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News Archives: August 2007
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Connell Earns
First Ever Open Singles Title
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| Archive Photo:
B Waschuk |
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| Jared Connell
claims his first Open Singles championship at
the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club Open. |
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Wed Aug 22'07 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– After many years and dozens of tournaments, Jared
Connell broke through on the weekend and captured the
Men’s Open Singles title at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis
Club Open. It marked the first ever Open Singles championship
for Connell and it came at the expense of Evan Mancer
by scores of 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. It did not come easy for
Connell as he was forced to save several match points
in his semi-final victory over Roland Burrell, eventually
emerging from that match with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) win.
Connell was, however, foiled in his attempt to win the
Men’s Open Doubles championship, as he and his partner,
Hart Pollock, went down to defeat at the hands of Peter
Otto and Sean Bailey by a score of 7-5, 6-4. It was
the first tournament win in many years for Otto, who
has shifted his focus to coaching. This was icing on
the cake after a very successful Western Canada Summer
Games in which he led Team Manitoba to a Silver Medal
in the team competition. Bailey was a strong leader
on that team, as he partnered with Eric Pollard to take
home the Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles.
It was a very successful tournament for Alexa Zayac
who captured all three Open events that she entered.
She earned the Women’s Singles title with a 6-3, 6-1
win over Anita Paskvalin and then teamed up with Paskvalin
to defeat Ainsley Bishop and Lori Mann in the Women’s
Doubles Championship match. Zayac also took to the court
with Geoff Kirbyson in Mixed Doubles and the pair earned
a hard fought 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Paskvalin and Pollock.
The complete list of winners was as follows:
Women’s Open Singles Alexa Zayac def. Anita Paskvalin
6-3, 6-1
Men’s Open Singles Jared Connell def. Evan Mancer
7-6, 3-6, 6-3
Women’s Open Doubles Zayac / Paskvalin def. Bishop
/ Mann 6-0, 6-1
Men’s Open Doubles Otto / Bailey def. Pollock
/ Connell 7-5, 6-4
Mixed Open Doubles Zayac / Kirbyson def. Paskvalin
/ Pollock 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Women’s 4.5 Singles Danielle Parent def. Dina
Dimaculangan 6-0, 6-2
Men’s 4.5 Singles Dave Wilken def. Jason Whittaker
6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Women’s 4.5 Doubles Parent / Chawla def. Ursatanu
/ Dimaculangan 6-1, 6-2
Men’s 4.5 Doubles Scrapneck / Jean-Paul def.
Lloyd / Exley 6-1, 6-1
Mixed 4.5 Doubles Jackie Perreault & Glen Pheifer
won the round robin
Men’s 3.5 Singles Gary Ma def. Helder Serpa 1-6,
7-5, 6-1
Men’s 40+ Singles Ion Ursatanu def. Dave Wilken
6-0, 7-5
For complete draw results
click
here.
The next stop on the Tennis Manitoba Open Tour is
the Manitoba Indoor Tennis Championships hosted by Taylor
Tennis September 4-9.
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Kirbyson Continues
Doubles Success at Tuxedo
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| Photo: Chris
Shay |
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| Peter Reimer (above
left) and Helder Serpa take a break in Men's
3.5 singles action at the Tuxedo Open recently
held at Tuxedo Tennis Club. |
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Fri Aug 10'07 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Geoff Kirbyson continues
to pile up the tournament victories in doubles events
this summer. Having already claimed the Mixed Doubles
titles at the Manitoba Clay Court Championships and
the Arby’s Manitoba Open, Kirbyson added two more wins
at the Tuxedo Open by coming out on top in both the
Mixed Doubles and Men’s Doubles events.
He partnered with Sean LaCap to defeat Doug DeVriendt
and Jared Connell 6-4, 6-3 to win the Men’s Doubles
Championship and teamed up with Alexa Zayac to take
the Mixed Doubles crown with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Clarissa
Chen and Sean LaCap.
DeVriendt avenged the doubles loss by defeating LaCap
6-0, 6-4 in the Men’s Singles final. Zayac was a double
winner, overcoming Anita Paskvalin 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to
claim the Women’s Open Singles title.
The complete list of winners was as follows:
Women’s Open Singles Alexa Zayac def. Anita Paskvalin
6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Men’s Open Singles Doug DeVriendt def. Sean LaCap
6-0, 6-4
Women’s Open Doubles Mann / Lee def. Paskvalin
/ Chen 5-7, 6-5, ret.
