Coquitlam Tennis Club Junior Program 2011

Oh No... Here Comes 2012!

2011-12-31T20:57:00.000-08:00

As we ring out 2011, we pray and hope the world doesn't fall apart and come to an end within the next 12 months. We don't need an armageddon of any sort. Time will tell. In the meantime, we wish you all the best for your tennis in the coming new season. Dream big, work hard and you will accomplish lots.

A Dream Team?

2011-12-30T17:34:00.000-08:00

International News | Roger Federer has not played doubles at a major since 2004. His country woman, Martina Hingis, twice retired from competitive tennis, has her sights set on earning a mixed doubles berth into next summer's London Olympics. The Olympic tennis event is being staged on the grass courts of Wimbledon, and both Swiss players could compete for the gold.

According to a report from Melbourne's Herald Sun, Hingis will make a return to Grand Slam competition early in the new year to play mixed doubles with Federer at the Australian Open. The 30-year old Hingis has not played a Grand Slam since the 2007 U.S. Open. The former World No. 1 won five Grand Slam singles titles and is also a 9 times Grand Slam doubles champion. Hingis retired from the sport at 22 due to a chronic ankle problem. She returned in 2006 and played for two seasons. She retired again in 2007 after revealing she had tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon the same year.

Although she was rumoured to be back on tour last year, she continued playing a number of exhibition matches as well as World Team Tennis for the New York Sportimes for the past two seasons. This report in the Australian newspaper does not make an official confirmation, and according to the eligibility rules for the Olympics, Hingis must accumulate some rankings points to have a chance to play in London.

It's clear Federer, the 2008 Olympic men's double champion, wants to add another Olympic gold medal to his collection. This sounds like a dream team in the making, but can these two 30 year old players come together and make it happen?

EDIT: Federer and Hingis' names are not on the mixed doubles draw. But the dream is not over yet... there are two more opportunities to do it before the Olympics Games. At the French Open and at Wimbledon!

Season's Greetings

2011-12-24T18:16:00.000-08:00

Road Trip Picture Collection I

2011-11-11T00:15:00.000-08:00

1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze + 1 Consolation Gold

2011-11-10T23:40:00.002-08:00

Whistler Fall Champs Classic | This is the last of the backlog of postings from the past two months that did not get posted due to a lack of time. Since this happened over the labour day long weekend, it is difficult to remember the details of this trip.

The weather cooperated during this three days trip to the resort village of Whistler. The temperature was a little on the cool side on the first morning. As the day went on it turned out to be nice and comfortable. The next couple of days were warmer.

Our small team of four boys competed in the under 18 singles and doubles events. Seeded number one and two were Steven Shen and Alexander Baumann respectively. Both were expected to meet up in the finals, but Shen was defeated by Alexander's older brother William in the quarter-final in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. In the first semi-finals, Alexander easily won his match against club mate Ryan Sandrin. In the second semi-finals, William Baumann lost his chance to meet his younger brother for the last time in a junior tennis singles match. He lost 6-2, 6-1 to Adrian Wimmer, a Brit on vacation in Whistler. In the finals, Alexander missed his chances to take an early lead in the first set. Instead, Wimmer stepped it up and took the first set 6-3. He kept the momentum going and raced through the second set to take a 4-0 lead. Alexander fought back to level the set at 4-4, only to give up the next two games and the title match. Shen won the consolation singles event by defeating three opponents. He beat Bryan Pranjic 6-3, 6-1; Alexander Saayman 6-1, 6-4; and Jonas Pahl 6-0, 6-3.

BIG BROTHER vs LITTLE BROTHER: The Final Chapter

Alexander had better luck in the doubles round-robin event. All four boys managed to win their respective early round-robin matches. Their final match to be played became the event finals. The doubles teams pairing were Alexander and Steven, and William and Ryan. So for the last time in junior tennis, this set up between William and his younger brother became the fourth official match between the two. The result could have even the scores between the two brothers, but Alexander took a 3-1 edge over William by winning this doubles match 8-5 with his doubles partner.

High Performance Groups

2011-11-07T00:12:00.001-08:00

High Performance 18

Back Row:

Adrian Tan (coach), William Baumann, Jedi Tetik, Alexander Baumann,

Rene Kozak (coach), Brandon Fasciana, Daniel Shen, Ryan Sandrin,

Middle Row:

Steven Shen, Sam Yan, Ian Chok, Farhad Javadian (far right)

Front Row: Terry Lowe (coach), Donica Labayo, Anastassia Krasnova,

Giselle Bonney, Vanessa Mansfield, Paul Kim, Grant McRae (coach)

Not in the Picture:

Mark Lintott, Ken Zhang, Adrian Stoupignan, Neil Oribello

High Performance 14

Far Back:
Rene Kozak (coach)
Middle Row:
Terry Lowe (coach), Benjamin Loewen, Kai Rados, Tiana Andjelic,
Kevin Baumann, Arabdho Majumder, Jayden Nielsen, Jenny Jia,
Hollie Tsui, Matthew Wong, Adrian Tan (coach), Grant McRae (coach),
Front Row:
Steven Baumann, Alexandra Nielsen
Not in the Picture:
Alexandra Mandewo, Cate Belton, Jeneviève Patry-Smith,
David Patry-Smith, Alvin Yang, Franzene Tsui

Kids Tennis Session D Pictures

2011-11-06T15:36:00.001-08:00

The season has ended, and there is now more time to get through the backlog of postings. It maybe November at the moment, but it is never too late to get these late summer Kids Tennis pictures posted, as these are great pictures.

A Tough Season

2011-11-05T23:46:00.002-07:00

Juniors Alumni | After topping our group and winning the men's league spring C1 division last year, our team was promoted to B2. And this division turned out to be much tougher than we had expected. Also the team was plagued with work situations where on most game days, we could not field our best line-up to compete against our opponents in our group. The weather in the spring did not help at all. The rain had forced so many games to be rescheduled towards the end of the season. At the half way mark of the season, we did not even complete 25 percent of our schedule. At the end, we had to schedule a number of double header games in order to finish the season on time. After a promising start, it was a struggle as the season went on. At one stage we were heading down to the bottom of the table. But we were lucky enough to crawl our way to a decent finish. At the end we could do no worse than fourth in the group table.

The new season is only five months away, and training will soon be underway after the new year. Hopefully, with the addition of two newly promoted juniors, the team will be strengthened enough to compete at this B2 level.

Standing Left to Right: Normann Baumann, James Stretcher,
Ilya Tihanenoks, Jordan Jung, Alex Khalajadez, Robbie Baumann,
Chris Weingand (Captain), Gareth Wheatley
Front: Alex Tan, Adrian Tan (Coach)
Reserve Players (not in picture): Ken Liu, Martin Walenczykiewicz

Pictures from the Evening

2011-10-30T01:37:00.001-07:00

It's a Three-peat!

2011-10-30T01:13:00.008-07:00

Junior Club Awards 2011 | Last year's close contest was between the two Baumann brothers, Alex and Willie. Among the five nominees, this year's Best Junior Player of the Year Award is a close contest between three juniors: Alex Baumann, Jedi Tetik and Jayden Nielsen. Each of them has an impressive season.

After having joined us on a couple of road trips last year, Tetik is new addition to our program this year. Tetik ended the season with 3 tournament wins, 3 finalists positions and 1 semi-final appearances in 18 events entered. Our second junior to be in the mix in the top three is 11 year old Nielsen. In only her second full season of tournament play, she has already improved on last season results. With only seven events entered, she came away with 1 win, 3 finalist positions and reached 1 other semi-final. Alex Baumann who has just turned 16 years old a week ago, managed to play in 13 events despite being away for 6 weeks in the summer. His results are 3 wins, 3 finals, and 2 semi-finals appearances.

Deciding who was going to take home this outstanding award at the Awards & Banquet evening was a tough one. This was as close as it got, and several other factors have to be looked into. This Best Junior Player of the Year Award gives recognition to the junior who has the most consistent tournament results, and displays all round sportsmanship, gives best effort in matches and in practices, shows overall attitude and commitment towards training and tournaments, and achieves continuing improvement in match play and technical skills. In the end, Alex Baumann, the winner of the two previous seasons, gets to retain his title one more time. A much surprised win for him when his name was revealed. He thought he had a better chance of taking home the Best Effort Award category.

That award went to 13 year old Matthew Wong. The Best Effort Awards means giving your all in each and every match and your utmost effort in training and practices.

