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ROGERS ROOKIE TOuR GROWS uP The popular Rogers Rookie Tour, which has been running in Ontario for the past three years, is going national! In a move which demonstrates Rogers’ commitment to the growth and promotion of tennis in Canada, the concept of the rookie tour has been evolved into a new national program to bridge the gap between introductory tennis and the provincial junior competitive circuits throughout Canada. Rookie Tour events have met with a great deal of success in Ontario, B.C. and the Prairie and Atlantic regions. The national Rogers Rookie Tour program will build on the experience and success of these events to reach thousands of junior players each year at tennis clubs and tennis centres throughout the country. The program is designed to encourage young players to continue to develop their tennis skills through the “compete” phase of the tennis pathway. By providing a fun low key introduction to competitive play it is hoped they will view competition positively and become lifelong players, competitors and tennis enthusiasts. All events in the Rogers Rookie Tour will be non-elimination tournaments, offering unranked youngsters a funfilled and exciting event with multiple opportunities to play without the fear of being eliminated if they lose. They provide a positive learning environment where boys and girls up to the age of 18 can develop and display their tennis and • Great first tournaments for new competitors. • Competition for players up to age 18. • Number of matches guaranteed. • All players receive a T-shirt, Rogers prize and participation certificate. • Under 12 competitions use Progressive Tennis (a system which uses a progression of court sizes, balls and racquets for youngsters 5-12 yrs old). • Introduces players to the provincial competitive structure. sportsmanship skills while competing against a variety of opponents. For a list of Rogers Rookie Events across Ontario visit the OTA Junior Tournament Calendar at www.tennisontario.com under Player Development. For more information contact Flora Karsai at fkarsai@tennisontario.com. 22 OTA YEARBOOK / WINTER 2009
hAIl TO OuR OuTDOOR NATIONAl ChAMPIONS OuR JuNIOR NATIONAl ChAMPIONS Kai Broomfield In the summer of 2008 7 of 8 Junior National Outdoor Singles Championships were won by young players from Ontario. In the remaining championship an Ontario player reached the finals. As a salute to this incredible achievement we have prepared a brief profile of 6 of these national champions in table form. It is clear from this table that these young players are dedicated to their chosen sport and have great work habits which extend from their sporting feats into their academic pursuits as well as natural athletic talent. Sonja Molnar Iana Nikolaeva Roman Trkulja Alejandro Tabilo Dominique Harmath Nathaniel Gery OTA YEARBOOK / WINTER 2009 23
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