Tennis Community set to “Raise a Racquet for Kids” presented by Kids Dental on Wednesday, December 2 at the Winnipeg Winter Club featuring three of Canada’s top male tennis athletes.
Frank Dancevic, Peter Polansky
and Philip Bester will all be in Winnipeg for
the annual tennis event on December 2. Dancevic
is Canada’s top ranked male tennis player on the
ATP Tour this year reaching the semifinals at
Indianapolis in July and his second ATP World
Tour final at Eastbourne in June.
Peter Polansky is ranked number 2 in Canada
behind Dancevic. This July, returning from a
shoulder injury, Polansky helped to lead Canada
past Peru by defeating Ivan Miranda in the first
singles rubber. He also qualified for his first
Grand Slam main draw at the 2009 Australian Open
taking Igor Andreev to five sets in the opening
round.
Philip Bester is ranked number 5 in Canada and
lost a tough third set quarter final to former
number 8 in the world Marcos Baghdatis at the
2009 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open. Baghdatis
stunned the crowd when he picked up the
microphone and compared Bester to a young Roger
Federer.
Also coming to the event is Martin Laurendeau,
Davis Cup Captain and National Coach. Martin has
lead Canada to victory in five ties including
sweeps over Columbia (2007) and Venezuela
(2005).
Tickets to Raising a Racquet for Kids
presented by Kids Dental are $80 each and
available from Tennis Manitoba, (204) 925-5660.
Exhibition only tickets are $10 per person or
$25 per family.
Top Point Earners to be Recognized at Awards Banquet
Tennis Manitoba will be highlighting the best of
2009 when the tennis community gathers for the
Tennis Manitoba Awards Banquet presented by Kids
Dental on Wednesday, December 2nd at the
Winnipeg Winter Club.
Tennis Manitoba Open Tour: Evann Waschuk (Open Women's Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles),
Doug DeVriendt (Open Men's Singles), Jared Connell (Open Men's Doubles),
Lori Mann (4.5 Women's Singles & Mixed Doubles),
Alan Gardiner (4.5 Men's Singles), Gregg Tkachuk (4.5 Men's Doubles), Jake Bergen (3.5 Men's Singles)
Tennis Manitoba Senior Tour: Lori Mann (Women's 35+ Singles), Marc Lloyd (Men's 35+ Singles), Jim Gillies (Men’s 55+ Singles)
Other awards to be presented at the Raising a Racquet for Kids
presented by Kids Dental will include:
Female & Male Players of the Year, Most Improved Player, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Art Foster Most Sportsmanlike Junior, Community Champion and Junior Scholarships.