Vanessa Mansfield took home the Most Improved Junior Player of the Year Award. Mansfield who will turn 15 in a month's time, attained the best overall improvement in technical skills and match play during the year. She became one of the two girls to take home a year end award in the past three years. The second girl to receiving one of these awards is 16 years old Giselle Bonney. She was much delighted to receive her Sportsmanship Award. This is an award for fairness, striving spirit, follow the rules of the game, show respect for one's opponent as well as graciousness in winning or losing. Well done to all the winners of this years club awards.

BEST JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nominees:

Alexander Baumann (Winner)

Jayden Nielsen

Jedi Tetik

Kevin Baumann

Steven Shen

MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nominees:

Benjamin Loewen

Ian Chok

Kevin Baumann

Ryan Sandrin

Vanessa Mansfield (Winner)

BEST EFFORT AWARD

Nominees:

Alexander Baumann

Alexandra Nielsen

Cate Belton

Matthew Wong (Winner)

William Baumann

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Nominees:

Giselle Bonney (Winner)

Jenny Jai

Sam Yan

Steven Baumann

Vanessa Mansfield

Alexander Baumann's 2011 Tournament Highlights

Singles Winner
• Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger (May)
U18 Singles Challenger Main Draw

Singles Runner-Up
• Whistler Racquet Club Fall Junior Champs (September)
U18 Singles Championships Main Draw
• CTC Junior Club Closed (July-October)
U18 Singles Main Draw

Singles Semi-Finalist
• Coquitlam Junior Open (August)
U16 Singles Challenger Main Draw
• Coquitlam Junior Open (August)
U18 Singles Challenger Main Draw

Singles Quarter-Finalist
• Stanley Park Open (July)
U18 Singles Challenger Main Draw

Doubles Winner
• Whistler Racquet Club Fall Junior Champs (September)
U18 Doubles Championships Main Draw
(with partner Steven Shen)
• CTC Junior Club Closed (July-October)
U18 Mixed Doubles Main Draw
(with partner Anastassia Krasnova)

Doubles Runner-Up
• Coquitlam Junior Open (August)
U18 Doubles Championships Main Draw
(with partner Jedi Tetik)

All the Winners of the Evening

2011-10-30T01:01:00.001-07:00

"Use The Force, Young Jedi"

2011-10-29T23:14:00.005-07:00

CTC Junior Club Closed – U18 | The finals of the under 18 was finally completed in mid October. And a new champion was crowned. After a series of round-robin matches that started in July, last year's champion, Ken Zhang, surrendered his title at the quarter-final stage in the main draw. This year's champion, Jedi Tetik, did not need to use his lightsabers to fend off his opponents. His tennis racquet did most of the action. His opponent in the final was none other than Alex Baumann, a name you would find at this late stage of the competition for the past three years. Still looking for his first win at home, a recently turned 16 years old teenager, Baumann came up short against a well prepared opponent. Baumann had earlier beaten the No. 2 seed, Daniel Shen in the semi-finals in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. This was his best match of the year. His forehand and backhand passing shots worked brilliantly against his attacking opponent. In the final, Baumann had a hard time finding his range from the baseline. Tetik was much more grooved in his groundies, forcing Baumann to make many of the unforced errors. Tetik serves were spot on in the match. A year older than Baumann, Tetik had an easy 6-0, 6-1 semi-final win over Steven Shen, the younger brother of Daniel.

This year the under 18 mixed doubles event was a last minute addition to the club junior closed tournament. This round robin event was a contest between four teams. When all the matches were completed, there was a three way tie for first place. The tie was broken by a count back of the number of games won and lost. By winning 23 games and giving up only 16 games, Alexander Baumann and Anastassia Krasnova were declared the winners. The runner-up team belongs to Steven Shen and Vanessa Mansfield.

ROUND TWO UNDER 18 MAIN DRAW

Finals
Jedi Tetik (1) bt Alexander Baumann (4) 6-1, 6-3

Semi-Finals
Jedi Tetik (1) bt Steven Shen (3) 6-0, 6-3
Alexander Baumann (4) bt Daniel Shen (2) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

Quarter Finals
Jedit Tetik (1) bt William Baumann 6-3, 6-1
Daniel Shen (2) bt Mark Lintott 6-0, 6-3
Steven Shen (3) bt Ryan Sandrin 6-2, 7-6
Alexander Baumann (4) bt Ken Zhang 6-4, 7-5

ROUND TWO UNDER 18 CONSOLATION DRAW

Finals
Ian Chok bt Sam Yan 6-0, 6-0

Semi-Finals
Ian Chok bt Farhad Javadian 6-1, 6-0
Sam Yan bt Vanessa Mansfield 6-1, 6-0

Quarter Finals
Ian Chok bt Adrian Stoupignan w/o
Farhad Javadian bt Neil Oribello 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
Vanessa Manfield bt Donna Labayo 6-4, 6-1
Sam Yan bt Paul Kim 6-2, 6-0

Round of 16
Ian Chok bt Anastassia Krasnova 6-1, 6-0
Neil Oribello bt Giselle Bonney 6-3, 6-2
Vanessa Mansfield bt Aruscke Bosch w/o
Sam Yan bt Brandon Fasciana 6-0, 6-0

UNDER 18 MIXED DOUBLES ROUND ROBIN

Alex Baumann/Anastassia Krasnova bt Steven Shen/Vanessa Manfield 8-6
Alex Baumann/Anastassia Krasnova bt Ian Chok/Donna Labayo 8-2
Sam Yan/Giselle Bonney bt Ian Chok/Donna Labayo 8-5
Sam Yan/Giselle Bonney bt Alexander Baumann/Anastassia Krasnova 8-7
Steven Shen/Vanessa Mansfield bt Sam Yan/Giselle Bonney 8-6

Steven Shen/Vanessa Mansfield bt Ian Chok/Donna Labayo 8-5

Wong Wins Big!

2011-10-29T22:48:00.004-07:00

CTC Junior Club Closed – U14 | Once thirteen years old Matthew Wong got to round two in the main draw, he knew if he played two good matches, the under 14 club title would be his. And that was what he did. His semi-finals match against another very promising young player, Jayden Nielsen, was decided at 10-6 in the third set super-tiebreaker. The first two sets in that match were evenly split. In the finals he faced Kevin Baumann who had beaten him in the round-robin stage in three sets.

The second semi-finals went three sets as well. 11 years old Baumann had to battle past 13 years old Benjamin Loewen for a place in the finals. He won the match 10-7 in the third set super-tiebreaker. Baumann won the under 12 club title last year and was looking to add one more title to his collection.

In this finals, both boys fought tooth and nail against each other. Throughout the match, Wong used his powerful forehand to move his opponent around the baseline, much to his advantage. But Baumann was not totally ineffective at the baseline. He made his offensive attack as well, targeting his opponent's weaker backhand whenever he got the chance. In the end, Wong prevailed in a tough straight sets 6-4, 7-5 title victory.

In the consolation draw, 12 years old Jenny Jia faced a much taller and stronger opponent in the finals. Soon to be 14 years old, Kai Rados held his game together and cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win.

ROUND TWO UNDER 14 MAIN DRAW

Finals

Matthew Wong bt Kevin Baumann 6-4, 7-5

Semi-Finals

Matthew Wong bt Jayden Nielsen 0-6, 6-1, 10-6

Kevin Baumann bt Benjamin Loewen 7-6, 3-6, 10-7

ROUND TWO UNDER 14 CONSOLATION DRAW

Finals

Kai Rados bt Jenny Jia 6-2, 6-1

Semi-Finals

Jenny Jia bt Hollie Tsui 6-3, 6-1

Kai Rados bt Arabdho Majumder 6-3, 6-0

Quarter-Finals
Arabdho Majumder bt Alvin Yang w/o
Hollie Tsui bt Tiana Angelic 6-1, 6-0

Patry-Smith Takes the Under 10 Title!

2011-10-29T22:45:00.002-07:00

CTC Junior Club Closed – U10 | The round-robin matches divided the girls from the boys, except for the youngest member of the group. Seven years old Alexandra Mandewo did not make it to the main draw. With an all girls main draw, both semi-finals were decided in three sets. The top seed, Alexandra Nielsen, 9, was taken to three set by 8 years old Franzene Tsui. Nielsen managed a comeback after losing the first set 6-4. She won the remaining two sets 6-3, 10-7. Whereas the top seed managed to survive, the second seed, 10 years old Cate Belton, lost to another 10 years old player, Jeneviève Patry-Smith. Belton won the first set 6-4, and had to give up an easy second set. In the super-tiebreak, she could not swing the momentum around and Patry-Smith took the match at 10-7.

