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News Archives: April 2005
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Have You Won
the Manitoba Open Tennis Championship?
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Fri Apr 29'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba is busy preparing for the 100th anniversary
of the Manitoba Open, which will be hosted by the
Kildonan Tennis
Club. Past winners of the Men’s and Women’s Singles
Championships will be recognized in the tournament program
during the event this summer. Several names on the Women’s
Singles trophy are missing and Tennis Manitoba is looking
for those names so that all past winners are included
in the program. If you know who won the Women’s Singles
Championship at the Manitoba Open during the following
years, please contact the Tennis Manitoba office at
925-5660:
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Come out and watch some great tennis at the
Kildonan Tennis
Club, July 8-17, 2005!
For further information contact Rick Bochinski at
Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.
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Alex Lesiuk Selected
for Sport School Program
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| Photo: B Waschuk |
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Lesiuk receiving
an award at the 2004 Tuxedo Open from Roland
Burrell.
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Tue Apr 26'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Alex Lesiuk, one of Manitoba’s top U16 tennis players
and a member of the Winnipeg Winter Club, was one of
20 grade nine students chosen for the Sport School Program
at Vincent Massey Collegiate for the 2005/06 school
year. The Sport School Program is entering its fourth
year of operation and was established to enable high
performance student – athletes to pursue their sport
goals, without forfeiting their academic development.
Students in the program have access to top-rate teachers,
a teacher advisor and a flexible school schedule that
allows them to continue to train and compete.
Alex represented Manitoba at the 2004 Indoor and
Outdoor Junior Nationals. He is a member of Tennis Manitoba’s
Provincial Team and is currently on the 2005 Canada
Summer Games training team.
For further information contact Rick Bochinski at
Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.
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Sean LaCap Wins
Silver at U18 National Championship
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| Photo: R Sen |
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Sat Apr 23'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Less than a week after winning the U16 Doubles National
Championship, Sean LaCap took home the Silver Medal
at the U18 Doubles Nationals, narrowly losing a three
set battle in the final. LaCap and his partner, Keziel
Juneau of Repentigny, Quebec, knocked off the #1 seeds
in Thursday’s semi-finals before bowing out 3-6, 6-3,
6-4 to the Quebec duo of Konrad Gasiorek and Sebastien
Jacques on Friday in Toronto. LaCap will stay in Toronto
for another week, as he is entered in an ITF Junior
Tournament, featuring some of the top junior players
in North America..
For further information contact Rick Bochinski at
Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.
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Jade Kirstein
Selected by Sport Manitoba for Women to Watch Grant
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Wed Apr 20'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (SM)
– Jade Kirstein is a recent recipient of the Women to
Watch Grant Program. Working in partnership with Provincial
Sport Organizations and Coaching Manitoba, Sport Manitoba
(www.sportmanitoba.ca)
provides a monthly grant of $500 to a female athlete,
team, official or volunteer to assist them in enhancing
their women in sport career. Jade is a 12 year-old
tennis player who has won provincial titles in both
the 12 and under and 14 under age categories. At the
12 and under nationals last year Jade won the title
of “Outstanding Sportsmanship” award for the females.
This year finds her improving her skills as she earned
a spot on the provincial team and the tour team that
allows her the opportunity to play with older more experienced
players.
As well as excelling in tennis at such a young age
Jade is also very involved in her writing workshops,
being on the honor roll at school and playing the clarinet.
Jade will use her money to play in the out of province
tournaments and Nationals.
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Sean LaCap Wins
U16 National Championship
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| Photo: R Sen |
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Mon Apr 18'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Sean LaCap became the first Manitoba tennis player
in more than 30 years to capture a National Junior Championship,
winning the U16 Doubles title this past weekend with
his partner Philip Anderson from Nova Scotia. The duo
entered the U16 Junior Nationals in Montreal as the
# 2 seeds and knocked off the top seeded pair of Julien
Gauthier of Quebec and Phil Nemec of Alberta in the
final with a tight 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory. Sean demonstrated
great resiliency in bouncing back from a disappointing
showing in singles, where he was defeated in the round
of 16, despite being the # 3 seed. Sean now moves
on to Markham, Ontario where he will be competing in
both singles and doubles at the U18 Junior Nationals,
April 18-23.
For further information contact Rick Bochinski at
Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.
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Outdoor Junior
Nationals Qualifying
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Fri Apr 14'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba and Tennis Saskatchewan have again
agreed to pool the spots for the 2005 Outdoor Junior
Nationals, meaning the top 4 boys and top 4 girls in
each age group in the Prairie Region will qualify for
Nationals. Each player will count the best two results
from the three tournaments listed below and the top
4 players in the point standings will qualify for Nationals.
All three tournaments will include feed-in consolations
in all singles events and players will be allowed to
enter a maximum of two events in each tournament.
The dates for the qualifying tournaments are as follows:
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May
5-8, 2005 |
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Auto Haus Volkswagen Classic
(U10, U12 & U16) |
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Glendale
Golf & Country Club, Winnipeg |
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May
11-15, 2005 |
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Tuxedo Junior Open
Tuxedo Tennis
Club, Winnipeg |
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May
26-29, 2005 |
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Auto Haus Volkswagen Classic
(U14, U18) |
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Glendale
Golf & Country Club, Winnipeg |
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June
10-12, 2005 |
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Yonex Provincial Junior Open
Lakeshore Tennis Club, Regina |
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Junior Nationals are as follows: |
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August
15-20 |
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U16 Canadian Outdoor Junior Championships
Dieppe, NB |
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August
21-26 |
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U18 Canadian Indoor Junior Championships
Laval, QC |
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August
22-27 |
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U14 Canadian Indoor Junior Championships
Aurora, ON |
Please note that Tennis Ontario has indicated that
they will be hosting the U12 Outdoor Junior Nationals
again in 2005, but a host site has not yet been located.
For further information contact Rick Bochinski at
Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.
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