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News Archives: May 2008
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You Call the
Shots
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Fri May 23'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Are you a tennis fanatic and enjoy being close to
all the action? You may want to consider becoming a
tennis official. Officials are needed for our local
and provincial tournaments and our top officials are
called upon each summer to head to Toronto and Montreal
for the Rogers Cup, featuring the top players in the
world.
Tennis Manitoba will be hosting two Officiating Clinics
in an effort to introduce more tennis enthusiasts to
officiating:
Roving Umpires Clinic - Sunday, June 1, 2008
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Classroom
session: 9:00am-2:00pm at Shaftesbury High School,
2240 Grant Avenue
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On-court
session: at Tuxedo Tennis Club immediately following
the classroom session
Line Umpires Clinic - Sunday, June 22, 2008
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Classroom
session: 9:00am-2:00pm at Shaftesbury High School,
2240 Grant Avenue
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On-court
session: at Deer Lodge Tennis Club immediately following
classroom session.
For further information and to register for the clinic
please contact Rick at Tennis Manitoba at 925-5660.
Tennis
Manitoba Officiating
Contact Tennis Manitoba
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Tennis Canada
Lands Major Sponsorship Agreement with Dairy Farmers
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Fri May 16'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Tennis Canada working in partnership with the Provincial
Tennis Associations has secured a 3-year agreement with
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to recognize the “Everyday
Tennis Champions” who are enjoying the rewards of a
healthy and active lifestyle. This partnership is a
perfect fit, providing an exciting opportunity to our
tennis family and community to continue promoting the
health and well being benefits of tennis and a sport
for life.
The campaign will be officially launched in major markets
across Canada on May 22nd with participation from top
Canadian tennis players Daniel Nestor, Stephanie Dubois
and Frank Dancevic, and will be the springboard to a
historic activation plan that will continue throughout
the tennis summer and fall tennis season. The activation
plan will include TV, print, radio public service announcements
(PSAs) and grass roots on site activation. This is a
terrific opportunity to promote tennis, excellence at
all levels and healthy active lifestyles across Canada
with the potential to attract new participants to our
sport.
The grassroots activation component of the campaign
will involve select events provincially and nationally,
receiving a vibrant activation team of two individuals
who will travel in a customized “Everyday Champions”
van to enhance events. This activation team will be
providing dairy samples, handing out prizes, building
Every Day champions brand presence, handing out important
nutritional information, setting up contests and organizing
games. The activation teams will create a festive atmosphere
and positive environment for competitors and spectators
alike.
In Manitoba, the following events have been selected
by Tennis Canada:
June
7 – Grand Opening of the
Sargent Park
Tennis Center
June
8 – Finals Day at the
Manitoba
Clay Court Championships at Taylor Tennis
August
8 – Sargent
Park Open.
For further information, beginning May 22nd, please
visit the Everyday Champions website at
www.tenniseveryday.com. This is the right campaign
at the right time for tennis, and we are poised to leverage
this into more people participating and enjoying tennis
for life.
Tennis Canada
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Tennis class
a smash hit with youngsters
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| Wayne Glowacki
/ Winnipeg Free Press |
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| Phys-ed teacher
and tennis coach Bill Serbin instructs his young
charges on the elements of the game at Winnipeg
Lawn Tennis Club. |
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Wed May 14'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (Ashley
Prest,
Winnipeg Free Press)
By the end of this week, there will have been more than
1,200 children making quite a "racquet" around Winnipeg
tennis courts as part of the Tennis Futures Program.
Now in its 12th year under teacher Bill Serbin, the
program is a field trip for grades 3 to 6 students from
select schools in each school division and is a chance
for youngsters to learn tennis.
"It's a healthy, active field trip where the kids are
exposed to sport that they can go out and play in the
community with their friends or against a wall," said
Serbin, a physical education teacher at John de Graff
School for five years and a certified tennis coach.
"They're learning all the basic strokes to the game
-- forehand, backhand, serve, volley, smash, a lot of
movement skills -- which offers a multitude of benefits.
It's an Olympic sport, it's inclusive, as you can play
in a wheelchair, and it caters to the very young and
seniors."
On Tuesday, there were 234 students at the Winnipeg
Lawn Tennis Club, including many who were trying the
sport for the first time.
"It was really fun and I was really impressed with what
I could do," said Sydney Harder, a Grade 4 student at
Joseph Teres School. "I could really hit the ball very
high and hard. I really do (want to play tennis again)."
Also from the Joseph Teres Grade 4 group was Braydon
James, who hit a tennis ball around before, but now
knows how to hit properly.
"It was really, really fun. I liked how we got to do
a bunch of different skills and stuff," he said. "Some
of it was a little tough, having to hit the ball into
the other court, but it was fun."
Rick Bochinski, executive director of Tennis Manitoba,
a partner in the program along with Arby's, said the
goals are to create more tennis players and active children.