In the finals, Patry-Smith had a hard fought first set against Nielsen. Once she had the first set in her pocket, she quickly move through the second set for a 7-5, 6-1 title victory.

The consolation finals contest was between David Patry-Smith, 8, and Steven Baumann, 9. Both boys played very well, and the points were thoughtfully constructed. The closely fought first set went to Patry-Smith at 6-4. But his game started to unravel in the second set. As Baumann started to pull ahead, Patry-Smith was clearly frustrated at his game. The deciding third set was played out in full. Having regained his focus Patry-Smith battled to take control of the super-tiebreaker. The young Baumann fought back and threw everything he had to gain the upper hand. The lead in the super-tiebreaker just see-sawed between these two players. In the end somebody had to win it. Patry-Smith won it with a 6-4, 0-6, 10-8 score.

ROUND TWO UNDER 10 MAIN DRAW

Finals
Jeneviève Patry Smith bt Alexandra Nielsen (1) 7-5, 6-1

Semi-Finals
Alexandra Nielsen (1) bt Franzene Tsui 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
Janeviève Patry-Smith bt Cate Belton (2) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7

ROUND TWO UNDER 10 CONSOLATION DRAW

Finals
David Patry-Smith bt Steven Baumann 6-4, 0-6, 10-8

2011 CTC Awards & Banquet Dinner

2011-10-05T22:17:00.003-07:00

Our final event of the season is fast approaching. Trophies and medals will be handed out to the winners and finalists of the recent club closed junior tournament, including consolation draws. The 4 year-end junior club awards as listed in the prior posting will also be handed out to the winners. This event is open to all club members, including juniors, their family and friends. A discount of $5 off the ticket price or $3 off the under 12 ticket price will be given to the first 20 junior members who purchase a ticket. Email or call me to get your tickets.

4 Prestigious Junior Club Awards

2011-10-02T10:37:00.007-07:00

Junior Club Awards | It is time again to reveal the nominees for the 4 year-end junior club awards voted by the juniors and coaches. The Best Player of the Year award looks at the junior player with the most consistent overall match results over the past 12 months. This award also encompasses sportsmanship, best effort, attitude and commitment, improvement in technical skills and match play. The junior player with the best overall improvement in technical skills and match play since last season or at least since the start of the season will take home the Most Improved Junior Player of the Year award. Giving your all in each and every match, regardless of who is your opponent, and also giving your utmost effort in training and practices, are the criteria for the Best Effort award. Finally, the junior player who exhibit fairness, striving spirit, follow the rules of the game, show respect for his or her opponent as well as graciousness in winning or losing will deserve this Sportsmanship award. These awards will be presented at the CTC Awards and Banquet on October 22nd evening. Details for this event will be posted soon.

The following juniors are nominated for the 2011 club awards.
(listed alphabetically)

BEST JUNIOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Alexander Baumann
Jayden Nielsen
Jedi Tetik
Kevin Baumann
Steven Shen

MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Benjamin Loewen
Ian Chok
Kevin Baumann
Ryan Sandrin
Vanessa Mansfield

BEST EFFORT AWARD NOMINEES
Alexander Baumann
Alexandra Nielsen
Cate Belton
Matthew Wong
William Baumann

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEES
Giselle Bonney
Jenny Jai
Sam Yan
Steven Baumann
Vanessa Mansfield

Final Day for Makeup Lessons

2011-10-01T09:04:00.001-07:00

The tennis courts at the Coquitlam Tennis Club are dry. Lessons will still be going ahead at 10 am for Beginners, and 11:30 am for Novice and Intermediate. Watch for further updates if the weather turns wet.

2 Silver, 5 Bronze + 2 Consolation Gold and 2 Consolation Silver

2011-09-23T00:21:00.003-07:00

Coquitlam Junior Open Championships – Challenger | Lots of silver and bronze for our team in the Challenger division of the Championships. The weather was not perfect. A three hours rain delay on Wednesday morning meant the last few matches were finally completed after 5:30 pm on the final day of the tournament.

Jayden Nielsen, 11, received her second finalist trophy in as many days. Seeded No. 1 in the girls under 14 singles event, Nielsen fell to the No. 2 seed, Keyu Chen in the finals. Nielsen had beaten Chen 6-4, 7-6 only days earlier in the quarter-finals of the under 12 champs singles event. This time Chen triumphed easily with a 6-1, 6-1 score.

Ryan Sandrin, 16 and William Baumann, 17, partnered up for the first time as a doubles team. In the semi-finals of the boys under 18 doubles event, they claimed victory over the second seeded team of Ken Zhang and Christopher Chan, winning in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. In the finals, it was a close match against the top seeded team of Simon Danyluk of Burnaby and Dominik Wrona of Coquitlam. In the end, the score of 7-6, 6-4 favoured the No. 1 team.

Vanessa Mansfield, 15, and Alexandra Nielsen, 8, both made their semi-final appearances in their respective events. After beating Sarah Kavanagh of Surrey in the quarter-finals of the girls under 16 singles, Mansfield lost her next match to Alli Valk 6-1, 6-1, the No. 1 seed from North Vancouver. The younger Nielsen, a week short of the 9th birthday, fought hard for her quarter-final victory in the girls under 12 singles. She triumphed over Georgia Tuhten in a tough 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win. She faced Sara Bremsak of North Vancouver in the semi-finals and lost 6-3, 6-3.

A bit of a disappointment for top seed Steven Shen and second seed Alexander Baumann in the boys under 18 singles event. Both club juniors were expected to meet in the finals. In the semi-finals, Shen lost to the No. 4 seeded player Shubham Soni 6-4, 7-5, while Baumann lucked out against Dominik Wrona, the 6th seeded player. Baumann was also seeded No. 2 in the under 16 singles event. After being away for most of the summer, and only been back in town three days prior, his lack of training told the whole story. Having lost his under 18 singles match earlier in the morning, he chalked up another semi-finals defeat later in the day. This time it was against No. 3 seed John Schriemer of Kelowna.

Other notable results: Sam Yan advanced to the consolation draw finals of the under 16 singles. The result was as close as it can be. Yan lost 8-7 to Nikola Surjanovic of Burnaby. In the girls under 16 singles consolation draw, Giselle Bonney, seeded No. 2, lost in her first round main draw match to Nicole Wrona. Bonney later redeemed herself by winning her consolation event. Jenny Jai defeated club mate Holly Tsui, 8-4, in the girls under 14 singles consolation finals.

Boys' U18 Challenger Singles:
Dominik Wrona (6) def. Shubham Soni (4) 6-2, 6-3

Boys' U16 Challenger Singles:
Daniel Foxcroft (1) def. John Schriemer (3) 6-4, 6-2

Boys' U14 Challenger Singles:
Owen Stimpson def. Andy Sun (3) 6-0, 6-1

Boys' U12 Challenger Singles:
Sebastian Dee def. Alex Huang (4) 6-3, 6-0

Boys' U10 Challenger Singles:
Conor Robertson def. Angus Pegg 6-3, 6-3

Boys' U18 Challenger Doubles:
Simon Danyluk/Dominik Wrona (1) def.
William Baumann/Ryan Sandrin 7-6, 6-4

Boys' U14 Challenger Doubles:
Justin Joonsuk Park/Owen Stimpson (1) def.
Michael Chu/Andy Sun (2) 7-5, 6-1

Boys' U10 Challenger Doubles:
Angus Pegg/Kevin lim

Girls' U18 Challenger Singles:
Khadija Dumas Da Silva (1) def. Renee Ren 6-1, 6-2

Girls' U16 Challenger Singles:
Alli Valk (1) def. Fiona Majendie 6-3, 6-0

Girls' U14 Challenger Singles:
Keyu Chen (2) def. Jayden Nielsen (1) 6-1, 6-1

Girls' U12 Challenger Singles:
Julia Tcherkas def. Sara Bremsak 6-2, 6-3

Girls' U10 Challenger Singles:
Victoria Macfarlane def. Rachael Tuhten 6-1, 6-3

Girls' U18 Challenger Doubles:
Audrey Chu/Fiona Majendie

Girls' U14 Challenger Doubles:
Julie Newton/Tia Quo Vadis def. Keyu Chen/Georgia Swant walkover

