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News Archives: May 2006
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Manitoba Clay Court Championships are Back!
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Tue May 30'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB
(Taylor Tennis) – For the first time in seven years
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Manitoba Clay Court Championships are back. The
new management at
Taylor Tennis
decided to run this tournament to give players an
opportunity to experience the only clay courts left
in the city.
The week will be filled with competitive tennis
and loads of fun and will run June 5 - 11, 2006. You
can obtain your entry forms at Taylor Tennis, online
at
www.tennismanitoba.com or at many of the summer
clubs before the deadline of Friday June 2nd. Join
us on the patio as a participant or a spectator to
enjoy burgers, drinks and good tennis! |
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Come Play the Clay this Summer at Taylor Tennis for $195!
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Taylor Tennis clay courts are now open for
the 2006 season. Below Kylie Waschuk and Katie Trstenjak
are U10 finalists at the recent Big Sand
Junior Classic.
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Fri May 26'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (Taylor
Tennis)
– Our new management at Taylor Tennis has reduced
this years summer membership to $195. We would
love to have you come out and enjoy the only clay
courts in the city! If it rains you can play inside
on one of our 10 indoor courts. Indoor summer court
rates are reduced to $14/hour per full court.
We will be a busy place with different events
planned all summer. Some of the upcoming events are:
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A
ladder starting in June
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Junior Minis on the clay
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Breakfast with the Pros on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings for the ladies.
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A
Mixed Doubles Social Night with a BBQ
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Regular Mixed Round Robin on Wednesdays
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Men’s
Round Robin on Mondays
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Tennis coaching on the clay.
The
Manitoba Clay Court Championships will take place June 5
– 11, 2006. We expect a big turnout and would love
to see you here as a participant or as a spectator!
Call the front desk or check our website for more
details.
For more Taylor Tennis information please check out our website at
www.taylortennis.ca. We’d love to see you out there! |
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Lesiuk and Kylar Move a Step Closer to Prairie Regionals
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Thu May 25'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Alex Lesiuk and Kevin Kylar captured singles
titles at the Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic
and are on the verge of clinching a place at the
Prairie Regionals. Lesiuk defeated Eric Pollard 6-1,
6-1 in the U16 Boys final, while Kylar was
victorious over J.J. Gerstein 6-0, 6-1 in the U12
Boys division. Lesiuk and Kylar also won their age
groups at the Big Sand Junior tournament in April,
giving them two wins each in the race for Prairie
Regional positions.
Lesiuk was a double winner on the weekend, teaming
up with Pollard to defeat Ahmed Farag and Jeremy
Trinidad 6-3, 6-4 in the U16 Boys Doubles
championship. Daniella Silva also took home two
titles, winning the U12 Girls Singles event with a
6-4, 6-4 win over Anika Campeau and then earning the
U12 Girls Doubles crown with partner Alexia Cholakis,
after a 9-1 win over Mimi Yunker and Nicole Fennell.
The next qualifying tournament toward the Prairie
Regional standings is the Tuxedo Junior Open, May
30-June 4. For more information contact the Tuxedo
Tennis Club at 837-3766 or
click
here.
Complete results for the Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior
Classic:
U10 Boys/Girls Singles: Nate Walsh def. Katie
Trstenjak 9-7
U12 Girls Singles: Daniella Silva def. Anika Campeau
6-4, 6-4
U12 Girls Doubles: D.Silva/A.Cholakis def M.Yunker/N.Fennell
9-1
U16 Girls Singles: Anita Paskvalin def. Clarissa Chen
6-3, 6-2
U16 Girls Doubles: C.Chen/E.Waschuk def. E.Fridrik/J.Silva
9-3
U12 Boys Singles: Kevin Kylar def. J.J. Gerstein 6-0,
6-1
U12 Boys Doubles: Gerstein/Dashevsky def. Y.Selchen/E.Peters
9-5
U16 Boys Singles: Alex Lesiuk def. Eric Pollard 6-1,
6-1
U16 Boys Doubles: Lesiuk/Pollard def. Trinidad/Farag
6-3, 6-4
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Complete tournament results |
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Auto Haus U14 & U18 Events Cancelled
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Tue May 23'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic U14 & U18
tournament scheduled for May 25-28 at the
Glendale Golf
& Country Club has been cancelled. Every effort will be made by Tennis
Manitoba to find alternate dates and another club to
host these events.
