 6.5, 7.5 and 8.5. Registration fee is $20 per doubles team. The format will be a round robin with each team playing three one-set matches each day. For complete information, go the the club website www.lotatennis.com.

 

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3 Early Round Wins

     Riske Semifinalist in $50,000 Dothan Pro Classic Tournament

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- World #117 Alison Riske, who lives and trains on HHIsland, was a semifinalist in the $50,000 Dothan AL Classic that will finish Sunday.

    Riske opened the tournament with wins over Gabriela Dabroski of Canada 6-1, 6-3, then Natalie Piquion of France 6-1, 6-2 and Stephanie Dubois of Canada 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, but then lost in the semis to Melinda Czink of Hungary 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

 

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Coastal Carolina Tennis – 2011 Adult standings -- as of 4/24/11

Rating

'11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'11 Season

 Team Leaders

2.5W

2 24

5

43 

2/19 through 4/16

Oldfield in first at 5-0, clinched championship

3.0M

 1 0       Hampton Hall Cubs -- only team entered

3.0W

4 60

4

53

2/5 through 5/7

   Colleton River Club in first at 5-2

3.5M

   

1

1

n/a

 

3.5W

5 64

5

 74

2/12 through 5/7

  Hampton Lake Hotshots in first at 6-1

4.0M

3 28

0

  0

3/12 through 5/14

Habersham Hammers in first at 4-1

4.0W

2 20

4

62 

2/26 through 2/27

   Beaufort Sea Islanders in first at 3-0; championship clinched
4.5M 2 19     3/12 through 5/7 Beaufort in first at 2-0

4.5W

3 34

0

0 

3/13 through 4/17 

  Beaufort Ball Stompers, Beaufort Sea Islanders tied in first at 3-1; Stompers lead on TennisLink courts won/lost

Total

22 249

19

233

 

 

 

Coastal Carolina Tennis – 2011 Senior standings -- as of 4/23/11

Rating

'11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'11 Season

 Team Leaders

2.5W

   

0

0 

n/a

 

3.0M

7 88

7

89

1/24 through 4/25

 Habersham Half Volleys, Sun City Tennis Ball Busters tied in first at 9-2

3.0W

7 88

7

 83

1/25 through 4/26

Sun City Volley Dolls in first at 11-0, clinched championship

3.5M

12 148

15

  168

2/9 through 4/20

Sun City Challengers in first at 11-0, clinched championship

3.5W

12 140

12

  135

2/9 through 4/20

 Sun City Violet Offenders in first at 11-0, clinched championship

4.0M

7 91

7

  76

1/27 through 4/28

 Hampton Lakers in first at 11-0

4.0W

6 67

5

  60

2/7 through 4/18

 Spring Chix, Sun City Tidal Waves tied in first at 9-1; Chix clinched on TennisLink games won/lost

4.5W

3 27

1

  12

3/12 through 4/16

Berkeley in first at 4-0, clinched championship

 

Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues -- 2011 Adult standings -- As of 4/24/11

    Teams and players to date

Rating

'11 Teams '11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

 09 Teams 09 Players

'11 Season

 Leading Teams

2.5M

    

1

N/A

  

2.5W

6 64

5

46 

4 51 1/29 through 4/30

CC of HH Ynots in first at 8-2
3.0M 5 67 4 61 4 58 1/29 through 4/16 SCYC Working Stiffs in first at 6-2; clinched championship

3.0W

6 82

6

83

 5 77 1/27 through 4/16

 SCYC Yachtas, Wexford Crush tied in first at 8-2; Yachtas lead in TennisLink standings

3.5M

7 95

7

99

 6 86 1/29 through 4/16 SCYC Miscreants in first at 11-1; clinched championship

3.5W

11 156

11

164

 14 214 2/3 through 4/16

 SCYC Yachtas Delight in first at 10-0, clinched championship

4.0M

4 52

6

84

 5 66 1/30 through 4/24

PRRC Sun Devils in first at 8-1, clinched championship

4.0W

10 154

8

126

 4 62 1/29 through 4/16

Sea Pines Smashers in first at 9-0; clinched championship

4.5M

2 27

3

42

 2 32 2/13 through 3/27

PDTC, SBRC Hogg Doggs tied in first at 3-3; PDTC ahead in TennisLink standings

4.5W

 2 28

4

59

 2 27 2/13 through 3/27  South Beach Swingers in first at 6-0; clinched championship

