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Ah, spring. The warmth of new beginnings, expanded play hours and, most exciting of all, plenty of time on the countless outdoor courts available across BC. It is always inspiring when April comes and the public courts fill up with friends meeting for a quick game before dinner, families engaged in social play, and back-yard rivalries fiercely renewed. Players of all ages re-calibrate their strings for the warm conditions, and many debut new apparel to one-up their playing buddies, intimidate an opponent – or maybe catch the attention of a potential mixed-doubles partner.

Yes, as British Columbians, we have a natural fear of rainouts. But our anxieties are lifting even as I pen this note. New indoor facilities are slated to open this spring in Langley (4 courts) and UBC (12 courts), with expansion of North Vancouver’s Grant Connell Centre to 12 courts slated for late 2011/early 2012. Additional indoor projects in the Okanagan and the Interior are currently being spec’d out.

Meanwhile, this outdoor season we are introducing inspiring new programs into the BC community. It starts with the first BC Provincial Team Tennis Championships, to be held August 5th-7th in coordination with the $175,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen presented by Invesco Trimark. (For info on playoffs, entry, and more, visit tennisbc.org.)

In close partnership with Tennis Canada we have developed multiple grass-roots and high-performance initiatives that will benefit thousands of players.

The new Little Aces program, will see a large and sustained financial investment into selected municipalities’ Parks and Recreation and schools programming. For 2011, we will kick the program off at one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities, Surrey. Our Community Development team is diligently examining new locations for 2012 and beyond. Last season, progressive tennis equipment kits were provided to numerous seasonal clubs throughout the Okanagan, Interior, North Island, and Lower Mainland. New facilities will be accepted for spring 2011.

With the ascents of Canadians Marino and Raonic into the main draw of the Grand Slams, BC is on the tennis map as never before. A full-time National Performance Coach will be hired to work in BC with the clubs and academies province-wide, focusing on ages 8 to 14. Growth in age brackets will follow in the future, all with the core principal of creating home-grown, international calibre competitors.

So re-grip your favourite frame, lace up your best sneakers, and start cleaning the post-match BBQ. Springtime is upon us. Prepare for the annual migration back to our great outdoor courts!

SPRING 2011 CONTRIBUTORS Ryan Clark Luke O’Loughlin Lois Ker Lanei Lee Dr. Tyler Hunsberger Jeff Paterson PHOTOGRAPHY Tennis Canada Toolbox Design ADVERTISING SALES Tennis BC EDITORIAL Tennis BC Toolbox Design DESIGN + PRODUCTION Toolbox Design PRINTING Generation Print MAILING Canada Post AXIS Magasine is published by Matchpoint Publishing Inc. of Tennis BC 204-210 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V5Y 3W2 Tel: (604) 737 3086 Fax: (604) 737 3124 www.tennisbc.org $4.00 ©Copyright 2011 Matchpoint Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher.

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UBC TENNIS CENTRE www.tennis.ubc.ca Address: 6160 Thunderbird Boulevard in Vancouver (on UBC campus next to the UBC Thunderbird Arena) Opening: May, 2011 (tbc) Scope: 12 courts total (8 court expansion from current 4 courts).

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Opening: April, 2011 (tbc) Scope: 4 courts under a combined aluminum and fabric structure that gives plenty of light, with the ability to open the side walls for outdoor feel in the summer.

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5. PLAYBOARD XT TENNIS $5.99 This app is a coach’s dream come true. Playboard XT is a suite of professional drawing applications that allows coaches or team captains to draw up player strategies and movement by drawing plays directly on their screen.

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For 80 years now, the Stanley Park Open has been a passionate tradition in Vancouver tennis – a few days of hot competition (and cool shade) in an iconic seaside location.

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THE ROAD TO TENNIS STARDOM CAN BE A ROCKY ONE. And in the case of Burnaby’s Kamil Pajkowski it’s also a “Rocky” one – Kamil displays striking similarities to the legendary underdog pugilist who rose from a working class background, trained feverishly, and eventually became a champion.

Pajkowski has paid his dues – and continues to do so – as an aspiring touring professional. And all his years of hard work are paying off: he recently cracked the ATP top-500 doubles rankings.

Partnering for victories in Spain, the United States and Cuba since September, the 25-year-old who was born in Warsaw, Poland (he moved to Canada when his parents immigrated in 1988) is starting to gain traction on tour and make a name for himself in professional tennis circles. And this year, he has reason to believe that he’s got what it takes to become one of the top doubles players in the world.

“I was told by a coach once that there are a couple of ways to get where you want to be,” Pajkowski says.

This much is evident by the lengths Pajkowski is willing to go to make it as a touring pro. To finance his aspirations, the former University of New Mexico team member has a part-time job teaching highperformance juniors at the West Vancouver Tennis Club whenever his schedule permits.

He has equipment deals with K-Swiss and Babolat, and does receive some funding from Tennis Canada to help offset his travel costs.

Otherwise, Pajkowski is living the dream on a shoestring budget.

He’s proving to be as sharp with his cost- cutting as he is at hitting cross-court winners.

“It takes some money to get out there for about 30 weeks a year.

I’ve had to go out and sell myself.

It’s almost like starting a business with having to budget everything and figure out where you’re going to go to and what makes the most sense,” he says of trying to map out his schedule in three-month chunks.

“Some players take the Interstate: it’s a nice big wide road, you go pretty fast and there aren’t many problems.

Other players take that nice coastal highway – a great scenic route. I took the back roads. You have to drive a little slower, the route is a little bumpier, but in the end if I get to the same place as the others, it really doesn’t matter. And I don’t mind it because I love tennis.”

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“On the Futures circuit, when you’re starting out, it’s not very glamourous.

It’s kind of the opposite of everything you see on TV. You’re travelling to places where you don’t speak the language, the clubs aren’t the best – or sometimes you’re just playing in parks. So that’s tough. And financially, it’s not easy starting out. Especially in doubles; you’re not playing for very much prize money so you’re always looking to cut corners and save here and there.

But now that we’re out of that and into Challengers, it gets better and a little easier.”

Pajkowski’s climb up the pro tennis ladder began a month after last summer’s Odlum Brown VanOpen at Hollyburn Country Club. In two consecutive weeks, he and longtime friend (and fellow British Columbian) Philip Bester reached the final, and then won the ITF Futures event in Spain. A month later, he and Bester took the title at Futures tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. And Pajkowski capped off his 2010 season by teaming up with Britain’s Miles Bugby to capture the doubles crown at a Futures event in Cuba.

Pajkowski has picked up in 2011 where he left off late last year.

He and Bester reunited in January to reach the semi-finals at a Challenger tournament in Honolulu. This run of recent success has pushed

Pajkowski’s ATP doubles ranking to 442nd in the world (approximately 2000 world-ranked in doubles) – not bad for a guy who didn’t have any ranking points six months ago.

“I’ve started seeing myself more as a pro tennis player lately because I’ve gotten out of the lower level pro tournaments – the $10,000 or $15,000 Futures events – and now I’m playing with a lot of guys who are making a living out on the tour,” Pajkowski says of the attitude adjustment he’s undergone in recent months. “I’m not making a living off the tour just yet, but that’s where I hope to be. So yeah, I consider myself a pro. I think my ranking is at that point now where that’s what I would tell people I do.”

As for any plans to form a permanent partnership with Bester to see just how far the two can ride their wave of success, Pajkowski thinks that’s premature. He knows Bester wants to continue to focus on his singles career. But Pajkowski says the two will team up throughout 2011, including upcoming trips to Asia and Europe.

“I’ve played about eighty percent of my tournaments at the pro level with Philip, but it’s not an exclusive partnership. We end up traveling together; it makes it easier for us and we enjoy each other’s company and we grew up together so we know each other’s games well. So whenever our schedules line up, we definitely look to play with each other,” says Pajkowski. “Someone like Philip, who has been playing professionally from such a young age, he’s really helped me deal with some of those moments that I’m not familiar with. And getting that monkey off my back where I’ve won my first tournament, so mentally I now believe I belong out there.”

With that new-found belief tucked

firmly in his back pocket, Pajkowski is steadfast in his determination to improve all aspects of his game.

When not on the road, he keeps a gruelling schedule, putting in hours with his fi tness trainer at the Richmond Oval before heading to the West Van Tennis Centre to hit for a while. Then it’s time to go to work imparting all that he’s learning about pro tennis with the next generation of top talent in this province. And when it comes to teaching, Pajkowski wants his students to realize it wasn’t that long ago that he was one of them – a youngster with plenty of talent, but even more desire to play tennis at the highest level.

“My strength is my serve. I’m a lefty. I’ve got a lot of kick on my serve, a lot of junk. And I’ve got pretty good hands. I don’t mind standing at the net and having people rocket balls at me. I’m a scrapper and I’m kind of the garbage guy who is able to get to a lot of the loose balls,” he says describing his style and his work ethic.

“There is no guarantee that I can make a living out of this, but right now I’m getting an opportunity to do something that not a lot of people can do. For me, it’s kind of an adventure and wherever it’ll take me, it’ll take me. My goal right now is to get inside 250 by the end of the year. I don’t like to set a number because then all you do is look at that number and put too much pressure on yourself. I’d be very satisfi ed if I could get to the level where I could get into Grand Slams.

To me that would be a real big step.”

One of the keys for Pajkowski to make that goal a reality is simply to continue to get as many quality matches as possible under his belt while he’s playing well. And so he’ll head to Asia and Europe with

confidence hoping to boost his world ranking. And because he’s arrived on the scene in a relatively short period of time, Pajkowski doesn’t have to worry about defending any world ranking points until much later this year.

So any success he has will keep him moving in the right direction.

“Everything right now is gravy.

The tournament in Honolulu was kind of the transition where I’m not playing Futures anymore and now I’m playing Challengers. We got to the semis of that tournament and getting to the semis of a Challenger gives me the same amount of (ranking) points as winning two and a half Futures tournaments.

So you start jumping up in the rankings a lot faster,” he explains.

Like the famous scene in the movie, where a determined Rocky races up the stairs in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Kamil Pajkowski has begun his climb, in his chosen sport. Sylvester Stalone’s workout is set to the inspirational song ‘Gonna Fly Now.’ And with his run of recent success on the tennis court, it seems Kamil Pajkowski has already taken flight.