In the event that this tournament is not replaced on
the schedule prior to the Outdoor Junior Nationals
Qualifier, players in the U14 and U18 age groups
will count their best two results out of the three
tournaments toward their final point total.
Any questions regarding the selection process for
the Outdoor Junior Nationals Qualifier can be
directed to Rick at Tennis Manitoba at 925-5660. |
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Glendale to Host
Tennis in the Future Seminar
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Wed May 10'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– As part of the
Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic, George
Kylar, Tournament Director, is organizing a
Tennis in the Future seminar. The seminar,
presented by Head, will be held at the
Glendale Golf
& Country Club at 7:00pm on Friday, May 12 and
is aimed at educating parents and players about
college tennis.
Topics include: (1) college tennis from the
viewpoint of a player and a coach and (2) junior
tennis in the eyes of a father (from diapers to
college). The list of speakers for the evening will
be confirmed shortly. Players in attendance at the
seminar will be eligible to win draw prizes from
Head.
If you would like to learn from people who have gone
through the college experience you won’t want to
miss this opportunity. Everyone is welcome to attend
and admission is free. |
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Tuxedo Gearing Up for Busy Summer
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Last year's club manager
Joan Schumacher (left) helps Brenna
Crook transition into her new role for the
summer season.
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Tue May 9'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Brenna Crook is looking forward to an exciting
summer as the Manager of the
Tuxedo Tennis
Club. She is busy preparing for several events,
including the Open House on May 13th from
9:00am-3:00pm. Everyone is welcome to come by and
check out the facilities, play some tennis and have
some refreshments.
With the early spring there has been plenty of
tennis played at Tuxedo already and a lot more
action to come. The club will be playing host to the
Tuxedo Junior Open from May 30-June 4 and the
Tuxedo Open from July 23-30.
For more information or a calendar of events visit
www.tuxedotennis.org. |
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Rain or Shine the Winter Club is Fine
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Jared Connell (above) is the Head Pro at the
Winnipeg Winter Club. Alana Miller (bottom
left) and Kyla McNicol teamed up to win the
2005 Manitoba Open Women’s Doubles..
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Tue May 9'066 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The bubble has burst and summer tennis is back at
the Winnipeg Winter
Club for the first time in nearly a decade.
After being used strictly for indoor soccer since
the late '90s, the four hardcourts are now reverting
to their original purpose.
As a special promotion, the club is offering single
memberships for $75 a month, not just for the tennis
but for the entire facility, including hockey,
swimming, gym, squash and badminton. Couples and
families can join for just $125 a month..
These rates apply from May to August. There are no
court fees.
To coincide with the relaunch of outdoor tennis at
the Wint, the club would like to introduce Alana
Miller - winner of five Manitoba Open singles titles
and another ten in mixed and women's doubles - as
the new assistant pro.
She will be offering private lessons and putting on
doubles and other clinics. If you're lucky, she'll
be hanging around when your fourth doesn't show up..
For lessons with either Alana or the club's Head
Pro, Jared Connell, please call 452-3311.
For more information, please visit the Winter Club
website at
www.winnipegwinterclub.com. |
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Wrogemann and Langan Win Western Indoor Nationals
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Mon May 8'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Klaus Wrogemann and Terry Langan captured the 60+
Men’s Doubles title at the Western Indoor Senior
Nationals in Edmonton. After dropping the opening
set of the tournament to the top seeded duo of Don
Axtell and Ken Hecker, Klaus and Terry battled back
and defeated the # 1 seeds in three sets. They did
not drop another set from that point on and cruised
to the championship.
Of the more than 30 events that were contested at
the Western Indoor Senior Nationals, the victory by
Klaus and Terry was Manitoba’s lone win. A total of
236 players from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
British Columbia competed in the tournament, which
was held at the Saville Center and the Royal Glenora
Club.
