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 Treasurer, 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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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