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DANIEL NESTOR Getting Better With Age

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26 HEALTH AND WELLNESS ABCs of Tennis Training

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28 HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS North Shore Dominates BC High School Champs

10 CANADIANS ON TOUR Daniel Nestor is Getting Better With Age

30 IN MEMORIAM Remembering Franco Biondo and Wendy Ladner-Beaudry

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t still amazes me what a great outlet this sport is. Recently I had a fun week of play where I hit the ball with family members, friends, juniors, seniors, and people I had not met before, all in both social and competitive events. I smiled at the end of that week thinking what a great sport that allows a person to connect with all of our societies’ demographics. It is truly an enjoyable feeling to be outside on warm day or night, having a great sweat, and then socializing in the clubhouse, park, or even just on the court bench.

The après-social following a good workout is always something to look forward to. For me that is now more important than stretching.

Tournament season is in a full swing and all major public court sites are being very well used. Record entries have been set in many of spring events and builds up to great summer of recreation. Many exciting new tennis programs are on the go as well: Juump.com is now online to help link public court players up for matches, KitsFest tennis will be announced soon, and the new Nintendo Wii Grand Slam Tennis interactive game will be released world-wide during Wimbledon (see page 16). The game was created locally at Electronic Arts Burnaby campus and will likely become the biggest tennis video game in history. Many of the player movements, their grunts, and official line calls were recorded by local tennis community members. If you enjoy high tech entertainment or have a young family, this will be a great purchase.

Enjoy the summer, be a good sport, and always take time to socialize with your friends and opponents after your match!

Ryan Clark Chief Executive Officer

BITS AND PIECES MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

• This year Tennis BC’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at the Arbutus Tennis Club is scheduled for September 26th. More details available soon at www.tennisbc.org.

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Summer 2009 CONTRIBUTORS Ryan Clark, Barbara Spitz, Lois Ker, Sheila Biondo, Rick Angus, Christy Lynn, Ted Moens, Phil Moore, Lenka Moravcova, James Ducommun, Gordie Bowles, Dean Gillis, Nick Coutts, Nash Vuletic, Marc Weber, Carl Petersen PHOTOGRAPHERS Tennis Canada (Cover photo) Bo Kwan Photography Branko Popazivanov Alison McQuarrie

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CANADIANS ON TOUR >> By Rick Angus

DANIEL NESTOR GETTING BETTER WITH AGE?

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ince his debut as a professional in 1991 Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daniel Nestor has been a man of many achievements on court. His career record, including several world No. 1 rankings in doubles, provides ample cause for tennis fans across the country to salute Daniel as possibly Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-ever tennis pro.

Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on September 4, 1972, Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1976 where he was first exposed to tennis. Little did those early onlookers expect that by 2009 Daniel will have participated in 101 Tour-level doubles Finals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; winning 59 of them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while playing with a small coterie of partners.

From his junior days, the 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3â&#x20AC;?

Nestor showed a wicked lefthanded serve that made even the best players in the game cringe at the prospect of meeting him in singles matches. An early experience that probably serves as a highlight of his singles career occurred during the 1992 Davis Cup tie versus Sweden held in Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agrodome arena.

Grant Connell, another world doubles No. 1, and Daniel went toe-to-toe against the vaunted Swedish team led by then world No. 1 Stefan Edberg.

By the close of play on day one, Canada had a two match to none lead in the best-of-five match tie with the greatest excitement 10

generated by Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five set win over the crafty and elegant Swedish team leader.

Meanwhile, another former No. 1 on the A.T.P. Tour, Thomas Muster of Austria, arrived at the Canadian Open in 1996 to play a night match against a little known Canadian wild card recipient.

Muster packed his bags after the encounter and left town severely distressed by his unexpectedly early exit from the competition.

During his early experiences on the Tour, Nestor was constantly hampered by an assortment of left arm injuries that eventually limited his play to doubles where he has flourished in the later years of his outstanding career.

Surgery on his shoulder in 2000 and on his wrist in 2006 were necessary. Likely, the injuries were caused by his service action which generates awesome power. His slider-type serve handcuffed many an ad court opponent and was a major weapon in his formidable arsenal, no doubt the repercussions of relying on a game plan built on serving aces inevitably sped his withdrawal from the singles game to focus on doubles play.

In 1994 Daniel met Mark Knowles, a right handed Bahamanian, and they combined their efforts to win an event in BogotĂĄ, Columbia. This successful partnership continued until the end

Daniel Nestor and long-time doubles partner Frederic Niemeyer have had a spectacular run in Davis Cup play with only one loss in 12 matches competing for Canada over the past 10 years.

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of 2007, culminating that season by winning the A.T.P. Championship doubles event. Each player then went his own way.

Hence, a new world No. 1 team was formed between Nestor and a tour veteran from Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country of birth, Serbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nenad Zimonjic. Once more the magic formula of a winning partnership was rejuvenated. Daniel and Nenad repeated his 2007 title run by capturing the 2008 World Doubles Championships.

Continued success appears to invigorate a veteran like Nestor so much so, that in 2009 the duo has swept the clay court season with panache, taking titles at Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome.

Along the way, the No. 1 team of the Americans, Bob and Mike Bryan were the bookended victims while Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former partner Knowles teamed with Bhupathi was dispatched at the sunny Spanish venue.

Coupled with a win at Rotterdam indoors and two early season outdoor runner up appearances, the Nestor-Zimonjic team has once more established themselves as the hottest team on the A.T.P.

Tour heading into the Slams at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

While managing to win a career Golden Slam (winning all four Grand Slam events and an Olympic gold medal), Daniel has never let down Canada in Davis Cup play. With his long time partner, Frederic Niemeyer of Quebec the duo has represented their country 12 times with only one defeat. Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gold medal performance at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games came with the assistance of yet another Quebecer, Sebastien Lareau.

Nestor, it seems, paired with any of his past partners, exemplifies the consistency on court necessary to turn an average team into titleholders at any level. Modesty becomes Nestor and he would be the first to share the credit where it is due.

When ultimately, the records are eventually tallied, Daniel stands alone in the Pantheon of Canadian tennis achievement.

Nestorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resume of victories includes winning four Grand Slams and 20 A.T.P. Masters events. In 35 Davis Cup ties, Daniel is 39-19 in matches played with an unbelievable doubles record of 24-4.

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ODLUM BROWN VANCOUVER OPEN ATTRACTING BIG NAMES

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loyd Hill can envision a day when Vancouver is a full-f ledged stop on the ATP and WTA Tour calendars.

Knowing how far the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open has come in a few short years, it’s hard to quibble with his optimism.

“When the Rogers Cup is on in Toronto or Montreal, they’re the big kahunas in the city,” said Hill, the Vancouver Open tournament chairman and a director at investment firm Odlum Brown. “We’d love to grow this to a permanent Tour event here and that means bringing in a lot of partners.”

That’s the long-range thinking.

The short-term evidence shows that it’s possible that the constant growth of the little tournament is impressive at the least. It started as a $25,000 women’s tournament at Jericho Country Club in 2002 and is now a men’s and women’s event with $175,000 US in total prize money hosted at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club.

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This year sees a bolstered partnership with the United States Tennis Association that has helped the women’s purse grow from $50,000 to $75,000 and has the Vancouver Open running virtually unopposed.

Both will help to attract a higher calibre player.

