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News Archives: December 2005
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Junior League Begins in January
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Sat Dec 24'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba, in partnership with
Taylor Tennis and the Winnipeg
Winter Club will be launching
a Junior League in January. The league is open to
all players 14 years of age or under (Tennis
Manitoba Provincial Team members are ineligible) and
will allow players to gain match experience in a
team environment. It’s a great way to introduce
juniors to competitive tennis in a friendly
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2006 Tennis Manitoba Executive and Board of Directors
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Wed Dec 21'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba would like to announce the new
executive and board of directors for the 2005 – 2006
tennis season. The executive positions are as
follows:
The committee members are as follows:
High
Performance
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Dave
McNicol (chair)
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Lev
Zentner
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Geoff
Kirbyson
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Jamie
Mercury
Community Development
Resource Development
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Michele Sen (chair)
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Bruce Waschuk
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Romilyn LaCap
Please feel free to contact these people directly
should you have any questions or concerns. They will
be happy to address your issues and take it to the
board on your behalf.
Tennis Manitoba would also like to welcome Ryan
Rolston and Geoff Kirbyson who have just joined the
team as new board members. We look forward to seeing what
new perspective they can bring to Tennis Manitoba.
Please note that you do not have to be on the board
to serve as a committee member. If you are
interested in participating in any of these
committees please contact Rick Bochinski.
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Kildonan Tennis Club Chosen to Host 2006 Manitoba Open
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Kildonan Tennis Club
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Wed Dec 14'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba has selected the
Kildonan Tennis
Club as the host of the 2006 Arby’s Manitoba Open
Tennis Championships. After a very successful 2005
Manitoba Open, which attracted 100 players to the
Kildonan Tennis Club and included $10,000 in prize
money, Tennis Manitoba is looking to enhance its
showcase tournament in 2006.
Kildonan’s volunteers, staff, clubhouse and brand
new courts make it a very attractive location for
the province’s showcase tennis tournament, which
will be held July 7-16. With Arby’s on board as the
new title sponsor and prize money increasing to
$12,500, it promises to be an exciting event.
Arby’s, Tennis Manitoba and the Kildonan Tennis Club
are looking forward to working together in an effort
to make next summer’s tournament the most successful
Manitoba Open ever.
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More on the
Manitoba Open |
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Arby’s Named Title Sponsor of 2006 Manitoba Open
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Grant Tymchuk of Arby’s presents the 2005 Global Manitoba Open Men's
Singles tournament trophy to Alessandro Gravina.
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Tue Dec 13'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Manitoba is very pleased to announce that
Arby’s is the new Title Sponsor of the
Manitoba Open. Arby’s made a very significant
contribution toward the success of the 2005 Manitoba
Open and have increased their commitment
substantially for 2006, allowing tournament
organizers to increase the prize money to $12,500,
the largest sum in the 101 year history of the
tournament. Grant Tymchuk, Arby’s Franchisee, is to
be commended for his desire to contribute to the
growth of the tournament and to the sport in
general.
“We are thrilled with the partnership that has been
developed with Arby’s over the last couple of years.
Grant has demonstrated tremendous support for the
Rossbrook House program, the Tennis Futures clinics
and now the Manitoba Open”, exclaimed Rick
Bochinski, Executive Director of Tennis Manitoba.
“We are in a position to attract a very strong field
to the Manitoba Open next summer and this tournament
will help showcase our sport in the province. This
is due in large part to the Arby’s sponsorship.”
The 2005 Men’s Singles Champion, Alessandro Gravina
of Toronto, and 2005 Women’s Singles Champion, Kyla
McNicol of Winnipeg, have both indicated that they
plan to defend their titles next July. That will not
be an easy task in 2006, as the substantial increase
in prize money is likely to bring more top players
from across Canada to Winnipeg next summer.
The dates of the Arby’s Manitoba Open are July 9-16,
2006.
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Manitoba Open |
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Tennis Manitoba Selects 2006 Provincial Team
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Players pack out Taylor Tennis Club lounge
area during tryout registration (top). The
second day of tryouts took place at the
Winnipeg Winter Club.
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Mon Dec 12'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– After two days of tryouts in early December at
Taylor Tennis
Club and the
Winnipeg Winter Club, the 7 person selection
committee named 22 athletes that will form the
2006
Provincial Team. The Provincial Team selection
committee, headed by the team coach Jared Connell,
had teaching professionals from 5 different clubs
who evaluated 48 players during the tryouts.