Boys' U18 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Simon Danyluk def. Dexter Docherty 8-3

Boys' U16 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Nikola Surjanovic def. Sam Yan 8-7

Boys' U14 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Tony Zhao def. Eddie Wu 8-0

Boys' U12 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Oscar Huang (3) def. Joshua Pollock 8-4

Boys' U10 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Ricky Tran def. Lachlan Robertson 8-7

Girls' U18 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Dahee Suh def. Stellar Song 8-4

Girls' U16 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Giselle Bonney (2) def. Christa Gavril default

Girls' U14 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Jenny Jia def. Holly Tsui 8-4

Girls' U10 Challenger Singles Consolation:
Sara Vagramov def. Kaitlin Chow 8-7

Around the Tennis Courts – Challenger

2011-09-23T00:07:00.002-07:00

3 Silver, 4 Bronze + 2 Consolation Gold

2011-09-22T23:34:00.004-07:00

Coquitlam Junior Open Championships – Champs | We had perfect dry weather during this Champs portion of the Championships. Many of our club juniors competed in this division. No golden eggs were collected in the main draws but we had three silvery performances from Jedi Tetik in the boys under 18 singles, Jayden Nielsen in the girls under 12 singles, and Alexander Baumann and Tetik in the boys under 18 doubles.

Seeded number two, Tetik, 17, had a misfortune in the boys under 18 singles finals against the unseeded Roy Cheng. Cheng had earlier beaten Joshua MacNeil of Whistler and the No. 3 seed, Harman Gosal of Vancouver, and our own club junior, Daniel Shen in the semi-finals. On his way to the finals, Tetik defeated club mate Ken Zhang in three sets, and Saud Romus Izquierdo 6-2, 6-0. In the finals, Tetik had a tough first set, winning the tie-breaker for a one set lead. In the second set, the momentum swung in Cheng's favour as he took the second set in an easy score of 6-1. At the start of the third set, Tetik regained his footing and led 3-2 before a bad turn of event caused him his mobility around the court. He lost his footing which resulted in a twisted ankle. Tried as he might, the hinderance proved too much of a pain. The third set slipped away. Cheng won the set 6-4 and the match.

Unseeded Jayden Nielsen, 11, battled her way into the finals of the girls under 12 singles event by defeating Keyu Chen 6-4, 7-6 and the No. 2 seed, Madison Fan 6-4, 6-3. In the finals, Nielsen came up short against the top seed, Alex Walker of North Vancouver, losing 6-2, 6-3.

On the final day, the No. 2 seeded team of Tetik and doubles partner Alexander Baumann, 15, met the No. 1 doubles team in the final. The top seeds proved to be too strong for our Tetik and Baumann partnership. Gosal and MacNeil took the boys under 18 doubles title with a score of 6-3, 6-2.

Other notable results: The partnerships of Steven Shen and Ryan Sandrin, and Daniel Shen and Ken Zhang, made the semi-finals of the boys under 18 doubles event. Jenny Jia and her doubles partner Neeki Alavi of North Vancouver also made the semi-finals of the girls under 14 doubles event. Steven Shen who lost his first round match against Roy Cheng in the boys under 16 singles event, won the consolation draw. In the girls under 10 singles consolation, Jeneviève Patry-Smith, 10, had a hard fought match against club mate Alexandra Nielsen, 8, in the final. Patry-Smith won 3-6, 6-4, and 17-15 in the super-tiebreaker. Daniel Shen made the semi-finals of the boys under 18 singles event. He lost 6-3, 6-0 to the eventual champion Cheng.

Boys' U18 Champs Singles:
Roy Cheng def. Jedi Tetik (2) 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

Boys' U16 Champs Singles:
Roy Cheng def. Shubham Soni (2) 6-3, 7-6

Boys' U14 Champs Singles:
Jack Karp (2) def. Ian Brink (3) 6-2, 6-0

Boys' U12 Champs Singles:
Owen Stimpson (1) def. Jared Maclean (2) 6-2, 6-2

Boys' U10 Champs Singles:
Michael Soldko def. Michael Foxcroft (1) 6-4, 6-3

Boys' U18 Champs Doubles:
Harman Gosal/Joshua MacNeil (1) def.
Alexander Baumann/Jedi Tetik (2) 6-3, 6-2

Boys' U14 Champs Doubles:
Sam Gouneili/Jack Karp (1) def. Taalib Bhatti/Ian Brink (2) 6-1, 6-3

Girls' U18 Champs Singles:
Khadija Dumas Silva (1) def. Renee Ren (2) 6-2, 6-3

Girls' U14 Champs Singles:
Lauren Li (1) def. Mikayla Fan (2) 6-4, 6-1

Girls' U12 Champs Singles:
Alex Walker (1) def. Jayden Nielsen 6-2, 6-3

Girls' U10 Champs Singles:
Julia Tcherkas def. Sara Bremsak 6-3, 6-0

Girls' U14 Champs Doubles:
Lauren Li/Anna Gao def. Keyu Chen/Kristen Li 6-2, 6-4

Boys' U18 Champs Singles Consolation:
Harman Gosal (3) def. Avineet Randhawa 6-0, 6-0

Boys' U16 Champs Singles Consolation:
Steven Shen (1) def Kamil Tabaka (4) 6-4, 6-1

Boys' U14 Champs Singles Consolation:
Alexei Zaroubo def. Liam Huebner 6-2, 6-3

Boys' U12 Champs Singles Consolation:
Reid Stimpson def. Christian Georgiev 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Boys' U10 Champs Singles Consolation:
Henry Ren def. Maxim Tcherkas 6-1, 6-1

Girls' U18 Champs Singles Consolation:
Olivia Oszkiel def. Karianne Sretavan 6-1, 7-6

Girls' U14 Champs Singles Consolation:
Angie Walker def. Bea Alvar walkover

Girls' U12 Champs Singles Consolation:
Keyu Chen def Renata Gabuzyan 6-1, 6-0

Girls' U10 Champs Singles Consolation:
Jeneviève Patry-Smith def. Alexandra Nielsen 3-6, 6-4, 17-15

Around the Tennis Courts - Champs

2011-09-22T22:52:00.003-07:00

Make Up Lessons

2011-09-17T08:10:00.002-07:00

The beginner session from 9 am to noon will be cancelled for this morning due to rain. The next update will be at 10:45 am for the other lessons starting at noon.
11:00 am EDIT: 12 pm to 2 pm lessons are also cancelled for today. Will send out an update for next weekend.
12:50 pm EDIT: The weather is starting to dry out. The 2 pm and 4 pm HP sessions will be going ahead as scheduled.

Tennis Camp D Picture

2011-08-16T17:49:00.001-07:00

Trophies and Medals Galore

2011-08-14T14:40:00.008-07:00

23rd Biondo Junior Grass Court Championships | Our annual trip to the grass courts of Cowichan proved to be fruitful. Our team of 9 juniors came back with numerous metallic souvenirs recently. In the absence of some of our older top club juniors, our younger team still enjoyed much success on this grass court tournament. Leading the way is our most experience and oldest junior player on this trip. Jedi Tetik, 17 returned once again with two pieces of hardware. A finalist once again in the boys under 18 singles, and he also triumphed in the boys under 18 doubles with Austin Nyugen from Beaverton, Oregon. In the singles final, Tetik was fantastic for the first set and a half. He led 6-2, 3-2 and a point away from a 4-2 lead, when a lapse of concentration did him wrong. His opponent, Duncan boy, Socrates Bousbouras sneaked right back into the match. In the third set, Tetik took an early 2-0 lead but could not sustain the momentum. Faced with a 4-5 decision, Tetik managed to level the set at 5-5, but that was all he can do to keep the match from his reach. He fell on his serve two games later with a final score of 6-2, 4-6, 5-7.

Giselle Bonney, 16, one of our four girls on this trip was the defending champion in the girls under 16 singles. She did really well in beating two Island girls, Lucy Ewart of Brentwood Bay, and Georgia Tomsett of Victoria in the round-robin matches. The match that she did not expect to lose was against Nina Radisavljevic of Victoria. She had beaten Radisavljevic last year in the same event but this time it was a reversal of fortune. The score was 6-1, 6-4. Radisavljevic was the event winner and Bonney brought home the runner-up trophy. Bonney and doubles partner, Ann Cleverley, a local player, narrowly missed receiving their runner-up trophies in the girls under 18 doubles round robin event.