Congratulations to Klaus and Terry for a job well
done!
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Provincial Team Fundraiser Raises $2400
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Sat May 6'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– A great time was had by everyone who came out to
support the
Provincial
Team at the Bud, Spud & Steak night at the
Tijuana Yacht Club. A total of $2400 was raised
through ticket sales, the auction, the 50/50 draw
and the putting contest. These funds will be used to
assist team members with training and competition
costs as they strive to compete at the National
level.
A huge thank you to the following organizations that
provided prizes for the auction:
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Provincial
Team info |
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Cannonballs Win Topo Gigio Junior League Championship
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Will McPherson (above center) is presented with championship trophy from Hart Pollack, president of Tennis Manitoba.
Below, Mario Trstenjak (center) presents Zoe
Haber with championship trophy as Yale
Salchen, Will and Hart look on. Bottom
picture is of all the winter session league
players.
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Fri May 5'06 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The Cannonballs, consisting of Will McPherson,
Yale Selchen and Zoe Haber, captured the inaugural
Junior
League title by defeating the Topspins 29 games
to 19 games. It was a great finish for the
Cannonballs, who upset the 1st place Slices in the
semi-finals to earn a berth in the final. The
Topspins punched their ticket to the final after
upsetting the 2nd place Volleys in the other
semi-final.
The final match included the following results:
Singles
Katie Trstenjak def. Zoe Haber
Yale Selchen def. Kylie Waschuk
Will McPherson def. Graeme Gillies
Doubles
Yale & Will def. Graeme & Kylie
Will & Zoe def. Graeme & Katie
Yale & Zoe def. Kylie & Katie
Other results were as follows:
3rd place Final: Slices defeated Volleys 27
games to 21 games
5th place Final: Nets defeated Lobbers 30
games to18 games
7th place Final: Dropshots defeated Smashers
27 games to 21 games
Tennis Manitoba would like to acknowledge the
tremendous effort of Mario Trstenjak and Bruce
Waschuk who were instrumental in getting this league
off the ground and keeping it running smoothly from
February to April. A great time was had by all of
the junior players who participated.
Plans are underway for a summer league involving
several Winnipeg clubs. Anyone interested in
participating in the summer league should contact
Rick at Tennis Manitoba.
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Junior
League information & photo gallery
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Contact Tennis Manitoba |
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Internationally Renowned Leaders to Advance Canadian Tennis
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Louis Borfiga (top) and
Bob Brett have joined efforts to help Tennis
Canada's high performance program
development.
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Thu May 4'06 |
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Toronto, ON (TC)
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Tennis Canada announced Thursday that Louis
Borfiga (pronounced LOU-EE BOR-FEE-GA) has been
named vice-president, high performance athlete
development and Bob Brett has been hired as high
performance consultant. Beginning August 2006,
Borfiga will be stationed in Montreal following a
brief transition period in Toronto. Brett will be on
contract to Tennis Canada for five months annually,
starting June 2006.
“Louis and Bob will give tennis in Canada instant
international credibility,” exclaimed Tennis Canada
Chair Jack Graham. “A large part of the world tennis
landscape has been built through the efforts of
these two gentlemen. They are both focused on
results and achieve their goals by spending each day
on the tennis court. We were encouraged by their
hands-on leadership style.”
Since 1990, Borfiga has been the director of
national coaches at INSEP, a national training
centre for some of the top junior players in the
world, located in France. He also serves as the
coordinator of French junior tennis programs.
The French Tennis Federation is known as one of the
leading tennis development systems in the world and
Borfiga has been a major factor leading to its
success. Over the past five years, Borfiga has
coached six junior Grand Slam champions from France,
including 2004 World Junior Champion and 2005 ATP
Newcomer of the Year Gaël Monfils, currently ranked
No. 35 on the ATP Tour. His coaching resume also
includes current Top 100 ranked players such as
Fabrice Santoro (No. 52), Nicolas Mahut (No. 78) and
Julien Benneteau (No. 84).
