Tennis Manitoba

MARCH 2007

CONTENTS
} Prairie Regional Qualifying Moving to 52 Week System for 2008
} Winter Club Senior Open Deadline Extended
} New Date for Second Weekend of Instructor Course
} Chen, McPherson and Waschuk Lead Manitoba Contingent at Prairie Regionals
} Recent News
} Events
} Contact
 
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New Qualifier Format for Junior Tour

Prairie Regional Qualifying Moving to 52 Week System for 2008

Qualifying for the 2008 Indoor Prairie Regionals will be based on tournament results from the 52 weeks preceding the Prairie Regionals. The Big Sand Junior Classic at Taylor Tennis, April 6-8, will be the first qualifying tournament under the new system. Junior players that are attempting to qualify for the 2008 Indoor Prairie Regionals will need to take into consideration the age group that they will be eligible for in 2008.

Indoor Prairie Regional point standings for 2008 will be calculated by taking each player’s best 5 results from the following tournaments:

  • April 6-8: Big Sand Junior Classic at Taylor Tennis

  • May 10-13: World of Water Junior Open at Kildonan Tennis Club

  • May 22-27: Tuxedo Junior Open at Tuxedo Tennis Club

  • July 3-6: LM Architectural Group Junior Open at Taylor Tennis

  • September 14-16: Wheat City Junior Open at Wheat City Tennis Club in Brandon

  • September 17-27: Auto Haus VW Fall Junior Classic at Glendale Golf & Country Club

  • January, 2008: Winter Club Junior Open at Winnipeg Winter Club.

To download the entry form for the Big Sand Junior Classic, click here. The entry deadline for this tournament is April 2, 2007 at 9:00 PM.

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Winter Club Senior Open Deadline Extended

The entry deadline for the Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open has been extended to Sunday, March 25th at 7:00pm. Entries can be faxed to the Winter Club at 284-2567.

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New Date for Second Weekend of Instructor Course

Please take note that the second weekend of the upcoming Instructor Course has been changed to May 4-6. This course is the first level of Tennis Canada’s coaching certification program.

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Chen, McPherson and Waschuk Lead Manitoba Contingent at Prairie Regionals

Manitoba players captured 17 of a possible 24 Junior Nationals spots after the dust settled at the Prairie Regionals in Saskatoon this past weekend. Clarissa Chen won the U16 Girls title, winning all four of her round-robin matches without dropping a set. Will McPherson defeated Alex Minuk 6-3, 6-1 to take the U14 Boys championship, while Evann Waschuk was victorious in the U14 Girls category after a 6-2, 2-1 (inj.) victory over Daniella Silva.

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Recent News

News bulletins recently posted to the Tennis Manitoba website include:

 
     
  } Instructor Course Scheduled for April
  } Silva Dominates Doubles at Winter Club Junior Open
  } Tennis Manitoba Welcomes the Carman Tennis Association
  } Winter Club Senior Open Scheduled for March
     
   

Events

The following are up-coming Tennis Manitoba sanctioned tournaments:

     
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Mar 25-Apr 1 Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open
Entry deadline is Sunday, March 25th, 2007 at 7:00pm.

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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.
   
     

Contact

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