The surprise of this trip was Sam Yan, 13, reaching the finals of the boys under 16 singles event. On the way to the final, he beat the number one seeded player, Vincent Didier of Victoria in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. The finals proved to be much tougher as he faced the boy from Beaverton, Oregon. Austin Nguyen won easily 6-3, 6-0. Yan also proved that his under 16 success was no fluke. He made an impression in the boys under 14 singles event as well. After winning two early round matches, he came up short against the number two seeded player, Aaron Diemer of Victoria. This was a match he should have won but he could not get his game together. Yan lost 6-2, 6-2.

Our two other representatives in the boys under 14 singles events were Kai Rados and Matthew Wong. Both players made early exit in the event. Rados lost to the number three seeded player, Nyles Moisson and Wong was beaten by the number two seed, Aaron Diemer. Rados managed to secure a finalist position in the consolation event. He was beaten by Victor Stepanov from Victoria.

We have three representatives in the girls under 12 singles events. Jayden Nielsen, and her younger sister Alexandra, and Jenny Jia are the promising young players from our junior program. Jia, 12, was the finalist in last year's event. This time Nielsen, 11, was the number one seeded player. Both girls met in the finals, and Nielsen romped through the finals in a quick fashion, with a 6-2, 6-0 score. The younger Nielsen lost 6-4, 6-4 to Clementine Chung of Victoria in a close first round match. Alexandra, who will turn 9 years old next month, won her consolation final when she beat a local player Chanelle Moisson 6-1, 6-1.

Jia was also entered in the girls under 14 singles. A defending champion from last year trip and seeded first, she suffered a surprise lost to Mateya Radisavljevic of Victoria. In the first round match she quickly move to a 3-0 lead only to have Radisavljevic come back in the next six games. In the second set, she settled back into her groove and won it easily. In the third set, the tide turned against her once more. She bowed out with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Jia redeemed herself in the consolation, by winning her final match 6-2, 6-4 against Julie Newton.

In the boys under 12 singles event, we have Jared MacLean representing our club. He was seeded number two. With the withdrawal of the number one seeded player Andre Sobati, he was the clear favourite to win this event and he did in a fashionable style in the finals. He beat Toni Dela Pena of Victoria without losing a game. His toughest match was in the semi-finals where he was extended into three sets against Aaron Diemer. He survived a tough 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 after being down 5-2 in the third set. Against the much taller Diemer, MacLean was trying to out-hit his opponent from the baseline. This proved to be an inefficient effort and fruitless attempt in winning points. When he was down 2-5 in the final set, he decided to change tactics and mixed his shots up. Point by point this worked in his favour and MacLean crawled back to take the set and match from Diemer.

MacLean was a double winner when he and doubles partner, Elom Paradis of Richmond won the boys under 14 doubles in style. They won all their three matches to take the under 14 title. Our other doubles team of Rados and Wong did not enjoy much success in this event.

At the end of tournament, we won 4 golds, 4 silvers, 1 bronze, 2 consolation golds and 1 consolation silver. It was a very good achievement for everyone on this team.

On the Grass Courts of Cowichan

2011-08-14T14:14:00.004-07:00

Side Scenes

2011-08-14T13:38:00.004-07:00

It's Not Just Tennis

2011-08-13T23:35:00.018-07:00

Duncan Trip 2011 | Tennis, tennis and more tennis all day long. There was certainly lots of tennis between matches on this trip. But all tennis and no fun will make this adventure a boring road trip. One thing good about this trip was the no evening matches on the grass courts. So there was much time after the day's matches were completed to get in some entertainment for our group. We did the movie route on the first night. After dinner we headed for Cowboys and Aliens, the Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford movie. The general consensus was not good. So two thumps down. On day two, it was the Aquatic Centre in downtown Duncan and then dinner after. Generally it was a fun and relax time on the water slide and wave pool. Two thumbs up. The third night was bowling then dinner at the Dog House. Not much talent and promise were shown on the bowling lanes. But any which way you had bowled, it was still a fun evening.

By the time the final day came around, nobody wanted to go home. Everyone wanted to stretch the trip as long as they can push it. So we headed for some golf at the local driving range. A couple of juniors had shown some promise under the guidance of our group golf enthusiast and coach, Terry Lowe. Okay, let us just stick to tennis. We left the driving range for some go-kart driving next door. For some of us, it was racing around the track and for some, cheering from the sidelines. Jedi won the time trial by 2 seconds. But it was I who had managed to finish ahead of everyone else despite starting in last position. Alright, I am not bragging here, let me move on. As we wrapped up the day in Duncan, it was a late lunch/early dinner at a fast food restaurant. No name here as we do not need to promote their business any further. We almost missed the ferry at Nanaimo. We were one of the last 10 vehicles or so to get on board. With everyone on the ferry heading back to Horseshoe Bay, the trip was over... or so it seemed... but that will be a story for another day. Final verdict, two thumbs way up!

Change of Lesson Schedule

2011-08-12T22:27:00.001-07:00

Due to the change of dates for our Coquitlam Junior Open tournament from August 20-26 to August 26-September 2, lessons for the following group lessons will also be switched around. Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and both High Performance groups will now have lesson on Saturday, August 20 instead of August 27. Also, High Performance groups Tuesday's lesson is also being switched. Lesson will now be on Tuesday, August 23 instead of August 30.

Coquitlam Junior Tennis Open Championships

2011-08-03T19:36:00.005-07:00

This year's Coquitlam Junior Tennis Open Championships has been moved back to the end of August. The Champs division will now start on Friday, August 26 (from 5 pm) and end on Tuesday, August 30. Out of town players will have their matches start on Saturday. The Challenger division will begin on Tuesday, August 30 and finish on Friday, September 2. Tournament hours are 8:30 am to 8:30 pm on the weekend and until 5:30 pm on weekdays except the first Friday. Events offered are boys and girls under 10 to 18 singles and boys and girls under 10, 14, and 18 doubles. Online registration can be submitted at http://www.karelo.com/. Mail in entry form can be downloaded here. All Coquitlam Tennis Club 2011 junior members will receive discounted entry fees. Please see your instructors for more information. The closing date is Saturday, August 20 at 6 pm. Since this is a Tennis BC sanctioned tournament, all participants must also be a current member of Tennis BC. Membership can be purchased or renew at www.karelo.com and is valid for 365 days from the day of purchase. Click here for the tournament website.

Kids Tennis Session C Pictures

2011-08-01T01:11:00.002-07:00

Saturday, July 30th Lessons

2011-07-29T00:20:00.000-07:00

The Coquitlam Tennis Club is hosting the Pocomo wheelchair tournament this weekend at the club. All lessons will be moved to the Eagle Ridge tennis courts on Guildford Way at Lansdowne Drive. It's beside the Eagle Ridge pool. Lessons time will remain the same. The weather is forecasted to be sunny and warm. Don't forget your water bottle and sunscreen lotion.

Tennis Camp C Pictures

2011-07-28T23:14:00.001-07:00

Tennis Camp B Postponed

2011-07-21T08:00:00.002-07:00

Today's tennis camp will be postponed to tomorrow at 9 am. It will finish at 1 pm. It's still drizzling in places around Coquitlam this morning and may hang around for the next little while. Showers is still possible later this morning. Tomorrow's weather is looking much better with just a mix of sun and clouds in the morning.

Tennis Camp B Picture

2011-07-20T19:45:00.000-07:00

Camp is Still On

2011-07-20T08:04:00.000-07:00

The tennis camp this morning will still be on. We are getting the courts squeegee and will start at 9 am.

