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miss this tourney
 Champ
determined to defend
When he played at
the Manitoba Open Tennis Championship last year, Alessandro
Gravina was so impressed with the friendly Manitoba welcome
that he vowed to make it a regular stop on his itinerary.
It was going to take more than an injured shoulder and elbow
to keep the 26 year old from Toronto from defending his
Men's Open Singles title at this weekend's 101st $12,500
Arby's Manitoba Open at the Kildonan Tennis Club.
"There was a bit of hesitation simply because I was injured
for the most part of the year," said Gravina, yesterday
at the Manitoba Open press conference. "I missed quite a
few tournaments at the beginning of the year. I was planning
on playing the Manitoba Open but I was just going day-to-day
with my injury.
"But a couple of weeks ago, I booked my flight and I'm just
happy to be here."
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Captures Two Events at Arby’s Manitoba Open
After dropping
both the Women’s 4.5 Singles final and the Women’s
4.5 Doubles final at the 2005 Manitoba Open, Jacinta
Leyden came back with a vengeance in 2006. Leyden,
a native of Houston, Texas, defeated Clarissa Chen
to win the Women’s 4.5 Singles Championship on Monday
and teamed up with her sister, Carlene, to take
home the Women’s 4.5 Doubles crown.
The Leyden sisters got the best of Chris Scalena
and Hiroko Kumagai in the rematch of the 2005 Women’s
4.5 Doubles final, winning in straight sets.
For a complete list of winners in the 4.5, 3.5 and
45+ events
click here.
The main draw action in the Open Singles and Doubles
events started on Friday. Some of the up-coming
highlights include:
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Men’s semi-finals are at 4:00pm on
Saturday…should be 2 great matches!
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Mixed Doubles final is scheduled for 6:30pm
on Saturday (LaCap/McNicol vs Millican/Zayac)
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Magic Show by Robin Sen is scheduled for
7:00pm Saturday
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Sunday finals are at 10:30am starting with
the Men’s Singles, then Women’s Singles to
follow. The Men’s and Women’s Doubles will
follow the singles.
Rogers Cup Sweepstakes tickets are still available
for the
big draw for a trip for 2 to Toronto which will
take place on Sunday, July 16th at 1:00pm at the Kildonan Tennis Club. Get your tickets early as
there will be 2 early bird draws, for a Wilson bag
and a Wilson racquet, being held on Saturday, July
15th.
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Rogers Cup Sweepstakes info
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Manitoba Open Attracts Baranowski
The Men’s
Open Singles field just got a lot deeper with the
addition of Adam Baranowski from Ontario. Currently
ranked # 18 in Canada, Baranowski will be appearing
in the Manitoba Open for the very first time.
The likes
of Alex Gravina and Doug DeVriendt will have their
work cut out for them if they intend on hoisting
the Men’s Singles trophy in 2006. Baranowski will
no doubt prove to be a tough opponent for everyone
he faces and he just may be the favorite as he makes
his Manitoba Open debut.
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 Gravina Returning to Defend Open Title
Alex
Gravina has returned
to Winnipeg to defend the Men’s Open
Singles Championship he captured a year ago. He
is looking forward to the challenge and is
anxious to fine tune his game at the 2006 Arby’s
Manitoba Open in preparation for the Granby
Challenger and a run at the qualifying draw for
the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Local tennis enthusiasts were treated to some
great tennis in 2005 as Gravina visited our
province for the first time and dropped only one
set en route to the singles title.
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Events
The following are up-coming Tennis
Manitoba sanctioned tournaments:
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July 23-30 Tuxedo Open
Entry deadline is Friday, July 21st, 2006 at 5:00pm.
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Aug 8-11: Junior Satellite Series
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Aug 24-27: World of Water Junior Championships
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Sep 1-4: Bob Mitchell Doubles
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Sep 5-10: Manitoba Indoor Tennis Championships
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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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