Last year — because former world No. 2 Sebastien Grosjean of France and former top-20 player Xavier Malisse of Belgium pulled out with injuries — the top men’s entry was Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei at No. 72. The top woman was Sunitha Rao of India at No. 144; there should be a handful in the top 100 this time.

The spectacular venue has received a boost, too, as Hollyburn’s $15 million makeover promises to enhance both fan and player experience. Hill points to 2004 as the major turning point for the Vancouver Open, whose most famous alums are Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray. With WTA

North Vancouver’s Philip Bester nearly had his break through at last year’s VanOpen but nerves got the better of him in a 7-6 (7-4), 0-6, 7-6 (7-5) loss to then defending champion Frederic Niemeyer. Bester is climbing the pro charts and will be aiming for 2009 title.

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Tour officials scrambling to replace a tournament in Mexico, Tennis Canada stepped in and Vancouver quickly grew from a $25,000 women’s event to a $110,000 Tour stop.

“We had top-50 players in the world here and we didn’t do a very good job,” admitted Hill, who’s personally sponsored the tournament along the way. “We didn’t know we were doing it until eight weeks out.”

“But I think that changed the stage. It really woke Vancouver up about tennis — we got the media out and people started paying attention.

“Before that, it was a small deal at Jericho. The players got their own rides and found their own hotels. We had a cocktail party and gave away hats. It was neat to watch the tennis and you had crowds of 100 people maybe on the final day.”

Times have certainly changed.

Players now get the Four Seasons experience and it doesn’t go unnoticed.

“The players love coming here,” said Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino, who last month announced her decision to turn pro, passing on her full-ride to the University of Georgia Tech. “I think it’s going to be a really strong field this year.”

The tall 18-year-old has soared from No. 716 in the world last summer — when she lost to eventual champion Urszula Radwanska in the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Open — to a career-best 256. After a year training in Switzerland, she’s relocating to Tennis Canada’s National Training Centre in Montreal.

Marino’s growth mirrors that of the Vancouver Open, and it’s partly by design.

“We had this desire to grow it as fast as we could, but we had to temper that with the local players we had,” said tournament director Ryan Clark, the CEO of Tennis BC. “We wanted to grow it at a rate they could handle.”

Marino was beaming at a media event to announce the increase in women’s prize money.

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importantly there are more ranking points up for grabs.

“It’s always the highlight of the summer for me,” said Marino.

“Now increasing the prize money, it’s good for me, good for the tournament. It’s really exciting.”

The 6-foot-2 right hander hopes to make it into the qualies of the US Open this year. She’ll have to be in the low 200s for that, but right now anything seems possible.

“It feels like a new beginning,” she said. “New coach, just turning pro. It feels like the sky’s the limit.”

Having a high-level tournament in his backyard is also supposed to help North Vancouver’s Philip Bester break through. It almost happened last year but nerves got the better of him in a 7-6 (7-4), 0-6, 7-6 (7-5) loss to then defending champion Frederic Niemeyer, who was No. 202 in the world at the time.

Bester, now 20, led 3-0 in the third, served for the match at 5-3 and also led 3-1 in the tiebreaker.“It was really difficult — it took me like a week to get over,” he recalled. “It was definitely one of the toughest

matches I’ve had to get over. It was mine. I threw it away. It happens.”

The dark days after that loss are in stark contrast to the fun Bester’s had of late. The 6-foot-1 right hander won his first career pro event, a $10,000 Futures in Tampa, Fla., in May. That jumped him 100 places to No. 643. He began the year at 809.

“One of my biggest goals, especially this year, was to win my first pro title, whatever it was,” he said. “Just to know I’ve won one and I can win one — that’s a huge breakthrough for me.”

Like Marino, this is also a season of change for Bester, a player Canadian tennis fans have been tracking since mega management company IMG signed him as a 12-year-old and placed him at Nick Bollettieri’s famed Florida academy.

The Hollyburn Country Club is again Bester’s base, as he’s

moved home from Florida, and he’s going it alone since his coaching contract with Ellis Ferreira expired in March.

“I’ve been given a lot of knowledge from coaches and fitness trainers and psychologists,” said Bester, “but at the end of the day I’m at a point where I’m 20-yearsold and I need to go out there and figure things out on my own.

“It was great to win my first pro title on my own because it just means that I do know how to do it.”

He has a believer in Tennis Canada’s vice president of high performance Louis Borfiga, a longtime junior coach for the French federation whose pupils included current world No. 10 Gael Monfils.

“He can reach the top 100 in two years, three years,” said Borfiga.

“He has to believe in himself and it’s the first good sign for Philip because he won his first tournament.

After that, it’s easier to play tennis.”

The way Hill and Co. see the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open developing, Marino and Bester are going to have to keep climbing to have a realistic shot at winning on home soil.

“Sometimes I wonder, ‘What the heck am I doing here? How did we get here?’” said Hill, who now spends about three months of the year organizing the tournament.

“I have to thank all the people who support us. The people at Hollyburn who write cheques and get nothing back. The sponsors, like Invesco Trimark. The people who buy tickets. Everybody has a hand in it and it’s the only way the event survives.

“We have basically the Canucks here, and the Lions and Whitecaps. We’ve lost so many sporting events. It’s become about keeping this event here permanently.”

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Marc Weber is a regular columnist in The Province newspaper sports section. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in Nottingham, England, Marc is well versed in the world of sports. When he’s not covering the Whitecaps, junior hockey, winter sport, university sport or the NHL, you will see him exploring his true passion, tennis.

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Ever wonder what it would be like to nail a cross-court winner on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon? Or how you might matchup against Rafael Nadal (not good, BTW) or Novak Djokovic (same)? How about re-living first hand Johnny Mac’s infamous hissy fits on court or his epic battles with Bjorn Bjorg?

Believe it or not you can experience all of the above in EA SPORTS™ newest member to its Wii™ family called Grand Slam® Tennis. The videogame delivers a realistic tennis experience with authentic tennis motions on the most famous courts in the world. Grand Slam Tennis is home to all four Grand Slams. Users feel like they have a racquet in their hands as they swing real forehands and backhands.

Possibly the greatest tennis video game in history, Grand Slam Tennis was created here in Burnaby, B.C. at the headquarters of industry leader Electronic Arts.

When you grab your copy of this game, in addition to the outstanding team of local EA staff that worked on the project, many of the character movements, shots, grunts, and line calls were formed by players you will see playing in BC tournaments. These include “shot making” skills of Neil Scantlebury, Jeremy Salvo, Ryan Clark, Bethany Yurkiw, Nicole Ratiu, and Carlina Jow. Many of the “grunt” sound effects you will hear came from Michael Hopkinson, Justin Kates, Jeremy Salvo, Kelly McNabney, Nicole Ratiu, and Camila Prado. Many of the chair official and line calls are made Julie Reynolds and Joel Brobecker (French voice).

The 23-player line-up features some of the greatest and most accomplished in history including John McEnroe, who is exclusively featured. Joining the enigmatic Mac is an impressive roster of fellow champions who collectively own 135 Grand Slam singles titles, making this the most accomplished group of players ever assembled for a tennis videogame.

LEGENDS: John McEnroe (USA) - Exclusive to EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis, Johnny Mac is arguably the most recognizable tennis figure in the world. Winner of seven Grand Slam titles, including three Wimbledon titles. This is the only video game in which you can play as vintage McEnroe from his glory years with the sweatband and signature 1980s big hair.

