2013 Tennis Manitoba AGM

The Board of Directors for Tennis Manitoba would like to invite you to our upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Winnipeg, 1301 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The meeting will take place on Saturday, February 23rd at 10:00 AM where we will provide Tennis Manitoba updates from this past year. If you are interested in attending please RSVP by February 20th.

Tennis Manitoba
(204) 925-5660

Kids Dental kicks off 2013 Junior Tour

The 2013 Kids Dental Junior Open tennis tournament is fast approaching, and is open to juniors 18 years of age and younger. The first Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour event on the 2013 calendar is hosted by the Winnipeg Winter Club, and takes place February 21st - 24th. Junior Tour tournaments are also used as national qualifying events for players residing in Manitoba and provide national ranking points for those players residing in Canada.

New to the Junior Tour this year is the addition of 3/4 court events for aspiring young tennis players. The Kids Dental Junior Open will offer a U8 3/4 court event for those eight years old and younger. Participants in the U8 event will play short sets of up to 4 games in a round robin format, and receive a participation medal.

The Kids Dental offers singles events in the U10 age category, for player 10 years and younger. The U12, U14, U16 and U18 singles events are used as national qualifying events, where top level juniors have the opportunity play at the Canadian Junior National Championships. Doubles will also be available for U14 and U18 age categories.

The tournament will also be the first in Manitoba to use Tennis Manitoba's new tournament management system. The new system is used widely throughout the world and includes such features as online registration and payment, match details, and in the near future rankings and a mobile app. Participants of Tennis Manitoba sanctioned tournaments will be required to setup their online player account prior to using the system for tournament registration. For more information on setting up a player account, click here.

Online entry for the 2013 Kids Dental Junior Open closes on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 11:59 PM. Registration is available at www.tennismanitoba.com

Canada upsets Spain in Davis Cup

Canada made history over the weekend, as our Davis Cup team upset world number 1 ranked Spain. It is the first time Canadians has gone past the opening round of the World Group. Canada will now get ready to host Italy this coming April 5th - 7th in a quarter-finals tie.
 

College tennis teams ready for 2013 spring season

Saul Shrom picked up an athlete of the week award last fall
due to stellar play with the CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves.

Many of our Manitoba student athletes will start their spring NCAA college tennis season this weekend. With Shane Nicholls signing on with Colorado State University-Pueblo this past January, there will be an all time high number of fourteen Manitoban's playing on U.S. university teams during the 2012-2013 school year.

Here is a listing of Manitoba students participating in the 2012-2013 college spring season:

Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)
> Govs host SIU in first home dual match

Sean Bailey

Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)
> BU tennis teams ready for spring seasons

Alan Gardiner

Igal Mostkov

Evann Waschuk

Colorado State University-Pueblo (Pueblo, CO)
> ThunderWolves picked fifth in Preseason Coaches' poll

Alex Lesiuk

Saul Shrom

Shane Nicholls

Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Erika Fridrik

Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
> Men's Tennis Picked Ninth In WCC Preseason Poll

Muzeen Ismath

Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA)

Clarissa Chen

University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC)

Kosta Blank

Olga Blank

The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN)
> Women's Tennis Begins 2013 Season

Aleksandra Ochrymowicz

University of Tennessee at Martin (Martin, TN)
> Tennis Ranked Second in OVC Preseason Polls

Jessica Silva

Adult tournament feedback: Have your say!

Tennis Manitoba would appreciate your feedback on ways we can improve the adult tennis tournament experience for sanctioned events held in Manitoba. We want to hear from you, whether you are a competitive tournament player or just think you are, a beginner without tournament experience, or a tennis enthusiast who likes to come out and watch local tennis action.

For those who have played in Tennis Manitoba Open Tour events, this is your opportunity to tell us about your preferences towards playing consolation matches, prize money, tournament durations, and social activities. The Tennis Manitoba adult tournament questionnaire will only take a few minutes to to complete, and will be available until March 1st.

» Tennis Manitoba adult tournament questionnaire

Tennis Manitoba launches new tournament system

Tennis Manitoba will now use the Tournament Planner
program and tc.tournamentsoftware.com website to help
run sanctioned tournaments held in Manitoba.

Tennis players in Manitoba now have access to a new online entry and tournament publication system that will be used by Tennis Manitoba for future sanctioned tournaments. Tournament participants of the Tennis Manitoba Open Tour, which is a series of tournaments intended for adults at multiple skill levels, and the Junior Tour, are now encouraged to create an online account which will enable them to register for tournaments planned in 2013.

Tennis Canada recently began working with the provincial tennis associations across the country to upgrade their tournament management and ranking system. Selected technology partner Visual Reality (VR) is based in The Netherlands, and specializes in providing software for organizing sports events. VR’s tennis event expertise is extensive, as they have a collection of world and national tennis federation clients, including the International Tennis Federation, Tennis Europe, Lawn Tennis Association (UK), and Tennis Australia.

The new system will not only improve online tournament entry and payment for players in Manitoba, but will also help manage Tennis Manitoba’s member database. There are plans for a new rounds based provincial and national ranking system, which is expected to replace the existing head-to-head system later in 2013 or 2014. As well, those with iPhone or Android smartphones will be able to download an app in the near future to access their match times, tournament results, rankings, and head to head player competition details.

Registering online for a Tennis Manitoba player membership is easy -- both technically and on the pocket book. Tennis Manitoba has waived its individual player membership fees for 2013, in an effort to encourage more participation in its adult and youth tournaments.

So, what are you waiting for? Create your Tennis Manitoba member account today by following the instructions at http://tc.tournamentsoftware.com

Head tennis pro opportunity in Lake of the Woods

Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club is looking for a
head tennis professional this summer.

Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club in Kenora, Ontario is seeking a head tennis pro for the summer of 2013. Interested persons should contact either Elly (ehoogterphurst@shaw.ca) or Sheila (sheilanorrie@hotmail.com) to request a full job description. Resumes for the position will be accepted up until March 1, 2013. Hiring will be completed by April 15, 2013.

About RLWYC
Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club was officially founded in 1903. It is located on Yacht Club Island approximately 2 miles from Kenora, Ontario on Lake of the Woods. With over 14,000 islands and 65,000 miles of shoreline stretching from Kenora in the north to Warroad, Minnesota in the south, Lake of the Woods features excellent sailing conditions. RLWYCA has many amenities, including 4 tennis courts. For more information, see website at www.rlwyc.ca