Tennis comes to in-motion! Jan 29, 2010:  Excisting News. Tennis for the first time is the designated indoor sport for the  February 15th 2010 in- motion Family Day. What is in-Motion? in -motion provides support and encourages families to get out and do a physical activity together and as we know tennis is a great family sport especially when using all the new modified equipment. Tennis Saskatchewan is providing FREE tennis for all families at the field house in Saskatoon between 12:00pm and 4:00pm. Families will have an opportunity to try ½, ¾, and full court tennis where games, mini lesson and skills will be set up. On this day we will also be advertising all communities, clubs and leisure services offering spring and summer programs. How can you help? We are asking if anyone is available to please come out for a period between 12pm and 4pm on February 15th to help run and manage one of the many courts that will be set up. A schedule will be set up, to accommodate people that cannot help for the whole time. For you to feel comfortable in helping we are offering a FREE mini 2 hour community coach workshop where you will be shown mini skills on how to help families rally with each other. The mini workshop will be on Sunday February 7th, from 9.00am to 11.30am at the field house in Saskatoon . If you are interested in helping and coming to the 2 hour mini workshop please contact me by email or phone. We would appreciate as much help as possible. If you know of anyone who will be interested to help or be part of the fun, please let them know. You can check out the in-motion website at Click here for details

Waslen Brothers Dominate Provincial Juniors Sept 9:  The Provincial Junior Open was held at the Lakeshore Tennis Club in Regina on September 5 - 6, 2009. Jonathan Waslen, Saskatoon, won the Boys Under 16 Singles, Boys Under 14 Singles, and partnered with Quin Pon of Regina to win the Under 18 Doubles event. Younger brother Alexander Waslen won the Boys Under 12 Singles Event. Kendell Pon, Regina, won the Girls Under 18 Singles event. Final Results are as follows: Boys Under 12 Singles Winner - Alexander Waslen, Saskatoon Runner-Up - Andre Inthavong, Regina Boys Under 14 Singles Winner - Jonathan Waslen, Saskatoon Runner-Up - Quin Pon, Regina Boys Under 16 Singles Winner - Jonathan Waslen, Saskatoon Runner-Up - Quin Pon, Regina Girls Under 18 Singles Winner - Kendell Pon, Regina Runner-Up - Kimberley Hartwig, Regina Combined Under 18 Singles Winners - Quin Pon, Jonathan Waslen Runner-Ups - Kimberley Hartwig, Kendell Pon.

NCCP Tennis Instructor Course  Sept 8: Tennis in Saskatchewan needs coaches and instructors to develop and encourage new players to the game. Interested in becoming a certified Tennis Instructor? Rufus Nel will be teaching classes in October and November in Saskatoon. For more information, follow the link below: Click here for details

Christianson repeats as Provincial Champion July 1: In a closely fought battle, Jordan Christianson of Saskatoon held off an inspired challenge from Eric Yee, also of Saskatoon, 6/7, 6/4, 6/2 to retain his Provincial Open crown. Yee, who had beaten Christianson earlier in the year, took out the opening set in a tie-breaker, and looked as though his earlier form might present us a new champ. Christianson dug deep to fight off the challenge to even the match, which lifted his drive, running away in the third set to give him the title. In so doing, Christianson has held on to the No 1 ranking, while Erik's earlier results and his runner-up finish has lifted him to No 2. The cooler summer weather, a mid-week public holiday, and reduced sponsorship has made this year one of the smallest open draws in recent years.

New Award for Saskatchewan's Don Axtell June 19: Tennis Canada has bestowed another recognition award for Don Axtell - the Distinguished Services Award.  This award is presented to members of the tennis family who have made a positive impact to the game and have had a minimum of 5 years involvement at the national, provincial, or community level. Don joins Moose Jaw's Brenda Dowling as Saskatchewan's only recipients.