Bjorn Borg (SWE) – For the first time in a video game, replay the classic 1980 Wimbledon final with Borg and McEnroe. Perhaps no player was able to dominate the French Open and Wimbledon simultaneously like the stoic Swede.

Chris Evert (USA) – America’s tennis darling in the 70s and 80s is another headlining legend in Grand Slam Tennis.

Would you take up the challenge to replicate her mind-boggling 125 match winning streak on clay? It spanned almost 6 years from 1973 to 1979. Evert retired in 1989 with 18 Grand Slam titles.

Pete Sampras (USA) – Replicate Pistol Pete’s serve in Grand Slam Tennis, the very serve he used to make Wimbledon his personal playground during the 90s, winning 7 titles in all. In all he retired with 64 total titles and raked in a staggering $43.3-million in prize money.

OTHER LEGENDS: Martina Navratilova (USA) Boris Becker (GER) Stefan Edberg (SWE) Pat Cash (AUS) Justine Henin (BEL) Michael Stich (GER) Lindsay Davenport (USA)

CURRENT STARS: Roger Federer (SUI) – Want to own the court like Federer does? You can play as the man who has dominated like no one else over a 4-5 year period. Since winning his first Grand Slam title in 2003 at Wimbledon, the Swiss master has won thirteen more to match Sampras’ all-time record of 14.

Rafael Nadal (ESP) – Fist pump your way to French Open dominance just like current world number one Nadal. He broke through at the French Open, winning four straight titles since 2005. But he has also taken his success to Wimbledon and the Australian Open.

Andy Roddick (USA) – If you’ve got a wicked forehand and devastating serve, play as Roddick in Grand Slam Tennis.

Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open and finished the year number one in the world.

Maria Sharapova (RUS) – Grand Slam Tennis won’t be short in style and personality with Maria Sharapova also representing the women in this game. The Russian is 3-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one.

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – Compatriot Novak Djokovic isn’t the only Serbian star featured in Grand Slam Tennis. Last year Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open and rose to number one in the world.

OTHER CURRENT STARS: Novak Djokovic (SRB) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Serena Williams (USA) Andy Murray (GBR) Kei Nishikori (JPN) Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) Venus Williams (USA)

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TOP SPIN TENNIS TIPS >> Dean Gillis and Nick Coutts | Photos: Alison McQuarrie

>>TOP SPIN TENNIS TIPS

COVERING I YOUR ANGLES NET PLAYERS POSITION ON THEIR PARTNER’S SERVE

COVERING THE T SERVE Net player shifts toward middle to cover the two most common returns which are through the middle and crosscourt.

f you know the location where your partner is going to serve the ball you can move early into a stronger, more aggressive position. This aggressive movement puts more pressure on the returner. It can distract them and force even the best returners into attempting a more difficult shot which can lead to more errors. Covering the most common return angles sets the net player up to intercept the highest number of balls possible.

Net player gives up the down the line return as it is the lowest percentage shot.

COVERING THE WIDE SERVE

COMMUNICATION

Net player shifts toward singles sideline to again cover the 2 common returns which are: down the line and through the middle.

All doubles strategy starts with communication. Partners should always know where their partner is going to serve before the point starts. This can be done by either hand signals or talking.

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Nick Coutts – Coach at Cedar Hill Recreation, played in the NCAA Nationals and has earned ATP points in doubles.

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TENNIS ATTIRE REVIEW >> By Phil Moore and Christy Lynn of Lady Sport in Vancouver, BC.

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Tips to enjoy the French Open first hand

By Carl Petersen

f you have the French Open on your “bucket list” of things to do, you’re not alone. Watching the highest level of tennis on the terrain battue (red clay) near the City of Lights (Paris) has global allure and rich history that appeals to most cultural and sport buffs. The following tips will help you have an enjoyable experience if you chose to take advantage of this incredible opportunity.

GETTING TO THE COURTS

A well-planned Metro system makes reaching the Stade Roland Garros easy from wherever your morning walks find you. Check the map and try and end up on line 10 heading in the direction Boulogne/Pte. St. Cloud and then get off at Porte de Auteuil and follow the crowds.

DISCOVER PARIS

Paris is a walking city.

Rather than staying out near the tennis venue stay in the center and use your mornings to explore the city. Consult your city guide and choose different routes to Roland Garros and Notre-Dame de Paris discover the different Arrondisements (neighbourhoods) Fuel up on coffee, pain au chocalat and croissants en-route and don't forget to buy an early lunch before hitting the Stade Roland Garros as the lineups for food can be onerous.

EXPLORE THE VENUE

If you don’t have tickets for Center Ball kids warm-u Court (Phillipe Chartrier) buy a p grounds pass which gives you access to all the outside courts. There is ample tennis to see and you can witness many rising stars up close. If you have time arrive early (gates open at 10:00 a.m. and catch the players in practice mode.Then check out the order of play and make your picks for the day. Try to get a seat well before the match starts as competition is fierce. I prefer courts 2 & 3 where you are close to the action and they are well protected from the wind which can swirl up quickly.

PLANNING FOR CHANGEABLE WEATHER

If it’s May in Paris and the tennis has started you can be sure of rain sometime. The grey and purple thunderclouds can gather over the Bois de Boulogne turning a bright day dark and unleashing torrents of rain. The tarps are quickly pulled over the courts and play is suspended from several hours to a day. Fortunately play can continue longer and resume sooner due the nature of the terrain battue. New last year was a rain refund that will reimburse spectators for 50% of the ticket value if play lasts two hours or less.

Rafael Nadal and Carl Petersen

CHEER ON THE CANADIANS

There were two Canadians in the main draw this year; Peter Polansky (who lost in the first round) and rising-star Aleksandra Wozniak who made it to round of 16 where she lost to Serena Williams.

It would be great to see a few red and white flags in the stands cheering on the Canadians.

Aleksandra Wozn

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Carl Petersen BPE, BSc (PT) is a partner at City Sports & Physiotherapy Clinics in Vancouver and is a regular contributor to Matchpoint magazine.

Rafael Nadal on centre court

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HEALTH & WELLNESS >>

Fit to Play™

ABCs

OF TENNIS TRAINING (A-C) P hysical training for this summer’s season should be well under way. As thoughts turn to tournaments, league play or grudge matches, it will be wise to follow the concepts outlined in the ABCs of Tennis Training. These ideas will help you increase your training potential, improve your tennis skills and decrease injury potential. This is part one of a three part series.

A1–AGILITY TRAINING AND ACCELERATION (QUICKNESS) DRILLS

Tennis requires quick stops and starts, lateral movements, backpedaling, crossover turns, and pivots. Some form of agility and coordination training should be included as part of your daily sessions; you do not want to be an athlete who can play but cannot move.

Points to remember when training for agility are these: • Always start with a good athletic stance (soft knees and core switched on).

• Agility and acceleration (quickness) drills must be structured so the muscles learn to fire quickly and in a coordinated manner.

• Quickness within two steps in all directions is a key in tennis.

• Agility and acceleration allow smaller athletes to be able to compete well and gives larger athletes another weapon in their arsenal.