Jeff Paterson is a talk show host on Team 1040 Vancouver’s all-sports radio. He also writes a weekly sports column for the Georgia Straight. Follow him on Twitter @patersonjeff AXIS BC’S WORLD OF TENNIS | SPRING 2011

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MD: I look to the similarities, not the differences, because the only diff erence is the product. When I joined the Toronto Raptors as Chief Marketing Officer, I had never sold a ticket, sponsorship, or negotiated a TV deal. But at the end of the day it was about setting up the strategy, setting up objectives, setting up tactics, and then driving the business through that discipline. The product is really secondary. To be a good leader, you work both with and through your people, especially when you are new to the category such as I was with Tennis Canada.

Since arriving at Tennis Canada, Micheal has aggressively invested in high performance tennis, community development, and the Rogers Cup tournaments, with great success. in his former life as President of Molson Breweries’ Ontario-Western Canada region, he led the company to record levels of profit, and helmed awardwinning marketing campaigns, like the “I Am Canadian” TV ad. Michael has also held senior executive positions with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

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Both The Rogers Rix Rookie Tour and Community Team Tennis have adjusted playing and scoring

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GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Instill a love for sport and physical activity through tennis • Introduce tennis with the appropriate sized ball, racquet and court • Introduce hand-eye coordination (striking an object) • Introduce a variety of fundamental movement/motor skills (running, jumping, throwing, catching, agility, balance, coordination) • Promote self-confidence in an enjoyable, safe, supportive environment RELATED PROGRAMS: • Club & Parks & Recreation Programs • Schools Program for 5-6 year olds • Parents and child play is essential

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FUNDAMENTALS LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS The most important focus of this stage is to emphasize fun and enjoyment when playing tennis.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Further develop fundamental movement and motor skills • Develop basic tennis skills (technical/tactical) • Introduce mental skills (ability to focus, positive attitude, emotional control, eff ort) • Introduce the rules of the game and tennis ethics • Introduce decision making (where to hit the ball) RELATED PROGRAMS: • Tennis BC Progressive Tournaments (1/2 & 3/4 court sizes) • Elementary In-School Program • Elementary After-School Program • Young Girls Program: Groovy Girlz & Girl Guides • Club Programs and Tournaments • Rookie Tour events • Jr. Team Tennis (for 8-9 year olds)

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DEVELOPING BECOMING A WELL-ROUNDED ATHLETE The focus of this stage is building physical literacy through continued development of tennis skills.This stage moves players from progressive tennis to full court tennis.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Further develop and consolidate fundamental tennis competencies (technical/tactical) in match play • Further develop basic mental skills (focus, emotional control, eff ort/determination, positive attitude) • Develop basic competitive skills (learning how to cope with basic competitive environments) • Introduce general physical preparation and further develop fundamental motor skills through participation in other sports • Continue to develop decisionmaking skills RELATED PROGRAMS: • Elementary In-School Program • Elementary After-School Program • E-Z Play Parks & Recreation Program for youth and adult • Young Girls Program: Groovy Girlz & Girl Guides • Urban Youth Academy: Inner-City • Rookie Tour • Jr. Team Tennis • Junior Challengers and Junior Champions Tournaments

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CONSOLIDATING SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE This is a critical stage of development for the athlete/tennis player, as it sets the foundation for learning to be a competitive junior.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Consolidate learned skills from practice and apply in competitive situations • Continue to develop and refine technical skills in practice • Consolidate a specific game style emphasizing the execution of skills in a game situation • Introduce the concept of proper preparation and recovery through sleep, nutrition, good hygiene, hydration, sport massage, and eff ective warm-up and cooldown routines • Balance the increase in training/ competition demands with social/lifestyle issues RELATED PROGRAMS: • Rookie Tour • Jr. Team Tennis • Junior Challengers and Junior Champions Tournaments • Provincial and National Championships

ALL AGES

STAGE 5

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LEARNING TO PERFORM BEGINNING TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER The participant has made a conscious decision to pursue a potential career as a “professional player”.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Continue to develop and refine technical skills • Become a responsible and autonomous athlete • Improve in the implementation of learned skills in competitive situations • Develop flexibility, speed, strength, and aerobic endurance in all the physical skills • Learn to cope with the challenges of varying competitive situations: diff erent surfaces, wind, altitude, and game styles • Understand key principles related to training, competition, recovery and equipment RELATED PROGRAMS: • Junior Champions Tournaments • Provincial and National Championships • Adult/Open events (Summer Series) • ITF World Jr. Ranking Events • ITF Futures/Challengers

TENNIS FOR LIFE

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LEARNING TO BE 24+ 22+ A PROFESSIONAL LIVING AS A PROFESSIONAL PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER This stage integrates and harmonizes the complex and diverse factors that contribute to performance in competition.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Focus on performance goals in competition • Refine technical skills at competition intensity • Consolidate specifi c, personal game style • Develop flexibility, speed, strength and aerobic endurance in all competitive situations • Demonstrate the ability to select and care for equipment (racquets, strings, shoes) • Ensure quality and consistency in diet, warm-up and recovery activities • Development of individualized annual plan identifying training, and competition phases RELATED PROGRAMS: • NCAA Division 1 collegiate competition • ITF Professional Futures/ Challengers • ATP/WTA Tour Events • The VanOpen is BC’s professional event for this stage

PEAK PERFORMANCE At this stage the full-time athlete is committed and producing consistent performances on demand.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: • Implement game style integrating learned skills in high intensity competitive situations • Gain every advantage by continuing to improve flexibility, speed, strength and aerobic endurance in all physical sides • Eff ectively manage with the challenges of diff erent competitive situations (surfaces, altitude, games styles, and wind) • Implement mental training skills and strategies to produce ideal performance state • Refine the daily implementation of sport medicine and sport science based on current results of monitoring and evaluation

PLAYING AND ENJOYING TENNIS FOR LIFE Within this stage, there are three types of participants – the new participant entering at any age, the recreational participant who is active for life, and the competitive (or former High Performance) participant who is no longer training to be professional but still enjoys competing regularly.

PLAYERS AT THIS STAGE: • Recognize tennis as a healthy lifestyle activity that provides a complete mental, physical and social experience • Recognize the unique contribution tennis can make to the development of healthy communities • Are able to access and enjoy the game at the frequency and skill level they desire

TENNIS BC PROGRAMS FOR LIFELONG PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STAGE: Adult: • Province-wide league play (3.0-5.0+) • BC University Club Team Championships • NTRP/Summer Series Events (including Open Prize RELATED PROGRAMS: money series) • ITF Professional Futures/ • Stanley Park Open Challengers • Mixed Doubles Series • ATP/WTA Tour Events Senior: • The VanOpen is BC’s professional • Sr. Age Division Competitions event for this stage (Ages 30-75+) • Stanley Park Open • BC Sr. Provincial Championships • Western Canadian Sr. Nationals • Sr. National Championships AXIS BC’S WORLD•OF | SPRING 2011 Events ITFTENNIS Sr. World Ranking 25

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SD: Preparation is essential for negotiations – in preparing documents, and when going to court. I enjoy the parallel in tennis as you need to be prepared to adapt to your opponent, respond to the person you are playing, and understand their strengths and weaknesses.

ACTIVE START

FUNDAMENTALS

Start off right!

Learn fundamental movements, link them together in play, and fall in love with the game.

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DEVELOPING

Build the foundation Develop fundamental motor skills (physical literacy), and build confidence through progressive tennis.

Q: What did playing the sport teach you growing up?

Develop your game Begin to hone the full-court skills that every player needs, and become a well-rounded athlete.

SD: It is really unique. I believe, especially for youth, it is a great experience. You are on the court and on your own competing against someone else where you are keeping score. There is going to be a winner and a loser and there is no coach to assist you. That develops very special characteristics that are useful in the business world.

Q: What skills did you learn?

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WHAT DOES SEED PROVIDE?

PHYSICAL LITERACY

SEED is a framework for training, competition, and recovery that helps individuals at every age and skill level reach their peak performance.

SEED establishes a general framework for athlete development, with special attention paid to growth, maturation, and development.

SEED identifies equal opportunities for participation and recreation.

LTAD (Long Term Athletic Development, of which SEED is a part) is a framework for full sport system alignment in Canada, integrating health and education with sport and physical activity.

Before we delve into read War and Peace, we have to learn our ABCs. Similarly, if we are ever going to have a forehand like Djokovic, we must learn our sport movement fundamentals. This is physical literacy, and it’s best if we begin early. The development of physical literacy is critical to children’s confidence in sport for fun, health, competition and, eventually, the pursuit of excellence. Physical literacy is a key component of Tennis BC’s SEED program.

SEED is athlete centred, coach driven, and supported by offi cials, administrators, parents, sport medicine/sport science professionals, communities and sponsors.

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Tennis is particularly well suited to develop physical literacy skills like running, catching, throwing, balance, coordination, and agility. The first 3 stages of the Tennis BC’s SEED program (Active Start, FUNdamentals, and Developing) zero in on the key physical literacy components of development.

SD: You have to be very adaptable. You take your circumstances and work with them in the best way you can. It involves both mental and physical issues which you have to come to grips with. Tennis is such a great sport 21 16+ for learning14 about yourself and how you adapt and make things work for you.

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Q: What inspired you to create Juump.com?

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Q: Do you see any direct parallels between tennis and the business world you work in?

SEED MODEL OVERVIEW The LTAD program considers both development age and chronological age, and calibrates staged, systematic development programs that help every player – at every level – serve up their absolute best performance.

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TENNIS TRULY IS A SPORT FOR LIFE. And the more time players invest in their development, the more satisfying their game will be, year after year. SEED is Tennis BC’s Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program.

Programs like SEED are being implemented into programs across the country, in every sport, with great success.

SEED represents a new philosophy of lifelong sport training, based on a scientific study of human development and best sport practices.

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BUSINESS ACES:

scott dunlop

Senior Partner with Davis LLP

Scott is a business lawyer with Davis LLP (legal firm) and an active member of the Arbutus Club. He holds degrees from both Princeton and McGill.

