Elmdale Open

The Elmdale Open runs June 13th-20th.  Come watch the best players in Ottawa from our deck - with a new glass railing and the cheapest beer in town ($4.50 for a tall can), it's a great place to watch tennis.  The #1 seed is Marc Abdelnour, a former Davis Cup player and ranked at a career high of 747 on the ATP tour. Visit http://www.elmdale.ca.

Seniors Tennis / Tennis For Life - by Jim Cameron

It is the biggest tournament of the year and at age 34 you are in your "prime" on the tennis court. You have to play that talented junior that you played many times in the past  and always came out on top. But now that junior has returned from a full season of college tennis and things do not go well. You are dejected after the loss and wonder what happened. Am I two steps slower or is  my "junior" opponent two steps faster?

Thoughts go through your head that this could be the end of your competitive career.

A buddy tries to cheer you up and suggests-hey,not so bad as next year you can also play "seniors" tennis. You are a little surprised. "Seniors"-I have decades to go before I am a senior.    

Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament Kick-Off BBQ – July 18

The Barrhaven Tennis Club will be hosting the 7^th Annual Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament (PLMT) from July 16 to July 26.  One of its key events is the PLMT BBQ. It will take place on July 18th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM (rain date July 25th) and promises to be as exciting as ever!  

The event will include an exhibition singles match :competitors to be announced at a later date, and a performance by aspiring musician Nayana Bhatnagar, followed by a BBQ. 

Dunlop iDapt Racket - by Duncan McCallum Kunstadt Sports

Welcome to the world’s first fully customizable racket. Whether you are engineering a racket to perfectly fit your game or looking to be able to change things on the fly, Dunlop's iDapt will fit all areas of your game.

Ottawa Future Starts U10 Points Race as of June 1st 2015

Ardin Lim, Champion
Ibrahim Higazy, Finalist
Rideau 3*** event February 20-22

We are well into spring and the U10 Future Stars Tour has seen 5 events so far this season.  This tour, which combines boys and girls, is designed for players on a competitive pathway and features some of the best players from Ottawa, Montreal and Gatineau.  The ranking system awards players based on a combination of participation and results, with the Top 10 at the end of the season receiving prizes for their efforts. 

Ottawa's Capital Kids and Rogers Rookie Tour

Capital Kids at Owl Park with Bosco Fernandes

Calling all juniors age 6 and up looking to try their first tournament!

Capital Kids is off to a great start this season, running at 7 different public parks across the city and introducing tennis to over 500 kids so far.  Our team of experienced coaches are welcoming new families and kids in the game, and helping them purchase new racquets and balls and learn basic skills that will enable them to enjoy success when they take to the courts.

Competitive OTA (sanctioned) and Rogers Rookie Tournaments at Beacon Hill on the OTA website

This is a quick note to all families that took part in our competitive events last year at Beacon Hill or who train with us here. Our OTA sanctioned tournaments are now being posted on the OTA website and the registration is now open for the upcoming event: 

http://ota.tournamentsoftware.com/default.aspx?id=0

Junior Players

Regional Player Accomplishments

Vikas Nibhanupudi Champion U10 Manotick
Carter Chew Finalist U10 Manotick

Andrej Zoranovic - wins first-ever BU14 OTA Tournament at OAC May 15-17
Yassin Haifd - wins first-ever BU12 OTA Tournament at OAC May 15-17
Gena Huang - double win GU14;GU16 OTA Tournament OAC May 15-17
Matt Tran - wins BU18 OTA Tournament OAC May 15-17
Vikas Nibhanupudi - wins BU10 OTA Tournament Manotick May 29-31
Carter Chew -  runner up BU10 OTA Tournament Manotick May 29-31
Dan Pergel - BU14 National Selection Finals Rosedale June 12-14 
Adrian Tudor - BU18 Champion and BU16 Finalist Manotick June 12-14 
Guillaume Williams - BU16 Champion and BU18 Finalist Manotick June 12-14 
Jaden Chamberlain - Qualified for BU14 Selections

Craig Henry's 1st OTA Rookie Tour Event

1st Craig Henry OTA Rookie Tour

The 1st OTA Rookie Tour Event for the Craig Henry tennis club was held on Sunday, May 31st. We had around 40-50 registrants from ages 6-13, many of the kids participating in their first "organized tennis event" ever. Special thanks to Capital Kids, the OTA and the volunteers who helped make this event happen.