Winnipeg, MB (TM) – The largest tournament in the province, the Arby’s Manitoba Open, will take place July 6-15 at the Kildonan Tennis Club. The 4.5 and 3.5 events will begin on Friday, July 6th and qualifying for the Open events will get underway on Tuesday, July 10th.

The deadline for all events is 5:00pm on Tuesday, July 3rd. For complete tournament details click here:

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – All junior players looking to earn points toward the upcoming Outdoor Prairie Regionals should take note that the final qualifier for that event will be held July 3-6 at Taylor Tennis on the clay courts.

The entry deadline for the LM Architectural Group Junior Open is noon on Friday, June 29th. For tournament details click here.

A reminder to all junior players and coaches that the points from the LM Architectural Group Junior Open will also count in the point standings for the 2008 Indoor Prairie Regionals. This will have an impact on those juniors that will be moving up an age category on January 1, 2008. For more junior ranking information click here.

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(Liza Horan, hellotennis.com) – The International Tennis Federation, backed by governing bodies on the recreational and pro sides of the sport, have launched "Tennis...Play and Stay" to attract new players and hook them.

The unique approach scales the game to starter players so they can achieve success quickly. A smaller court, lighter balls and different sized racquets are appropriated for the size or age of the new player.

"Our research proved that, on the whole, although tennis did an okay job at attracting players it wasn't so good at retaining them," says James Newman of ITF Development, which presented a seminar on the program in February that was attended by more than 80 tennis providers in 28 nations. "A big part of this is the way starter players, young and old, are introduced to the game. The majority are put on full-sized court with (regular) balls and are fed from a basket for the majority of the lesson; the result being that most of the lesson is spent picking up balls and listening to irrelevant technical instruction, rather than playing the game."

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Just like the wind and rain that blew in over the weekend, Kyla McNicol wreaked havoc on her opponents at the Deer Lodge Tennis Club. She earned the Triple Crown, winning the Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events at the Deer Lodge Classic.

McNicol wasted no time in defeating Anita Paskvalin 6-0, 6-0 in the singles final, then teamed up with 12 year old Alexia Cholakis to win the Women’s Doubles event, with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Paskvalin and her partner, Kate McKenzie. Then she capped the day off by joining Sean LaCap in the winner’s circle, as the duo defeated Alana Miller and Geoff Kirbyson to win the Mixed Doubles crown.

LaCap also played in three finals on the weekend, but came up short in the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles championship matches. Doug DeVriendt was victorious over LaCap in the singles final for the third consecutive tournament, earning a 6-0, 6-1 win over his younger opponent. Although LaCap has vaulted into the # 2 spot in the rankings, DeVriendt has made it clear that he is not prepared to relinquish his stranglehold on the top spot any time soon.

The complete list of winners in all events was as follows:

Women’s Open Singles Kyla McNicol def. Anita Paskvalin 6-0, 6-0

Men’s Open Singles Doug DeVriendt def. Sean LaCap 6-0, 6-1

Women’s 4.5 Singles Selvi Varathappan def. Lea Savatic 7-6, 7-6

Men’s 3.5 Singles Helder Serpa def. Steve Blatz 6-2, 6-0

Women’s Open Doubles McNicol / Cholakis def McKenzie / Paskvalin 6-1, 6-3

Men’s Open Doubles DeVriendt / Mancer def. LaCap / Kirbyson 6-0, 6-3

Mixed Open Doubles McNicol / S.LaCap def. Miller / Kirbyson 6-3, 6-2

Men’s 4.5 Doubles C.LaCap / Trinidad def. Whittaker / Brooks 6-4, 7-5

Mixed 4.5 Doubles Lee / Jean-Paul def. Varathappan / Brooks 6-3, 6-2.

For complete Deer Lodge Classic results click here.

The other winner on the weekend was Kim Dermody of Taylor Tennis, who won a Wilson backpack in an Early Bird draw as part of the Rogers Cup Sweepstakes. The next Early Bird draw will be held on Sunday, July 8th at 1:00pm at the Kildonan Tennis Club during the Arby’s Manitoba Open. Contact Tennis Manitoba at 925-5660 or check with your local tennis club if you would like to purchase tickets. The Grand Prize, to be drawn on July 15th, is a trip for 2 to the Rogers Cup in Toronto, including airfare, accommodations at the Hilton and tickets to the semi-finals and final.

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The next stop on the Open Tour is the Arby’s Manitoba Open, which will be held July 6-15 at the Kildonan Tennis Club. The entry deadline is 5:00pm on Tuesday, July 3rd.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – The 2nd Annual Tennis Manitoba Awards Banquet will again be presented by Hart Pollack of the Cristall / Pollack Group, CIBC Wood Gundy. The Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday, October 4th at the Sun Center, located at the southwest corner of Canad Inns Stadium.

