For those who need access to local tennis news as it happens can now do so in the form of ‘tweets’ provided by a real-time short messaging service from Twitter. Tennis Manitoba is now using Twitter to help you keep in touch with fast breaking news without the need to keep checking for updates on the Tennis Manitoba website. More details
2009 Tennis Canada Officiating Guide
Tennis Manitoba is looking for
tennis enthusiasts who would be interested in
becoming a certified tennis official. A
beginner's guide to officiating in Canada is now
available in a new publication from Tennis
Canada. More details
Waschuk Wins Two Titles at Kids Dental Junior Open
Evann Waschuk earned a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory in the U18 Girls Singles final and then followed it up by taking home the U16 Girls Singles title at the Kids Dental Junior Open. More details
Winnipeg Ladies Win Division at Philpott Invitational in Toronto
Team Winnipeg captured their
division at the 25th Annual Philpott
Invitational Ladies Charity Tennis Tournament.
This annual event is held in Toronto each
January. The Philpott Tournament brings together
women who have the passion for tennis and
charity, with a goal of helping to support
access to tennis for inner city children. More details
$500M Budget for Building in Sport and Recreation
The 2009 Federal Budget takes
direct aim at the long standing infrastructure
deficit in sport and recreation with a new,
dedicated $500 million fund, to be expended in
the next 2 years, to renew and build facilities
in our communities. With specific references to
the 1967 Centennial year building boom, the
budget highlights in detail the need for “hockey
arenas, soccer fields, tennis and
basketball courts, and swimming pools” as
examples for upgrading, renewal and building
through this nationally delivered initiative. More details
