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Tennis
Manitoba Awards Banquet
Hall of Fame Gets
First 3 Inductees
The inaugural Manitoba
Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on
Thursday, October 5th at the Canad Inns Polo Park in conjunction
with 2006 Tennis Manitoba Awards Banquet presented by CIBC
Wood Gundy. The three initial inductees are Art Foster and
Ray Daumler in the Player category and Gerry Labies in the
Builder category.
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Gerry Labies
Gerry was a longtime contributor
to the tennis community as a player, coach and official,
and will enter the Hall of Fame in the Builder category.
Gerry had a tremendous impact on the sport in our
province and will be remembered for his tremendous
work organizing the officials for the 1999 Pan American
Games.
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Art Foster
A winner of a record 6 Manitoba
Open Men’s Singles titles, Art did not pick up a
tennis racquet until the age of 17. In addition
to his prowess at a Provincial level, Foster also
achieved success at the National level, winning
the 60+ Singles and the 55+ and 60+ Doubles at the
Senior Nationals in 1988.
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Ray Daumler
Ray captured 3 Manitoba Open Men’s
Singles titles and was a dominant player during
the 1980s and into the 1990s. His Manitoba Open
wins came in 1986, 1987 and 1989. Ray was very tough
mentally and will always be remembered as a player
with an incredible will to win.
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In addition to the
Hall of Fame inductions, Tennis Manitoba will also be recognizing
the Male and Female Players of the Year, the Most Improved
Player, the Most Sportsmanlike Player and the Community
Champion. The top adult and junior point leaders will also
receive awards based on tournament results from the past
12 months. The Junior Scholarship winners will be recognized
and a Group Fundraising Award will be given out. In addition,
the evening will include the recognition of club champions
and club volunteers.
Congratulations to Jordan Farber who
was the winner of 2 tickets to the Awards Banquet as part
of a recent Tennis Manitoba eNews subscriber promotion.
If you don’t have your tickets yet contact Tennis Manitoba
at 925-5660. Individual tickets can be purchased for $40
or a table of 10 for $350.
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DeVriendt, Paskvalin Headline
List of Points Leaders
The final
point standings for the past year have been determined
in the Open, 4.5 and 3.5 events. The leaders in
each of the singles categories will receive special
recognition at
2006 Tennis Manitoba Awards Banquet presented by
CIBC Wood Gundy on Thursday, October 5th at
the Canad Inns Polo Park.
 Doug
DeVriendt of the Glendale Golf & Country Club and
Anita Paskvalin of the Winnipeg Winter Club have
captured the Men’s and Women’s Open titles, respectively.
DeVriendt had another banner year, winning 6 of
a possible 7 tournaments. He never lost a single
set to a player from Manitoba, with his lone tournament
defeat coming at the hands of Alex Gravina of Toronto,
who beat Doug at the Manitoba Open for the second
consecutive year.
Paskvalin accumulated the most points in the Women’s
Open Singles category on the strength of her tournament
victory at the Tuxedo Open and runner-up finishes
at the Winnipeg Indoor Championships at the Winter
Club, the Clay Court Championships at Taylor Tennis
and the Manitoba Indoor Championships at Taylor.
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Junior Point Leaders to be Recognized at Awards
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Club Champions and Volunteers to be Acknowledged
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 Waschuk
Drives Home with 2 Titles at Auto Haus Fall Classic
Evann Waschuk
capped off a great summer of tennis by winning both
the U14 and U16 Girls Singles events at the Auto
Haus Volkswagen Fall Junior Classic recently held
at the Glendale Golf & Country Club. It was Evann's
third tournament victory of the summer.
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 Gockeln
Wins Manitoba Indoor Championship
Theresa Gockeln,
an exchange student from Germany, adjusted just
fine to the tennis environment in Canada, capturing
the Women’s Open Singles title at the Manitoba Indoor
Championships. She defeated Anita Paskvalin 7-5,
7-5 at Taylor Tennis to claim the victory.
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Events
The following are up-coming Tennis
Manitoba sanctioned tournaments:
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October 5: 2006 Tennis Manitoba
Awards Banquet presented by CIBC Wood Gundy
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Nov 19-26: Winnipeg Indoor Open
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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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