He is also the President and founder of Juump.com, the hottest tennis site in BC to “find a game” and to “find a court.”

The site has now begun expansion across Canada and the United States. Scott is a former Junior National Team Player.

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SD: When you really connect with something like I did with the sport, you want to stay involved. It is simple – you want to spread the opportunity to others.

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2011 COACHING DEVELOPMENT/ RECERTIFICATION COURSES

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Progressive Tennis Red ½ Court & Orange ¾ Court Workshop (Recertification opportunity) Date & Time: Sunday June 5 (2:00pm-8:00pm) Location: Grant Connell Tennis Centre Facilitator: TBA Learn the structure, drills, and progressions of the Tennis Canada ½ Court and ¾ Court Progressive Tennis curriculum for 5-9 year old development. All participants receive the ½ Court written curriculum (annual plan) and DVD. Bring tennis gear and pen.

Wheelchair Instructor Course (Recertification opportunity) Date & Time: Saturday June 4 (2:00pm-8:00pm) Location: Grant Connell Tennis Centre Facilitator: TBA Learn the drills and progressions to instruct starter wheelchair players. Includes a manual.

Bring tennis gear and pen (bring older shorts and pants as the wheelchair may dirty them).

EZ Play Program Workshop (Recertification opportunity) Date & Time: Sunday March 27 (2:00pm – 8:00pm) Location: Grant Connell Tennis Centre Facilitator: Wayne Elderton Learn the structure, drills, and progressions of the Tennis BC EZ Play Adult starter program.

All participants receive the written curriculum.

Bring tennis gear and pen.

Le Petit Tennis Date & Time: Sunday May 1st (9:00am – 3:00pm) lunch break from 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location: Delbrook Rec Centre Facilitator: Jean Pierre Fleurian (designer and owner of Le Petit) Le Petit Tennis method engages children in role play to teach the game. They create images and stories for the tennis equipment, techniques and boundaries to learn the pillars of the game. LPT instructors require no prior knowledge of tennis. If you are good with kids, energetic and want to have fun teaching, this workshop is for you.

2011 COACHING DEVELOPMENT and CERTIFICATION COURSES COURSE LEVEL

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EZ Play Workshop

March 27

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

Wayne Elderton

Progressive Tennis Workshop

June 5

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

TBA

Wheelchair Instructor Course

June 4

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

TBA

Instructor

February 4-6 | 18–20

Langley

Tracy Bennet

Instructor

April 15-17 | 29–May 1

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

Wayne Elderton

Instructor

May 6-8 | 13-15

Oak Bay Rec Centre, Victoria

Neil Parker

Instructor

May 27-29 | June 10-12

Delta Town & Country, Delta

Neil Parker

Instructor

July 8-10, 22-24

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

Wayne Elderton

Instructor

October 14-16, 28-30

Burnaby Tennis Club, Burnaby

Tracy Bennet

INSTRUCTOR COURSE EVALUATIONS Evaluations are on the final day of each course. Candidates have the option of not taking the evaluation and postponing it to another course evaluation date. Candidates not evaluated within 18 months of their course must re-take the entire course (at full price) to be eligible for evaluation.

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver

Club Pro 1 Offered once per year

May 6 (Orientation) May 27-29 | June 17-19 July 15-17 (Evaluation)

Club Pro 2

Please contact Tennis BC if you are interested in this course

Wayne Elderton

Wayne Elderton

2011 TENNIS CANADA COACHING CERTIFICATION COURSE FACILITATORS:

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WORKSHOPS Workshops are additional professional development opportunities. Anyone may take a workshop; however, only certified instructors & coaches will get certification credit for them. Workshops have no evaluation and many count for re-certification.

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Wayne Elderton (A) Head Course Facilitator National Level 4 Coach.

Tennis Director, Grant Connell Tennis Centre

Tracy Bennet (B) Course Facilitator Instructor Level Coach 3.

Tennis Pro, Grant Connell Tennis Centre

Neil Parker Course Facilitator Instructor Level Coach 2/ Club Pro 2. Tennis Pro, Grant Connell Tennis Centre

Robert Bettauer Course Facilitator Instructor Level National Level 4 Coach.

Director, Vanchen Sports Penticton

Mark Renneson (C) Course Facilitator Instructor level Coach 2/Club Pro 2 Tennis Pro, Grant Connell Tennis Centre

Jesse Evans (D) Apprentice Course Facilitator (Instructor level) Coach 2/Club Pro 2.

Tennis Pro, Grant Connell Tennis Centre

Uros Budimac Asst. Course Facilitator (Instructor Level) Coach 3/Club Pro 2.

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Technifibre Black Code Using Thermocore technology adds plenty of spin to your forehand rips. Soft and decently durable. String color is black… obviously.

Many assume it’s all about the racket, but unless you’re a chronic shanker, the strings hit the ball.

Getting the right rope can make all the difference, whether you’re getting ready for league play or for tournament time. Start the season off right>>>

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Wilson NXT Tour If you’re looking for top-tier synthetic, this will do the trick.

This stuff will help add some pop to the serve, too.

Babolat RPM Blast The current string of world #1 Nadal & women’s top 5, Samantha Stosur. With the cross-linked silicone, you can maximize spin and be confident in your short angle roles. Works for Rafa…

PRO STRING BRANDS The breakdown of strings brands of the 156 main draw singles players at the 2010 US Open:

Babolat VS Team The ultimate in gut. When you’re ready to step up your game (but also your costs) then look to their VS line. But be careful: once you go gut, you don’t go back.

Babolat Tonic If you are ready for gut, but worried about price & durability, then Tonic might be your best choice. Great feel with plenty of power. The ‘training wheels’ of gut string...

Wilson Natural Gut Many don’t know, but Wilson does gut too. Serena and Venus have used it to put a few trophies on their mantles. One great feature is the price point (less than most other competitors’ gut products).

STRING Luxilon Babolat Technifibre Wilson Head Yonex

MEN 66% 12% 4% 2% 1% 1%

WOMEN 47% 27% 3% 5% 6% 3%

Pacific Gut German made and currently the offi cial product of the ATP Tour.

Pacific’s Natural Gut got top billing by the US Racquet Stringers Association. Can be tough to find, but a lot of pros have begun using this to max out their power.

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AXIS TECHNOLOGY

SPRING STRING GUIDE

Luxilon ALU Power The most well used synthetic on the pro tours. When looking at the stringing choice of all US Open 2010 main draw players (156 between men & women), Luxilon ALU is hands-down the preferred choice. Also available in “rough” version for those wanting extra ball bite.

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THUMB LEFT Net player moves to the left. *As shown

PINKY FINGER Net player moves to the right.

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The i Formation is a doubles positioning strategy successfully used by many pro tennis players, but is often overlooked as an ideal strategic option for club players.

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Server will cover the down the line return (the add court).

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After receiving the signal to advance straight in or diagonally to the net (see net player signals, above) the server serves ‘down the T’. This eliminates an easy return angle for the returner as the serving team take their net positions.

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6 2 CROUCH

After giving the signal to the server, Kamil assumes a crouched position in the middle of the court. The server commences the point by serving down the ‘T’ directly over his partners head.

3 ADVANCE

Luke advances to the net following the agreed upon signal given by his partner.

In this example, the signal was to serve and come straight in on the deuce court.

4 INTERCEPT

Return to the split-step position and get up on your toes so you are ready to move to the next shot…..just in case your opponent is fast enough to get to the ball.

5 NET POSITION

Luke is now positioned at the net on the right and has likely ‘mystified’ opponents by moving into an unpredictable net position.

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Kamil is now also positioned at the net - an unusual configuration that keeps opponents guessing.

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Meanwhile, constant starts, steps, baseline grounds, strokes and overhead serves also place stress on the player’s lower back structures. It’s no surprise that around 65% of us end up with an injury every year.

Chiropractors can help with proper tennis training and stretching in order to avoid injury, and treat injured players to get them back on the court quickly. Dr. Tyler Hunsberger, a Chiropractor in Vancouver, outlines the most common back injuries amongst tennis players and recommends some of the best methods for treating them.

Back pain for tennis players is usually not due to a single traumatic event. Their injuries are more often from repeated micro trauma occurring over a long period of time – defined as a repetitive strain injury. The term “repetitive strain injury” is most commonly used to refer to patients in whom there is no objective pathophysiology. Another term used for this type of injury in tennis players and the general population is “non-specific” low back pain, which encompasses soft tissue, ligament and joint dysfunctions.

More severe (and less common) low back pain is caused by structural abnormalities, such as a herniated disc, fractures, and genetic arthritic changes, which are rarely seen on the court. Overall, back pain is extremely common. Approximately 80% of the general population will have a lower back issue at some point throughout their life.

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TENNIS IS DEMANDING. IT INVOLVES ALMOST ALL OF THE MUSCIES OF THE HUMAN BODY. THE BACK IS A BIG FOCAL POINT: TENNIS CALLS FOR A HUGE AMOUNT OF TRUNK ROTATION, ALONG WITH LATERAL AND FORWARD MOVEMENT.

These exercises strengthen your core without bending your spine.

You can progress through them when you and your health care provider feel ready. They set the base for you to progress to more functional movements like squats and/or lunges. Add them to your warm up routine or before hitting the court.

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Treatment

Tennis players are often told that their “core” is too weak. Many tennis players think that in order to help their back they need to strengthen their “outer core” or rectus abdominis (what I call the “Kits Beach muscles”). This is usually accomplished by doing sit ups, leg raises and crunches. But these movements engage only the rectus muscle and put pressure on your lower back, which can actually lead to injury. What tennis players need to focus on are the deep or inner core muscles, which are located at the sides of our abdomen and along the spine.

There are a wide variety of conservative treatment options available to tennis players with lower back pain.

The low back is a complex structure which is susceptible to many different types of injuries. Building a strong, stable spine can help to prevent injuries to the low back during tennis (and will increase your performance).

These exercises are the foundation of a stronger spine. Keep in mind that some exercises may exacerbate an individual’s back pain but may help others. See your health care professional to have an extensive history and physical to determine your diagnoses and the best treatment option for you. Lastly, one of the best ways to eliminate back pain is to take out the aggravating factors. Make sure you consult your tennis professional who can instruct you on proper form and make suggestions on how to avoid low back injuries.