Tennis Manitoba
Schools Program
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Waschuk Sisters
are Sport Manitoba CTV Sportstars of the Week
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| CTV News |
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| Tennis Manitoba
Provincial Team coach Peter Otto with sisters
Kylie and Evann Waschuk |
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Wed May 14'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Evann and Kylie
Waschuk, members of the Tennis Manitoba Provincial Team
program, have been named the Sport Manitoba CTV Sportstars
of the Week. Evann is presently at the top of Manitoba’s
U16 Girls rankings, while younger sister Kylie is the
top ranked girl in the province’s U12 rankings.
To view the CTV News video
click here.
Tennis Manitoba
Provincial Team
Tennis
Manitoba Junior Tour
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Silva Captures
U16s and U18s at World of Water Junior Open
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| Daniella Silva |
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Tue May 13'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Daniella Silva stepped
up a couple of age groups to play the U16 and U18 Girls
Singles events at Kildonan Tennis Club this past weekend.
She was up to the challenge as she took home the titles
in both age groups, defeating her sister Jessica to
win the U16 Girls Singles Championship and outlasting
Evann Waschuk to take home the U18 Girls Singles Championship.
Daniella, who is currently a member of Tennis Canada’s
U12 National Team, will be looking to improve upon her
9th place finish at the U12 Indoor Nationals this past
April, when she competes at the U12 Outdoor Nationals
this August in Quebec.c.
The match finals were as follows:
Singles
U12 Girls:
Kylie Waschuk def. Lana Tennenhouse 6-0, 6-0
U14 Girls:
Alexia Cholakis def. Kylie Waschuk 7-6, 6-2
U16 Girls:
Daniella Silva def. Jessica Silva 6-4, 6-2
U18 Girls:
Daniella Silva def. Evann Waschuk 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
U12 Boys: Jeremy Gunn def. Michael Corrigan 6-2,
6-3
U14 Boys:
Kevin Kylar def. Shane Nicholls 6-0, 6-0
U16 Boys:
Igal Mostkov def. Muzeen Ismath 7-6, 6-2
U18 Boys:
Sean Bailey def. Eric Pollard 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
U14 Girls:
K Waschuk / Campeau def. Savatic / Trstenjak
6-1, 6-2
U14 Boys:
Corrigan / Nicholls def. Gunn / Baron
6-0, 7-5
U18 Girls:
D Silva / J Silva def. E Waschuk / Er
Fridrik 6-2, 4-6, 10-1
U18 Boys:
Bailey / Ismath def. Shrom / Mostkov 6-1,
6-1
For complete World of Water Junior Open match results
and draws
click here.
The next stop on the Junior Tour is the Tuxedo Junior
Open, which will be held May 27-June 1 at the Tuxedo
Tennis Club. The entry deadline is Tuesday, May 20th.
For more information
click here.
Tennis
Manitoba Junior Tour
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Outdoor Junior
National Qualifier Dates
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Thu May 8'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – In an effort to
provide additional lead time prior to the start of the
2008 Outdoor Junior Nationals, the Tennis Manitoba Qualifier
dates have been adjusted in two age groups. The new
Qualifier schedule is as follows:
U18s July 7 & 8
Sargent Park Tennis Center
U12s July 9 & 10
Sargent Park Tennis Center
U16s July 15 & 16
Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club
U14s July 16 & 17
Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club.
As a reminder, the Tennis Canada revised
dates and locations for the 2008 Outdoor Junior Nationals
are as follows:
U18 Junior Nationals
July 27 – August 1, Montreal, Quebec
U12 Junior Nationals
August 2 – 8, Mont Tremblant, Quebec
U16 Junior Nationals s
August 3 – 8, Toronto, Ontario
U14 Junior Nationals
August 10 – 17, Aurora, Ontario.
Qualifiers in each age group will consist
of a 4 player round-robin tournament involving top Tennis
Manitoba Junior Tour players. Wildcard requests may
be considered under special circumstances for players
that were not able to participate in Tennis Manitoba
Junior Tour qualifying tournaments within the age category
they wish to challenge and are able to successfully
demonstrate competitive justification for the request.
For more National Qualification details
click here.
Tennis
Manitoba Junior Tour
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Sargent Park
Tennis Center Opening Soon
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| Photo: R Senen |
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Sat May 3'08 |
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – With the arrival
of spring the new courts at Sargent Park will soon be
alive with action. The City of Winnipeg completed construction
of the courts, adjacent to the Sargent Park Arena, last
fall and has agreed to hand over the management of the
facility to Tennis Manitoba.
Sean LaCap, a long-time resident of Sargent Park, has
been hired as the Coach/Manager of the tennis center
and he is looking forward to organizing programs for
the members of the club and tennis enthusiasts in the
community.
Lessons, leagues and camps will be organized at the
club under Sean’s guidance. The Sargent Park Tennis
Center will also play host to an Open Tour tournament
in August and a Junior Tour tournament in September.
The Grand Opening for the new courts is planned for
Saturday, June 7th. Complete details regarding this
event will be available in the next couple of weeks.s.
All questions regarding the Sargent Park Tennis Center
can be directed to Rick at 925-5660.
Sargent Park Tennis
Center
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