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Congratulations to John Edward Cahill, the 2019 Dunlop Scholarship recipient. John Edward will graduate from Myrtle Beach High School next weekend and will attend The Citadel in the fall, where he will play varsity tennis. John Edward is a top student and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was his class representative on the Student Council where he also served as Vice-President. He was All-Region in tennis 7 straight years and his team won the 2019 State AAAA Championship. John Edward said in his essay: "Throughout my life tennis has been an incredible motivator, and the sport was always something I utilized to help me learn the many lesson of life, including joy, sadness, hard work and critical thinking."


Thank you to Dunlop for their continued support of the Palmetto Championships and our junior tennis players!

The Palmetto Championships presented three sportsmanship awards Friday. Two awards were presented in the 12U divisions. The Matthew Strange Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Liam Payne of Taylors and the Kimberly Hampton Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Katie Godfree of Myrtle Beach. The Malloy Evans Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Eleanor Campbell from Daniel Island who competed in the Girl's 18U.


Thank you to all Palmetto players for the excellent sportsmanship we saw during this year's tournament! Remember....GREAT SPORTS MAKE A SPORT GREAT!

Congratulations to those players who have qualified to represent South Carolina at the Southern Closed Championships. We know you will represent our state well. GOOD LUCK!

All top 8 players please see Amanda Morelli under the trainers tent at BTC for your t-shirt for qualifying for Southern Closed! If you did not pick up your shirt the state coach will have it at the tournament. Note....all 10U t-shirts will be available at the 10U Southern Closed in Cayce.

Please take the time to read through all of the tournament information! Click on "more info" to be taken to the Belton Tennis Assoc. website for complete information regarding the 2019 Palmetto Championships. more info

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South Carolina Tournament Level 1

Please take the time to fill out our tournament survey.

Sportsmanship Responsibilities: All parents are encouraged complete the "Parenting My Champion" sportsmanship video before their player participates in this level tournament.

Please be aware that this tournament is a 10U Youth Tennis Progression event. This means that in order to play in the 10U division offered you must be in the corresponding level. If you are not able to register for 10U singles that means you are not eligible for that level of 10U. To find out more information call (803) 781-2574.

Boys and Girls 10's Green Ball Divisions
Boy's and Girl's 10's GREEN BALL divisions will be played on a 78' court using low compression green ball. Draw format will be determined by the number of participants. Scoring format as follows: 2 out of 3 short sets using NO AD scoring, first to 4 games (win by 2). A 7 point tiebreak is played if players reach 4 all. If players split sets then a 7 point tiebreak is played for the 3rd set (win by 2). THERE IS NO COACHING BETWEEN THE 2nd AND 3rd SET BREAK IN THE 10 & UNDER DIVISIONS. Doubles will be a 6 game pro set using NO AD scoring