CURL UP Laying flat on the floor, place your hands under your low back to support the lumbar spine and extend one leg. Simply pick up your upper torso (thoracic spine) and hold for 1-3 seconds lowering down to the starting position. It’s important to keep your neck and low back as immobile as possible. Try doing 10-20 repetitions.

DR. TYLER HUNSBERGER is a former collegiate tennis player and co-owner of Broadway at Burrard Chiropractic, which is a multi-disciplinary clinic off ering Chiropractic care, Laser Therapy, Active Release Technique® and Custom-fi t Orthotics. To learn more go to: www.broadwayburrardchiro.com and www.kitslasertherapy.com

BIRD DOG Begin on all fours and lift the opposite arm and leg. Brace this as if someone was trying to push you over. Repeat on the other side and hold these positions for 3-5 seconds for 10 repetitions.

Dr. Stuart McGill, an engineer from the University of Waterloo and author of “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance,” is a world leader in research and training on low back biomechanics. His studies have shown that the best way to build a healthier back is to fully engage the entire core. Doing a sit-up doesn’t train your muscles for what they were designed for, which is keeping your spine straight and secure. Dr. McGill states “the abdominals are braces,” when doing any athletic movement, the spine is in a neutral posture, not flexed, and the abdominal muscles are contracted to brace the spine.

Think of the phrase you’ve heard before “bend with your legs not your back”. Bending at the waist is exactly what a sit-up is, only done in a lying position. Doing a sit-up or curl-up only brings you one repetition closer to damaging your low back. It’s actually replicating an injury mechanism!

SIDE BRIDGE This exercise is to be performed with the knees bent for the beginner and from the feet for the more advanced. Keep your spine straight as it is when you’re standing straight. Try holding for 10-20 seconds and repeat on the other side.

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Junior Tournament Schedule More Tournaments may be added - please refer to Tennis BC’s website at tennisbc.org for most up to date information.

January 14 - 16 Tennis BC Icebreaker Classic Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 VLTBC, Town and Country Tennis Club, Richmond Tennis Club, West Vancouver Tennis Club Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org February 25 - 27 Hollyburn Smash Doubles #2 Events: BGd 14, 18 Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver Contact: Uros Budimac (604) 913 4522 ubudimac@hollyburn.org March 11 - 13 Junior Indoor Provincial Championships Events: BGs 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Hollyburn Country Club, Town and Country Tennis Club, People’s Courts Tennis Academy, North Shore Winter Club, Jericho Tennis Club Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org March 18 - 20 Junior Spring Break Champions Events: BGS 10, 12, 14, 16, 18; BGd 12, 14, 18 Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Ed Bakker (250) 370 7109 tennis@oakbay.ca March 25 - 27 Kamloops Junior Indoor Championships Events: BGsd 12, 14, 16, 18 Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Kelly Hubbard (250) 372 1783 ktccoach@gmail.com March 26 - April 1 Under 12 Indoor Rogers Junior National Championships The Tennis Academy, Calgary, AB March 26 - April 2 Under 16 Indoor Rogers Junior National Championships Club de Tennis Ile des Soeurs, Verdun, QC April 4 - 10 Under 14 Indoor Rogers Junior National Championships Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver April 4 - 9 Under 18 Indoor Rogers Junior National Championships Mayfair Parkway Racquet Club, Markham, ON April 29 - May 1 Junior Team Tennis Provincial Championships Town and Country Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org

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May 13 - 15 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Mission Junior Challenger Events: BSs 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 BGd 14, 18 Mission Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: Joachim Nierfeld (250) 764 8294 joachimnierfeld@shaw.ca May 19 - 23 Hollyburn Junior Classic Champs Events: BGs 12,14,16,18 Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver Contact: Rob Fought (604) 921 9633 rfought@shaw.ca May 20 - 23 Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Coquitlam Tennis Club, Coquitlam Contact: Adrian Tan (604) 944 1138 adriantan@aol.com May 28 - June 5 Odlum Brown Summer Series Richmond Open Events: BGsd 14, 18 Richmond Tennis Club, Richmond Contact: Tanya Donaldson (604) 273 3631 rtc@uniserve.com June 3 - 5 Great West Fitness & Tennis Club Junior Challenger Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Great West Fitness & Tennis Club, Abbotsford Contact: Adrian Oziewicz (604) 854 3284 aoziewicz@yahoo.com June 10 - 12 Whistler Racquet Club Spring Champs Events: BGsd 12, 14, 16, 18 Whistler Racquet Club Contact: Kirk Paterson/Ian Pike (604) 932 1991 info@whistlertennis.com June 13 - 19 Odlum Brown Summer Series Delta Open at Sunshine Hills Events: BGsd 14, 18 Sunshine Hills Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Ted Moens 604 572 8081 tmoens@telus.net June 17 - 19 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Kamloops Tennis Festival Events: BGsd 12, 14, 16, 18 Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Kelly Hubbard (250) 372 1783 ktccoach@gmail.com June 24 - 26 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Kelowna Junior Challenger Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18, BGd Global Fitness & Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: Joachim Nierfeld (250) 764 8294 info@globalfi tnesskelowna.com June 24 - 28 Odlum Brown Summer Series Burnaby Open Events: BGsd 14, 18 Burnaby Tennis Club, Burnaby Contact: Glenn Richards (604 ) 291 0916 glennrichardstennis@hotmail.com

June 29 - July 3 BC Junior Provincial Championships Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org

August 7 - 8 Bob Putnam Junior Challenger Events: BGsd 12, 14, 16, 18 Tsawwassen Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Paul Marsden (604) 946 3069 pmarsden@telus.net

July 6 - 10 City of Victoria Open Champs Events: BGs 10 12, 14, 16, 18 BGd 14, 18 Stadacona Park, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca

August 5 - 11 U12 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals Tennis Tremblant, Mont Tremblant, QC

July 9 - 10 Sunshine Hills Junior Challenger Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 Sunshine Hills Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Jennifer McGRath (604) 599 1118 jennymc1@telus.net July 9 - 16 Canadian U18 ITF World Ranking Event (Category 4 ITF) Events: BGsd (Singles 32 Draw Doubles 16 Draw) Qualifying July 9, 10; Main Draw July 11 - 16 Stanley Park Tennis Club, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org July 11 - 15 80th Stanley Park Open Champs Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Stanley Park, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 stanleypark@tennisbc.org

August 10 - 14 Odlum Brown Summer Series City of Victoria Island Open Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Stadacona Park, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca August 12 - 14 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Lakeview Heights Junior Tournament Lakeview Hieghts Tennis Club, West Kelowna Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18, BGd 14, 18 Contact: Rosie Schaich (250) 769 6641 rosie_joe@shaw.ca August 14 - 19 U16 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals Carrefour Multisports, Laval, Quebec

July 15 - 17 Ben Bellamy Memorial Challenger Events: BGsd 12,14,16,18 Comox Valley Tennis Club Contact: Barbara Jeff erson (250) 890-9159 bajeff erson@shaw.ca July 18 - 22 80th Stanley Park Open Challengers Events: BGsd 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 BGs U8 (1/2 court) U9 (3/4 court) Stanley Park, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 stanleypark@tennisbc.org July 28 - August 1 Odlum Brown Summer Series Interior Open Events: BGsd 14, 18 Mission Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: Ken Chung (250) 864 9097 cifwealth@gmail.com July 28 – August 3 U14 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals Events: BGsd 14 Tennis Tremblant, Mont Tremblant, QC August 3 - 7 23rd Annual “Biondo” Junior Grass Court Championships Challenger Tournament Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18; Gd 14, 18 South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, Duncan Contact: Sheila Biondo (250) 748 4350 fbiondo@telus.net August 4 - 9 U14/ U16 Western Canada Games Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops, BC Contact: Luke O’Loughlin (604) 737 3118 luke@tennisbc.org

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August 7 - 12 U18 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals Ontario Racquet Club, Mississauga, ON

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August 15 - 18 Richmond Open Juniors Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 BGd 13, 18 Richmond Tennis Club, Richmond Contact: Tanya Donaldson (604) 273 3631 rtc@uniserve.com August 20 - 26 Champs August 20 - 23 Challengers August 23 - 26 Coquitlam Junior Open Tennis Championship Events: BGs 10, 12, 14, 16, 18; BGd 10, 14, 18 Coquitlam Tennis Club, Coquitlam Contact: Adrian Tan (604) 944 1138 adriantan@aol.com September 2 - 4 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Summerland Junior Challenger Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18, BGd 14, 18 Lakeshore Racquets Club, Summerland Contact: Doug Holmes (250) 494 0437 dougholmes@shaw.ca September 3 - 5 Whistler Racquet Club Fall Champs Events: BGsd 12, 14, 16, 18 Whistler Racquet Club, Whistler Contact: Kirk Paterson/Ian Pike (604) 932 1991 info@whistlertennis.com September 10 Royal Westshore Junior/Novice Tournament Non-Ranking Event Events: BGsd 10, 13, 14 Royal Roads Universty, Langford Tennis Club, Victoira Contact: Brian Holtan (250) 474 5136 brianholtan@hotmail.com or Judy Huff (250) 658 4438 lanjhuff @shaw.ca

September 16 - 18 Okanagan Challenger Circuit Richard Schmok Challenger Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Kelly Hubbard/Brock Shea (250) 372 1783 ktccoach@gmail.com October 7 - 10 Fall Harvest Champs Classic Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 Grant Connell Tennis Centre, North Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org November 10 - 14 Steve Nash Junior Championships Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 Steve Nash Sports Club, Richmond Contact: Bethany Clark (604) 273 5213 bethany.clark@stevenashsportsclub.com December 1 - 4 Hollyburn Winter Classic Events: BGs 12, 14, 16, 18 Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver Contact: Rob Fought (604) 921 9633 rfought@shaw.ca December 27 - 30 New Year’s Classic Non Ranking Event Events: BGs 10,12,14, 18 Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Ed Bakker (250) 370 7109 tennis@oakbay.ca

