Tennis Manitoba

FEBRUARY 2007

CONTENTS
} Winter Club Senior Open Scheduled for March
} Kids not active enough, study says
} Winter Club Junior Open Declares Singles Champions
} Being a Better Tennis Parent
} Recent News
} Events
} Contact
 
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Countdown to 2007 Senior Tour

Winter Club Senior Open Scheduled for March

New to the tournament schedule in 2007 is the Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open, slated for March 25 – April 1. This tournament will be the first stop on the Tennis Manitoba Senior Tour, which will include a total of five events.

Players 35 years and older are encouraged to come out and enjoy some competitive tennis with their peers at the following tournaments:

  • Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open
    March 25 - April 1 at Winnipeg Winter Club

  • Manitoba Senior Open
    May 22-27 at Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club Manitoba

  • Senior Clay Court Championships
    June 4-10 at Taylor Tennis

  • Kildonan Senior Open
    August 22-26 at Kildonan Tennis Club

  • Nygard Senior Tournament
    September 4-9 at Taylor Tennis.

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Kids not active enough, study says

A new study that shows most Manitoba kids don't exercise enough has fitness officials urging the sedentary generation to get off the couch and get moving. The University of Manitoba report shows that fewer than 10 per cent of Manitoba children and teens get the recommended amount of daily physical activity.

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Winter Club Junior Open Declares Singles Champions

The final qualifying tournament for the 2007 Indoor Prairie Regionals, the Winnipeg Winter Club Junior Open, was held on the weekend. Manitoba’s top junior players were competing for valuable points in the race for spots in the Prairie Regionals, which will take place March 9-11 in Saskatoon.

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Being a Better Tennis Parent

The International Tennis Federation has a booklet to help parents of young tennis players with their relationship with the child / coach, the long-term development of a tennis player, developing independence and a professional attitude in a child, the structure of world tennis and planning a competitive schedule.

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Recent News

News bulletins recently posted to the Tennis Manitoba website include:

 
     
  } New Fundraising Program for Member Clubs
  } Manitoba Officials Headed to Davis Cup
  } Manitoba’s Top Juniors Qualify for Prairie Regionals
  } 2007 Junior Tour Implementing ‘To Follow’ System
     
   

Events

The following are up-coming Tennis Manitoba sanctioned tournaments:

     
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Mar 9-11 Junior Indoor Prairie Regionals - Saskatoon, SK
This is a national qualification event by invitation only.

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Mar 25-Apr 1 Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open
Entry deadline is Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at 6:00pm.

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Apr 6-8 Big Sand Junior Classic at Taylor Tennis
Entry deadline is Monday, April 2nd, 2007 at 9:00pm.

   

 

Tennis Manitoba will provide draw details and match results for these events at www.tennismanitoba.com.
   
     

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