Showers Once Again

2011-07-16T07:55:00.012-07:00

Rain, rain, rain, please go away. This summer weather is going from bad to worse for tennis lessons. Showers are falling. The 9 am and 10 am Kids Tennis lessons will be cancelled for this morning. The next update is at 10 am.
10 am Update: It's still drizzling. The beginner's group at 11 am will also be cancelled for today. Next update at 11:30 am.
11:25 am Update: Light rain falling, so here it goes... the novice and intermediate lessons are now cancelled as well. Looking at the weather maps, there's a chance of a break from the wet stuff in the afternoon. I will post my next update at 1 pm.
1 pm Update: There is a good chance the HP14 will start at 2:30 pm. I will make a final update for the HP14 at 1:30 pm. The HP18 will most likely be a go. Watch for the next update at 1:30 pm. (Note: HP12 is now HP14)
1:30 pm Update: The back end of this rain showers are moving a little slower than I would like. It has now passed over central Surrey heading north. Cloudy and drier conditions will follow in an hour or so. Unfortunately the HP14 wouldn't be happening today. I will update at 2:30 pm for the HP18. The squeegee team (just the two of us) is all ready for a workout session.
2:15 pm Update: Yay! It has stopped raining and the sky is brightening up. Roads are beginning to dry up as well. Since the HP14 didn't go ahead this afternoon at 2:30 pm, I want to start the HP18 a little earlier at 3:30 pm for a 3 hours session. HP18 has not miss a Saturday yet since the summer session started. (Knock on wood.) For some earlier groups, it's their 3rd rainout so far. I want to hedge the extra hour from today to future rainouts in the season. Mother Nature has taken a break and isn't paying much attention to us this year. See you all at 3:30 pm. DON'T BE LATE. 20 push ups on my count. Alright it's time for a squeegee workout.

Tennis Camp A Picture

2011-07-08T07:00:00.019-07:00

With today looking to be a better day than yesterday, we will be wrapping up the first of 4 summer tennis camps this morning. I will be heading down to squeegee the tennis courts. We will see everyone at 9 am. I will post another update later if the rain returns.

Our next tennis camp (B) will start on July 18. All of our tennis camps are now fully registered. The best option at the moment is to get onto the wait list. Please email me and let me know which tennis camp you like to be in.

Almost There

2011-07-07T08:40:00.004-07:00

An unexpected light misty rain started falling a few minutes ago means today's camp A will be postponed to tomorrow at the same time.

Finally, Good Weather For A Saturday

2011-07-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

This Saturday's weather is looking good with sunshine, blue skies and warm temperature. After a soggy Kids Tennis session B, session C will start tomorrow on the bright side. All other lesson groups will also be going on for this Canada's Day long weekend. Don't forget your water bottle!

Spring Showers Turn to Summer Showers

2011-06-25T08:03:00.011-07:00

Mother Nature has other plans for this morning. Another rainout morning for Kids Tennis, means lessons are now cancelled from 9 am to 11 am. Today is the last lesson for session B. Refunds will be mailed out after the postal strike is over. The weather may improve for lessons later this morning and afternoon. Stay tune for updates. The next one is at 10 am.
10 am EDIT: It's still raining. The Beginner's lesson at 11 am is also cancelled for this week. The next update at 11:30 am.
11:30 am EDIT: It's still a little misty at the tennis courts. So no chance of a squeegee workout. Unfortunately another week of no 12:30 pm lessons. Still a chance for the weather to dry out for this afternoon. Next update at 1 pm.
1 pm EDIT: It's a hard call. The courts remain soaking wet. The weather is still iffy with a slight drizzle. Will have to call it off for the 2 pm group. I'm still optimistic for the 4 pm lesson. The weather is suppose to improve. If it does, we will want to make up for the 1 hour of rainout last week. We will start a little earlier at 3:30 or sooner. Will post something at 2 pm or by 2:30 pm. Will be heading to the club for squeegeeing action when it is safe to do so.
2:22 pm EDIT: The courts were squeegeed and dried. The rain has return. Last call at 3 pm for final update.
3 pm EDIT: The rain has finally stop. Blue sky right round the corner. Will get another squeegee workout. See you all at 4 pm, unless another... please check again before you leave your home.
3:40 EDIT: Courts are squeegeed and the sun is out. Courts are drying fast. Will do 3 hours of lesson today until 7 pm.

Postal Strike

2011-06-21T00:27:00.001-07:00

With the mail delivery being halted, registration form and payment can be dropped off at the club on Saturdays between 9 am and 6 pm (weather permitting). Please hand the form and payment to one of the instructors on the tennis courts. Availability for the tennis camps are close to full registration.

One More Day For Spring Showers

2011-06-18T08:03:00.022-07:00

Rain is falling. Today's Kids Tennis lessons at 9 am and 10 am will be cancelled. Lessons will continue next Saturday at the same time. The next update is at 10 am for the next set of lessons.
10 am EDIT: The 11 am Beginner lesson will also be cancelled for today. There is a good chance the afternoon lessons will go ahead when the weather starts to dry out. Next updates at 11:30 am and 1 pm.
11:30 am EDIT: The 12:30 pm Novice and Intermediate lessons are also cancelled for today. The rain has stop and the chance for this afternoon High Performance lessons is good.
12:40 pm EDIT: Will be heading down to squeegee the courts. As it looks now, the High Performance will go ahead for this afternoon. If it turns wet, another update will be posted.

Un-Deliverable Emails

2011-06-16T00:48:00.002-07:00

I won't be able to reply to email addresses with @hanmail.net or @21cn.com. Hanmail is an internet service from South Korea and 21cn.com is from China. Both of these internet services frequently block emails coming from foreign servers such as Telus, AOL, and Hotmail. Please provide your phone number in your email, or send your message through another email address.

1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze and 1 Consolation Silver

2011-06-10T00:10:00.002-07:00

Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger | The recently concluded Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger tournament once again proved to be a tug of war with Mother Nature. What was already a cool and wet April, continued into May. Three days of great summer-like weather starting on the Wednesday before the start of the tournament gave us a false hope that all will be well after all. Not. The weather turned wet on Saturday and washed away 7.5 hours of match play. We lost another 2 hours on Sunday morning. There were certainly a lot of squeegeeing work to be done. Matches did continue on both Saturday and Sunday, but the day's temperature remained cool.

Without having to make much adjustment to the match format, this tournament managed to complete the last match before the end of the afternoon on Victoria Day. Our club juniors dominated the boys under 18 singles event, with 3 of the 4 semi-finalists belonging to our club's junior program. William Baumann, 17, completed his third 3-set match in as many days, winning his semi-final against the number one seed and 17 years old club mate, Ken Zhang, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. This victory set him up against his younger brother Alexander, 15, for another Baumann brothers showdown in the final. As this could be the final chapter between these two brothers in junior tournaments, Alexander did not want to miss his chance to claim an official victory against William. And he did just that. He cruised to victory with a 6-4, 6-2 straight sets win. Zhang, the top seed in this event, beat Jack Xie of Burnaby, 6-0, 6-1 and Clint Mofakham of Richmond 6-4, 6-0 before coming up short against the older Baumann in the semi-finals. For more of the boys under 18 finals, see Big Brother vs Little Brother Round 3.

Our girls did well too. Jayden Nielsen, 11, seeded number two, romped through her first two under 12 matches with confidence. She beat Kaileigh Chow 6-0, 6-0, and Anna Venediktova 6-2, 6-0. Nielsen had a much closer match against Kristen Li of Vancouver in the semi-finals. She beat the number four seed, 7-5, 6-4. In the final she met the third seeded player across the net. Although she started off really well, and moved to a 3-0 lead in the first set, her focus got off-tracked. She eventually lost the match, 6-3, 6-1, to Sunny Liu of Vancouver. In the under 18, Vanessa Mansfield, 15, disposed of Stellar Song of Burnaby 2-6, 7-6, 10-5 in her first round match, and beat club mate, Anastassia Krasnova, 15, next in the quarter-finals, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. In the semi-finals, unseeded Dahee Suh of Port Moody, stopped her with a 6-1, 6-0 win. Suh had earlier beaten the number one seeded player, Monica Mograth of Delta, 6-3, 6-4.