Open Tournament Schedule January 14-16, February 11-13,March 11-13 Mid Winter Mixed Series Events: Mxd 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 Steve Nash Sports Club (Richmond) Contact: Bethany Clark (604) 273 5213 bethany.clark@stevenashsportsclub.com January 3 - 16 New Year’s Classic Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.5, 5.0+ Mxd 8.0, 9.0, 10.0+ Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Ed Bakker (250) 595-7946 tennis@oakbay.ca April 13 - 17 and April 22 - 24 $15,000 South Island Indoor Challenge Men’s Open Qualifying - April 13 - 17 Main Draw April 22 - 24 Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca May 4 - 14 Odlum Brown Summer Series 18th Annual Coquitlam Open Events: MWs 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+ MWd 4.0, 4.5; Md 3.5: Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0+ Coquitlam Tennis Club, Coquitlam Contact: Sergio Garces (778) 989 9176 sergio@jetsam.ca May 28 - June 5 Odlum Brown Summer Series 49th Annual Richmond Open Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.5, 5.0+ MWs 3.0, 4.0: Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Richmond Tennis Club, Richmond Contact: Tanya Donaldson (604) 273 3631 rtc@uniserve.com

June 10 - 19 Summer Series Delta Open at Sunshine Hills Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.5, 5.0+ MWs 3.0, 4.0: Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Sunshine Hills Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Ted Moens (604) 572 8081 tmoens@telus.net June 15 - 19 City of Victoria Beacon Hill Open Events: MWsd 3,0, 3,5, 4,0, 4,5, 5,0+ Beacon Hill Park, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca June 17 - 19 Kamloops Tennis Festival Events: MWs 2.5, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+; 55+ Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Kelly Hubbard/Brock Shea (250) 372 1783 ktccoach@gmail.com June 24 - July 3 Odlum Brown Summer Series Burnaby Open Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.5, 5.0+ MWs 3.0, 4.0: Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Burnaby Tennis Club, Burnaby Contact: Glenn Richards (604) 291 0916 glennrichardstennis@hotmail.com July 6 - 10 City of Victoria Open Events: MWsd 3.0. 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+ Stadacona Park, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca July 9 - 24 80th Stanley Park Open Events: MWsd 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+ MWs 2.5: Mxd Combined 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0+ Stanley Park, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 stanleypark@tennisbc.org July 28 - August 1 Odlum Brown Summer Series Interior Open Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.5, 5.0+ Mxd 7.0, 8.0. 9.0+; W/C sd Mission Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: Ken Cheung (250) 864 9097 cifwealth@gmail.com July 29 - August 1 Nautical Days Open Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+; Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0+ Comox Valley Tennis Club, Comox Contact: Rahsaan Dobbs (250) 338 4993 rahsaan_debra@hotmail.com August 10 - 14 Odlum Brown Summer Series City of Victoria Island Open Events: MWsd 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+ Stadacona Park, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca

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November 4 - 6 Fraser Valley Open Events: MWsd: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+; Mxd 7.0, 9.0 Great West Fitness & Tennis Club, Abbotsford Contact: Adrian Oziewicz (604) 854 3284 aoziewicz@yahoo.com December 2 - 4 Steve Nash Mixed Doubles - Winter Series Events: Mxd 7.0, 8.0. 9.0+ Steve Nash Sports Club, Richmond Contact: Bethany Clark (604) 273 5213 bethany.clark@stevenashsportsclub. com

Senior Tournament Schedule January 2-16 New Year’s Classic Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Victoria Events: MW SD 45,55,65 Contact: Ed Bakker (250) 370 7109 tennis@oakbay.ca March 16-20 Senior Men’s Eastern Indoor National Championships Events: Ages 35-55 Mayfair West Tennis Club, Toronto March 16-20 Senior Women’s Eastern Indoor National Championships Events: 35-75 Granite Club, Toronto ON April 13-17 Senior Men’s and Women’s Western Indoors Events: 35-75 Royal Glenora Club, Saville Sports Centre - Edmonton April 15-24 34th VLTBC Indoor Masters’ Championships (ITF Grade 4) Events: MWsd 30, 35, 45, 55, 65, 70, 75 MWs 40,50,60 Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, Vancouver BC Contact: Amanda Baxter 604-731-2191 Extn 115 abaxter@vanlawn.com April 20-24 Senior Men’s Eastern Indoor National Championships Events: Ages 60-85 Cote-De-Liesse Tennis Club, Montreal

July 9-17 80th Stanley Park Open (ITF Grade 4) Events: MWsd 35, 45, 55, 65, 70 Msd 40, 50, 60 Mxd Comb 75, 100, 125 Stanley Park, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 stanleypark@tennisbc.org July 24-30 124th Vancouver Island Grass Court Championships Events: MWsd 35, 45, 55, 60, 65, 70 Msd 75, 80 Mxd Comb 75, 100, 120, 135 South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, Duncan Contact: Glenys Wall (250) 751 3701 gjwall@shaw.ca August 12 - 19 The West Vancouver “Racket Shack” Senior Open Events: Msd 35, 45, 55, 65, Ms 50, 70 Wsd 35, 45, 55 50, Ws 65, Wd 60 West Vancouver Tennis Club, West Vancouver Contact: Chris Stead (604 ) 922 9733 wvtccoach@gmail.com August 21-27 Steve Stevens Senior National Tennis Championships Events: MWsd 35, 45, 55, 60, 65, 70 Msd 75, 80 Donalda Club, Granite Club, and Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, Toronto ON Contact: Chris Chang (416) 650 7905 cchang@tenniscanada.com September 9-11 BCSWTA Farris Singles Championships Events: Ws 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, Vancouver Contact: Janice Clark (604) 629 5619 afclark@shaw.ca October 6-10 Global Thanksgiving Masters Events: MWsd 35, 45, 55, 65 Global Fitness, Kelowna Contact: Joachim Nierfeld (250) 764 8294 info@globalfi tnesskelowna.com November 10-13 Hollyburn Masters Tennis Championships Events: MWsd 30, 35, 45, 55, 65 Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver Contact: Uros Budimac (604) 913 4522 tennis@hollyburn.org December TBA BCSWTA Grand Prix Events: Wsd 35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70 The Arbutus Club, Vancouver Contact: Jandi Fraser fraserj@telus.net

June 5 - 12 BC Senior Provincial Championships Events: MWsd 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver Contact: Lois Ker (604) 737 3087 lois@tennisbc.org

2011 Non-Ranking Events

June 30 - July 3 SCLTC Grass Court Classic Events: MWsd 35, 45, 55, 60, 65, 70 Mxd 35, 45, 55 South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, Duncan Contact: Glenys Wall (250) 751 3701 gjwall@shaw.ca

February 11 - 13 Panorama Valentine’s Doubles Events: Mixed 3KO Entry Deadline: Tuesday Feb 8 Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca

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February 18 - 20 Leaman Mixed Doubles Events: Mxd Kamloops Tennis Association Contact: Al Lincoln alincoln@shaw.ca February 23 - 27 Cedar Hill Doubles Events: MW Doubles TKO Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca March 18 - 20 St. Patrick’s Mixed Events: Mixed 3KO Entry Deadling: Tuesday March 15 Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca March 4 - 6 BCSWTA Ladysport Doubles Championships Events: Wd 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver Contact: Sherry Buller sherrycanada@gmail.com Vicki Salter vanvic@telus.net April 15 - 17 Panorama Women’s Doubles Events: Women’s 3KO Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca April 21-23 Suncoast Racquet Club April Open Mixed Doubles Eggstravaganza Tournament Events: Mixed Doubles 6.0,7.0,8.0 Suncoast Racquet Club Contact: Jacques Joyal (604) 741-7858 jacquesjoyal@yahoo.com www.srctennis.ca April 30 - May 1 Whistler Racquet Club Women’s Doubles Classic Events: Wd 3.5, 4.5 Whistler Racquet Club, Whistler Contact: Kirk Paterson/Ian Pike (604) 932 1991 info@whistlertennis.com May 20 - 23 Whistler Racquet Club Spring Doubles Classic Events: MWd 3.5, 4,5 Mxd 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Whistler Racquet Club, Whistler Contact: Kirk Paterson/Ian Pike (604) 932 1991 info@whistlertennis.com May 20 - 23 Lakeview Heights Open Events: MWsd 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+ Lakeview Heights Tennis Club, Anders Road, West Kelowna Contact: Rosie Schaich (250) 769 6641 rosie_joe@shaw.ca May 27 - 29 Team Tennis Events: Adult Teams Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Al Lincoln/Tom Poulton alincoln@shaw.ca

June 3 - 5 Panorama Singles Events: MWs 3KO Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca June 16 - 19 Gllangcolme Mixed Doubles Tennis Testival Events: Mxd TKO Royal Roads University, Victoria Contact: Sue Grandmaison (250) 478 7936 Bill Majercsik (250) 216 3148 suzietennis@hotmail.com June 18 - 19 Greenwood Cup Events: MWd Lakeshore Racquets Club, Summerland Contact: Linda Elia (250) 494 2932 l.elia@hsaw.ca June 18 - 26 Steveston Tennis Tournament Events: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles for all Ages Steveston Community Centre Contact: Caton Pang (604) 718 8080 tennis@stevestoncommunitysociety. com June 24 - 26 Capozzi Cup Open Doubles Masters Tournament Events: MWd, Mxd Masters 40 - 55, Golden Seniors 55 + Okanagan Missions Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: TBA okmissiontennis@shawlink.ca June 24 - 26 Any Two For Tennis Events: Mixed Doubles Anderton Park, Comox, BC Contact: Brenda Dean (250) 334 4014 tennis_bag@hotmail.com July 8 - 10 Sunshine Open Events: MWsd Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Kelly Hubbard/Brock Shea (250) 372 1783 ktccoach@gmail.com July 15 - 17 Alpha-Zulu Open Doubles Tourney Events: MWd, Mxd 2.0 to 5.0 Okanagan Missions Tennis Club, Kelowna Contact: TBA okmissiontennis@shawlink.ca July 25 - 31 North American OUTGames Contact: Vancouver Tennis Association vtatennis.ca July 28 - August 1 Bill Davison Memorial Events: Mxd Doubles TKO Stadacona Park, Victoria Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 knoester.eric@gmail.com

