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News Archives: July 2008
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Kylar recognized
'Coach of the Month'
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| George Kylar provides
tennis lessons during the summers at Glendale
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Thu Jul 31'08 |
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Winnipeg,
MB (TM) – George Kylar has been recognized as Coaching
Manitoba's "Coach of the Month" awards program for July
2008. George has been coaching at the Glendale Golf
& Country Club for the past 25-years and his passion
for the game is still as strong as when he first started.
He is always willing to assist both the casual player
and the up and coming junior player with whatever they
need to take their game to the next level.
With being
a former Canadian champion and working with equipment
maintenance on the professional tours, George has valuable
experiences and knowledge to pass on to his athletes.
Under his direction, many of his junior players are
excelling in both local and international tournaments.
George
started organizing events for beginners where everyone
is encouraged to play and have fun. He constantly urges
respect, discipline and fair play. George measures his
success by the continuous improvement of the players
he coaches.
Coaching
Manitoba's "Coach of the Month" program recognizes outstanding
Manitoba coaches in action. Nominations are accepted
for coaches at all levels of sport (grassroots through
high performance) who make extraordinary contributions
to sport and athlete development. The 'Coach of the
Month' is featured the last Monday of every month in
'News Final' at 11:00 on Global Winnipeg. For more details
click here.
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Zayac Sweeps
3 Events at Tuxedo Open
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| Photo: B Waschuk |
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| Alexa Zayac completed
the triple crown by winning all three Open events
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Mon Jul 28'08 |
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Winnipeg,
MB (TM) – Alexa Zayac was dominant at her home club,
winning three Open events at the Tuxedo Open. She defeated
Evann Waschuk to win the Women’s Open Singles Championship
and added two doubles titles as well, winning the Women’s
Open Doubles event with Kylie Waschuk and taking home
the Mixed Doubles crown with partner Andrew Boumford.
For complete results, draws and photo gallery
click
here.
The next stop on the Tennis Manitoba Open Tour is the
Sargent Park Open, which will be held at the Sargent
Park Tennis Center August 5-10. The entry deadline is
Tuesday, July 29th at 6:00pm. For tournament details
and a copy of the entry form
click
here.
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Two times a
champion – McNicol wins women's singles, doubles crowns
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| Photo: BRIAN
DONOGH / SUN MEDIA |
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| Steckley, who
was given a code violation warning for swearing
at the end of the first set, won the Manitoba
Open men's singles. |
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Mon Jul 14'08 |
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Winnipeg,
MB (JIM BENDER,
Winnipeg Sun) – First, she avenged last year's loss.
Then, she doubled her crowns.
Winnipeg's Kyla McNicol defeated Carlene Leyden of Texas
6-0, 6-3 at the Kildonan Tennis Club yesterday to earn
her fifth Manitoba Open women's singles title.
Then, she teamed up with fellow Winnipegger Alexa Zayac
to beat Carlene and her sister, Jacinta, 6-3, 7-5 in
the women's doubles final.
Carlene Leyden beat McNicol in last year's final.
"It was really exciting to get the title back," said
McNicol, 21. "I really wanted it."
McNicol credited her coach and teammates at the University
of Central Florida for her improvement.
"My teammates and coach really helped push me to the
next level and I felt like it really showed out here,"
she said. "I had a lot of confidence ... My focus is
my strength and my forehand is a huge weapon. This past
year, I've really been stepping in and taking the ball
early and it's just become easier and easier."
McNicol earned $1,700 for winning the singles and split
$1,200 with Zayac for winning the doubles.
"But it's not about the money, it's about other things,"
said McNicol, who is taking TV/radio broadcasting in
college. "It's about proving to myself and to my family
and friends how good I have become. It's not about the
prize, it's about the feelings you get when you win.
"It was a great day for everyone who's watched me since
I was six years old to see how good I am now," said
McNicol, who also won the Manitoba Open mixed doubles
title Saturday.
On the men's side, Toronto's Robert Steckley upended
Vancouver's Graeme Kassautzki 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the singles
final.
