Community Fundamentals Instructors Course

Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Tennis Manitoba is offering a Community Fundamentals Instructors Level 1 course in February. The course details are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Time: 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Place: Winnipeg Winter Club
Cost: $10

The course focuses on teaching and running tennis programs in school gyms and community centres. People who hold this certificate will be eligible to work in Tennis Manitoba After School Programs, Community Centre Programs, and other community based programs. It is not necessary to be a tennis player to take this course.

For more information or to register, please email Rob Langan at rob-AT-tennismanitoba.com .

Note: Replace -AT- with @ for above address.

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Community tennis program begins February

Linden Woods Community Centre

Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Tennis Manitoba is running community tennis programs in various community centres in the city. The programs are designed for 1/2 court and 3/4 court recreational players between the ages of 5 and 15 years old.

These programs are a great way to play tennis in the winter for a very affordable price. The programs will be carried out by certified instructors and will run between 6-10 weeks depending on the site. All equipment is provided and participants will receive a certificate at the end of the session.

This is part of a larger strategy called the "Little Aces Program" run by Tennis Manitoba which offers tennis programs within the community. This initiative is aimed at growing the number of young tennis players with the hopes of developing more grass-roots and community programs that introduce more kids and families to tennis.

Program dates, fees and contact details

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Tennis Manitoba Provincial Team Notice

Winnipeg, MB (TM) – Tennis Manitoba invites juniors and their parents to consider participation in the Provincial Team. Programming begins Monday, January 23, 2012. Please contact the TM office for details.

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Doubles Classic winds up 2011 schedule

Winnipeg, MB (TM) – The 2011 Tennis Manitoba tournament schedule came to an end with the WWC Doubles Christmas Classic, held December 18-22. A total of 51 players participated in men's, women's and mixed doubles events. It's the first year the Winnipeg Winter Club spilt up their tournament into separate singles and doubles tournaments. The WWC Indoor Singles Open, held November 26-December 2, drew 61 players.

The Doubles Christmas Classic featured some of the province's U.S. college players who were home for the holidays, including Sean Bailey, Saul Shrom, Igal Mostkov and Alan Gardiner. Below are results from the tournament.

Men's Open final
Saul Shrom/Sean Bailey def. Ray Daumler/Peter Eck 6-3, 6-1

Men's 5.0 final
Will McPherson/Alan Gardiner def. Tony Weekes/Dong Won Kang 6-2, 6-1

Men's 4.5 final
Patrick Fu/Earinpreet Hirkewal def. Roope Kopola/Stanley Sladek 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-1

Men's 4.0 final
Rocky Klassen/Jake Bergen def. Brian Plett/Silvio Marinelli

Men's 3.5 final
Jerry Janz/Darcy Klann def. Fred Daumler/Glen Dyck 6-2, 6-0

Men's 3.0 final
Young Seob Hong/Kyung Hun Kang def. Peter Sommers/Ted Redekop 6-2, 4-6, 10-4

Women's Open round-robin
1st - Ainsley Bishop/Olga Berdynskykh
2nd - Pat Chawla/Mary Kellner Sommers

Mixed Open final
Ainsley Bishop/Peter Eck def. Joanna Woo/Tony Weekes 6-7, 6-1, 6-0

Mixed 5.0 final
Erika Fridrik/Alan Gardiner def. Emily Fridrik/Earinpreet Hirkewal 6-2, 6-1

Mixed 4.5 round-robin
1st - Mary Kellner Sommers/Terry Langan
2nd - Lorena Trann/Jake Bergen

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