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August 2 - 7 Clay Court Challenge Events: Inter-Club Team Event Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club, Vancouver Contact: Amanda Baxter (604) 731 2191 Extn 115 abaxter@vanlawn.com August 6 - 28 Gulf Islands Open Events: Mxd August 6, Ws & Md August 13 - 14 Ms & Wd August 27 - 28 Portlock Park, Salt Spring Island Contact: Virginia Giles (250) 538 0321 virginaigiles@gmail.com August 12 - 15 Kay Wilson Memorial Events: Mixed TKO South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, Duncan Contact: Sheila Biondo (250) 748 4350 fbiondo@telus.net August 19 - 21 Lewis Park Open Events: MWsd & MXD Lewis Park, Courtenay BC Contact: Karren Barratt (250) 338-7919 k.barratt@shaw.ca August 30 - September 4 South Island Singles Championships Events: MWs 5.0+, MWs 45+ Victoria Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca September 3 - 4 Putt n’Serv Doubles Challenge Events: MWd, Mxd Golf and Tennis Round Robin Henderson Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Ed Bakker (250) 370 7109 tennis@oakbay.ca September 8 - 11 Chad Warren Mixed Doubles Charity Challenge Events: Mxd 7.0, 8.0. 9.0. 10.0 Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver Contact: Tony Macken (604) 913 4522 tennis@hollyburn.org September 12 - 16 GCTC Compass Classic Doubles Events: MWd 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 Grant Connell Tennis Centre, West Vancouver Contact: Wayne Elderton (604) 983-6483 eldertonw@northvanrec.com September 16 - 18 Celebrity Classic (KGH Fundraiser) Events: MWd, Mxd 2.0 to 5.0 Okanagan Missions Tennis Club & Walley Lightbody Court, Kelowna Contact: Walley LIghtbody (250) 762 2783 luxcorpus@shaw.ca September 16 - 18 Panorama Men’s Singles Events: Men’s 3KO Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca

September 17 - 18 Credit Union Cup Events: Wd Lakeshore Racquets Club, Summerland Contact: (250) 494 1932 l.elia@shaw.ca September 30 - October 2 Pacific Rim Racketlon Events: A four sport competition Table Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Tennis Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca www.pacificrimopen.com October 14 - 16 Panorama Women’s Doubles Events: Wd TKO Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca October 28 - 30 Panorama Ghost and Goblins Mixed 3KO Events: MD 3KO Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc .ca November 4 - 6 Joyce Hyslop Women’s Doubles Evemts: Wd Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Lynne Ashton info@kamloopstennis.ca November 9 - 13 Cedar Hill Singles Events: MWs TKO Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Victoria Contact: Dean Gillis (250) 475 7126 dean.gillis@saanich.ca November 18 - 20 T & C Autumn Classic Events: Mixed Doubles Flight Round Robin Town and Country Tennis Club, Delta Contact: Todd Quesnel (604) 940 7475 tennis@deltainn.com November 18 - 20 Singh Dalin Men’s Doubles Events: Md Kamloops Tennis Association, Kamloops Contact: Al Lincoln alincoln@shaw.ca December 9 - 11 Panorama Christmas Mixed Doubles Events: Mixed Doubles Triple Knockout Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich Contact: Eric Knoester (250) 655 2177 eknoester@panoramarec.bc.ca

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Mats Wilander Saturday April 9, 2011

9:00 AM - Noon Junior Clinic 1:00 PM - 4:00 Pro-Am Clinic and Doubles Round Robin with Davis/Fed Cup Canadian Players and Mats Wilander 5:00 PM - 6:00 Exhibition match with Mats Wilander and top Canadian Players 6:00 PM - 7:00 On Court Cocktail Reception 7:00 PM - 10:00 Dinner, Live and Silent Auctions in the Shaughnessy Dining Room Contact Jerome Fournier Director of Tennis 604-264-5240

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Boys U-18 1 Filip Peliwo

Girls U-18 / U-16 1 Katerina Boiko

Girls U-14 1 Rosie Johanson

Top Ranked Juniors

Boys U-16 1 Tim Portnov

YEAR END, U14-U18 With Canadian pros making a big impact lately (most notably Marino and Raonic, of course), attention is turning to young Canadian talent as never before.

So keep your eyes on these BC juniors in the coming years!

Girls U-12 1 Nina Erdevicki

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AS OF JANUARY 31ST, 2011

NTRP NTRP Men’s Open Singles 1 Henry Choi 2 Philip Bester 3 Nick Coutts 4 George Jecminek 5 Graeme Kassautzki 6 Daniel Chu 7 Jeremy Salvo 8 Yvon Haessing 9 Patrick Flint 10 Justin Guay NTRP Men’s 5.0 Singles 1 Steve Iliesu 1 Matthew Herron 3 Nick Coutts 4 Patrick Walker 5 Mario Hernandez 5 Nadeem Kassam 5 Greg Maarschalk 5 Aaron Wong 5 Todd Fought 10 Nick Brummelkamp NTRP Men’s 4.5 Singles 1 Nick Brummelkamp 2 Andrew Slater 3 Ricky Nguyen 4 Steve Bower 5 Art Hobbs 6 Todd King 6 Alfonso Napoletano 8 Tory Tronrud 9 Richard Wanbon 10 Evan Delancey NTRP Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 William Ng 1 Ashref Elashi 1 Scott Aceman 4 Jonathan Kooy 5 Mike Tamaki 5 Kyle Peters 5 Roger Hou 5 Neil Muzumdar 5 Clark Macdonald 10 Eric Murphy

438 390 240 222 216 198 192 137 135 130 300 300 210 203 198 198 198 198 198 186 576 546 324 296 288 270 270 245 220 198 396 396 396 312 288 288 288 288 288 275

NTRP Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Hector Ramos 2 Michael Curtis 3 Kyle Jones 4 Andrev Gilvanov 5 Wes Hawrysh 5 Andrey Gilvanov 5 Lee Gulbranson 8 Paul Cowan 9 Don Campbell

720 696 353 345 288 288 288 228 219

NTRP Men’s 3.0 Singles 1 Min Soo Kim 2 Chris Wagner 3 Nav Kooner 4 Daniel Marks 5 Andrey Fedyushin 5 Kyle Jones 7 Paul Nestick 8 John Pagan 9 Marko Majkic 10 Kenny Wong 10 Alex Rakic

NTRP Men’s 5.0 Doubles 1 Jesse Evans 1 Wesley Bertsch 1 Daniel Raw 1 Spencer Mackoff 1 Sebastian Ko 1 Sean Hartley 1 Stan Puskas 1 Nate Sauder 1 Larry Jurovich 10 Cameron Gunton

126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 125

570 480 444 405 288 288 270 267 198 173 173

NTRP Men’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Andrew Slater 2 Mitchell Davidson 3 Raymond Sze 4 Tory Tronrud 5 Fumi Watanabe 5 Bernie Soong 7 Adriano Badaraco 8 Denny Permana 8 Stephan Chang 10 Todd King

330 293 215 210 198 198 180 166 166 164

NTRP Men’s 2.5 Singles 1 Chung Dinh 2 Alvin Lee 3 Victor Muniak 3 Paul Carro 5 Jason Huang 5 Chain Huang 5 Zev Thompson 5 Tim Huguet

198 135 72 72 36 36 36 36

NTRP Men’s Open Doubles 1 Jerry Turek 2 Nick Coutts 2 Patrick Flint 4 Jeremy Salvo 5 Kris Santoso 6 Henry Choi 7 Greg Maarschalk 7 Nikolai Haessig 7 Joachim Nierfeld 10 Yvon Haessing

330 300 300 252 225 210 165 165 165 156

NTRP Men’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Shane Iadarola 1 Sam Low 3 Douglas Tam 4 Steve Baileys 4 Eric Murphy 6 Brendan Manansala 7 Mike Tamaki 7 Kirby Leong 7 Chuck Peries 7 Grant Clark

210 210 207 198 198 180 126 126 126 126

NTRP Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Dale Nguyen 1 Sergio Garces 3 Jody Watt 3 Ron Pascoe 5 Wes Hawrysh 5 Danny Dang 5 Wally Ly 5 Gabriel Canal 5 Juan Damasco 5 John Schmitt

345 345 288 288 198 198 198 198 198 198

NTRP Men’s 3.0 Doubles 1 Marko Majkic 1 Rob Chong 3 Jeff Slater 3 Jamie Zagoudakis 5 Tone Duncan 5 John Pagan 5 Jay Saint 5 Andrev Gilvanov

207 207 135 135 72 72 72 72

NTRP Women’s Open Singles 1 Monica Neveklovska 396 2 Khristina Blajkevitch 288 3 Vivian Tsui 247 4 Kelly McNabney 166 5 Saroop Dhatt 165 6 Alejandra Enderica 146 7 Mia Gordon 126 7 Kateryna Filyus 126 9 Harjit Kaur Gosal 108 10 Alexandra Sigoun 81 NTRP Women’s 5.0 Singles 1 Andjela Stojkovic 126 2 Alexis Prokopuik 108 3 Laurence Millet 72 4 Hailey Crampton 63 5 Camille Hemond 48 6 Katie Ottenbreit 45 7 Lucy Fairbotham 36 7 Lily-Ana Kreutzer 36 9 Merissa Hucul 27 10 Tiff any Mack 24 NTRP Women’s 4.5 Singles 1 Saeko Ihara 198 2 Angela Xu 165 2 Cora Wills 165 4 Florien Millaard 126 5 Caroline Obiero 120 6 Colleen Shaw 113 7 Anthea Poon 90 8 Leona Hutchinson 86 9 Carol O’Brien 70 10 Carol Lau 68 10 Jane Qiao 68

NTRP Women’s 4.0 Singles 1 Tatiana Petrova 277 2 Laurenne Emond 244 3 Ayako Yabe 204 4 Ellen Chen 165 5 Monica Morato 135 6 Bianca Knop 126 6 Kim Ott 126 8 Dragana Kosoric 120 9 Suzanne Fong 90 10 Jane Qiao 89 NTRP Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Yoko Ishiguro 480 2 Kyoko Kimura 210 3 Angelika Vassilieva 198 3 Li Ren 198 5 Rosanna Ho 195 6 Cheryl Garrett 182 7 Monica Cooper 165 8 Elena Foxcroft 158 9 Rose Pennington 138 10 Simone Silver 113 NTRP Women’s 3.0 Singles 1 Rose Pennington 216 1 Susan Craven 216 3 Kim Le 198 4 Claire Minns 135 5 Naoko Amo 128 6 Robin Rudgley 126 7 May Leong 78 8 Josee Paris 72 8 Colleen Lawlor 72 10 Sandy Gower 68 NTRP Women’s 2.5 Singles 1 Lianne Miller 2 Tracy Lermitte 2 Angela Hot 4 Sara Yoshida

