Peter Polansky shown here in
action at the 2009 US Open, will be joined by
Frank Dancevic, Frederic Niemeyer and Martin
Laurendeau at the upcoming Raising a Racquet
for Kids event.
Dancevic, Polansky and Niemeyer Coming to Winnipeg
Canada’s top player on the ATP Tour, Frank
Dancevic, headlines the group of players coming
to the Winnipeg Winter Club on December 2nd for
the 4th Annual Tennis Manitoba Awards Banquet
and Hall of Fame Dinner. The event is again
being dubbed Raising a Racquet for Kids, with
all proceeds going toward the development of
junior tennis in Manitoba.
Dancevic, a native of Niagara Falls, and
Polansky, who hails from Thornhill, will be
joined by Frederic Niemeyer and Martin
Laurendeau for great representation from
Canada’s Davis Cup team. They will be conducting
a junior clinic and taking part in a Pro-Am
event, before taking to the court in a Doubles
Exhibition, which will begin at 6:00pm. More details
Tennis Manitoba Announces Resignation of Executive Director
Tennis Manitoba announced today
that Rick Bochinski, Executive Director of
Tennis Manitoba, has resigned his position after
serving for ten years at the helm of Manitoba’s
provincial tennis association. More details
City of Winnipeg takes tennis for a SPIN
Tennis has been added as a new
SPIN sport this fall, with programs beginning
hosted at 13 sites in Winnipeg. More details
Parents win when kids play sports
Adults also make friends and learn athletic skills, a new study finds. More details
DeVriendt Challenged at Manitoba Indoor Open
Doug DeVriendt captured yet another Men’s Singles Championship, winning the title at the Manitoba Indoor Open at Taylor Tennis. Unlike most of his previous tournament victories in Manitoba, he faced a stiff challenge in the final. More details
Bailey and LaCap Win Bronze Medal at Canada Games
After losing a tough 3 set
semi-final match to Quebec, Sean Bailey and Chad
LaCap were able to defeat Tobiasz Strozyk and
Luke Manley of Alberta 6-3, 6-3 to win the
Bronze Medal in Men’s Doubles at the Canada
Summer Games in PEI. More details