"I tried to play aggressive the first set, which didn't
work for me, so it was switch to Plan B," said Steckley,
28. "I had to sit back and play the ball and play the
court, take the pace off and let him miss."
Steckley also put on a show for the near-capacity crowd
with different antics, poses and interaction with some
fans.
"If I didn't have that, you would have just seen fireworks,"
said Steckley, who was issued a code violation warning
for swearing at the end of the first set. "When I'm
in front of a crowd like this, it's more for them. It's
not really for me."
Kassautzki, 21, denied that Steckley's showmanship,
which started in the second set, bothered him.
"I play a lot of college tennis and there are a lot
of crazy people out there so I just stick to my game,"
he said. "I try to focus and try to ignore it.
"I was trying to be creative and get to his backhand
as much as I can. But I started to spray balls and I
couldn't do anything right out there in the second and
third sets. I was shanking balls and got down on myself."
Although he twisted an ankle slightly, Kassautzki said
that did not affect him.
Steckley, who had eliminated local favourite Doug DeVriendt
in a semifinal, won $3,000 while Kassautzki settled
for $1,500.Kassautzki teamed with Minnesota's Tony Larsen
to win the men's doubles.
Both the men's singles and double finals can be seen
on Shaw TV today at 7 p.m.
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Indoor match
change causes uproar
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| Photo: MARC
BENCE / SUN MEDIA FILES |
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| DeVriendt said
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Mon Jul 14'08 |
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Winnipeg,
MB (JIM BENDER,
Winnipeg Sun) – Five-time champion Doug DeVriendt
and other locals got "a major shaft" at the Manitoba
Open tennis championship, charged his coach, George
Kylar.
DeVriendt and his doubles partner, Evan Mancer, had
their game on Saturday defaulted because they refused
to play what was supposed to have been an outdoor game
indoors.
Catering
Organizers had moved the event indoors from the Kildonan
Tennis Club due to inclement weather.
"Doug DeVriendt was penalized because they were catering
to the out-of-town players," Kylar suggested. "The rules
clearly state that you should make every effort to play
the tournament at the same venue."
DeVriendt and Mancer had offered to play the match early
yesterday morning when the weather was supposed to clear.
"My partner and I weren't too happy because we felt
it catered to the out-of-town players who had booked
flights on Sunday afternoon or Sunday evening," DeVriendt
said. "But they wouldn't budge and the reasons they
gave us were nonsense."
Players often have to re-book flights under similar
circumstances, Kylar said.
Neither DeVriendt nor his partner play indoors.
"Who wants to play in the indoor open?" Mancer asked.
"They didn't move the Wimbledon final indoors because
of rain. I know we're nowhere near that level but that's
the standard."
Every effort
DeVriendt did finish his singles match indoors after
starting it outdoors, and lost. But he questioned the
move before resuming play.
Tennis Manitoba executive director Rick Bochinski said
every effort was made to play the games outdoors but
just wasn't possible. And the decision had nothing to
do with players' flights, he insisted.
"The weather was so poor (Saturday) that we moved everything
inside at Taylor Tennis," Bochinski said. "There were
a couple of guys in doubles who said, 'We don't want
to play inside, we'd rather play outside.' So, they
refused to play (Saturday), thinking that we would be
able to move that much to 8:30 (Sunday) morning.
"But with our schedule, there was no way we could do
that. The courts were all booked and our matches all
scheduled."
DeVriendt and Mancer were the only two who refused to
play indoors.
"I'd be certainly disappointed if there would be a negative
slant after we had such a positive tournament," Bochinski
said.
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Steckley the
joker comes up aces in Manitoba Open final
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| Photo: Ruth
Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press |
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| Robert Steckley
drills a backhand return against Graeme Kassautzki
en route to victory during the Manitoba Open
men’s final Sunday afternoon. |
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Winnipeg, MB (Allan
Besson,
Winnipeg Free Press) – ROBERT STECKLEY was a court
jester Sunday at the Kildonan Tennis Club during the
men's singles final of the Arby's $15,000 Manitoba Open
Championships.
