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Tennis
Manitoba Acclaims 2005-2006 Board of Directors at AGM
The election of a
new Board of Directors for 2005-2006 was one of the highlights
when Tennis Manitoba held its Annual General Meeting at
The Winnipeg Winter Club on Saturday, October 29th.
The nominating committee presented a slate of candidates
that included both new nominees and some past directors
seeking re-election. New nominees Ryan Rolston and Geoff
Kirbyson and 2004 directors Hart Pollack, Jamie Mercury,
Bruce Waschuk, Lev Zentner, Chris Yard, Roy Warman were
acclaimed to the new board at the meeting.
Five current Directors have one year remaining in their
term as Directors of Tennis Manitoba. They are Richard Whitfield,
Michele Sen, Kris Robins, Dave McNicol and Romilyn LaCap.
Outgoing President Jim Millican highlighted a number of
successes from the past twelve months.
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Receives Tennis Champion Award
Bill Serbin,
a physical education teacher at John de Graff School,
was honored with Tennis Manitoba’s first-ever “Tennis
Champion” award at the recent Annual General Meeting
held at the Winnipeg Winter Club. Bill, a competitive
player, teaching pro and member of the Wilson Tennis
Advisory Board, was recognized for his lifetime
of dedication to the organization of tennis programs
in schools, introducing young people to the game
through what he calls Tennis Futures clinics and
more recent programs offering aboriginal youth an
introduction to the game of tennis.
Bill has coached tennis for more than 20 years in
Manitoba, covering the spectrum from grassroots
to high performance development. Under his leadership
the Tennis Futures program has been responsible
for introducing the sport to more than 400 children
per year at the clinics held every May.
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Bill Serbin and Grant Tymchuk, President of Arby's
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2005 Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Tennis Manitoba
selected its 2005 Scholarship recipients at the
recent Annual General Meeting held at the Winnipeg
Winter Club. Anita Paskvalin, Daniella Silva, Clarissa
Chen, Sean Bailey, Mike Black and Kevin Kylar each
received a cash contribution to assist with training
expenses. The Scholarships are awarded to junior
players each fall based on ability, attitude, sportsmanship
and need.
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Zayac and DeVriendt Win Twice at
Winnipeg Indoor Open
Alexa Zayac
and Doug DeVriendt captured two titles apiece at
the 2005 Winnipeg Indoor Open at the Winnipeg Winter
Club. Zayac defeated Anita Paskvalin 6-3, 6-2 to
take the Women’s Open Singles crown and then partnered
with Roland Burrell to win the Mixed Doubles Championship,
with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Kate McKenzie
and Geoff Kirbyson.
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Junior Player Profiles
Tennis Manitoba
has begun to post player profiles of some potential
future stars developing their game right here in
Manitoba. The 2005 Tennis Manitoba
Scholarship Award Winners were recently invited
to submit their profile information on the Tennis
Manitoba website. There are plans to eventually
increase profile coverage for additional juniors,
as well as open, college and senior players.
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Recent News
News bulletins
recently posted to the Tennis Manitoba website include:
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Mario and
Linda Trstenjak are part of the new ownership
group at Taylor Tennis. |
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Tennis Canada strategy targets elite players |
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Tennis pro buys club, plans to boost membership |
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Manitoba Juniors Double Up in Fargo |
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2006 Provincial Team Tryouts |
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Manitobans Officiate at Canada Games |
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Events
The 2005 Tennis Manitoba sanctioned
tournament schedule has been completed. The tournament
schedule for 2006 will be posted to the Tennis Manitoba
web site soon.
This winter many of Manitoba’s
competitive junior players will travel to tournaments
hosted by the USTA Northern Section. For a partial
list of upcoming events,
click here.
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Reminder: 2005/06 Provincial Team
Tryouts
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Saturday, December 3rd at the Taylor
Tennis (8am - 10am)
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Sunday, December 4th at the Winnipeg
Winter Club (12 noon - 1:30pm)
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Pre-registration is required
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Provincial Team details
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Contact
Tennis Manitoba is the official
governing body for tennis in Manitoba. For feedback,
comments or submissions for future issues,
click here.
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