The tennis community will gather to recognize the achievements of the province’s top players and volunteers. In addition, the induction ceremony for the Tennis Manitoba Hall of Fame will take place in conjunction with the Awards Banquet to honor longtime contributors to the sport in Manitoba.

Tennis Manitoba appreciates the support of CIBC Wood Gundy in promoting the outstanding accomplishments of the members of the tennis community.

Tickets for the Awards Banquet are $75 each and a tax receipt will be provided by Tennis Canada for a portion of the ticket price. Stay tuned for further news regarding the Awards Banquet, including an announcement of the guest speaker for the evening.

For further information please contact Rick at Tennis Manitoba at 925-5660.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Henin versus Sharapova on center court at the Rexall Center in Toronto this August? How about one of the Williams sisters? Or maybe Vaidisova? Regardless of the matchup, you can see the world’s best tennis players in action this summer if your name is chosen in the Rogers Cup raffle.

One lucky tennis enthusiast will win a trip for two to Toronto, including airfare, accommodations and tickets to the semi-finals and final of the 2007 Rogers Cup, featuring the top female players on the planet.

Tickets are available for $5 each. If you are interested in entering the raffle, tickets can be purchased at the Tennis Manitoba office or at any of the upcoming sanctioned tournaments.

Purchase your tickets quickly, as early bird draws will be held at the Deer Lodge Classic on June 24th (Wilson backpack) and the Arby’s Manitoba Open on July 8th (Wilson racquet). The grand prize will be drawn at the Arby’s Manitoba Open at the Kildonan Tennis Club on Sunday, July 15th.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Her first Open Singles title did not come easy, but it sure came early for young Evann Waschuk. Although only 14 years of age, the member of Taylor Tennis played like a veteran and battled through two 3-set matches en route to winning the Women’s Singles event at the Manitoba Clay Court Championships at her home club. The highlight of the title run came in the semi-finals, with Waschuk earning a 13-11 victory in a third set tiebreak versus top seeded Anita Paskvalin. That win was followed up with a 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Erika Fridrik in the final.

Doug DeVriendt left no doubt that he is still the player to beat on the men’s side, defeating Sean LaCap 6-1, 6-0 to earn the Men’s Singles Championship. Matt Luczynski defeated Ion Ursatanu 7-6, 6-3 in the Men’s 4.5 Singles final, while Daniella Silva defeated her sister, Jessica, to win the Women’s 4.5 Singles crown.

The complete list of winners was as follows:

Women’s Open Singles Evann Waschuk def. Erika Fridrik 6-2, 7-5

Men’s Open Singles Doug DeVriendt def. Sean LaCap 6-1, 6-0

Women’s 4.5 Singles Daniella Silva def. Jessica Silva 7-6(3), 7-6(3)

Men’s 4.5 Singles Matt Luczynski def. Ion Ursatanu 7-6, 6-3

Men’s 3.5 Singles Alex Strange def. Steve Blatz 6-1, 6-1

Women’s Open Doubles McKenzie / Paskvalin def. Bishop / Waschuk 6-1, 6-2

Mixed Open Doubles Miller / Kirbyson def. Mann / LaCap 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

Men’s 4.5 Doubles Dicurzio / Scrapneck def. Kylar / Kylar.

For complete Manitoba Clay Court Championships results and photo gallery click here.

The next stop on the Open Tour is the Deer Lodge Classic, which will be held June 16-24. The entry deadline is 8:00pm on Wednesday, June 13th. For more information click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Tom Brown defeated Dave Wilken 6-3, 6-2 to win the Men’s 45+ Singles event at the Manitoba Senior Clay Court Championships. He then teamed up with Wilken to earn a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tony Weekes and Steve Younger to claim the Men’s 45+ Doubles title.

The winners in all events were as follows:

Men’s 45+ Singles Tom Brown def. Dave Wilken 6-3, 6-2

Men’s 50+ Singles Terry Langan def. Ian Gillies 7-5, 6-2

Women’s 30+ Singles Lori Mann def. Cindy Radford 6-1, 6-0

Men’s 45+ Doubles Wilken / Brown def. Weekes / Younger 6-4, 6-3

Women’s 35+ Doubles Scalena / Kumagai def. Diamond / Ferguson 6-3, 6-3.

For complete Manitoba Senior Clay Court Championships results click here.

The next tournament on the Senior Tour is the Kildonan Senior Open August 22-26. For more information click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – He may have been forced to work a little longer than normal, but in the end it was another victory for Glendale’s Doug DeVriendt. He defeated Sean LaCap 7-5, 6-3 to capture the Men’s Open Singles title at the Wheat City Hard Court Championships. After losing a total of one game in his first two matches en route to the final, DeVriendt faced a rejuvenated Lacap, who managed to compete with Manitoba’s number one player like no one in this province has for many years.