The blond, pony-tailed and tattooed fourth seed from
Toronto joked with ball boys, laughed off his miscues,
and even gave his racquet to a fan sitting courtside,
suggesting he could do better in the third set.
The fans ate it up, but when Steckley turned his attention
to the game, the joker was dead serious. Steckley struggled
in the first set against B.C.'s Graeme Kassautzki (No.
2) losing 6-2, but dominated the final two, 6-4 and
6-1. He had advanced to the final by defeating five-time
champion Doug DeVriendt of Winnipeg 6-4, 6-1.
On the women's side, Kyla McNicol of Winnipeg (University
of Central Florida) won the triple crown. First she
defeated Carlene Leyden of Houston 6-0, 6-3 in the open
singles, teamed up with Sean LaCap of Winnipeg to win
the mixed doubles 6-2, 6-1 over Leyden and Geoff Kirbyson
of Winnipeg, and then won the open doubles with Winnipeg
teammate Alexa Zayac, beating Leyden and her sister
Jacinta 6-3, 7-5.
The men's doubles was won by Kassautzki and Tony Larson
of Minnesota with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ontario's Hans
Hach and Karol Szmurlo.
Steckley played aggressively in the first set. "I had
to step back and play the ball, the court, smarter and
just take some pace off of it," he said.
This was McNicol's fifth Manitoba Open singles title,
and it couldn't have been sweeter. "My forehand was
on fire. I was just ripping winners, but to tell you
the truth, I just played a cleaner game. I played better
off her game than she did off me."
Kassautzki said Steckley's antics had no effect on him.
"I'm used to college tennis (University of New Mexico),
and you meet a lot of crazy people out there, so I just
tried to focus and play my game."
"This gets better every time you win," said McNicol.
"I do whatever I can to get what I want, and I wanted
that title back no matter what."
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McNicol Wins
Triple Crown; Steckley Earns Men’s Singles Title
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| Photo: Chris
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| Kyla McNicol is
presented the Women's Singles Championship by
Grant Tymchuk, President of Arby's Manitoba. |
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Winnipeg,
MB (TM) – Kyla McNicol was the big winner at the 2008
Arby’s Manitoba Open, taking home the Singles and Doubles
title on Sunday to go along with the Mixed Doubles Championship
that she earned on Saturday.
McNicol defeated Carlene Leyden in the singles final
6-0, 6-3 and then teamed up with Alexa Zayac to beat
Carlene and Jacinta Leyden 6-3, 7-5 in the Women’s Doubles
final.
Robert Steckley of Toronto overcame a slow start to
claim the Men’s Singles crown 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 over Vancouver’s
Graeme Kassautzki. The result was better for Kassautzki
in the Men’s Doubles final as he partnered with Tony
Larson from Minnesota to defeat Hans Hach and Karol
Szmurlo of Niagara Falls 6-4, 7-5.
A big thank you to Arby’s for their tremendous support
of the Manitoba Open!
For complete match result and draws
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McNicol and LaCap
Crowned Mixed Doubles Champions
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| Photos: Robin
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Kyla McNicol and Sean LaCap captured the Manitoba
Open Mixed Doubles Championship on Saturday with a 6-2,
6-1 win over Carlene Leyden and Geoff Kirbyson. The
tandem from Winnipeg turned the tables on Leyden and
Kirbyson, who were victorious in the Mixed Doubles final
in 2007.
McNicol and Leyden will square off twice more on Sunday
as they will meet in the Women’s Singles final at 9:00am
and the Women’s Doubles final at 1:00pm.
The Men’s Singles final gets underway at 11:00am and
will feature the No. 2 seed Graeme Kassautzki from Vancouver
and the No. 4 seed Robert Steckley of Toronto.
The Men’s Doubles Championship will follow the Men’s
Singles final, with Kassautzki and his partner from
Minnesota, Tony Larson, taking on Hans Hach and Karol
Szmurlo from Ontario.
