Christianson cleans up at Provincial Open.
June 30: Jordan Christianson of Saskatoon sealed his first Provincial Open Mens Singles champiosnhip by winning all his round robin matches over the weekend. This was the 91st edition of the provincial championships in Saskatchewan, and Jordan is the 12th person from Saskatoon in the history of provincial champioships to win the OPen Mens Singles. He breaks a 7 year drought for Saskatchewan players - the last winner from Chris Sadek in 2001.
Jordan partnered up with Jeet Kapadia of Regina (pictured on the right) to also capture the Open Mens Doubles crown, which is Jordan's second in a row.
Boyd Hollerbaum awarded Tennis Saskatchewan Leadership Award.
June 22: At its annual AGM, Tennis Saskatchewan presented its Leadership Award to Boyd Hollerbaum of Lloydminster. Boyd has been instrumental in the development of community tennis in Lloyminster over the lasy 9 years. In accepting the award, Boyd noted the challenges in getting tennis started, from ensuring local support from municipal government, to facilities, to getting volunteer help. Boyd said it takes a team to make things happen, and recognised the help of many volunteers, including Rod and Lois Shopland and Travis Knee who were in attendance. Rod made mention that it still takes leadership and praised Boyd for his efforts. Tennis Saskatchewan congratulates Boyd, and wishes the Lloydminster Tennis Association continued success.
Tennis Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting.
June 21: Tennis Saskatchewan held its annual general meeting on Saturday June 21st in Lloydminster. At the meeting the President' and Executive Director's reports were received, the 2009-2010 Affiliation Fee Schedule was established, the financial statements of the Auditor was received and auditors appointed for next year. In addition, the 2008-2009 officers and directors were elected.
President Gerry Gieni (pictured), Bob Kirkpatrick (Vice-President), Tim Makahoniuk (Secretary) and Rob Parker (Treasurer) were elected officers. Kelley Boyko, Scott Carson, Jordan Piller and Blaine Stohl are the directors completing their second term. New to the board and elected for a 2 year term are Nathan Forester, Bob Hickie and Tanya Waslen of Saskatoon, and Linda Sulz of Regina. Tim McMahon is the past-president.
Moose Jaw Tennis Club has a new website!
June 17: IThe Moose Jaw Tennis Club now has a new website. Click the link below to check it out -
University and College National Tennis Championships
June 2: Male and female event winners at the regional play downs will qualify for a berth in the second annual university and college national tennis championship during the final weekend of the Rogers Cup.
Junior Nationals Qualifier Policy Announced
Apr 18: Tennis Saskatchewan has released its policy regarding qualifcation criteria for the 2008 junior nationals. To read about the policy, folllow the link below.
2008 Tournament Schedule Updated
Mar 18: Tennis Saskatchewan has updated its tournament schedule for 2008. Follow the link above under Tournament/Schedule for details, or click below to download a pdf version.
Click here to download 2008 tournament schedule
Blatchford Supreme in Desert Classic
Feb 18: Cory Blatchford of Saskatoon paired up with fellow Canadian Lee Carter to win the doubles event at the USTA SouthWest Desert Classic held in Tucson, Arizona. As top seeds, Blatchford and Carter defeated Americans Marty Anderson and Shane Everitt-Sharpe in the semi-finals. In the final, against Americans Anthony Anderson and Anthony Lara, the Canadian duo dropped the first set 4/6, but came on strong and finished with 6/0, 6/0.
Blatchford also had a great singles run. While his partner Carter captured the singles title, Blatchford reached the final 4, including an impressive 7/5,6/1 win over the No3 seed Anthony Lara who is ranked 40 spots higher than him on the NEC Wheelchair rankings. Blatchford lost in the semis to the No2 seed Paul Moran of the United States.
Wanted! More Tennis Instructors.
Feb 11: 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 a Tennis Instructor course in Saskatoon in May. For details, follow the link below.
2007 Senior end of Year Rankings announced
Jan 27: Tennis Saskatchewan is pleased to publish the 2007 end of year rankings for seniors. A record 11 seniors age groups were contested this last year. Follow the links under Rankings-Seniors for details.
TPA National Coaching Conference
Jan 25: The 3rd annual Tennis Professionals Association (TPA) National Coaching conference has been booked for Feb 28-29 this year at York University in Toronto. The conference appeals to all coaches and club professionals. This year's conference features a great lineup of speakers, the Wilson TPA Awards breakfast, exhibitions and a parent-coach semimar. For more details and to register, please click on the following link:
TPA coaching conference details
TPA Parent Coach Seminar details
2008 Davis Cup - Canada takes on Mexico
Jan 9: The Davis Cup is the most prestigious international team tennis competition in the world. Join the Canadian team as they challenge Mexico back at the Corral in Calgary. Team Canada is undefeated there and fan support is one of the biggest reasons.For more information, please click on the following link.
2008 Indoor Junior National Qualifying
Dec 21:
Tennis Saskatchewan has announced today important information regarding the qualifying process for juniors wishing to compete in the Indoor Nationals. For more information, please click on the following link.
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