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Tennis Manitoba would like to be in the position of mailing future issues directly to individuals who are registered Tennis Manitoba members. More details on how to become a subscriber will be released at a later date. Those interested in advertising in the “1st Serve” magazine can contact Tennis Manitoba for rate details.

View the Winter 2012 issue of 1st Serve

Fu Wins Two Titles at Kids Dental

Patrick Fu dominated match play at the 2012 Kids Dental Junior Open, winning both the Boys U14 and U16 singles championships. The annual tournament took place this past weekend at the Winnipeg Winter Club and was a qualifying event used for selection to the 2012 Rogers Junior National Championships for junior players residing in Manitoba. 

Championship results were as follows:

U10 Co-Ed Singles: Sahand Marzban won the round robin

Girls Singles
U12: Mackenzie Miller def. Christiana Cholakis 3-6, 6-3, 10-2
U14: Chantel Wallack def. Hannah Blatt 6-4, 6-4
U18:  Kylie Waschuk won the round robin

Boys Singles
U12: Daniel Gharagozloo def. David Krowiak 6-0, 6-0
U14: Patrick Fu def. David Krowiak 6-0, 6-0
U16: Patrick Fu def. Connor Davies 6-2, 6-1
U18: Kevin Kylar def. Shance Nicholls 6-0, 6-0

Boys Doubles
U14: Shawn Sophasath  / David Krowiak def. Alex Kroft / Niels Hurst 6-1, 6-0
U18: Shane Nicholls / Kevin Kylar def. Patrick Fu / Earinpreet Hirkewal 6-1, 6-0

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

The next stops on the 2012 Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour are the Prairie Regionals for some of the juniors looking to play the indoor 2012 Rogers Junior National Championships.

Tournament director Peter Otto (2nd from left) with U10
participants at the recent 2012 Kids Dental Junior Open.

Evann Waschuk joins Bellarmine Knights as they kick off 2012 season

The tennis season starts this weekend for several Manitoba college students. Transferring from the University of Manitoba, Evann Waschuk begins her college tennis career with Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. She joins fellow Winnipegers Alan Gardiner and Igal Mostkov, who joined the Knights tennis program in the fall of 2011.

Bellarmine news: Tennis teams ready to kick off 2012 http://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/2012/2/2/MTEN_0202124006.aspx

Evann's bio: http://athletics.bellarmine.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=2038

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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