• Agility can be gained by playing different sports and dynamic games that involve lateral movement and quick stops and starts, or by doing circuit drills that incorporate different exercises. (adapted from Petersen, 2006)

By Carl Petersen BPE, BSc(PT)

B1–BALANCED BODY STRENGTHENING

Balanced training ensures that equal stress is put on the different parts of the body in different planes of movement. This achieves a good balance of stress for the body’s upper and lower extremities and threedimensional core cylinder. It is difficult to prove that muscle strength imbalances are the primary cause of an injury or a performance decrement but they are a potential risk factor for injury.

Work both sides equally to get a good balance between: • Right and left sides.

• Flexor and extensor muscles.

Planes of motion: Coronal, • Medial and lateral rotators. sagittal, and transverse.

• Upper and lower body and core.

Courtesy Racquet • Strength training should include exercises TECH Publishers for all of the above areas. Try 2–3 upper body, 2–3 lower body and 3–4 core exercises to ensure a good balance.

Balancing doing diagonal pulls and scapular retractions work the upper and lower body in different planes of motion. Putting a 1⁄2 foam roll under the foot further challenges the balance.

C1–CLOSED & PARTIALLY CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISES

To understand the concepts surrounding closed, partially closed, and open kinetic chain, view your body as a length of chain. Closed kinetic chain exercise occurs when the hands or feet support the body weight.

Closed kinetic chain is best referred to as dynamic and functional with the whole body working as an integrated unit. Examples of this would be a lunge or a squat.

Train both upper and lower core by partially closing and switching on the upper core with bands.

You must give your body the opportunity to practice and play with changed and strengthened muscles.

Partially closed chain exercises would be any that partially support your body weight and require an integrated response from the muscles of the body. Examples of this would be a push-up position where the hands and feet partially bear the weight or any activity that loads resistance through the hands and arms and into the torso, as when using resistance bands, for example.

Exercises should be performed with the following points in mind: • Exercises should be done in a controlled, coordinated, and functional manner.

• Exercises should work the hip in an extended position because it is the position of activity and function.

• Exercises like step-ups, split squats, and lunges can be made more functional by adding elastic tubing to partially close the upper core chain.

• Activation of the kinetic chain sling patterns from the legs through the hips and back to the shoulder restores the force-dependent motor activation pattern and normal biomechanical positions. m

Carl Petersen is a Partner and Director of High Performance at City Sports & Physiotherapy Clinics in Vancouver. He has co-authored the book Fit to Play™-Tennis and the DVD series Fit to Play™ & Perform with Swiss based coach Nina Nittinger. Info at www.citysportsphysio.com or e-mail carl@citysportsphysio.com 26

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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS >>

NORTH SHORE DOMINATES BC HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS West Vancouver schools claim both AA & AAA titles

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entinel Secondary rose up to reclaim the AAA throne it once owned for over a decade and Collingwood kept a firm grip on the AA trophy by defending its 2008 title. This combined with Mulgrave Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-place AA finish spelled out West Vancouver dominance in 2009.

Over 400 players representing 24 schools made their way through their regional league play to qualify for the three-day Provincial AA & AAA High School Championships held at the Burnaby Tennis Club and Queen Elizabeth Park. BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s titles call for each teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best boys and girls to battle in co-ed competition in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.

When the 2007 and 2008 AAA Champions Oak Bay Secondary moved into a rebuilding year, it opened the door for a new school to grab the gold. The combined academies of Vancouver College/Little Flower Academy and Saint Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Crofton House made their best case but finished second and third respectively.

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Lambrick Park taking the silver and Shawnigan L ake f inishing fourth.

The highlight for all players and team entourage is always the annual player banquet and dance at the Hilton Metrotown Hotel. The packed hall included hip-hop DJ mixing the latest urban beats, the dance contest, limbo, and plenty of food to fuel the hungry athletes after a full day of play.

MVP Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Singles: Carlina Jow-Collingwood MVP Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doubles: Gino Cutri & Josip LitreNotre Dame MVP Girls Doubles: Chelsea Stanimir & Kelsey King- Collingwood MVP Mixed Doubles: Mitchell Davidson & Toryce Westgard-Southridge Most Sportsmanlike Team: Saint Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

2009 AAA FINAL STANDINGS:

2009 AA FINAL STANDINGS: BC High School Champs May 2009 AAA Champs Sentinel

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AAA INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: MVP Boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Singles: Jimmy Sherpa-Sentinel MVP Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Singles: Gergana Boncheva-Sentinel MVP Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doubles: Todd Fought & Ryan KooSentinel MVP Girls Doubles: Latonia Lau, Alexis Vinn Little Flower Academy MVP Mixed Doubles: Jimmy Sherpa & Gergana Boncheva -Sentinel Most Sportsmanlike Team: Burnaby South Secondary m

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WHERE’S THE LINE? MATCHPOINT PHOTO CONTEST

Diana Pallot Winner of Winter 2009 issue

WENDY LADNER-BEAUDRY

FRANCO BIONDO

1956 – 2009

1937 – 2009

Hundreds of people packed a building on the University of British Columbia campus in mid April to honour and mourn the loss of Ladner-Beaudry.

Ladner-Beaudry, 53, was remembered as a kind and caring mother of two who loved her work in B.C.'s sport community.

As a past board member of Sport BC and co-chair of the BC Games Society, Ladner-Beaudry also dedicated her time to the KidSport Fund, a national charity that provides support to children to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport.

She also dedicated much of her time to tennis. While completing her MA in Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia, Wendy joined the team of Tennis XL Agency Inc., the company that delivers Tennis BC’s School programs throughout the Lower Mainland. In her position as Program Coordinator, she played an instrumental role in increasing participation in the grassroots programs. Wendy included Tennis BC’s School program in her studies at UBC and has provided Tennis BC with constructive feedback on how to strengthen the program and how to get more schools involved.

Those who knew Ladner-Beaudry described her as a tireless and upbeat athlete and volunteer who wanted to pass her passion for sport and fitness on to others – especially to children and women whose backgrounds were less privileged than her own.

Wendy will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Franco Biondo was born in southern Italy and was encouraged to play tennis by his grandmother. He spent many hours on a court, in addition to the soccer field where he earned a place on the 1960 Italian Olympic soccer team.

Biondo immigrated to Canada in 1962 to work in Northern British Columbia. His love for tennis was fostered by a visit from Tennis BC representatives who were promoting the sport in northern communities.

After moving to Vancouver Island in 1979, he continued to play regularly and began taking courses and organizing tournaments.

Biondo obtained a Level 3 coaching certificate and attended coaching seminars in Canada and the United States and was a Tennis Pro at Arbutus Ridge Golf and Country Club.

Biondo’s true love was teaching tennis to junior players. He founded the junior program at the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club in 1987 and organized the inaugural Junior Grass Court Championships at the SCLTC in 1988. He was also a volunteer coach at Brentwood College in Mill Bay in 1995 and eventually was appointed to the faculty as Brentwood’s Tennis Director, leading his teams to four BC Provincial Championships. He had planned to further develop the tennis program at Shawnigan Lake School by taking a position as Tennis Director in September 2008.

Franco is survived by his wife Sheila and by children AnneMarie and Vince. He will be dearly missed.

SPRING 2009 WINNER “COVER UP. STANLEY PARK HERONS....BOMBS AWAY” — Meryl Ogden

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In the event that the same caption is sent by multiple entries, the winner will be determined by a random draw.