The team members selected are:
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Mike Black |
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Clarissa Chen |
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Erica Chen |
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Ahmed Farag |
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Erika Fridrik |
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J.J. Gerstein |
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Muzeen Ismath |
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Jade Kirstein |
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Maya Kirstein |
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Kevin Kylar |
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Chad LaCap |
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Sean LaCap |
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Alex Lesiuk |
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Alex Minuk |
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Catherine Moses |
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Anita Paskvalin |
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Jaime Peterson |
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Eric Pollard |
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Daniella Silva |
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Jessica Silva |
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Jeremy Trinidad |
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Evann Waschuk |
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The Provincial Team will begin training in
January, with on-court practices alternating between
the Winnipeg Winter Club and Taylor Tennis Club.
Team members will also be traveling to
out-of-province tournaments as follows:
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March 3 – 5: Black Hills Junior Open in Rapid
City, South Dakota
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March 30 - April 2: Circuit Canada &
Saskatchewan Indoor Open in Saskatoon
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5 – 7: Capilano Junior Open in Edmonton
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June 30 – July 2: Saskatchewan Open in Regina
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July (dates TBA) Stanley Park Open in Vancouver.
A complete calendar of on-court and off-court
training sessions and tournaments will be posted
soon.
Tennis Manitoba would like to thank those
teaching professionals that provided their
evaluation expertise during the selection process
and to all those players that came out to the
tryouts. We are anticipating an exciting year after
receiving such overwhelming support during the
tryouts.
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Tennis Canada
to Include U12 Nationals in 2006 Schedule
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2005 U12 Team at Gray Rocks, Quebec
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Fri Dec 9'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– After a lengthy hiatus, the U12 Junior Nationals
will once again be sanctioned by Tennis Canada in
2006. A considerable amount of pressure was put on
Tennis Canada by the Provincial Tennis Associations
to bring back the U12 Junior Nationals to the
sanctioned tournament schedule.
In 2004, Tennis Ontario took it upon themselves to
organize an unofficial U12 Outdoor Junior Nationals
in St. Catharines and this past summer Tennis Quebec
took the initiative and hosted a non-sanctioned U12
Outdoor Junior Nationals in
Gray Rocks. With
the momentum generated from these two very
successful events in Eastern Canada, and the
addition of a major sponsor, the U12 Junior
Nationals will be a reality in 2006.
The dates are as follows:
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April 1-8: U12 Indoor Junior Nationals
Toronto, Ontario
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August 11-18: U12 Outdoor Junior Nationals
Gray Rocks, Quebec
As a reminder, the top 4 boys and top 4 girls in
the U12 (born in 1994 or later) point standings will
qualify to represent Manitoba at the Prairie
Regionals to be held February 24-26, 2006 in
Saskatoon. These players will compete against the
top 4 boys and 4 girls from Saskatchewan for the
right to represent the Prairie Region at the 2006
Indoor Junior Nationals. Results from the following
tournaments will be used to determine the final
point standings:
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Wheat City Junior Open
August 20-21, 2005
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World of Water Junior Open
August 25-28, 2005
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Auto Haus Volkswagen Fall Classic
September 16-26, 2005
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Winnipeg Winter Club Junior Open
January 30 – February 5, 2006
* Each player will count their best 3 results
from the 4 tournaments to determine their final
point total.
For further information about the U12 Junior
Nationals or the process to qualify to represent
Manitoba at these events, contact Rick at Tennis
Manitoba.
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Winnipeg Winter Club now a Tennis Canada Tennis Development Centre
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Jared Connell (above) is the Head Pro at the
Winnipeg Winter Club and Tennis Manitoba’s
Provincial Coach. Chris Yard and Peter Otto
(below) help out at the Winter Club Tennis
Academy.
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Wed Dec 7'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The Winnipeg Winter Club has been named a "High
Performance Tennis
Development Centre” by Tennis Canada. This
prestigious designation recognizes and ranks The
Winter Club’s junior tennis programs as among the
best in Canada. It is the first time a Manitoba
tennis club has qualified for the high performance
certification.