For complete match results
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McNichol geared
up to regain Open title
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| Kyla McNichol
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Winnipeg, MB (Chris
Cariou,
Winnipeg Free Press) –
WHAT a run for Kyla McNichol under the sun.
For four years running until last year, the Winnipeg
tennis player and University of Central Florida scholarship
student had won the women's singles title at the Manitoba
Open Tennis Championship.
Her streak was broken last year by Carlene Leyden of
Houston, a Calgarian by birth with plenty of relatives
living in Winnipeg. McNichol, however, says she's ready
to win again at the 2008 Arby's Manitoba Open.
"I had a really good run for four years, I did really
well, and I fought really hard to win every year," said
McNichol, who crushed Leydon in the 2006 final but lost
a close three-set match to her in 2007.
"Hopefully this year I'm coming out and trying to get
the title back."
It's the 103rd Open and action began in earnest Thursday
night, with the finals slated for Sunday at Kildonan
Tennis Club.
"All year I'm at Central Florida and I focus mostly
on those matches but as soon as I get home in May, I
start training for all the summer tournaments here and
of course this one's the biggest one," McNichol said.
"It's my home and I find this is the tournament where
all these people have watched me since I was eight years
old, growing up playing tennis here... I think it's
a good way of showing them how much I've improved.
"I love going out there and battling and winning. Sometimes
you're going to lose, but there's nothing more exciting
than going out there and winning a big tournament like
this."
Besides McNichol's attempt to get back on the winning
track here, Winnipeg great Doug DeVriendt -- the No.
5 seed -- is hoping to win his sixth men's singles title,
which would tie him with Hall of Famer Art Foster for
most ever.
He'll be challenged by top seed Mike Rockman of Toronto
along with 2005 Canada Games singles champ Graeme Kassautzki
of B.C.
More than 110 players are competing with $3,000 going
to the men's champion and $1,700 to the female winner.
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Grudge match
in the offing
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| Graeme Kassautzki
of BC is one of several out-of-province players
attempting to claim the Arby's Manitoba Open
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Winnipeg, MB (DEREK
JORY,
Winnipeg Sun) – Calling it a grudge match sounds
a little harsh, but if both players can make it to the
final at the 2008 Arby's Manitoba Open Tennis Championships,
that's exactly what it'll be.
The Kildonan Tennis Club is currently home to a frenzy
of tennis as the 103rd edition of the championship kicked
off earlier this week. More than 110 players are taking
part in men's and women's singles, men's and women's
doubles and mixed doubles.
Among the competitors in women's singles are Winnipeg's
Kyla McNicol, a four-time champion, and Carlene Leyden
of Houston, Texas, the 2007 champion. These two have
met in the last two Manitoba Open finals, 21-year-old
McNicol was the victor in 2006, while 17-year-old Leyden
knocked her from her pedestal last year.
Leyden comes in as the top-ranked female, McNicol at
number two, and if both players can make it to the finals,
the women's championship promises to be the event of
the weekend.
"Off the court we're really good friends but of course
when we get on the court we both want to win," said
McNicol, who recently graduated from the University
of Central Florida having been the first Canadian ever
to play tennis at the school.
"We're both very competitive and of course I'm looking
to get the title back from her this year. I have to
get there first though, I have to play a couple of matches
to get to the final so we'll see what happens."
Leyden, a recent gradate of Stratford High School in
Texas, enjoys the rivalry that she and McNicol have
formed on the court, especially since they don't get
to play each other very often.
"It's a lot of fun and it's good to see how we've both
improved and how we match up against each other," said
Leyden. "Because we only play once a year, it's a good
measurement of how far we've come."
McNicol and Leyden are also both competing in doubles
tennis; McNicol is teamed up with Alexa Zayac in women's
doubles to defend their 2007 championship, and with
Sean LaCap to do some damage in the mixed category,
while Leyden enters women's doubles with her younger
sister Jacinta as the duo tries to avenge their 2007
championship loss, and with Geoff Kirbyson in mixed,
as the pair look to win their second consecutive title.
