Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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. For further information call 452-3311 ext. 108 or click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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

• May 10-13: World of Water Junior Open

• May 22-27: Tuxedo Junior Open

• July 3-6: LM Architectural Group Junior Open

• September 14-16: Wheat City Junior Open

• September 17-27: Auto Haus VW Fall Junior Classic

• January, 2008: Winter Club Junior Open.

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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If you have any questions regarding qualification for 2007 Outdoor Prairie Regionals or 2008 Indoor Prairie Regionals contact Rick at Tennis Manitoba.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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.

Individuals must be 15 years of age to take the Instructor Course, which includes 35 hours of instruction over two weekends. Course participants are given both a practical and playing/demonstration evaluation.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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.

The following players will represent the Prairie Region at the Indoor Junior Nationals:

Dates for Junior Nationals are as follows:

• U12 Indoor Junior Nationals
  March 31-April 6 at Calgary, AB

• U14 Indoor Junior Nationals
  April 8-15 at Edmonton, AB

• U16 Indoor Junior Nationals
  March 31-April 7 at Montreal, PQ.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Anyone interested in teaching tennis will want to register for the next Instructor Course at Taylor Tennis. This course is the first level of Tennis Canada’s coaching certification program.

Individuals must be 15 years of age to take the Instructor Course, which includes 35 hours of instruction over two weekends. Course participants are given both a practical and playing/demonstration evaluation.

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U14 Girls: Silva/Cholakis def. Fridrik/Waschuk 9-1
U18 Girls: Silva/Silva def. Chen/Peterson 9-3

U14 Boys: Gerstein/Minuk def. McPherson/Hirsch 9-8(5)
U18 Boys: Bailey/Ismath def. Trinidad/Pollard 9-3

U14 Mixed: Silva/McPherson def. Cholakis/Hirsch 9-5
U18 Mixed: Chen/Bailey def. Peterson/Pollard 9-4.

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