RUNNER UP:

"Closest one to the pin the tail on the donkey gets to serve."

— Charlotte Inman Congratulations to our winners and thank-you to all participants for their submissions.

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HENRY CHOI

UPDATES High Performance Coach at VLTBC, former Indiana State University player

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DANIEL CHU Vancouver

JEREMY SALVO Vancouver

PATRICK FLINT

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SENIOR MEN’S 35 SINGLES 1 Julien Heine 2 Max Brown 3 Trevor Tuhten 4 Hannes Blum 5 Collin Koo 6 Jon Pesochin 7 Rory MacKay 7 Mika Kosonen 9 Lyall Zucko 9 Oscar Mandap

319 280 126 120 102 96 72 72 60 60

MEN’S 40 SINGLES 1 Joachim Nierfeld 2 Glenn Richards 3 Robert Exell 4 Trevor Richards 4 Steve Groner 4 Steve Kenig 7 Brian Fletcher 8 Michael Cassady 9 Yakov Cohen 9 Mark Harrison 9 Neville Israel

190 168 96 84 84 84 80 60 48 48 48

MEN’S 45 SINGLES 1 Stephen Kimoff 2 Robert Exell 3 Tim Shoveller 4 Brian Lam 5 Nick Brummelkamp 6 Art Hobbs 6 Paul Shellard 8 Steven Yesowick 9 Ed Dolan 10 Bruce Graham

371 200 192 180 137 132 132 130 120 110

MEN’S 50 SINGLES 1 Ed Bakker 2 Bob Langford 3 Doug Holman 4 Paul Shellard 5 Steven Yesowick 6 Russ Hartley 7 Vytas Narusevicius 7 Michael Potter 9 Dave Pentland 10 Joe Guiotto 10 Mon Chin 10 Geoff Beamiss

400 280 230 200 168 132 100 100 65 48 48 48

MEN’S 55 SINGLES 1 Steven Yesowick 2 George Lea 3 Ken McBean 4 Michael Koren 5 John Harvey 6 Ian Stewart 7 Tom Gunton 8 Alan Lawry 9 Quentin Brown 10 Warren Lore

336 305 288 170 167 152 150 132 126 80

MEN’S 60 SINGLES 1 Bob Bardsley 2 Ken Dahl 3 Gary Gilraine 4 Pat Dowling 5 George Lea 6 Don McCormick 7 John Mclennan 8 Dave Evans 9 Marty Taylor 10 Ivan Bern

620 396 195 176 132 55 52 50 48 45

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MEN’S 65 SINGLES 1 Eric Bojesen 2 Peter Walsh 3 Lance Stiles 4 Horst Dammholz 5 Mervin Watson 6 John Hylton-Foster 7 Charles Ayers 8 Mike McMaster 9 Frank Jarman 10 John Shaw MEN’S 70 SINGLES 1 Chuck Underhill 2 Horst Dammholz 3 Gordon Verge 4 Ray Kimoto 5 Bruce Mann 6 Amir Somji 7 Walter Toffoli 8 Mo Herar 8 Ctibor Skoda 10 John Grose

408 188 132 120 96 84 75 68 54 48

358 190 152 104 65 45 40 36 36 24

MEN’S 75 SINGLES 1 Les Bourne 2 Gordon Verge 3 Brien Roy 4 Rudy Derton 5 William Davis 5 Barry Headland 7 Bill Ames 7 Robert Hallam 9 Joseph Incantalupo

212 130 80 70 36 36 24 24 18

MEN’S 35 DOUBLES 1 J.J. Mahony 2 Fabio Walker 2 Stefano Walker 4 Stephen Kimoff 4 Joachim Nierfeld 6 Greg Johnson 7 Gary Abramszyk 7 Elmer Estacio 9 Michael Hopkinson 9 Randall Liburd 9 Robert Exell

175 132 132 128 128 125 88 88 84 84 84

MEN’S 45 DOUBLES 1 Stephen Kimoff 2 Robert Exell 3 Tim Shoveller 4 Steven Yesowick 5 Paul Devine 6 Tony Macken 6 Patrick Macken 8 Ranjan McArthur 9 Russ Hartley 9 Michael Kerr 9 Josef Brabenec

396 272 216 148 145 132 132 90 84 84 84

MEN’S 50 DOUBLES 1 Vytas Narusevicius 2 Paul Shellard 3 Bob Langford 4 Doug Holman 5 Steven Yesowick 6 Ed Bakker 7 Russ Hartley 7 Robert Bettauer 9 Bruce McDonald

252 250 208 180 168 155 96 96 48

MEN’S 55 DOUBLES 1 Steven Yesowick 2 Michael Koren

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John Harvey Bob Wright Bob Bardsley Trevor Stubbs Warren Lore Bill Majercsik Ken Babcock Al Lawry

264 176 150 110 100 100 100 96

MEN’S 60 DOUBLES 1 Ken Dahl 2 Bob Bardsley 2 Don McCormick 4 Pat Dowling 5 George Whitfield 5 George Lea 5 Jon Wennevold 8 John Mclennan 9 Gary Gilraine 10 Mervin Watson 10 Ken Hecker 10 Dave Evans

396 252 252 176 96 96 96 70 60 48 48 48

MEN’S 65 DOUBLES 1 Eric Bojesen 2 Laszlo Orbay 3 Peter Wilson 3 Allan Robinson 5 Tony Mears 6 Ken Hecker

390 92 90 90 80 75

MEN’S 70 DOUBLES 1 Chuck Underhill 2 Gordon Verge 3 Howard Lowe 4 Horst Dammholz 4 Amir Somji 6 Ray Kimoto 7 Bruce Mann 8 Peter Wilson 9 Walter Toffoli

260 232 150 96 96 81 68 48 40

MEN’S 75 DOUBLES 1 Les Bourne 2 Gordon Verge 3 Barry Headland 4 Tony Hester 4 Brien Roy 6 Bunny Kent 7 Jack Dorward 8 Mickey Webster 8 Mike Geddes

136 120 72 70 70 48 40 24 24

WOMEN’S 35 SINGLES 1 Shiera Stuart 2 Bali Athwal 3 Tracy Bennet 4 Shelley Roxburgh 5 Margit Aardmaa 6 Maryani Lesmana 7 Tracy Frank 8 Kristina Lidster 9 Anne Lydon 10 Meghan McCrea

260 202 198 168 150 143 126 84 72 70

WOMEN’S 40 SINGLES 1 Anne Lydon 2 Carol Lau 3 Shelley Roxburgh 4 Sharon Sauder 5 Karen Beacom 6 Elizabeth Dobie 7 Rebecca Coval-Kalla 8 Brenda Dean

180 169 132 104 88 84 40 24

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Leah MacFarlane Heather Tasker-Brown Pam Steen Leslie Silverwood Kristina Lidster

24 24 24 24 24

WOMEN’S 45 SINGLES 1 Vivian Li 2 Julie Reynolds 2 Karen Clarke 4 Cora Wills 5 Meryl Ogden 6 Debbie Harit 6 Colleen Ostlund 8 Ruthanne Carroll 8 Dana Kyselova 10 Brenda Dean