Borfiga will focus on athlete development in areas
that include: annual player plans; tours and camps;
national teams such as Davis Cup and Fed Cup; lead
and operate the Toronto and Montreal national
training centre programs; sport science; and a
partnership with IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida.
“I welcome the opportunity to combine best practices
we have developed at the French Tennis Federation
with the top programs currently in place in Canada,”
said Borfiga. “The commitment to excellence shown by
Tennis Canada equals the dedication and forward
thinking that I will demonstrate in my new role. I
look forward to working with the highly-qualified
Canadian coaches and leaders to further develop
champions and grow our sport.”
Current vice-president of tennis development, Hatem
McDadi, who was a member of the selection committee,
will continue to champion a team that concentrates
on Canadian coaching development, officiating
development, competitive structure and community
development. He was a leader in creating Canada’s
first national training centres at Rexall Centre and
Uniprix Stadium, and assisted in the establishment
of 40 high performance tennis development centres
across Canada. McDadi will also help ensure the
transition to Borfiga is seamless.
Borfiga, 51, played for his native country of Monaco
for nine years in Davis Cup action and played as a
professional from 1972-1977. He was also a sparring
partner of tennis legend Bjorn Borg.
Brett, one of the more recognizable tennis coaches
in the world, has served the sport and its elite
players for the past 34 years. His most notable
coaching tenure came from 1987-91 when he guided
top-ranked Boris Becker to Australian Open,
Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles. Known as a teacher
who looks to maximize potential in his players,
Brett has coached Wimbledon champion Goran
Ivanisevic and other stars on the ATP Tour including
Andrei Medvedev, Nicolas Kiefer and up-and-comer
Mario Ancic. Under Brett’s tutelage, Sania Mirza of
India improved both her game and fitness which has
led to a Top 40 ranking and the 2005 Sony Ericsson
WTA Tour Newcomer of the Year award. His coaching
career started through the guidance of Harry Hopman.
Brett began coaching on the ATP tour in 1979.
“I am very excited about working on this project in
Canada,” exclaimed Brett. “I have enjoyed working
with junior players throughout the world and now
look to help bring great success to Canadian
athletes. Louis and I have worked together in the
past, and together, we hope to bring the best out of
Canadian elite coaches and players.””
Brett, 52, a native of Melbourne, Australia, will
lead the Under 12 talent development in partnership
with Andre Labelle and the Provincial Tennis
Associations. He will also consult elite players and
work with the Tennis Canada coaching department to
fully develop top-level coaches and leaders in
Canada.
The world-class Bob Brett Tennis Centre, located in
San Remo, Italy, is devoted to identifying young
talent and delivering comprehensive, highly
personalized coaching. Brett’s name has drawn some
of the top tennis players because of his experience,
vision and coaching philosophy. He will welcome
elite Canadian athletes periodically to train with
him at his centre as part of his contract.
“We are thrilled to have experienced and credible
tennis professionals such as Louis and Bob to help
shape the future of Canadian tennis,” expressed
Michael S. Downey, president and chief executive
officer, Tennis Canada. “The screening and selection
committees performed a thorough international search
for a proven tennis leader and were fortunate to
return with two world-class individuals. This hiring
will guide Tennis Canada and its numerous partners
towards its mission of developing a system that
produces champions.”
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit,
national sport association responsible for the
development of tennis across the country. It is one
of the oldest national sport associations in Canada.
Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier
events on the ATP and WTA tours, Rogers Cup men’s
and women’s events that rotate annually between
Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in
Montreal. Tennis Canada is a member of the
International Tennis Federation, the Canadian
Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee
and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association,
and serves to administer, sponsor and select the
teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic Games and
all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. |
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Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic Accepting Entries
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Tue May 2'066 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– The Glendale
Golf & Country Club will be playing host to the
Auto Haus Volkswagen Junior Classic. The
tournament will be a qualifier for the 2006 Outdoor
Junior Nationals for the U12, U14, U16 and U18 age
groups. Events are being split over two weekends as
follows::
• U10, U12 and U16 events will be held May 11-14
• U14 and U18 events will be held May 25-28
To access online entry forms,
click here.
For further information about the tournament contact
George Kylar at 832-5718. |
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