126 72 72 36

NTRP Women’s Open Doubles 1 Monica Neveklovska 300 2 Kelly McNabney 264 3 Bethany Yurkiw 132 3 Nicoleta Ratiu 132 5 Sinziana Chis 126 5 Susie Fought 126 5 Michelle Flemons 126 8 Madison Shoemaker 108 9 Harjit Gosal 90 10 Saroop Dhatt 75 NTRP Women’s 5.0 Doubles 1 Flora Chin 48 1 Carolyn Goff 48 3 Laurence Millet 24 3 JOohane Mui 24 5 Emma Cunnington 6

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NTRP Women’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Nicole McLennan 210 1 Sarah Kadi 210 3 Carol Lau 165 3 Anne Lydon 165 5 Johane Mui 126 5 Valentina Prado 126 5 Camila Prado 126 5 Laurence Millet 126 9 Ou Zhang 96 10 Bev Maclean-Alley 92 10 Carol O’Brien 92 NTRP Women’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Evelyn Gerard 198 1 Betty Chin 198 3 Chelsea Stanimir 135 3 Michele Kosich 135 5 Sylvia Pang 88 6 Carey Barnard 80 7 Frances Murphy 72 7 Nancy Hancock 72 7 Lucie Belec 72 7 Kathleen Felicella 72 7 Jane Qiao 72 7 Tatiana Petrova 72 NTRP Women’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Sylvie Quenneville 210 2 Kathleen Quo Vadis 198 2 Deborah Law 198 4 Bee Clemente 186 4 Janet Jang 186 6 Kyoko Kimura 126 6 Joani Bye 126 6 Laurenne Emond 126 6 Yoko Ishiguro 126 6 Oana Craciun 126 6 Hilary Tsikayi 126 NTRP Women’s 3.0 Doubles 1 Andrea Bailey 198 1 Rita Ireland 198 3 Flora Wood 126 3 Rianne Bonnet 126 5 Jung Ja Karlshoej 72 5 Catherine Neale 72 5 Sabina Schlee 72 8 Rebecca Kan 36 8 Caroline Findlay 36 8 Deanna Chan 36 8 Mary Beth Rondeau 36

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Monica Neveklovska Jeremy Salvo Jerry Turek Khristina Blajkevitch Petra Turek Kris Santoso

126 126 72 72 72 72

NTRP Mixed 5.0 Doubles 1 Kieran Bertsch 1 JOANNE MUI 3 Flora Chin 3 Alden Eakins 5 Marlo Kelch 5 Carolyn Goff 5 Geoff Bourne 5 Erich Eckmayr 9 Tory Tronrud 9 Camille Hemond

264 264 192 192 132 132 132 132 120 120

NTRP Mixed 4.5 Doubles 1 Ryan Koo 1 Madison Shoemaker 3 Gary Abramszyk 3 Wendy Banham 5 Mark Nguyen 5 Harjit Kaur Gosal 5 Yasuyuki Fukatani 5 Saeko Ihara 9 Paul Harder 9 Angela Xu

207 207 180 180 126 126 126 126 114 114

NTRP Mixed 4.0 Doubles 1 Janney Jia 2 Max Cu 3 Kathleen Quo Vadis 3 Mike Kerr 5 Dave Dundas 6 Laurenne Emond 7 Bee Clemente 7 Neil Muzumdar 9 Stephan Chang

345 288 198 198 185 172 165 165 145

NTRP Mixed 3.5 Doubles 1 Joani Bye 1 Mike Battie 3 Dragana Kosoric 3 Fabio Prado 3 Marek Dutkiewicz 3 Mel Dutkeiwicz 7 Mike Nichol 7 Kim Ott 9 Don Ludwar

270 270 198 198 198 198 132 132 128

SENIORS Men’s 35 Singles 1 Jerry Turek 2 Max Brown 3 Tyler Hunsberger 4 Stan Puskas 5 John Miller 5 Geoff Bourne 5 Shawn Wallace 8 Richard Gannon 9 Lyall Zucko 10 Daniel Zychlinski

508 316 192 143 126 126 126 105 104 93

Men’s 40 Singles 1 Joachim Nierfeld 2 Hannes Blum 3 Collin Koo 4 Ahmad Al-Himyary 5 Mark Harrison 6 Greg Johnson 7 John Fung 8 Mika Kosonen 9 Terence Little 10 Rory MacKay

430 305 292 196 111 85 78 72 58 50

Men’s 45 Singles 1 Glenn Richards 2 Murray Bennetto 3 Ranjan McArthur 4 Tim Shoveller 5 Art Hobbs 6 Nick Brummelkamp 7 Steven Yesowick 8 Yakov Cohen 9 Mike Breukels 10 Bob Exell

692 324 272 268 205 192 170 160 152 132

Men’s 50 Singles 1 Russ Hartley 2 Art Hobbs 3 Paul Shellard 4 Patrick Macken 4 Bob Exell 6 Brian Lam 6 Robert Exell 8 Joe Guiotto 9 Gordon Fitzpatrick 10 Chris Kelly 10 John Picken

556 345 208 168 168 144 144 140 136 108 108

NTRP Mixed Open Doubles 1 Max Brown 198 1 Nicoleta Ratiu 198

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Men’s 55 Singles 1 Steven Yesowick 2 Bill Purcell 3 John Wade 4 John Harvey 5 Warren Lore 6 Doug Holman 7 Tom Gunton 8 Alan Osborne 9 Dave Pentland 10 Ken McBean

585 508 275 254 195 184 180 175 171 160

Men’s 60 Singles 1 Bob Bardsley 2 Michael Koren 3 John Wade 4 George Shaw 5 Gary Gilraine 6 Ralph Webster 7 Ivan Bern 8 Manuel Otero 9 Charles Wang 10 Tim Hoare

692 290 268 177 152 117 88 72 70 60

Men’s 65 Singles 1 Ken Dahl 2 Eric Bojesen 3 Pat Dowling 4 Don McCormick 5 Ian Merkel 6 John Hylton-Foster 7 Charles Ayers 8 John Fraser 9 Dave Evans 10 Ken Hecker

470 280 208 195 160 120 84 81 80 76

Men’s 70 Singles 1 Walter Toff oli 2 Horst Dammholz 3 Ray Kimoto 4 Geoff Philpotts 5 Frank Jarman 6 John Grose 7 Bruce Mann 7 Gordon Verge 9 Alex Clark 10 Mark Choynowski

Men’s 45 Doubles 1 Glenn Richards 2 Murray Bennetto 3 Michael Kerr 4 Paul Devine 5 Patrick Macken 6 Russ Hartley 7 Tim Shoveller 8 Tony Macken 9 Art Hobbs 10 Ranjan McArthur

280 203 196 112 92 75 72 72 48 44

Men’s 50 Doubles 1 Paul Devine 1 Michael Kerr 3 Russ Hartley 3 Patrick Macken 5 Paul Shellard 6 Bob Exell 7 Greg Harrop 8 Peter Acton 8 Mon Chin 10 Gordon Cheng 10 Richard Boyd

550 550 290 290 272 168 155 100 100 96 96

Men’s 55 Doubles 1 Greg Harrop 2 Ken Dahl 3 Steven Yesowick 4 Bruce Gandossi 5 John Harvey 6 Bill Purcell 6 Doug Holman 8 Alan Osborne 8 Bill Majercsik 10 Bob Wright

345 328 302 200 196 176 176 172 172 152

Men’s 60 Doubles 1 Bob Bardsley 1 Don McCormick 3 Bob Wright 3 Trevor Stubbs 5 Tim Hoare

350 350 140 140 126

Men’s 75 Singles 1 Bob Seeley 2 Gordon Verge 4 Les Bourne 5 Brien Roy 6 Jorgen Nielsen 7 George Drew 8 George Smith 8 Rudy Derton 8 Barry Headland 8 Mickey Webster 8 David Block

259 227 96 60 48 35 18 18 18 18 18

Men’s 80 Singles 1 David Block 2 George Smith 3 Zdenek Smejkal

126 72 18

50

Men’s 35 Doubles 1 Jerry Turek 2 J.J. Mahoney 3 Max Brown 4 Julien Heine 5 Andy Freeman 6 Paul Devine 6 Joachim Nierfeld 6 Michael Kerr 6 Dave Goldsmith 10 Michael Hall

412 350 208 198 128 126 126 126 126 120

Men’s 40 Doubles 1 Stephen Kimoff 1 Joachim Nierfeld 3 Greg Johnson 3 Keith Leech 5 Collin Koo 6 Michael Hall 6 Curtis Brennan 8 Fumi Watanable 9 Rory MacKay 9 Hannes Blum 9 Fumi Watanabe

350 350 144 144 100 95 95 72 48 48 48

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412 396 312 293 284 198 196 190 188 145

5 7 8 9 10

Allan Robinson George Shaw Reg Skinner Peter Wilson Brian Wener

126 120 115 113 90

Men’s 65 Doubles 1 Ian Merkel 1 Eric Bojesen 3 Ken Dahl 4 Allan Gale 5 Lance Stiles 5 Dave Rea 7 Peter Wilson 7 Allan Robinson 9 Charles Ayers 10 Joel Wener

292 292 252 165 110 110 90 90 84 72

Men’s 70 Doubles 1 Howard Lowe 2 Horst Dammholz 3 Alan Armour 3 Lewis Hayashi 5 Peter Wilson 5 Allan Robinson 7 Ray Kimoto 8 Duncan Campbell 9 Gordon Verge 9 Ted Trevor-Smith