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WOMEN’S 50 SINGLES 1 Cora Wills 2 Carol Pedlar 3 Janet Landucci 4 Joan Jones 5 Eileen Clark 5 Heather McDonald 7 Karen Cunningham 8 Catherine Patel 8 Sue Moxon 8 Patricia Barton 8 Dawn Johnstone

267 104 80 72 48 48 35 24 24 24 24

WOMEN’S 55 SINGLES 1 Janice Holloway 2 Micheline Berry 3 Pamela Rosenbaum 4 Jean Martin 5 Jennifer Ewing 5 Blanche Cyr 7 Jandi Fraser 8 Jean Haldane 9 Hanna Vorechovski 10 Marilyn Williams

440 299 185 98 92 92 84 70 66 65

WOMEN’S 60 SINGLES 1 Eileen Clark 2 Jandi Fraser 3 Trish McLachlan 4 Jean Martin 4 Sandra Hohlachoff 6 Gaye Stone 6 Irene Hermann 8 Bonnie Szekely 8 Marja-Liisa Oksanen 10 Lesley Cole

290 162 143 60 60 48 48 36 36 32

WOMEN’S 65 SINGLES 1 Joy Conrad-Rice 2 Doreen Wild 3 Ruth Neroutsos 4 Sue Fryer 5 Dineka Vandeburgt 6 Elke Holm 6 Johanna Walsh 8 Bernice Hayibor 9 Cheryl Miller 9 Lou Watkins 9 Heather Kontaxopoulos

168 110 80 60 55 48 48 39 35 35 35

WOMEN’S 70 SINGLES 1 Ruth Neroutsos 2 Heather Hill 3 Penny Goldrick 4 Jacquie Rudd 5 Johanna Walsh

117 85 60 50 36

6 7 7 9 9

Margot Thomson Sonja Young Heather Kontaxopoulos Ann Oakey Paula Hart

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WOMEN’S 75 SINGLES 1 Sandra Sutton 2 Elizabeth Fisher 3 Sheila Kerin

54 36 12

WOMEN’S 35 DOUBLES 1 Shelley Roxburgh 2 Margit Aardmaa 3 Shiera Stuart 4 Katherine Kadler 4 Tracy Bennet 6 Leslie Van Santen 7 Tracy Frank 8 Pamela Rosenbaum 8 Brenda Cameron 8 Susie Fought

250 180 170 126 126 104 90 84 84 84

WOMEN’S 40 DOUBLES 1 Shelley Roxburgh 1 Karen Clarke 1 Vivian Li 4 Lucie Belec 4 Kathleen Felicella 6 Sharon Sauder 6 Christine Lindsay 8 Carol Lau 8 Anne Lydon 10 Jackie Chan 10 Julie Reynolds 10 Leah MacFarlane 10 Page MacKay

96 96 96 84 84 60 60 48 48 24 24 24 24

WOMEN’S 45 DOUBLES 1 Karen Clarke 2 Janice Holloway 3 Cora Wills 4 Vivian Li 5 Leslie Van Santen 6 Sandy Van Ostrand 7 Pamela Rosenbaum 7 Kathy Fox 9 Meryl Ogden 10 Diana Pallot 10 Lesley Bumby

273 252 215 190 184 168 140 140 120 96 96

WOMEN’S 50 DOUBLES 1 Cora Wills 2 Lesley Bumby 3 Janice Holloway 4 Janice Clark 5 Jackie Brown 6 Carol Pedlar 6 Sandy Van Ostrand 8 Judy Jones 9 Pamela Rosenbaum 10 Eileen Clark

304 170 110 84 72 70 70 60 48 40

WOMEN’S 55 DOUBLES 1 Pamela Rosenbaum 2 Janice Holloway 3 Micheline Berry 4 Elizabeth Wilcox 5 Marilyn Williams 6 Jean Martin 7 Paddy Mann 8 Jandi Fraser 9 Laura Ramsay 10 Jackie Brown

409 380 260 112 104 101 98 96 84 80

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WOMEN’S 60 DOUBLES 1 Trish McLachlan 2 Jandi Fraser 3 Bonnie Szekely 4 Jean Wilmshurst 5 Eileen Clark 6 Sandra Hohlachoff 6 Liese Ritchie 8 Paula Brocklebank 8 Kyoko Kimura

326 116 84 80 72 70 70 48 48

WOMEN’S 65 DOUBLES 1 Mabel Chan 1 Rita Savino 3 Susan Fryer 4 Joy Conrad-Rice 5 Liese Ritchie 5 Cheryl Miller 7 Yuen Yuen Ling 7 Veronica Leung 9 Ruth Neroutsos 10 Dineka Vandeburgt

176 176 168 120 90 90 84 84 81 75

WOMEN’S 75 DOUBLES 1 Sandra Sutton 108 MIXED 45 DOUBLES 1 Vivian Li 1 Michael Potter 3 Art McCracken 3 Debbie Harit 5 Blue Braun 5 Karen Clarke 5 Dave Tooby 5 Evelina Apthorp 9 Marion Kent 9 Henry Hohlachoff MIXED 55 DOUBLES 1 Jean Martin 1 Dave Tooby 3 Cheryl Miller 3 Marty Taylor 5 Liese Ritchie 5 Erica Ross 5 Tony Mears 5 Allan Robinson 9 Gordon Verge 9 Lynne Cowan 9 Conrad Bielicki 9 Kenneth Shallahamer 9 Christine Aubun 9 Jackie Shallahamer

132 132 84 84 48 48 48 48 24 24

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COMBINED MIXED 70 DOUBLES 1 Marty Patterson 48 1 Peggy Street 48 3 Carolyn Goff 24 3 Dan Ryan 24 5 Kim Rogers 12 5 Rob Fischer 12 COMBINED MIXED 75 DOUBLES 1 Terence Little 72 1 Anne Lydon 72 1 Vivian Li 72 1 Michael Potter 72 5 Carol Lau 36 5 Fumihiro Watanabe 36 7 Shelley Wearmouth 9 7 Angele Parker 9 7 Greg Wearmouth 9 7 Neil Parker 9

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NTRP NTRP MEN’S OPEN SINGLES 1 Henry Choi 432 2 Graeme Kassautzki 396 3 Daniel Chu 392 4 Jeremy Jay Salvo 322 5 Patrick Flint 225 6 Geoffrey Hernandez 216 6 Ash Misquith 216 8 George Jecminek 204 9 Justin Kates 195 10 Nick Coutts 126 NTRP MEN’S 5.0 SINGLES 1 Patrick Flint 198 2 Adam Guenter 168 3 Justin Guay 165 3 Etienne Moshevich 165 5 Hyeong Don Park 128 6 Matthew Vaulkhard 126 6 Neil Scantlebury 126 8 Jimmy Sherpa 120 9 Eddie Yang 118 10 Julien Heine 113 NTRP MEN’S 4.5 SINGLES 1 Steve Bower 516 2 Roger Lang 396 3 Hector Cameron 350 4 Todd King 292 5 Tomy Reyes 288 5 Hyeong Don Park 288 7 GEOFF BOURNE 256 8 Shawn Lusignan 254 9 Evan Huang 225 9 Dirk Mattheus 225 NTRP MEN’S 4.0 SINGLES 1 Steven Ma 396 1 Franco Abbruzzese 396 3 Christian Le 390 4 Tom Abbott 345 5 RJ Suarez 330 6 Neil Giang 288 6 Justin Colley 288 8 Kai Huang 260 9 Alex Bullock 241 10 Brian Yee 224 NTRP MEN’S 3.5 SINGLES 1 RJ Suarez 765 2 Paul Greveling 405 3 Vincent Pradier 396 4 Jonathan Kooy 380 5 Bruce Biles 378 6 Neil Muzumdar 360 7 Maha Sarsthi 348 8 Fabio Prado 330 9 Andy Tran 288 10 Keisuke Kai 282 NTRP MEN’S 3.0 SINGLES 1 Joel Celaje III 405 2 Michael Curtis 396 3 Richard Chou 288 4 Stano Faban 255 5 Robert Gottfried 252 6 Joe Massie 243 7 Rodney Stuart 210 8 Randy Twiss 207 8 Stefan Larose 207 10 Barry Bate 198 NTRP MEN’S 2.5 SINGLES 1 Nick Cooke 288 2 Luffy Zhou 198

