Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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. You can choose how you wish to receive updates at http://twitter.com/tennismanitoba

Tennis Manitoba is joining other tennis industry groups that provide micro-news updates to subscribed ‘followers’, such as Tennis Australia, Tennis Channel, BBC, All England Lawn Tennis Club / Wimbledon, USTA, Prince, Wilson, and a variety of retailers, college teams and news bloggers. Becoming a Twitter ‘follower’ is fairly easy and best of all – free.

About Twitter (from Wikipedia)
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends (delivery to everyone being the default). Users can receive updates via the Twitter website, SMS, RSS, or through applications such as TwitterMobile, Tweetie, Twinkle, Twitterrific, Feedalizr, Facebook, and Twidget, a widget application.

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The program will be a 50/50 matching initiative through regional development agencies whereby provinces and municipalities, community sport organizations, and the private sector may all apply for matching funds where shovel ready projects exist. Three big goals drive the new fund – economic stimulus, quality facilities, and national spirit – and the allocation will be based on merit and readiness accordingly. For more details contact Tennis Manitoba.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Evann Waschuk earned a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Clarissa Chen in the U18 Girls Singles final and then followed it up with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Anika Campeau to take home the U16 Girls Singles title at the 2009 Kids Dental Junior Open Tennis Championships held this past weekend at the Winnipeg Winter Club.

Sean Bailey continued his dominance of the U18 Boys events, defeating Chad LaCap 6-0, 6-1 in the championship match. LaCap had very little left in the tank after beating Igal Mostkov in a tough semi-final match in the U18s and dropping a 3-set final to Mostkov in the U16s.

The complete list of event winners is as follows:

U12 Girls Lea Chowdhury def. Julia Kroft 6-0, 6-2

U14 Girls Alexia Cholakis def. Kylie Waschuk 6-2, 6-1

U16 Girls Evann Waschuk def. Anika Campeau 6-1, 6-3

U18 Girls Evann Waschuk def. Clarissa Chen 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

U12 Boys Cole LaCap def. Marko Roslycky 6-0, 6-4

U14 Boys Eagan Peters def. Jerome Hood 6-2, 6-2

U16 Boys Igal Mostkov def. Chad LaCap 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

U18 Boys Sean Bailey def. Chad LaCap 6-0, 6-1.

For complete Kids Dental Junior Open match results, online draws and photo gallery click here.

The next stop on the 2009 Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour is the 2009 Big Sand Junior Classic at Taylor Tennis April 10-12. For registration details click here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Tennis Manitoba is looking for tennis enthusiasts who would be interested in becoming a certified tennis official. Specifically, we require several new Roving Umpires to join the officiating ranks for the tournaments that will be held this spring and summer. All officials are compensated financially for their time.

An Introduction to Officiating clinic will be held this spring. Please stay tuned to the Tennis Manitoba website for further details.

To learn more about officiating, including future opportunities to be a line umpire at the Rogers Cup, check out the 2009 Tennis Canada Officiating Guide by clicking here.

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Winnipeg, MB (TM) – 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.

The winning team consisted of Marlene Collett (captain), Lori Mann, Lee Ha Bryk, Rosemary Scurfield, Ellen Wright and Kiki Bassel.

Congratulations ladies!

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