Other notable club junior results:
Boys U18
– Mark Lintott d. Saurabh Deb 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
– Dexter Docherty d. Lintott 6-4, 6-2
Boys U14
– Sam Yan d. KJ Kimura 6-0, 6-0
– Nemanja Asprovski (3) d. Yan 6-0, 7-5
Boys U12 Consolation
– Arabdho Majumder d. Martin Lorayes 6-3, 6-1
– Majumder d. Markus Saayman (1) 6-0, 6-0
– Final – Jonah Koo (4) d. Majumder 6-1, 6-0
Girls U18 Consolation
– Donica Labayo d. Giselle Bonney 8-1
– Karianne Sretavan d. Labayo 6-1, 6-4
Girls U14
– Jenny Jia d. Kara Cork 6-2, 6-2
– Sunny Liu (3) d. Jia 6-2, 6-3

Winners + Finalists

2011-06-10T00:05:00.003-07:00

Boys' Under 18 Singles:

Alex Baumann (2) d. Willie Baumann (3) 6-4, 6-2

Boys' Under 18 Consolation Singles:

Andrew Lin d. Brian Kim 6-3, 6-1

Boys' Under 14 Singles:
Gregory Kuntjoro (2) d. John Schriemer (1) 7-6, 6-3

Boys' Under 14 Consolation Singles:
Sean Hayre de Richard Song 3-6, 5-7, 10-8

Boys' Under 12 Singles:
Curtis Docherty (2) d. Luka Vukovic (3) 6-3, 6-4

Boys' Under 12 Consolation Singles:
Jonah Koo (4) d. Arabdho Majumder 6-1, 6-0

Boys' Under 10 Singles:
Ian Layton d. Michael Foxcroft 6-1, 5-7, 10-8

Boys' Under 10 Consolation Singles:
Alexander Asenov d. Winston Le 7-5, 6-3

Girls' Under 18 Singles:
Thanh Pham d. Dahee Suh 6-1, 6-0

Girls' Under 18 Consolation Singles:
Monica Mcgrath (1) d. Karianne Sretavan 6-1, 6-4

Girls' Under 14 Singles:
Sunny Liu (3) d. Jayden Nielsen (2) 6-3, 6-1

Girls' Under 14 Consolation Singles:
Kaileigh Chow d. Michell Guo 6-2, 6-2

Girls' Under 10 Singles:
Nicole Horacek d. Irene Meng 6-4, 6-3

Girls' Under 10 Consolation Singles:
Sara Bremsak d. Sasha Vagramov 6-2, 3-6, 11-9

Big Brother vs Little Brother Round 3

2011-06-09T22:30:00.003-07:00

Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger | Round 3. Ring the bell! For the second straight year, these two Baumann brothers met in the final once again. William, 17, seeded No. 3 and Alexander, 15, seeded No.2 battled through their respective half of the draw to meet each other in the finals of the boys under 18 singles event.

Alexander had an easier time getting through the previous rounds. Having lost only 9 games in his first three matches, Alexander was never threaten in his charge to the finals. He beat David Chen of Surrey, 6-0, 6-2, Dexter Docherty of Vancouver, 6-3, 6-3 and then Kelowna's David Schriemer 6-0, 6-1 in the semi-finals.

By contrast, William had to fight through his first three matches in three sets each. He had to dig deep to keep his chance alive to defend his title he won last year over his younger brother. Against Burnaby's Victor Choy in the first round, he lost the first set 6-4, and was down 2-5 in the second set. When it looked like all was lost, he caught his second wind. Game by game he battled back to take the next five games, and then the third set super-tiebreaker at 10-7. His next round match was against Alexander Saayman of Kamloops. After being down one set, he stormed back to take the next two sets and won 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. The semi-final pitted him against the top seed and club mate Ken Zhang. Both Ken and William had met twice in tournament matches and it is one a piece. William won the first match-up in last summer tournament in Whistler. Ken returned the favour when he beat William for the club under 18 title two weeks later. This time William was determined not to loose twice in a row to Ken. Right from the start both players battled hard and split the first two sets evenly. The third set saw William breaking Ken's serve twice to take a 5-2 lead. Ken was not ready to give it up. He broke William's serve next, saved a match point on his own serve and went on to close the gap to 4-5. On the 10th service game, William did not want to miss another opportunity to close out the match. He held his serve to win the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

This match up could not be more opposite between these two brothers. Alexander was brimming with confidence, while William was lucky to have reached the finals. But both brothers were eager to face the challenge. Once the match began, the younger Baumann lead from start to finish. Alexander laid claim to the under 18 title by defeating the defending champion 6-4, 6-2. This year there are no tears from Alexander, but he was happy that he can finally claim an official victory over his brother. William was disappointed with the outcome but he knew deep down that sooner or later his younger sibling will get a win over him. But he was hoping it would not have come so soon. Will there be another "Big Brother vs Little Brother" round 4 before the season is out? After all, this is the final junior year for William, and this could very well be the final chapter in their junior rivalry.

On the Tennis Courts [Part 1]

2011-06-08T23:46:00.000-07:00

On the Tennis Courts [Part 2]

2011-06-08T23:15:00.000-07:00

Around the Tennis Courts

2011-06-07T23:55:00.000-07:00

Summer Tennis Camps

2011-05-30T19:58:00.002-07:00

A new tennis season and another round of tennis camps for the summer. For the fourth summer in a row, our popular tennis camps will attract many youngsters from around Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody and beyond the Tri-Cities borders. The first of the week long tennis camps starts on July 4. The other three tennis camps will begin on July 18, 25 and August 15. Our tennis camps are for ages 6 to 18 years old, and are for levels between beginner and the intermediate. Many kids and youths attend these camps to learn tennis, to get better, to make friends and to have fun. On the court, we offer a teaching ratio of 6 students to 1 instructor. Our instructors are experienced and dedicated. We like to see many youngsters make tennis their sport of a lifetime. Do not wait, register now to avoid disappointment. Our tennis camps do filled up before the summer starts.

It's Time!

2011-05-27T23:51:00.002-07:00

2011 Summer Season | Tomorrow marks the start of the summer program for the beginners to high performance sessions. After one of the coldest and wettest April and May on record, Mother Nature should spare a thought for these youngsters who are eager to make tennis part of their summer season. We will keep our fingers and toes crossed and hope the warm and dry weather makes a return to our west coast. And soon!

Registration has been going well. The sessions B and C of Kids Tennis are fully registered. Both sessions have a wait list. Session D of Kids Tennis is 99% filled. Both of our High Performance sessions (12 & 18) have also reached the registration limit. A fourth Beginner group has recently been opened up for registration. There are only a few spots left in the Novice and Intermediate sessions. The four summer Tennis Camps in July and August are still available for registration.

The write up and pictures from the recently concluded Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger tournament will be posted very soon. Some of our club juniors did very well. There is also a new twist in another chapter of Big Brother versus Little Brother. All these will be in my next posting.

Wet Start To The Summer Season

2011-05-21T07:40:00.005-07:00

A lot of tennis are on the agenda for this Victoria Day long weekend. Kids Tennis session B kicks off. The Coquitlam Junior Challenger tournament continues with its second day of matches all day long. Both of these are now affected by rain this morning. All tournament matches are currently on hold. Kids Tennis lessons will be cancelled for this morning. This session will resume next Saturday, May 28. The beginner, novice, intermediate, and high performance sessions will also get to start their season next weekend.

HP Lessons Cancelled

2011-05-14T13:03:00.001-07:00

The weather has been drizzling on and off all morning. And the tennis courts are wet. The high performance lessons for the under 12 and 18 are cancelled for today. I will send out an email later today to get confirmation from those who wants to be in the tournament next week.

Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger

2011-05-07T17:43:00.005-07:00

Victoria Day Long Weekend | The first two junior outdoor tournaments in the lower mainland are fast approaching. The Coquitlam Junior Spring Challenger will be held from Friday, May 20 to Monday, May 23. Likewise on the same long weekend, the Hollyburn Junior Champs Classic will also be going on but will start a day earlier. Sanctioned by Tennis BC, both these tournaments are tied in with each other. The Hollyburn tournament is a nationals selections tournament and the draw sizes are limited to 32 for boys and 16 for girls. If requested, those players who are not selected are placed in the Coquitlam tournament.

Both tournaments offer singles events in the under 12, 14, 16 and 18 age categories in the boys and girls divisions. The Coquitlam tournament is also offering the under 10 event. The under 10 events will be played on full court but with EasyPlay balls. First match consolation events have also been planned. Junior players can register online or through regular mail. Do note that both tournaments share the same online registration page. Entries close on Friday, May 13 at 5 pm.

Any current junior members of the Coquitlam Tennis Club who enter in this tournament will receive a discounted fee of only $10 per entry.

A Wash Out for Today's HP Lessons

2011-05-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Both the High Performance 12 and 18 sessions at 1 pm and 3 pm are now cancelled for today. Lessons will resume next Saturday, May 14 at the Eagles Ridge tennis courts at a revised time.

HP 12: 11 pm to 2 pm (3 hours)
HP 18: 2 pm to 5 pm (3 hours)

This will be your final spring lesson before the tournament starts on the 20th.