Men’s Open Doubles Kirbyson / LaCap def. DeVriendt
/ Connell 6-4, 6-3
Mixed Open Doubles Zayac / Kirbyson def. Chen
/ LaCap 7-6, 6-3
Women’s 4.5 Singles Lori Mann def. Darlene Lee
6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Men’s 4.5 Singles Chad LaCap def Ion Ursatanu
6-4, 7-6
Men’s 4.5 Doubles Jean-Paul / Dicurzio def. Harder
/ Brooks 6-4, 7-5
Mixed 4.5 Doubles Ferguson / Brown def. Zayac
/ Markham 6-3, 7-5
Men’s 3.5 Singles Steve Blatz def. Gary Ma 6-4,
6-3
Men’s 40+ Singles Tony Weekes def. Ion Ursatanu
0-6, 6-3, 6-4.
For complete Tuxedo Open results and
photo gallery
click
here.
The next stop on the Open Tour is the
WLTC Open, which will be held August 13-19. The entry
deadline is 5:00pm on Saturday, August 11th. For more
information
click
here.
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Team Manitoba
Earns Silver Medal at Western Canada Summer Games
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Tue Aug 7'07 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – When Head Coach
Peter Otto was asked several weeks ago about his goal
for the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games, he responded
by saying “we’re looking to win a Silver Medal by beating
Alberta”. That’s exactly what happened as Team Manitoba
defeated Team Alberta in their own backyard, winning
the Silver Medal at the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games
in Edmonton.
Together with Team Manager Kyla McNicol and Wheelchair
Coach Barry Bruce, Otto guided Manitoba to its best
ever finish at the Western Canada Summer Games.
The following Manitobans won Silver Medals:
Evann Waschuk - Women’s Singles
Sean Bailey & Eric Pollard - Men’s Doubles
Clarissa Chen & Jeremy Trinidad - Mixed Doubles
Allen Mankewich - Wheelchair Singles
Allen Mankewich & Sam Unrau - Wheelchair Doubles
The following Manitobans won Bronze Medals:
Alexia Cholakis & Erika Fridrik - Women’s Doubles
Congratulations to all of the players and coaches on
this great result! A big thank you as well to Robert
Kennedy and Sean LaCap who provided tremendous support
as Assistant Coaches over the last 9 months and to Sport
Psychologist Louis Svenningsen for his assistance with
the mental side of the game.
For complete results of the tennis competition at the
2007 Western Canada Summer Games
click
here.
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WCSG Team Takes
Part in Biomechanical Analysis
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| Photos: B Waschuk |
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| The University
of Manitoba Sport Biomechanics Laboratory team
(above L to R): Carolyn Taylor (MSc graduate
& lab assistant), Mike Chizewski (MSc student),
Marion Alexander (Professor of Biomechanics
& lab supervisor) and Brad Gerbrandt (MSc student). |
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Sat Aug 4'07 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – In an effort to
further improve the skill development of our Western
Canada Summer Games (WCSG) training team members, Tennis
Manitoba arranged for biomechanical analysis by staff
of the Sport Biomechanics Laboratory at the University
of Manitoba. Using the Dartfish system (www.dartfish.com)
allows comparison of our athletes with athletes of world
and Olympic caliber, in terms of the movements utilized,
range of motion, sequence and timing of movements, and
speed of movements. This analysis will allow coaches
to determine the points in the skill (forehand, backhand,
serve, volley) at which the athletes might require refinement,
with the assistance of the biomechanics staff.
Competition for the WCSG tennis team starts today and
will continue until August 7th in Edmonton, Alberta.
The team, consisting of 4 boys and 4 girls, will compete
against teams from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
and the North West Territories.
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Western
Canada Summer Games
About the University of Manitoba
Sport Biomechanics Laboratory
The Sport Biomechanics Laboratory at the University
of Manitoba specializes the analysis of the technique
of athletes in many different sports. The program provides
web-based technique analysis to the young Manitoba athletes
involved in the upcoming National Games programs, as
part of an outreach project. The program also provides
training for coaches to conduct the skill analysis and
comparisons with elite performers.
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University of Manitoba Sport Biomechanics Laboratory
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