Kids Dental & Ravenscourt Junior Open

The Kids Dental & Ravenscourt Junior Open recently held at the Winnipeg Winter Club successfully kicked off the 2014 Tennis Manitoba Junior Tour, which is aimed at junior tennis players 18 years of age and younger. The tournament is a national qualifying event for players residing in Manitoba and also provides national ranking points for those players residing in Canada.

The singles champions were:

• Marcello Audino boys U12
• Sabrina Alano girls U12
• Daniel Gharagozloo boys U14
• Sabrina Alano girls U14
• Cole Lacap boys U16
• Jennifer Wang girls U16
• Cole Lacap boys U18

For a complete listing of tournament results, visit tc.tournamentsoftware.com

See also Kids Dental & Ravenscourt Junior Open photo album

WLTC Seeking Tennis Pro

WLTC is seeking a Tennis Professional/ Assistant Manager.

Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club (WLTC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba is seeking a Tennis Professional/ Assistant Manager to join their team.

WLTC is in search of a dynamic Tennis Professional/ Assistant Manager who has a proven track record of leading tennis programs and events for players at all ages. The Tennis Pro will develop instructional programs, leagues, ladders, and events to increase membership participation and enhance member experience.

To learn more, please visit www.wltc.ca. Resumes will be accepted up until Friday, February 28, 2014.

WLTC is a non-profit sports organization founded to promote, develop and organize the game of tennis in Winnipeg. WLTC recently hosted the ITF pro circuit tournament, 2013 CIBC Wood Gundy Challenger. Again for 2014, WLTC will host the Women's Challenger and the Manshield Tennis Futures. As one of the longest running tennis clubs in Canada, WLTC has 11 courts and over 300 members.

Winter Club kicks off 2014 Rogers Rookie Tour

Join the fun at the Winnipeg Winter Club’s Rogers Rookie Tour, February 22-23

Goal: The goal of this tournament is to stress fundamentals and to introduce players in a positive way to tennis. A focus will on sportsmanship and fair play.

Participants: The participants should have the ability to rally 2 balls back over the net. If a player can do this he or she is ready for this tournament.

Format: The skills competition and tournament will be played on ½ court and ¾ court.

Dates / Times: Sat. Feb. 22 from 7-8:30 pm & Sun. Feb.23 from 8:30-11 am

Location: Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

Outline: Participants will training in friendly skill competitions Saturday night and at the start of the Sunday morning session. A Round Robin Tournament will follow. Matches will be based on time.

Cost: $40 (or $20 for just the Sunday portion)

Stuff: All participants will receive a t-shirt, a water bottle, gym bag and a certificate.

To register or to inquire about anything contact Robert Kennedy at 204-297-4020 or rfkennedy61@gmail.com

See also: Rogers Rookie Tour

College tennis begins 2014 spring season

Alan Gardiner is the men's team captain with Bellarmine
 University in Louisville, Kentucky.

Manitoba student athletes get underway with their spring college tennis season. Joining the ranks of Manitoba-based student athletes for the 2013-2014 college season is Emily Fridrick who signed on with Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, and Zach Meikle who joins the men's team at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN.

Here is a listing of Manitoba student athletes taking part in the 2014 college spring season:

Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)

Alan Gardiner

Evann Waschuk

Colorado State University-Pueblo (Pueblo, CO)

Saul Shrom

Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Emily Fridrik

Erika Fridrik

Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Muzeen Ismath

University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC)

Olga Blank

The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN)

Aleksandra Ochrymowicz

Zach Meikle

University of Tennessee at Martin (Martin, TN)

Jessica Silva

See also: College tennis teams ready for 2013 spring season

2014 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 Sport For Life Center, 145 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The meeting will take place on Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM where we will provide Tennis Manitoba updates from this past year. If you are interested in attending please RSVP by February 19th.

Tennis Manitoba
(204) 925-5660

Tennis Manitoba Membership Program

Starting January 13, 2014, Tennis Manitoba Members will receive a membership card that will provide access to Tennis Manitoba leagues and tournaments, rankings, savings and discounts, as well as special access to professional tennis tournaments. Membership is open to all tennis players and enthusiasts that wish to support the growth of tennis in Manitoba.

For a complete list of member benefits, visit the Tennis Manitoba Membership section at tennismanitoba.com.

Tennis Manitoba serves up a new look

On January 13th, Tennis Manitoba unveiled a new primary
logo (on the left) and a secondary logo.

Tennis Manitoba recently introduced its new logos for 2014 and beyond.

"It was time to go in a new direction with our logo" stated Mark Arndt, Executive Director of Tennis Manitoba.

"Our previous logo served us well but with exciting times in front of us we needed to update our look to reflect the changes going on at Tennis Manitoba. We've introduced the new Manitoba Team Tennis League in 2013 where a junior component will be added in 2014, the junior provincial team is up and running once again, a membership card with benefits is rolling out, a new website is currently being constructed and we're making in roads with Community Center and school programming." 

Arndt went on to add "the new logos are simple, clean and will work well for the association, especially on the tMB apparel line that will be launched in the near future."