Sean LaCap also earned a trip to Dieppe for the U16s, by virtue of his victory over Mike Black in the U16 Boys Singles final. Chad LaCap secured first place in the U12 Boys standings with his win over Kevin Kylar.

Lily Wiebe of Saskatoon was a double winner, capturing both the U12 and U14 Girls Singles Championships with wins over Jade Kirstein.

All of the participants should be commended for battling through the very difficult weather conditions. Temperatures were not very far from the freezing mark, making it very challenging at times.

This tournament was the second of three qualifiers for the 2005 Outdoor Junior Nationals. Each player will count their best 2 results from the three tournaments and the top 4 boys and top 4 girls in the U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups will qualify to represent the Prairie Region at the Outdoor Junior Nationals in July and August.

Final Results

Singles

U10 Final: Alexia Cholakis (Wpg.) def. Quin Pon (Regina) 6-3, 6-2

U12 Girls Final: Lily Wiebe (Saskatoon) def. Jade Kirstein (Wpg.) 6-4, 6-4

U14 Girls Final: Lily Wiebe (Saskatoon) def. Jade Kirstein (Wpg.) 6-4, 6-2

U16 Girls Final: Anita Paskvalin (Wpg.) def. Shereen Ismath (Wpg.) 6-2, 6-2

U18 Girls Final: Alexa Zayac (Wpg.) def. Anita Paskvalin (Wpg.) 6-2, 6-3

U12 Boys Final: Chad LaCap (Wpg.) def. Kevin Kylar (Wpg.) 6-1, 6-2

U14 Boys Final: Jordan Christiansen (Regina) def. Eric Yee (Regina) 6-0, 6-1

U16 Boys Final: Sean LaCap (Wpg.) def. Mike Black (Wpg.) 6-1, 6-2

U18 Boys Final: Sean LaCap (Wpg.) def. Mike Black (Wpg.) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

U18 Girls Final: Pilar Urtega/Jordan Wilding def. Katja McMahon/Mary Furgale 6-3, 7-6(7-4)

U14 Boys Final: Saul Shrom/Daniel Breslauer def. Kevin Kylar/Greg Gorlick 6-1, 6-3

U18 Boys Final: Matt Luczynski/Alex Lesiuk def. Ronan Conlon/Ryan Gorlick 6-2, 6-1

Note: For more details, click here. To get additional 2005 Outdoor Junior Nationals qualification details and points standings, click here.

For further information contact Rick Bochinski at Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.

Tennis Manitoba is proud to support the Tennis Futures program and would like to acknowledge the following sponsors who contributed to this event:nt:

Arby’s provided fabulous sandwiches and wraps every day for the volunteer instructors and have been a great supporter of Tennis Futures from the inception of the program.

Sun Valley, Portage and Dakota Family Foods provided refreshments for the instructors and participants. Wilson and Adidas donated prizes for the children.

Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club opened up their facility for four days to give the children a great experience on excellent tennis courts.

Lastly, a huge thank you to all of the instructors, coaches and tennis enthusiasts who volunteered their time on the court to make Tennis Futures a great activity for the children again in 2005!

Evann Waschuk was the lone #2 seed to win a singles title, upsetting top seeded Jade Kirstein 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the U12 Girls final. Daniella Silva breezed by the competition to capture the U10 Girls Championship. Anna Nelke of Regina prevented a Manitoba sweep on the girl’s side of the draw, winning a tight match against Anita Paskvalin of Winnipeg.

This tournament was the first of three qualifiers for the 2005 Outdoor Junior Nationals. Each player will count their best 2 results from the three tournaments and the top 4 boys and top 4 girls in the U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups will qualify to represent the Prairie Region at the Outdoor Junior Nationals in July and August.

Final Results

U10 Girls Final: Daniella Silva (Wpg.) def. Alexia Cholakis (Wpg.) 9-1

U12 Girls Final: Evann Waschuk (Wpg.) def. Jade Kirstein (Wpg.) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

U16 Girls Final: Anna Nelke (Regina) def. Anita Paskvalin (Wpg.) 4-6, 6-1, 10-4

U10 Boys Final: Quin Pon (Regina) def. Cole LaCap (Wpg.) 9-4

U12 Boys Final: Chad LaCap (Wpg.) def. Kevin Kylar (Wpg.) 6-4, 6-1

U16 Boys Final: Sean LaCap (Wpg.) def. Mike Black (Wpg.) 6-4, 6-3

Note: The Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic U14 and U18 events take place May 26-29, 2005. For more details, click here. To get additional 2005 Outdoor Junior Nationals qualification details and points standings, click here.

For further information contact Rick Bochinski at Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.

A selection tournament will be held to select 6 males and 6 females who will comprise the summer training team. The tournament is being held at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club starting at 8:30 a.m. on the following dates:

Sat., May 21/05: Boys/Girls Singles
Sun, May 22/05: Boys/Girls Doubles

The draw will be based on current rankings, and will be stopped at the semifinals. All of the semifinalists will automatically qualify for the summer training team.

The other 2 spots per gender will be selected by Jared and two members of the High Performance Committee, who will use a checklist to determine strengths and weaknesses of each player.

For further information contact Rick Bochinski at Tennis Manitoba @ 925-5660.