3 3 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9

Sandy Chow Jay Saint Jared Bellusci Carlos Alaniz Marko Majkic Markus Lohuaru Stan Ziolkowski Andrey Fedyushin Chris Schimpl Sean Mazzucco Denis Lampron

126 126 72 72 72 72 36 36 36 36 36

NTRP MEN’S OPEN DOUBLES 1 Kris Santoso 377 2 Graeme Kassautzki 345 3 Nick Coutts 330 3 Patrick Flint 330 5 Jerry Turek 235 6 Jeremy Jay Salvo 224 7 Henry Choi 165 8 Kevin Taylor 135 9 Max Brown 132 10 Daniel Jaworski 126 NTRP MEN’S 5.0 DOUBLES 1 Justin Kates 198 1 Ash Misquith 198 3 Jordan Bruneau 126 3 Gabe Pavel 126 5 Patrick Flint 125 6 Eddie Yang 110 7 MATT DAVIS 105 7 Peter Davis 105 9 Art Hobbs 84 9 Ed Bakker 84 NTRP MEN’S 4.5 DOUBLES 1 Collin Koo 270 2 Stephan Witijono 228 3 Alan Osborne 215 3 Bill Majercsik 215 5 Renato Malloth 198 5 Roger Lang 198 7 Chris Phelps 172 7 John Nash 172 9 Rob Davidson 135 9 Brian Grellmann 135 9 Bhupinder Hothi 135 9 Till Konitzer 135 NTRP MEN’S 4.0 DOUBLES 1 Charles Bern 288 2 Andrew Slater 245 3 Tony Rudner 198 3 Jason Cave 198 5 Javeed Kassam 126 5 Alexander Wu 126 5 Danny Dang 126 5 James Ducommun 126 5 Wally Ly 126 5 Laurent Fabre 126 NTRP MEN’S 3.5 DOUBLES 1 Mike Redekop 330 1 Ed Jones 330 3 Jarrod Mitchell 324 4 Eddy Alexandre 300 5 Siboupha Sirimanotham 210 6 Chris Chinfen 198 7 Syed Rehman 158 8 Wes Hawrysh 126 8 John Vermeulen 126 8 Mike Tamaki 126 8 Mo Herar 126 8 Luigi De Buzzaccarini 126 8 Chris Laronge 126

8 8 8

Stefan Larose Roy Rauser Sanjiv Madan

126 126 126

NTRP MEN’S 3.0 DOUBLES 1 Jamie Hsu 198 1 David Hsu 198 3 John Mah 126 3 Abbott Fong 126 5 Frank Hu 72 5 Eyal Rosenfeld 72 5 Bruce Choy 72 5 Allan Porlares 72 9 Jared Bellusci 36 9 Luke Favel 36 9 Ken Hoy 36 9 William O’Malley 36 9 Ron Wierstra 36 9 Arash Jalali 36 NTRP MEN’S 2.5 DOUBLES 1 Bryan Markert 95 1 Tony Roche 95 3 Jason Loewen 60 3 Steve Bolton 60 5 Dave Polos 50 5 Kelly Wright 50 7 Robert Williams 45 7 Dave Port 45 7 Chris Frederick 45 7 Ken Wong 45 NTRP WOMEN’S OPEN SINGLES 1 Trudie du Toit 270 2 Katerina Boiko 257 3 Monica Neveklovska 198 4 Meagan Barber 186 5 Tracy Dong 184 6 Alejandra Enderica 173 7 Carolina Abello 165 8 Kelly McNabney 160 8 Sinziana Chis 130 10 Anett Ferenczi-Bako 126 NTRP WOMEN’S 5.0 SINGLES 1 Tracey Frank 165 2 Mia Gordon 126 2 Yevgeniya Chuyeva 126 4 Karen Clarke 80 5 Morgan Klieber 78 6 Madeline Benn 72 6 Katherine Benn 72 6 Harjit Gosal 72 6 Alexis Prokopuik 72 6 Liliana Stoiu 72 NTRP WOMEN’S 4.5 SINGLES 1 Cloudia Zhang 288 2 Cora Wills 225 3 Carol Lau 210 4 Angela Xu 198 4 Sharon Sauder 198 6 Kira Draliuk 138 7 Heather Tasker-Brown 132 8 Anthea Poon 126 9 Bianca Knop 90 9 Terry Hon 90 NTRP WOMEN’S 4.0 SINGLES 1 Arisha Ladhani 198 1 Anthea Poon 198 1 Deliana Matei 198 4 Elizabeth Dobie 165 5 Karin McTaggart 145 6 Lauren Jay 135 7 Sue Sherlock 128

matchpoint | SUMMER 2009

8 8 8

Karen Beacom Teiko Seki Stacy Fung

126 126 126

NTRP WOMEN’S 3.5 SINGLES 1 Heather Coxell 198 2 Chikako Irimagawa 162 3 Dragana Kosoric 135 4 Monica Andrews 126 4 Aileen Stuart 126 4 Cynthia Whyte 126 4 Tracy Janze 126 8 Sue Sherlock 113 9 Liana Aghasyan 102 10 Jill Alexander 84 NTRP WOMEN’S 3.0 SINGLES 1 Elena Foxcroft 300 2 Karen Cunningham 288 3 Milena Neveklovska 198 3 Ritsuko Sato 198 5 Adrienne Wright 186 6 Jane Qiao 135 7 Ayako Yabe 126 8 Lisa Janco 120 9 Heidi Goertz 90 9 Kathy Gilroy 90 NTRP WOMEN’S 2.5 SINGLES 1 Megan Frederick 126 2 Cathy Gilroy 72 3 Nicole Jacobson 36 3 Laura Smith 36 5 Makiko Umeda 18 6 Shauna Perri 9 6 Manya Lee 9 6 Consorcia Balintona 9 6 Gillian Landrigan 9 NTRP WOMEN’S OPEN DOUBLES 1 Sinziana Chis 270 2 Petra Turek 174 3 Camila Prado 161 4 Bethany Yurkiw 135 4 Nicoleta Ratiu 135 6 Monica Neveklovska 126 6 Anett Ferenczi-Bako 126 6 Carolina Abello 126 9 Sherry Buller 72 9 Vivian Li 72 NTRP WOMEN’S 5.0 DOUBLES 1 Karen Clarke 90 2 Tracey Frank 72 3 Johane Mui 68 4 Petra Turek 50 4 Michelle Sing 50 6 Laurence Millet 45 6 Camilla Prado 45 8 Kira Draliuk 42 9 Cora Wills 36 9 Kirsten Edwards 36 9 Madeline Benn 36 9 Katherine Benn 36 9 Katie Brien 36 9 Leslie Van Santen 36 9 Liliana Stoiu 36 9 Yevgeniya Chuyeva 36 NTRP WOMEN’S 4.5 DOUBLES 1 Carol Lau 270 1 Anne Lydon 270 3 Nicole McLennan 204 3 Sarah Kadi 204 5 Jihe Cho 146 6 Lucy Fairbotham 132