264 241 144 144 126 126 120 90 72 72

Men’s 75 Doubles 1 Gordon Verge 2 Alan Armour 2 Lewis Hayashi 4 Bob Seeley 5 Bunny Kent 6 Les Bourne 7 Neil Desaulniers 8 Jack Dorward 8 Mike Geddes 10 Duncan Campbell Men’s 80 Doubles 1 David Block Women’s 35 Singles 1 Margit Aardmaa 2 Shiera Stuart 3 Bronwyn Muirhead 4 Petra Turek 5 Sherry Buller 6 Jenni Smith 7 Tracy Frank 8 Christine Lindsay 9 Kateryna Filyus 10 Caroline Obiero Women’s 40 Singles 1 Kateryna Filyus 2 Shelley Roxburgh 3 Anne Lydon 4 Andrea McDonald 5 Rosie Schaich 6 Sharon Sauder 7 Heather Macmillan 8 Teresa Dobson - Wahl 9 Heather Tasker-Brown 10 Meghan McCrea 10 Tatiana Petrova

309 260 260 252 185 95 72 64 64 50 36 328 290 147 136 94 85 72 70 54 48 367 340 335 151 126 113 100 96 64 48 48

Women’s 45 Singles 1 Susie Fought 2 Karen Clarke 3 Debbie Harit 4 Tessa Ainge 5 Julie Reynolds 6 Carol Lau 7 Leslie Van Santen 8 Cora Wills 9 Jacquie Andrews 10 JOhane Mui

508 252 173 144 143 142 130 126 108 84

Women’s 50 Singles 1 Cora Wills 2 Angela Xu 3 Meryl Ogden 4 Colleen Ostlund 5 Betty Chin 6 Debbie Harit 7 Sue Rosenthal 8 Brenda Dean 9 Carol Pedlar 10 Jennifer Crompton

462 292 230 153 128 108 96 86 79 70

Women’s 55 Singles 1 Kinuko Higashio 2 Janice Clark 3 Blanche Cyr 4 Eileen Clark 5 Janet Landucci 6 Suzanne Fong 7 Junica Lin 8 Jandi Fraser 9 Joan Jones 10 Paddy Mann

324 246 194 192 120 117 107 100 89 84

Women’s 60 Singles 1 Eileen Clark 2 Jandi Fraser 3 Jean Martin 4 Paddy Mann 5 Laura Ramsay 6 Marilyn Williams 7 Jean Haldane 8 Lesley Cole 9 Jennifer Ewing 10 Doreen Wild

305 268 188 127 126 90 68 60 59 48

Women’s 65 Singles 1 Patricia McLachlan 2 Joy Conrad - Rice 3 Sue Fryer 4 Gaye Stone 5 Dineka Vandeburgt 6 Lou Watkins 7 Gillian Akins 8 Bernice Hayibor

384 98 90 81 57 40 25 18

Women’s 70 Singles 1 Ruth Neroutsos 2 Penny Goldrick 3 Heather Kontaxopoulos 4 Jacquie Rudd 5 Daphne Jennings 6 Lauris Talmey

291 177 89 48 40 12

Women’s 75 Singles 1 Lauris Talmey 2 Mary Hutchinson 3 Jacquie Rudd 4 Pauline Blann

54 36 30 23

Women’s 35 Doubles 1 Margit Aardmaa 2 Shiera Stuart 3 Shelley Roxburgh 4 Kateryna Filyus 5 Bronwyn Muirhead 6 Tessa Ainge 7 Teresa Dobson - Wahl 8 Sherry Buller 9 Petra Turek 10 Michelle Sing

348 252 245 244 208 198 195 172 116 101

Women’s 40 Doubles 1 Shelley Roxburgh 2 Carol Lau 3 Teresa Dobson - Wahl 3 Nina Bland 5 Anne Lydon 6 Michelle Sing 7 Andrea McDonald 8 Christine Lindsay 9 Kerry Harper 10 Deborah Law

396 264 252 252 241 160 156 104 96 95

Women’s 45 Doubles 1 Karen Clarke 2 Leslie Van Santen 3 Janice Holloway 4 Brenda Cameron 5 Cora Wills 6 Tessa Ainge 6 Susie Fought 8 Makiko Taniguchi 9 Carol Pedlar 10 Ou Zhang

396 348 345 312 304 280 280 182 175 173

Women’s 50 Doubles 1 Janice Holloway 2 Pamela Rosenbaum 3 Brenda Cameron 4 Cora Wills 5 Mary Manley 6 Meryl Ogden 7 Susan Stone 7 Kinuko Higashio 9 Kathy Thompson 10 Angela Xu

455 410 400 312 168 155 144 144 140 100

Women’s 55 Doubles 1 Pamela Rosenbaum 2 Janice Holloway 3 Jane Hernandez 3 Deretta Bowles 5 Susan Stone 6 Janice Clark 7 Jackie Brown 8 Patricia McLachlan 9 Colleen Johnson 10 Lesley Cole 10 Jane Cartmel

408 379 159 159 144 130 104 84 83 81 81

Women’s 60 Doubles 1 Patricia McLachlan 2 Laura Ramsay 3 Jandi Fraser 4 Paula Brocklebank 4 Kyoko Kimura 6 Veronica Leung 7 Sandra Hohlachoff 7 Liese Ritchie 9 Jennifer Ewing 10 Jean Martin

368 236 205 184 184 144 108 108 102 99

Women’s 65 Doubles 1 Veronica Leung 2 Francesca Azim 2 Patricia McLachlan 4 Mary Flathen 4 Eileen Clark 6 Liese Ritchie 6 Cheryl Miller 8 Pat Ewart 9 Sharon Moxon 10 Thelma Legge 10 Elizabeth McLaren

252 160 160 144 144 72 72 68 48 45 45

Women’s 70 Doubles 1 Johanna Walsh 2 Penny Goldrick 3 Ann Oakey 4 Veronica Leung 5 Shirley Smith 6 Heather Kontaxopoulos 7 Ruth Neroutsos 8 Thelma Legge 9 Daphne Jennings 10 Tricia Rea

160 156 154 126 96 91 73 63 37 36

Mixed 35 Doubles 1 Collin Koo 1 Anne Lydon 3 Carolyn Goff 3 Geoff Bourne 5 Larry Spyridis 5 Linda Johnson 5 Jon Francis

72 72 36 36 9 9 9

Mixed 45 Doubles 1 Art Hobbs 1 Brenda Dean 3 Marion Kent 3 Kerry Chan 5 Donna Folster 5 Al Folster 5 Wendy Thurlborn 5 Mike Dewynter

126 126 72 72 36 36 36 36

Mixed 55 Doubles 1 Zoltan Pataky 1 Lynda Pataky 3 Dave Pentland 3 Nancy Hancock

126 126 36 36

Mixed 70 Doubles 1 Peter Brix 1 Damaris Brix 3 Kathleen Autrey 4 Carolyn Goff

81 81 27 9

Mixed 75 Doubles 1 Carol Lau 1 Fumi Watanable 3 Kathleen Quo Vadis 3 Paul Devine 5 Dave Dundas 5 Laurenne Emond

54 54 18 18 9 9

Mixed 100 Doubles 1 Greg Johnson 1 Marja-Liisa Oksanen 3 Peter Acton 3 Jack Dorward 3 Frances Murphy 3 Betty Chin 7 Wes Hawrysh 7 Donna Allaby 7 Frank Avent 10 Gary Strother 10 Lois Ker

126 126 72 72 72 72 45 45 45 36 36

JUNIORS BOYS UNDER 12 1 Sigouin Benjamin 1853 2 Davis Jack 1584 3 Zhao Larry 1497 4 Davies Issac 1377 5 Stolba Sash 1294 6 Phaterpeker Kiran 1277 7 Sobati Andre Matthew 1259 8 Chau Arthur 1242 9 Stimpson Owen 1212 10 Bhatti Taalib 1199 BOYS UNDER 14 1 Sigouin Benjamin 2 Kryvchun Kyryll 3 Fan Felix 4 Davis Jack 5 Korkh Max 6 Zhao Larry 7 Phaterpekar Neel 8 Gouneili Sam 9 Davies Isaac 10 Kirsh Ben

1853 1702 1611 1584 1540 1497 1397 1378 1377 1350

BOYS UNDER 16 1 Portnov Tim 2 Raw Daniel 3 Nguyen Mark 4 Sigouin Benjamin 5 Beltramo Iacopo 6 Hall Patrick 7 Day Alexander 8 Phaterpekar Tejas 9 Ho Jeff rey 10 Kryvchun Kyryll

2139 2088 1890 1853 1837 1764 1749 1728 1716 1702

BOYS UNDER 18 1 Peliwo Filip 2 Du Toit Riaan 3 Fought Todd 4 Portnov Tim 5 Pakhomov Stas 6 Raw Daniel 7 Singh Ladhar Fateh 8 Lidster Zach 9 Herron Matthew 10 Choi James

2865 2341 2220 2139 2107 2088 2084 2051 2015 1995

GIRLS UNDER 12 1 Erdevicki Nina 2 Fan Mikayla 3 Craciun Andreea 4 Jurovich Noah 5 Gong Jessie 5 Walker Alexandra 7 Lim Michelle 8 Li Lauren 9 Marazzi Karissa 10 Krivchun Sasha

1370 1211 1174 1160 1156 1156 1153 1151 1124 1096

GIRLS UNDER 14 1 Johanson Rosie 1985 2 Fung Stacey 1915 3 Gu Andrea 1667 4 Zhu Ashley 1608 5 Chung Cassie 1517 6 Crawford Luna 1382 7 Erdevicki Nina 1370 8 Findlay Jaclyn 1355 8 Dumas Da-Silva Khadija 1355 10 Jarrar Kyla 1322 GIRLS UNDER 16 Boiko Katerina Dong Tracy Prokopuik Alexis Ladhani Arisha Johanson Rosie Benn Madeline Fung Stacey Erdevicki Ivana Gan Runjia Campbell Mackenzie

2584 2486 2322 2044 1985 1954 1915 1908 1823 1815

GIRLS UNDER 18 1 Boiko Katerina 2 Dong Tracy 3 Enderica Alejandra 4 Tsui Vivian 5 Prokopuik Alexis 6 Dhatt Saroop 7 Shoemaker Madison 8 Gunton Kari 9 Gosal Harjit 10 Ladhani Arisha

2584 2486 2368 2343 2322 2285 2177 2071 2057 2044

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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