While it's a familiar foe that stands in the way of
McNicol and Leyden winning the championship, on the
men's side newcomer Graeme Kassautzki has to battle
the element of surprise, among other things, if he hopes
to win it all.
The British Columbia native, who is ranked second coming
in, is currently a member of the University of New Mexico
tennis team and was the 2005 Canada Games Singles Champion
and 2007 Men's Singles Champion at the Tennis Canada
University Championships, so competing at a high level
won't be his problem. The 21-year-old has simply never
played in Manitoba before so he's unsure what to expect
from his opponents.
"I don't know many people in my field so I'm not too
sure how good they are and stuff like that, so I'm just
going to stay focused on my game and how well I play,
that's the only thing I can do at this point," Kassautzki
said, adding that his forehand and fighting spirit are
his most dangerous weapons on the court.
Kassautzki will be up against some stiff competition
in the likes of top-seed Mike Rockman, currently the
20th ranked player in the country, fourth-seed Robert
Steckley, a former member of Canada's Davis Cup team,
and fifth-seed Doug DeVriendt of Winnipeg, a five-time
Manitoba Open champion.
If DeVriendt can come out on top this weekend, he'll
equal Manitoba Tennis Hall of Famer Art Foster's record
of six Manitoba Open singles titles.
The men's singles winner takes home $3,000, while the
women's champ is awarded $1,700. Championship games
are scheduled for Sunday.
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Mann, Ursatanu
and Shay Win Manitoba Open Singles Titles
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| Photo: B Waschuk |
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| Lori Mann with
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Winnipeg, MB (TM)
– Lori Mann took home the Women’s 4.5 Singles Championship
at the Arby’s Manitoba Open Tennis Championships with
a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kylie Waschuk.
Ion Ursatanu won a hard fought 3-set match over Saul
Shrom by scores of 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to capture the Men’s
4.5 Singles Championship.
The Men’s 3.5 Singles title was won by Chris Shay,
who defeated Jim Gillies 7-6, 6-4.
The Men’s Open Singles qualifying matches take center
stage on Tuesday at Kildonan Tennis Club. The field
of 24 will be battling for 6 spots in the main draw.
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Rockman, Kassautzki,
Steckley and DeVriendt Headline Stellar Men’s Field
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| Doug DeVriendt,
pictured with Sean Grassie, tuned up for Manitoba
Open with recent win at the Deer Lodge Classic.
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Manitoba’s top player,
Doug DeVriendt, will have his hands full as he seeks
to win his sixth Manitoba Open Men’s Singles Championship.
Mike Rockman, Graeme Kassautzki and Robert Steckley
are currently ahead of DeVriendt in the Tennis Canada
rankings and will be looking to take home the top prize
of $3,000. All three will be making their Manitoba Open
debuts this week and carry impressive tennis resumes.
Rockman is currently 20th in the national rankings and
is 5th best in the province of Ontario. Kassautzki,
the 25th ranked player in Canada, is a former National
Junior Champion and attends the University of New Mexico
on a tennis scholarship. Steckley has represented Canada
as a member of the Davis Cup team and currently sits
33rd in the Tennis Canada rankings.
Other players from outside Manitoba who are coming to
Winnipeg for the Arby’s Manitoba Open include Sam Jonas
and Levi Bent Lee from Ontario, Carlos Llanes from Illinois
and Tony Larson from Minnesota.
Men’s Open Singles qualifying begins on Tuesday, July
8th and the main draw starts on Thursday, July 10th.
The Championship match will be held at 11:00am on Sunday,
July 13th and telecast on Shaw TV at 7:00pm on Monday,
July 14th.