matchpoint | SUMMER 2009

7 7 7 7

Cora Wills Vivian Li Naoko Shibanuma Jane Cunnington

126 126 126 126

NTRP WOMEN’S 4.0 DOUBLES 1 Andrea McDonald 198 1 Jenni Smith 198 3 Chikako Irimagawa 130 4 Patti Man 126 4 Judy Gordon 126 6 Kyoko Yamada 113 7 Page MacKay 100 8 Janice McClintock 72 8 Donna Allaby 72 8 Cathy Brown 72 8 Betty Chin 72 8 Lourdes Estacio 72 NTRP WOMEN’S 3.5 DOUBLES 1 Elizabeth Dobie 270 2 Marja-Liisa Oksanen 264 3 Chikako Irimagawa 210 4 Kyoko Yamada 208 5 Hannelore Hughes 140 5 Jana Cornelius 140 7 Chikako Irmigawa 115 8 Gail Beeston 94 9 Serene Ford 75 10 Deb Laidler 74 NTRP WOMEN’S 3.0 DOUBLES 1 Yee Wong 126 1 Kathy Finch 126 3 Shelagh Gray-Moir 72 3 Janet Jang 72 5 Andrea Dow 36 5 Janice Garret 36 7 Ann MacDonald 9 7 Liana Aghasyan 9 7 Makiko Umeda 9 7 Megan Frederick 9 7 Elena Foxcroft 9 7 Laura Smith 9 NTRP WOMEN’S 2.5 DOUBLES 1 Megan Dunn 80 1 Nicole Wong 80 3 Laura Smith 60 3 Kerry Somerville 60 5 Masami Barker 25 5 Karen Bertini 25 5 Elaine Wong 25 5 Jill Gillespie 25 9 Theresa Ross 12 9 Kelly Champagne 12 9 Terry Loewen 12 9 Suzanne Gratham 12 NTRP MIXED OPEN DOUBLES 1 Max Brown 198 1 Kelly McNabney 198 3 Sinziana Chis 126 3 Jeremy Jay Salvo 126 5 Kris Santoso 72 5 Trudie du Toit 72 5 Scott Harris 72 8 Geoffrey Hernandez 45 8 Susie Fought 45 10 Shelley Roxburgh 36 10 George Jecminek 36 10 Ryan Koo 36 10 Madison Shoemaker 36 10 Joachim Nierfeld 36 10 Anett Ferenczi-Bako 36

NTRP MIXED 4.5 DOUBLES 1 Nicoleta Ratiu 210 1 Till Konitzer 210 3 Paul Harder 203 3 Angela Xu 203 5 Gary Abramszyk 126 5 Wendy Banham 126 7 Javeed Kassam 120 8 Todd Beechinor 114 8 Petra Turek 114 10 Carl Gomez 113 10 Sayaka Chow 113 NTRP MIXED 4.0 DOUBLES 1 Kyle Sartorius 288 1 Hilary Buckley 288 3 Elmer Estacio 225 3 Lourdes Estacio 225 5 Widya Soebijono 198 5 John Ma 198 7 Jihe Cho 126 7 Sherman Kwok 126 7 Jackie Chan 126 7 Wally Ly 126 7 Jonathan Low 126 NTRP MIXED 3.5 DOUBLES 1 Todd Crowther 300 1 Chikako Irimagawa 300 3 Graham Whyte 198 3 Gail Beeston 198 3 Mark Choynowski 198 3 Lincon Lin 198 3 Cynthia Whyte 198 3 Sylvie Quenneville 198 9 Blue Braun 132 9 Karen Clarke 132

JUNIOR U12 BOYS 1 Sigouin Benjamin 2 Wu Danny 3 Kryvchun Kyryll 4 Korkh Max 5 Foxcroft Daniel 6 Fan Felix 7 Zhao Larry 8 Marazzi Bryson 9 Chiu Aaron 10 Phaterpekar Neel

1615 1530 1497 1388 1278 1250 1172 1136 1103 1069

BOYS 13-14 YEARS 1 Portnov Tim 2 Raw Daniel 3 Ho Jeffrey 4 Edwards Kieran 5 Phaterpekar Tejas 6 Nguyen Mark 7 Chiu Adrian 8 Fought Eric 9 McNicol Evan 10 Alscher Conrad

1932 1775 1723 1653 1579 1557 1552 1517 1510 1505

BOYS 15-16 YEARS 1 Peliwo Filip 2 Singh Ladhar Fateh 3 du Toit Riaan 4 Luptak Matej 5 Herron Matthew 6 Hung Gary 7 Fought Todd 8 Pakhomov Stas 9 Walker Patrick 10 Lidster Zach

2357 2179 2158 2103 2018 2005 2001 1969 1951 1900

BOYS 16-17 YEARS 1 Haessig Nikolai 2 Tchernikov Nick 3 Taylor Kevin 4 Haessig Yvon 5 Sherpa Jimmy 6 Raina Gauhar 7 Guay Justin 8 Gill Ratan 9 Schneider Jesse 10 Petrovic Zan-Stan

2685 2628 2596 2494 2475 2469 2391 2390 2351 2313

U12 GIRLS 1 Fung Stacey 2 Prelle Madison 3 Prelle Kirsten 4 Fong Rachel 5 Johanson Rosie 6 Crawford Luna 7 Raw Natalie 8 Findlay Jaclyn 9 Gu Andrea 10 Hunter Carley

1486 1325 1249 1244 1201 1135 1098 1055 1048 987

GIRLS 13-14 YEARS 1 Boiko Katerina 2 Dong Tracy 3 Gan Runjia 4 Ladhani Arisha 5 Benn Madeline 6 Hunter Lindsay 7 Prokopuik Alexis 8 Comber Georgia 9 Lam Latonia 10 Marazzi Mikayla

2381 2211 1815 1796 1692 1675 1627 1589 1565 1527

GIRLS 15-16 YEARS 1 Enderica Alejandra 2 Boncheva Gergana 3 Shoemaker Madison 4 Dhatt Saroop 5 Robu Maria-Luiza 6 Gosal Harjit 7 Gunton Kari 7 Sigouin Alexandra 9 Stoiu Liliana 10 Gjine Jenny

2359 2328 2321 2241 2177 2142 2015 2015 1724 1691

GIRLS 17-18 YEARS 1 Blajkevitch Khristina 2 Thompson Daryl Victoria 3 Popa Diana 4 Barber Meagan 5 Jow Carlina 6 Iannone Sarah 7 Simmons Sophie 8 Stanimir Chelsea 9 Grbelja Ivana 10 Lidster Amanda

2727 2575 2450 2300 2286 2187 2000 1781 1751 1741

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