“This is definitely an honour for our Club,” said
Jared Connell, Head Tennis Professional at The
Winter Club. “There are currently thirty four Tennis
Development Centres across the country that have
qualified based on the commitment that each club is
making to bringing new players into the game as well
as developing competitive young tennis players
across Canada and more of them.”
The Winter Club has three indoor courts and four
outdoor summer season courts and a staff of Tennis
Professionals who offer private lessons, conduct
group clinics for all ages and organize league and
tournament play. The club also offers tennis players
access to professional fitness trainers and a well
equipped gym and swimming pool for cross training.
More than four hundred Club members use the tennis
and ancillary facilities year-round.
As a result of the Tennis Development Centre
designation, The Winter Club receives some financial
support from Tennis Canada and guidance in
establishing and maintaining state-of-the-sport
tennis training and court fitness programs. More
important, according to Connell, is the benefit of
receiving several visits a year from Tennis Canada’s
distinguished international level coaches.
“Tennis Canada’s coaches are recognized at the
highest level of the professional game,” Connell
said. “Having them on court with our elite program
kids to run a camp, conduct training sessions and
monitor the progress of our top players is
tremendously important. It exposes players in
Manitoba to the same level of coaching as the very
best junior and professional players in the country
and its proving to be a great motivational tool for
our team.”
While every Tennis Development Centre has a distinct
high performance component, many of the criteria
that the Winter Club had to meet were based on the
grassroots and entry level camps and programs and
competitive play at the recreational level that the
Club offers for junior players. Tennis Canada ranks
community and recreational tennis facilities as the
first link along the path to success at the highest
international levels like The Davis Cup and The
Olympics – and higher rankings for more of Canada’s
professional tennis players.
Jared Connell has a high profile in Manitoba tennis.
In addition to his position as Head Pro at the
Winnipeg Winter Club, he is Tennis Manitoba’s
Provincial Coach charged with training the best
Under 18 players in the province for Western Canada
Games, Canada Games and National Championship play.
He has also recently opened his own Tennis Academy
at the Winter Club.
“The Tennis Academy is structured to allow serious
recreational players to develop into elite players
if they have the desire and the determination to
compete. Our staff of coaches and instructors is
always pleased to evaluate the potential of any
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Tennis
Participation Is On the Rise
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Tue Dec 6'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Increases in racquet and tennis ball sales, higher
attendance at professional tournaments and improved
television ratings are all positive signs for the
sport of tennis. Put those factors together with an
increase in participation and player retention and
the news is very positive for the game.
These findings were part of an annual participation
research study conducted in the United States.
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Congratulations to the new 2006 Tuxedo Tennis Club Executive
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Sat Dec 3'05 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The recent Tuxedo Tennis Club’s Annual General
Meeting was very well attended and was successful in
filling every position on the executive. Their new
executive consists of Brian Wilding (President), Tom
Neufeld (Vice-President), Lana Abbott (Secretary),
John Yarema (Treasurer), Brian Saiko
(Membership/Marketing), Hugh Malcolmson (House &
Grounds), Dan Rutherford, Selvi Varathappan and
Melissa Steele (Members-at-Large), as well as Elaine
Thompson (Past-President).
Many thanks to the outgoing executive members, who,
with varying numbers of years of service to Tuxedo
Tennis Club, include Phil Spevack, Jane Leschasin,
Arun Ogale, John & Margaret Childs, Anne and Ash
Ashraff, and Bruce Waschuk.
2005 was a very exciting year for TTC and we all
look forward to seeing what this new executive has
in store for 2006.Club Priorities
A straw vote on the Club’s priorities for 2006
came up with the need for a new clubhouse. However,
before the funding can be acquired, an agreement
with the city must be worked out. Significant
negotiations will need to take place very soon on
the draft agreement received from the City on
October 28th. According to Jan Taylor, the new
clubhouse may be financed in part by a sizeable
grant from the Sport Legacy Trust Fund, whose
application deadline is January 15th. An Ad Hoc
committee is working towards meeting that deadline.
The next year should bring some interesting new
developments to the club.
Reported by Elaine Thompson, Past President
For more information on the Tuxedo Tennis Club
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tuxedotennis.org. |
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Tuxedo Tennis Club executive members Brian Saiko (L to R), Tom Neufeld (back), Selvi Varathappan, Brian Wilding, Lana Abbott, John Yarema and Hugh Malcolmson.
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