Responsibilities

• Implement and oversee all programs at the new Sargent Park tennis facility

• Manage the operation of the facility on a daily basis

• Establish relationships with the Physical Education teachers in the Sargent Park area

• Manage court availability for members, non-members and Tennis Manitoba programs

• Teach lessons, clinics and camps as required

• Organize a minimum of one tournament during the summer season

• Be accountable to and take direction from the Executive Director of Tennis Manitoba

Qualifications

• Minimum Instructor level certification from Tennis Canada

• Committed to the goals and objectives of the Tennis Manitoba Building Tennis Communities initiative

• Demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm and dedication

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

The Sargent Park Tennis Program Coordinator is a term position from April, 2008 to September, 2008. The successful candidate will be paid $9 per hour for off-court duties, which will include organization of programs and management of the facility. Supplemental income is available through teaching tennis lessons and racquet stringing.

Application deadline is Monday, March 10, 2008. Please forward resume with references to:

Tennis Manitoba – Selection Committee
303-200 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M2

Tennis Manitoba is the official governing body for tennis in Manitoba.

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The 2008 Kids Dental Junior Open Tennis Championships was a qualifying event used for selection to the 2008 Junior Nationals for junior players residing in Manitoba. It was the last opportunity for juniors in Manitoba to earn qualifying points for the Manitoba Junior Indoor National Qualifier scheduled February 28 - March 2, 2008. The final results were as follows:

Singles

U12 Girls: Katie Trstenjak def. Lana Tennenhouse 7-6(3), 7-5

U14 Girls: Kylie Waschuk def. Alexia Cholakis 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

U16 Girls: Jessica Silva won round robin

U18 Girls: Anita Paskvalin def. Clarissa Chen 6-2, 6-0

U12 Boys: Chazla Simonyola def. Michael Corrigan 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

U14 Boys: J.J. Gerstein def. Shane Nicholls 6-1, 7-5

U16 Boys: Muzeen Ismath def. Igal Mostkov 7-6, 1-6, 6-2

U18 Boys: Sean Bailey def. Alex Lesiuk 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

U14 Girls: Katie Trstenjak / Lea Savatic def. Emily Fridrik / Kylie Waschuk 6-3, 1-6, 12-10

U18 Girls: Clarissa Chen / Anita Paskvalin def. Erika Fridrik / Evann Waschuk 1-6, 6-3, 10-8

U14 Boys: Shane Nicholls / Eagan Peters def. Michael Corrigan / Ivan Paskvalin 6-0, 6-1

U18 Boys: Sean Bailey / Alex Lesiuk def. Mostkov Igal / Pollard Eric 6-1, 6-0.

For complete match results, draws and photo gallery click here.

The next stop on the Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour is the Big Sand Junior Classic at Taylor Tennis March 21-23. The entry deadline is Friday, March 14th and entry forms are available here.

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Portage la Prairie, MB (Joey Payeur, The Daily Graphic)

Joanne Ioanidis flew all the way from Quebec to Portage la Prairie just for a press conference. She wouldn’t have missed it for the world and she will be glad to return to Portage in less than three months.

The widow of former Portager Jimmy Ioanidis was on hand, along with two of Jimmy’s sisters who live in Manitoba, for the official announcement of Jim as one of the seven individuals who will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in the athletes category at the second annual regional induction ceremonies on April 26 at the Portage Curling Club and Canad Inns Portage.

Three individuals will be inducted in the builders category, along with two teams, including the 1972-73 Centennial Cup national champion Portage Terriers hockey team.

But for all the happy faces at Canad Inns Portage yesterday for the announcement, Joanne’s shone with arguably the most pride as she remembered her late husband, who was the most successful player to ever come out of the Portage tennis scene.

“It’s unbelievable. I’m speechless. It’s such an honour,” said Joanne. “He was so dedicated to tennis. But he was also such a devoted family man to me and our four kids.

“He was always lending a helping hand to someone ... and he was famous for his wonderful smile. When he walked into a room, he lit up the room. He was a unique individual who left his mark on everyone he met.”

Jimmy, who died on Oct. 23 at the age of 65, first hit the courts at the Island Park Tennis Club (now Portage Tennis Club) as an 11 year old in 1948.
He went on to win three consecutive Winnipeg and District junior singles championships, as well as several mixed championships before becoming one of the youngest to ever hold the Manitoba Open men’s singles crown at age 19, a title he won five consecutive years. He also won numerous doubles and mixed doubles championships during his time in Manitoba.

Ioanidis, who was also inducted into the Manitoba Tennis Hall of Fame last year, was eventually selected to attend trials for the junior Davis Cup squad in Ottawa in 1959 and then the senior trials in 1964 after he and Joanne moved to Montreal.

But his career highlight may have come in defeat during that same year.

“Jim went up against Roy Emerson in the first round of the Canadian Open championships,” recalled Joanne about her husband facing the Australian, an International Tennis Hall of Famer and 12-time Grand Slam singles champion who won 55 straight matches on the way to an incredible 109-6 record that year.

“Jim was leading 6-5 in the first set, but lost 8-6 and went on to lose the match. But the next day in the paper, the headlines read, ‘Emerson Extended by Ioanidis.’ That was a pretty great moment.”

Tickets for the induction ceremonies are $60, with a portion of the amount tax deductible. The tickets can be bought at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame offices at 200 Main Street in Winnipeg; by phoning 925-5735 or by going online at halloffame@sport.mb.ca. Only 600 tickets will be available.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Go to www.tenniscanada.com this weekend for the first-ever web cast of a Davis Cup tie in Canada. The Canadians, led by Davis Cup veteran Daniel Nestor, will take on Mexico February 8-10.

The schedule will be as follows:

Friday, February 8th 5 p.m. CT
Saturday, February 9th 3 p.m. CT
Sunday, February 10th 1 p.m. CT

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Effective January 1, 2007, the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit will cover eligible fees of up to $500 a year for parents with children participating in physical activity programs.

The federal government proposed the credit in part due to an alarming rise in obesity rates. The number of overweight and obese Canadian children has nearly tripled over the past two decades.

The tax credit applies to fees paid for "an eligible program of physical activity" for children under the age of 16 and is expected to cost the government $160 million a year.

Eligible activities are those in which "substantially all of the activities undertaken include a significant amount of physical activity that contributes to cardio-respiratory endurance, plus one or more of: muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, balance."

Eligibility criteria includes:

• For children 10 and younger, activities must last for at least 30 minutes while those for older children must last at least 60.

• The eligible program must be at least eight weeks long and provide for at least one session per week, as described above.

• For a camp program to be eligible, it would need to last at least five consecutive days, during which at least 50 per cent of the activity during the program hours of each day would involve physical activity.

• In organizations such as golf clubs or clubs that sponsor more than just physical activities, only the portion of the membership fee that is activities-based would be eligible. For family memberships, only the part of the fee related to the child or children is eligible.

• Programs requiring the use of a motorized vehicle are not eligible.

• Fees charged for regular school phys-ed programs are not eligible.

• The credit can only be claimed for activities occurring in 2007. Fees paid in 2006 do not qualify, even if all or part of the activity takes place in 2007.

• Children must be under 16 at any time in the year when the parent is claiming the credit.

A child with a disability who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), is also eligible for the fitness credit, but the age for claiming it will be raised to under 18. Parents can also claim "a separate $500 non-refundable amount for DTC-eligible children subject to spending a minimum of $100 on registration fees for an eligible program."

} Additional tax credit details

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