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.

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.

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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 Club

U12s July 9 & 10
Sargent Park Tennis Club

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
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.

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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 club 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 Club 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.

All questions regarding the Sargent Park Tennis Club can be directed to Rick at 925-5660.

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