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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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Western Canada Summer Games
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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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