Men’s Singles Seeded Players:
1. Mike Rockman (Ontario)
2. Graeme Kassautzki (British Columbia)
3. Hans Hach (Ontario)
4. Robert Steckley (Ontario)
5. Doug DeVriendt (Manitoba)
6. Karol Szmurlo (Ontario)
7. Carlos Llanes (Illinois)
8. Tony Larson (Minnesota)
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LaCap Wins Twice
at LM Architectural Junior Open
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| Photo: B Waschuk |
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| Chad LaCap makes
comeback at LM Architectural Junior Open. To
review the photo gallery
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Chad LaCap has asserted
himself as a force to be reckoned with after a brief
hiatus from the junior tennis scene. After a strong
showing at the Manitoba Junior Open, LaCap broke through
at Taylor Tennis, capturing the U16 and U18 Boys Singles
titles. His next challenge will be attempting to qualify
for the main draw at the Arby’s Manitoba Open.
Other winners included Julia Kroft in the U12 Girls
category, Anika Campeau in the U14 Girls event, Kylie
Waschuk in the U16 Girls draw and Clarissa Chen in the
U18 Girls event. Michael Corrigan took home the U12
Boys title and Kevin Kylar was victorious in the U14
Boys draw.
For view the complete complete results and photo gallery
click
here.
Tennis
Manitoba Junior Tour
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DeVriendt and
McNicol Prep for Open with Victories at Deer Lodge Classic
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| Kyla McNicol with
tournament director Sean Grassie. To review
the Deer Lodge Classic photo gallery
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Doug DeVriendt and
Kyla McNicol tuned up for the Arby’s Manitoba Open with
impressive victories at the Deer Lodge Classic. DeVriendt
defeated Sean Bailey 6-0, 6-1 to earn the Men’s Singles
title and McNicol beat Anita Paskvalin 6-1, 6-0 to take
home the Women’s Singles crown.
Both players also won doubles titles, as DeVriendt teamed
up with Evan Mancer to beat Geoff Kirbyson and Igal
Mostkov, and McNicol joined forces with Justine Boutet
to defeat Anita Paskvalin and Lori Mann.
The complete
list of event winners is as follows:
Open
Women's
Singles: Kyla McNicol def. Anita Paskvalin 6-1,
6-0
Men's Singles:
Doug DeVriendt def. Sean Bailey 6-0, 6-1
Women's
Doubles: Justine Boutet / Kyla McNicol
def. Anita Paskvalin / Lori Mann
Men's Doubles:
Doug DeVriendt / Evan Mancer def. Geoff
Kirbyson / Igal Mostkov
Mixed Doubles:
Kyla McNicol / Geoff Kirbyson def. Clarissa
Chen / Sean Bailey 6-2, 6-4
4.5
Women's
Singles: Lori Mann def. Kylie Waschuk 6-4, 6-7,
6-2
Men's Singles:
Ion Ursatanu def. Noel Pe 6-3, 6-2
Men's Doubles:
Gregg Tkachuk / Ben Fournier won round
robin
Mixed Doubles:
Debra McKinnon / Larry Harder won round
robin
3.5
Men's Singles:
Tom Neufeld def. Chris Shay 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
For complete results, draws and photo
gallery
click
here.
The next stop on the Open Tour is the Arby’s Manitoba
Open at the Kildonan Tennis Club, July 4-13.
Tennis Manitoba
Open Tour
Arby’s
Manitoba Open Tennis Championships
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Leyden Returns
to Defend Arby’s Manitoba Open Title
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| Carlene
Leyden is pictured with her grandfather Don
Leyden, who was the 1951 Manitoba Open Men's
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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Carlene Leyden of
Houston, Texas has made the trip back to Manitoba and
will attempt to defend the Women’s Open Singles Championship
she claimed at the 2007 Arby’s Manitoba Open. Leyden
defeated Winnipeg’s Kyla McNicol last year in a 3-set
battle at Kildonan Tennis Club, denying McNicol a fifth
Women’s Singles title at the Manitoba Open.
The Open events begin on Tuesday, July 8th with the
Singles Qualifying draws and continue through to the
weekend. The finals will be held on Sunday, July 13th.
Play is already underway in the 3.5 and 4.5 events,
with finals scheduled for Monday, July 7th.
Arby’s
Manitoba Open Tennis Championships
Past Manitoba Open Champions
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