Saturdays, May 7 + May 14

2011-05-06T00:51:00.001-07:00

Due to the Coquitlam Open tournament currently being held at the Coquitlam Tennis Club until May 14, the High Performance 12 and 18 sessions will move to the Eagle Ridge tennis courts for the next two Saturdays. The location is on Guildford Way at Lansdowne Drive, next to the Eagles Ridge swimming pool and is across the street from the 7-11 store. The lessons times will remain the same. With the weather permitting on May 7, it will be the final lesson in the spring session for the HP18 group. The HP12 will continue until May 14 to make up for the one rainout we had earlier in the spring.

Spring High Performance 18

2011-04-27T00:59:00.001-07:00

Not in the picture: Ken Zhang

Spring High Performance 12

2011-04-27T00:46:00.001-07:00

Not in the picture:

Arabdho Majumder, Matthew Wong, and Steven Baumann

Easter Long Weekend

2011-04-22T02:35:00.003-07:00

All Kids Tennis and High Performance tennis lessons will still be going on for this Saturday. The Kids Tennis 12 noon sessions will add 20 minutes to next Saturday's lesson (April 30) for the rainout during last weekend.

Kids Tennis on April 30:
The 11:00 am session will start at 10:45 am and end at 11:45 am.
The 12:00 pm session will start at 11:45 am and end at 1:05 pm

High Performance 12 & 18 on April 30:
The 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm sessions will begin and end 5 minutes after the hour.

High Performance 18 on April 23:
The 3:00 pm session will have the lesson extended by half hour to make up for the rainout during the first weekend of lesson.

The forecast for this coming Saturday's weather is sunny and warm. Don't forget to bring your water bottle.

Kids Tennis Session A Pictures

2011-04-22T01:35:00.008-07:00

Lesson Cancellation

2011-04-16T13:31:00.001-07:00

The High Performance 12 session at 1:00 pm has been cancelled due to bad weather. The 3:00 pm High Performance 18 session will most likely go ahead. If we have to cancel it we will post something on the site at 2:00 pm.

Lessons Are Going Ahead

2011-04-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

Lessons will be going ahead for this morning classes. The tennis courts are a little wet but we will get it dry with some squeegeeing. See you all starting in an hour.

Spring Sessions Begin

2011-04-02T09:57:00.001-07:00

Our spring sessions will kick off later this morning. It looks like the weather will hold off. The courts are still wet. We will be down to squeegee the courts to have it ready for the Kids Tennis session starting at 11:00 am. The sun is poking through as well. We will see all of you down at the courts soon.

Registration For The Season Is Now Open

2011-02-26T02:08:00.004-08:00

2011 Junior Program | This week it may not feel much like spring, but we are only 23 days away from the spring equinox, and 16 days until daylight saving time begins. Cheer up, it won't be long before the temperature warms up.

Our junior tennis program will kick off the season with our spring sessions for the Kids Tennis and the High Performance groups. Both lesson groups will start on April 2nd. The summer sessions for the beginner, novice and intermediate tennis lessons will begin on May 28. The other 3 Kids Tennis sessions will start on May 21, July 2 and August 13. Once again we will offer 4 week-long tennis camps in the summer. The start dates for these camps are July 4, 18, 25 and August 15.

The registration for all these sessions is now open. In the past seasons, popular lesson groups do fill up quickly. Register early to avoid disappointment, and take advantage of the Early Bird discount. The link to download the registration brochure pdf file is on the top left corner of this page.

A Recent Resurgence of Federer

2011-01-15T14:01:00.020-08:00

Australian Open 2011 | On the eve of the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, Roger Federer has credited Paul Annacone, his coach, for his recent resurgence in form. He is on a 19-match winning streak.

"It's about combining the head, heart and talent components of a player, and understanding how they interact, the best way to match up against other players.

"And, ultimately, the best way for them to keep having fun doing it, and the best way to try to get better."

Paul Annacone outlined his approach to coaching the current world number two. The 47-year-old American was hired by Federer at the end of August last year, has previously coached Pete Sampras and Tim Henman.

"If he can stay healthy and happy and eager, I don't know what the end number would be. But is 20 (Grand Slam tally) realistic, sure, why not?" said Annacone.

Federer has had several temporary associations with coaches in recent years, including Darren Cahill, Jose Higueras and Tony Roche, but has also gone without a coach for extended periods.

Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win the Australian Open which starts on Monday. If Nadal does do it, he will hold all four Grand Slam titles concurrently for a Non-Calendar Grand Slam. Federer acknowledged that Nadal has been dominating the Slams and that makes Nadal a favourite. He also believes that Nadal can become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams at the same time (Calendar Grand Slam).

However, Federer, who starts the defence of his title against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko on Monday is targeting his own 17th Grand Slam. Ever since Annacone came onboard his team, he has won the last 4 of the 5 tournaments he has entered since the US Open. His only loss was in the final of the ATP World Tour Masters in Shanghai to Andy Murray, the tournament he had played right after the US Open. Since then he has also beaten Nadal to win the year end ATP World Tour Finals in London.

As all eyes in the men's singles will be on Rafael Nadal to see whether he can win a fourth consecutive major, Roger Federer is ready to add to the 16 Grand Slam record he currently holds. Either way, the player who wins at the end of the two weeks will have a chance to go on to make a Grand Slam in 2011.

Why You Should Play Tennis

2011-01-09T02:30:00.022-08:00

McEnroe's Mission | John McEnroe wants you to play tennis. Me too! But I think it is best you hear it from the tennis legend himself. He is a former World No.1 tennis player, and a seven times Grand Slam singles winner plus he has won the Grand Slam doubles titles ten times over including a mixed doubles title. He spent a total of 170 weeks at the top of the rankings between 1980 and 1985. He now works as a sports commentator during major tennis matches on a number of the US TV and cable networks.

RE-POSTED FROM BBC SPORTS, TENNIS

Tennis does have a stuffy image. That's not just in the UK but everywhere, even the United States. But I can tell you tennis is one of the best all round games that I've been lucky enough to be part of. It combines a lot of strategy and the mental part of the sport is huge because you're out there by yourself. It can be difficult being on your own, I know this myself. When you lose you feel really naked out there and it's difficult to accept it but that's part of the process.

Tennis is one of the most difficult sports to learn, but when you do master it, it's so enjoyable because things happen without you even thinking. You can win points in lots of different ways and be totally creative on the court too.

People talk about attitude and in the UK it seems very important to be a good loser. While in America you are taught to win at any cost. I personally feel that somewhere in the middle of that would be ideal. I always say that the greatest match I was ever part of was the 1980 Wimbledon final which I lost to Bjorn Borg. Even though it sounds corny, I felt like I came out of that match a winner. My respect level among players and fans went up by 20 or 50 times more and that's the match people always ask me about.

It's a lot harder to go out and fail or lose than to try at all. I give automatic respect to people who are willing to get themselves out there. You should take great pride in giving 100 per cent effort. Maybe you don't always win but you'll be amazed that a lot of good things will happen.

Never give up!

So why you should play tennis? My take is apart from the obvious reasons of fitness and it promotes a healthy lifestyle, it is also fun, social and can be competitive. You only need one other person to play a game of tennis, and it is truly a lifetime sport and can be played at any age. No expensive equipment to buy, public courts are free and easily accessible. Even the competitive player can enjoy the competition as an individual or on a team through league play. Competitive juniors can even look forward to obtaining a tennis scholarship at one of the post secondary colleges across North America. Other than playing on a team, you have to utmost control over your game and yourself. Tennis is such a unique sport. Take that hockey!

Another Year Over And A New One Just Begun

2010-12-30T01:08:00.001-08:00

Season's Greetings

2010-12-18T17:08:00.002-08:00

Uncovering Roger Federer

2010-12-17T22:19:00.005-08:00

He had already set an all-time Grand Slams titles record last year and completed his career Grand Slam after winning the 2009 French Open. At the 2010 Australian open in January, he captured his staggering 16th. Federer's record breaking achievements demand admiration and respect. He is a player with pure ability. His gift was clear from an early age, and he harnessed that natural talent to a phenomenal work ethics. Tennis was his obsession and he made the necessary sacrifies. There was also a believe, essentially in all future champions. Roger Federer will no doubt ends up as the best player to ever play this game.

Just For Laughs

2010-11-27T19:04:00.001-08:00

Federer and Nadal hard at work during the shooting of the promo video for "The Match for Africa".