New boards elected at Tennis Saskatchewan's AGM June 14: TGerry Gieni returns for a third term as the new board is elected for the 2009-2010 year. Rob Parker, also from Moose Jaw takes on the Vice President position, Tim Makahoniuk as Secretary, and Ray Clark returns as treasurer. Filling the director positions are Bob Kirkpatrick, Bob Hickie, Linda Sulz, Nathan Forester, Jordan Pillar, Scott Carson, Tanya Waslen and Kelley Boyko. Tim McMahon is the past president.

Saskatchewan's Tennis Excellence   April 10: Tennis Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that Corey Blatchford of Saskatoon received the 2008 Tennis Canada Excellence Award for the Most Improved Wheelchair Tennis Athlete of the Year.  Leo Liendo, also of Saskatoon, was given the 2008 Tennis Canada Coaching Excellence Award for coaching Corey to a National title in 2008. Congratulations to both.

Coaching Recertification  April 14: Tennis in Saskatchewan needs coaches and instructors to develop and encourage new players to the game. Recertification classes are being held in the next few months.  Click here for details

Western Canadian Senior Indoor Nationals  April 13: The 2009 Western Canadian Senior Indoor Nationals for both men and women will be held at the Tennis Academy in Calagry, from May 13-17. Deadline for entries is April 22.  Click here for the poster with details

Outdoor Junior Nationals  April 12: The 2009 Outdoor Junior National will be held on May 29th  to 31st in Saskatoon. Players wishing to qualify for junior nationals must go through the qualifying process. Click on the link below for more details..  Click here for Outdoor Junior Nationals Qualifying process

Summer Tournament Season Announced April 10: The 2009 tournament is now up and available on this site under Tournaments. This year sees new Rookie events (with our new sponsor Rogers) in Swift Current and Weyburn, and the summer is full of events including team tennis and doubles only tournaments. There's something for everyone/

Wanted! More Tennis Instructors.  April 6: Interested in learning more about teaching others to play tennis? Interest in tennis is still on the rise and we need more people to help teach this wonderful game. Tennis Saskatchewan is holding 2 Tennis Instructor courses in Lloydminster run by Leo Liendo in April and May. For details, follow the link below.  Click here for Tennis Instructor Course

Don't be caught out - learn the Rules of the Game Feb 24: Tennis Saskatchewan will be hosting an introductory officials course March 14 and 15 in Saskatoon. Not only will you have the chance to learn about what officials go through, you will learn aspects of the rules you may not even know about. Don't get caught out in a game not knowing the rules! The course will be put on by the bubbly Lois Ker who is a White BAdge Chief of Officials and is well known in Saskatchewan. Click here for details

New Indoor Junior Tournament added to the winter season! Feb 10: Tennis Saskatchewan is pleased to announce an additional indoor junior tournament has been added to the winter season. It will be played at the Lakewood Indoor Tennis Centre from February 28 to March 1. Click below for an entry form, or go to the Tournament Schedule page. Click here for entry form

Provincial Indoor Tournaments Jan 20: The 2009 tennis season gets underway with the provincial indoor opens for both seniors and juniors. Saskatoon's Lakewood Indoor Tennis Centre is once again host to the seniors, to be played February 13-15, while the juniors this year will be held in Regina at the Fieldhouse from February 21-22. For entry forms and other details, follow the links below. Click here for the Indoor Juniors  Click here for the Indoor Seniors

Update for Junior Nationals Qualifier Policy Dec 22: Tennis Saskatchewan has released updates to its policy information regarding qualifcation criteria for the 2009 Indoor Junior Nationals. To read about the policy, folllow the link below. Click here for the Update

Junior Nationals Qualifier Policy Announced  Oct 8: Tennis Saskatchewan has released important policy information regarding qualifcation criteria for the 2009 Indoor Junior Nationals. To read about the policy, folllow the link below. Click here for the Jr Nationals Qualification Policy

Rufus Nel named as new Senior Director of Prairie Tennis Alliance. June 30: Tennis Canada, in conjuction with Tennis Saskatchewan and Tennis Manitoba, announced Monday the joint hiring of Rufus Nel as senior director of the Prairie Tennis Alliance. Nel, who was born in South Africa, possesses an impressive tennis resume that includes more than 30 years of coaching experience in South Africa, Germany, California, and Canada. Jord Click here for to read more

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