The 2008 Tennis Manitoba Senior Tour gets underway April 3-6, 2008. Formerly the Winnipeg Winter Club Senior Open, the 2008 LAZBOY Senior Open Tennis Tournament is the first tournament in the new season for players aged 30 years and up. A social evening is planned on Saturday at 7:00 pm which will include cocktails and finger food. The entry deadline is Thursday, March 27th at 6pm.

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Daniella Silva Wins Title in France

Daniella Silva with doubles partner Francoise Abanda were victorious at the Super 12 held in Auray, France. About 30 countries were represented, most players originated from Europe, with some travelling from Africa, China, United States and Canada. Past winners of the Super 12 include well known professional players such as Rafael Nadal, Oliver Rochus, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Andy Murray and Kim Clijsters.
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Manitoba Juniors Heading to Nationals

Qualifying matches are now complete and Manitoba’s top junior players will be representing the province at the upcoming Indoor Junior National events.
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Many of our Manitoba juniors head to the USTA Northern section to participate in Championship level tournaments during the indoor season. These tournaments help our juniors gain match experience while playing a variety of new opponents. Those that won championships or made appearances in the finals include:

• Daniella Silva, Girls 14 singles (G14s) champion
  Jan 4-6 Baseline Tennis Center Girls Winter Classic Minneapolis, MN

• Alex Lesiuk, B18s champion
  Dec 14-16 Lakeville Junior Winter Championships Lakeville, MN

• Emily Fridrik, G12s finalist
  Nov 9-11 Coca-Cola Challenger - Fargo, ND

• Emily Fridrik & Kylie Waschuk, G12d champions
  Nov 9-11 Coca-Cola Challenger - Fargo, ND

• Evann Waschuk, G16s finalist
  Nov 9-11 Coca-Cola Challenger - Fargo, ND

• Sean Bailey, B18s champion
  Nov 2-4 Coca-Cola Challenger - Fargo, ND

• Sean Bailey & Alex Lesiuk, B18d champions
  Nov 2-4 Coca-Cola Challenger - Fargo, ND

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The Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club will play host to the Manitoba Junior Open, June 23-27. The tournament is being revived after a five year absence on the schedule.

The Manitoba Junior Open will be one of the tournaments used to determine the players that will earn a position in the Outdoor Junior Nationals qualifier. In addition, as this will be the showcase junior tournament of the summer, players will earn more points than they would in a typical tournament on the Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour.
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The number of tennis players in Canada grew to 1.8 million in 2007, according to the last annual study conducted by the Print Measurement Bureau. Trending from 2001-02 to 2004-05 shows an overall increase in tennis participation by +18%. In addition, the average age of tennis participants is skewing younger in Canada. The recent increase in tennis participation is strongly attributed to an increase in participation among teens.
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Tennis Canada in conjunction with Tennis Manitoba and Tennis Saskatchewan are currently seeking a dynamic leader to join the tennis development team in the newly created position of Senior Director of the Prairie Tennis Alliance. The Senior Director, in conjunction with Tennis Canada and Provincial Association staff/partners, will be responsible for leading all tennis development programs and activities to help achieve our mission of growing, retaining, showcasing and promoting tennis in Canada and developing a system that is capable of producing world-class players.
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