In the Women’s Open Singles Championship, Lori Mann prevailed over Darlene Lee for the second consecutive week, taking the title match 6-3, 6-4. Lee was seeking revenge for a loss to Mann in the Women’s 30+ final at the Manitoba Senior Open.

The complete list of winners is as follows:

Men’s Open Singles Doug DeVriendt def. Sean LaCap 7-5, 6-3

Men’s 4.5 Singles Brian Giesbrecht def. Ben Fournier 6-2, 6-1

Women’s Open Singles Lori Mann def. Darlene Lee 6-3, 6-4

Men’s Open Doubles DeVriendt/Pollack def. Kirbyson/LaCap 7-5, 6-2

Men’s 4.5 Doubles Lee/Tkachuk def. Harrison/Cruise 7-6(8), 3-6, 6-2

Mixed Doubles Lybacki/Harrison def. Lee/Weekes 7-5, 6-3.

For complete Wheat City Hard Court results click here.

The next stop on the Open Tour is the Manitoba Clay Court Championships at Taylor Tennis June 5-10. For more information click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Anita Paskvalin booked her ticket to the Outdoor Prairie Regionals by winning her second consecutive qualifying tournament. She captured the U18 Girls Singles crown at the Tuxedo Junior Open with a hard fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Clarissa Chen. This win came on the heels of her triumph in the U18 Girls Singles event at the World of Water Junior Open earlier in May. Paskvalin added a doubles title at Tuxedo, combining with Jaime Peterson to defeat Evann Waschuk and Erika Fridrik 4-6, 6-0, 13-11.

After winning the U14 Boys Singles championship at the World of Water Junior Open, Chad LaCap jumped up to the U16 category and came out on top with an exciting 6-3, 5-7, 10-4 win over Eric Pollard.

The complete list of event winners is as follows:

U12 Girls Singles Kylie Waschuk def. Emily Fridrik 6-0, 6-1

U14 Girls Singles Jessica Silva def. Evann Waschuk 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2

U16 Girls Singles Clarissa Chen def. Evann Waschuk 6-2, 6-2

U18 Girls Singles Anita Paskvalin def. Clarissa Chen 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

U12 Boys Singles Eagan Peters def. Jeremy Gunn 6-0, 6-1

U14 Boys Singles Will McPherson def. Kevin Kylar by default

U16 Boys Singles Chad LaCap def. Eric Pollard 6-3, 5-7, 10-4

U14 Girls Doubles Kirstein/Kirstein def. Em.Fridrik/K.Waschuk

U18 Girls Doubles Paskvalin/Peterson def. Er.Fridrik/E.Waschuk 4-6, 6-0, 13-11

U18 Boys Doubles Lesiuk/Pollard won the round robin.

Tennis Manitoba and Tuxedo Tennis Club would like to acknowledge the contributions of Chris Shay, who provided photography coverage at the Tuxedo Junior Open. For complete tournament results and photo gallery click here.

The next stop on the Junior Tour is the LM Architectural Group Junior Open, which will be held July 3-6 at Taylor Tennis. For more information click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – The inaugural Rookie Tour tournament was held recently at Glendale Golf & Country Club and it attracted 42 rookie players, 11 sponge ball players and 6 young adults for a total entry of 59 participants. The players were grouped into different flights based on ability level and age. The flights were named after professional players to emphasize the importance of growth (ie. Nadal flight, Sharapova flight, etc.).

The tournament was fun for all of the players and a great introduction to tennis for those who were experiencing competition for the first time. The young players in the sponge ball event were given practice time, in addition to the tournament match play. Glendale Golf & CC would like to extend a thank you to the staff and parents who assisted the sponge ball players and made them feel comfortable.

Congratulations to the following players who won their flights:

Sponge ball ‘A’ Flight: Ariel Valdez and Dima Lyubashenko
Sponge ball ‘B’ Flight: Shanna Meikle won the round-robin
Andy Roddick Group: Eagan Peters def. Matthieu Bourrier 9-4
Roger Federer Group: Marko Roslycky def. Brock Pollard 6-2
Steffi Graf Group: Mary Furgale def. Rachael Cosman 9-8
Kim Clijsters Group: Ashlyn Kettner def. Shawna Kufley 6-2
Maria Sharapova Group: Lexie Zimmer def. Isabela Budica 6-4
Marcos Baghdatis Group: Leo Palay won the round-robin
Martina Hingis Group: Niri Pollock won the round-robin
Rafael Nadal Group: Kevin Kylar def. Ross Strank 6-0, 6-2.

This was a great start to the Rookie Tour! The second stop on the tour will be the Technifibre Junior Classic, back at Glendale Golf & CC, June 21-24.

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