5.0M

 1 1

1

5

 N/A HHI 5.0 Men -- only one team

5.0W

 1 0

1

5

 N/A HHI 5.0 Women -- only one team

Total

54 726

 56

769

 46 673

 

 

 

Hilton Head Island Tennis Leagues – 2011 Senior standings -- As of 4/24/11

    Teams and players to date

Rating

'11 Teams

'11 Players

'10 Teams

'10 Players

'09 Teams

'09 Players

'11 Season

Leading Teams

2.5M

 

 

2

12

4

47

N/A

3.0M

9

109

8

 100

14

166

1/31 through 4/4

 Moss Creek Tornadoes in first at 8-0, clinched championship

3.0W

12

142

10

123

12

143

2/1 through 4/12

 Haig Point Marshside Mamas in first at 11-0, clinched championship

3.5M

17

203

20

244

13

168

2/2 through 3/30

plus playoff

 Flight I: Indigo Run winner in playoff; Flight II: CCHH Barbarians in first; Indigo Run defeated CCHH in playoffs

3.5W

22

268

20

230 

18

225

1/26 through 4/6

 plus playoff

  Flight I: Palmetto Dunes PDQ winner in playoff; Flight II: South Beach Sandspurs winner; Sandspurs winner in level playoff.

4.0M

10

124

10

127

7

77

2/8 through 4/12

  Wexford Witness Protection in first at 8-1, clinched championship

4.0W

9

112

8

99

6

78

2/7 through 4/11

 Port Royal Herricanes in first at 8-0; clinched championship

4.5M

2

25

2

22

0

0

2/22 through 3/28

South Beach Hogg Doggs in first at 6-0; clinched championship 

4.5W

2

24

2

22

0

0

3/19 through 4/09

PDTC Volley Dolls in first at 3-0; clinched championship

Total

83

1,007

82

  979

74

904

 

 

 

 

Early Deadline for SSeniors

     Pre-Registration Begins for HHI Mixed Doubles Leagues -- Adult, Senior, Super Senior

        HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Pre-registration is under way for USTA League Mixed Super Senior, Senior and Adult seasons that will begin late next month and continue through mid-August.

    "I am currently working on days of play for Super Seniors and Seniors around the Combo Super Senior league that will be starting shortly," Coordinator Jackie Reynecke said. "There might be some changes from last year’s days of play."
    Adult days for weekends will remain the same, Reynecke said, but league start date has to be worked around the two Adult State Championships in May. "Players should remember that it’s very hard to run this many leagues at one time and there will be overlapping. It’s unfortunate but there just aren’t enough weeks in a summer for all that we do. Players should be thoughtful about how many teams they are playing on and their commitment levels to various teams and leagues."
    One added note: All summer mixed leagues will play a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a complete third set this year.
    Here are the playing levels for the mixed doubles leagues:

        Adult 2.5,  5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

        Senior 2.5,  5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

        Super Senior 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

 

For pre-registration form for Mixed Adult, Senior & Super Senior, go to  www.tahhi.org under "Player's Page"

Form also accessible by scrolling down here to Archive 4/16/11.


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Hilton Head Island

Professional Tennis League

All matches will be played Friday evenings beginning April 29th (time TBD). Each facility will have food and drinks available for purchase.

 

April 29th – South Beach

May 6th – Shipyard

May 13th – Palmetto Dunes

May 20th – Moss Creek

May 27th – Sea Pines Country Club

June 3rd – Wexford

Finals

June 10th – Long Cove

 

To follow the Pro League results, keep visiting www.tennis-e-news.com.

 

For team rosters, scroll down and select archived issue for 4/15/11.

 

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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS: 

    Apr. 29 - May 1 -- The BillyBob 26th Annual Century Cup Doubles / 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 Michael O'Keefe at 671-2215.
   Apr. 29 - May 1: 5th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge / Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center / Novice & Tournament level Boys' & Girls' singles and doubles / 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. 30-May 2: 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 #704115811 / For entry/other information, contact Justyn Schelver at justynschelver@gmail.com.

    May 13-15:  6th annual The Bluffton Today Open / Bluffton High, Palmetto Bluff, Hampton Hall / Men's, women's singles & doubles on clay and juniors on hard courts / For information, call Bob Brown at 290-2833 or email randdbrown@hargray.com. 

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