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Friday, Apr. 29, 2011 Vol. X, No. 53 Winner of the South Carolina Media of the Year Award Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

70s Whether the Storm Promoted by The Whether Channel -- results below

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Pro League, Junior Banana, BillyBob, Bullfrog results will be posted throughout the weekend. Stay tuned.

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Next Match at VDM Shipyard

Big Party, Auspicious Opener for HHI Pro Tennis League Inaugural Tonight at South Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- If you weren't at South Beach Racquet Club tonight, you missed Hilton Head Island moving to another level of tennis enjoyment -- for players, spectators and, yes, even sponsors. Coinciding with Day One of the BillyBob Century Cup Doubles, the inaugural HHI Pro Tennis League played to at least 300 spectators who filled every area of viewing available and cheered their favorite pros. If you missed it, not to worry. Next Friday, the second set of matches will play at Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club.

Four teams squared off today at 6 p.m. at South Beach Racquet Club. Admission is free to spectators for all the PTL matches.

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

Here are the match results:

Island Family 3, Dental Mattress Firm 0

Ct. 1 -- Tom Shimada/Steve Brady (Island Family Dental) def. Mike O'Regan/Brijesh Lodha (Mattress Firm) 6-4, 6-3

Ct. 2 -- Pat Child/Scott Hart (Island Family Dental) def. Paul Rankin/Patrick Mason (Matttress Firm) 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-4

Ct. 3 -- Jolene Watanabe/Bill Sturm (Island Family Dental) def. Don Sigmon/Andy Sklarin (Mattress Firm) 6-1, 6-4

Steamers 2, Coral Resorts 1

Ct. 1 -- Tom Coulton/Matt Wuller (Steamers) def. Lee Holyoak/Eric Wammock 3-2 ret.

Ct. 2 -- Royce Silvan/Koeche Smith (Steamers) def. Mike Kolarczyk/Clint VanAswegen 6-4, 7-6(6)

Ct. 3 -- Mark Shaeffer/Rob Ellison (Coral Resorts) def. Glen Shaeffer/Scott Christensen 6-3, 6-1

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.

Novice, Tournament Divisions

Party Time Tonight for Banana Junior Challenge at Palmetto Dunes

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- A player party and adult/child round robin this evening will begin the 5th annual Banana Open Junior Challenge Apr. 29-May 1 at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center. The novice and tournament players will begin play Saturday, with all proceeds to 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.

The player party put on by Jim 'N' Nicks Bar-B-Cue and round robin will get the weekend full of special on- and off-court activities started. Player lunches will be provided by Truffles. Family activities will include face painting, putting green, banana splits and a raffle.

Combined Age Seniors

26th BillyBob Century Cup Doubles Opens Play at South Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- The BillyBob's 26th annual Century Cup Doubles opened play this afternoon and featured 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 continued up to player party time this evening that coincided with the HHI Pro League match for entertainment.

Day One results:

    Men's 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Richard Kraus / Don Summers def. Joe Ryan / Joey Ryan 6-4; 4-6; 6-2; Kevin Hood / Ben Sellers def. Robert Jette / Phillip McMillian 7-6; 6-3
    Men's 4.0 & below (120+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Brent Gallagher / Gary Kocher def. Wes Whitler / John Yselonia 6-1; 6-1; Keene McCammon / Don Steele def. Tom Clancy / Joseph Sabbatino 6-1; 6-2
    Women's 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Nancy Cavallo / Gary Sabbatino def. Deanna Childers / Nancy Christensen 6-2; 6-3
    Men's 100's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Don Hutchison / Vincent Weichert def. Douglas Luba / Scott Luba 7-5; 6-4
    Men's 150's (Round Robin) -- Ralph Braden / Paul Williams def. Dennis Malick / Paul Sellers 6-3; 6-1

    Women's 4.0 & below (120+) (Round Robin) -- Lois Miller / Maryhugh Sears def. Mary O'Reilly / Helen Yselonia 6-4; 6-0
    Women's 120's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- Margrit Fodor / Julie Taylor def. Barbara Becker / Caroline Tucker 6-2; 6-4
    Mixed 100's Open (Quarterfinal Round) -- John Christensen / Nancy Christensen def. Kathy Jenson / Thomas Webster 6-1; 7-5
    Mixed 4.0 & below (80+) (Quarterfinal Round) -- Joyce Chu / Drew Orione def. Janet Peduzzi / Charles Steedley Wo (emerg)

14s, 16s at Clemson

Best of Southeast's 12s, 14s Begin Play Saturday in Bullfrog USTA Southern at Van Der Meer

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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70s Whether the Storm Promoted by The Whether Channel

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC (TENNIS E-News) -- Despite dire forecasts by The Whether Channel, the Men's 70s 3.5/4.0 Interclub played two of its three scheduled matches Thursday. Here are the results:

Sea Pines Cardinals 3, South Beach 0
Court #1 -- SPCC defeated 6-2, 6-4
Court #2 -- SPCC defeated 7-5, 6-4
Court #3 -- SPCC defeated 6-2, 6-2

Indigo Run 2, Spring Lake Greyhawks 1
Court #1 – IR defeated 6-1, 6-2
Court #2 – IR defeated 6-1, 6-2
Court #3 – SL defeated 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(8)
Court #4 – IR defeated 6-2, 6-4

Spring Lake Pariahs vs. CCTA Nomads, cancelled

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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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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. Admission free to spectators.

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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