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Doug Burke
ACE Tennis President
Tennis Director Burlington
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It is wonderful to see everybody back for the new 2017 - 2018 academy year. There is a buzz of excitement in the air as parents, players and coaches look forward to an exciting year at school and on the tennis court. Both clubs have gone though extensive refurbishing - Cedar Springs' new ownership has done tremendous work upgrading the club in Burlington, and Toronto Tennis City has recently completed extensive improvements as well.
Most of our competitive players are getting back on track, after a welcome short break at the end of the summer : while our new International Morning program has started, and it is great to see several of our younger players also committing themselves to intensive on-court and fitness training in the mornings before school.
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Our progressive programs are "through the roof " in terms of attendance, which seems to be reflecting the growing interest in tennis generally.
Congrats to all our players who qualified for the various age groups Nationals as we continue to produce players that are performing excellently at the national level - including a NATIONAL CHAMPION (see highlights below) with fourteen year-old Rachel Kryzak winning the National U16 Championships.Several of our younger players also performed well at the recent U10 Provincials which we hosted at the Burlington Tennis Club, and the Super Series event at Toronto Tennis City.
Greetings!
Doug Burke
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| Rachel Krzyzak U16 National Champion! |
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"Krzyzak serves up another national triumph"
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| Mike Hall pictured here with U16 Champion Rachel Krzyzak on the right and Alex Mikailhuk 3rd in Singles U16 and Finalsit in U16 Doubles, as well as top 8 in the U18 in Gatineu, Quebec. |
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| Jessica Alsola came in 5th place in the Nationals in Mont-Tremblant |
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Following players qualified for the Nationals:
U18 & U16 Alexandra Mikhailuk
U18 & U16 Rachel Krzyzak (did not play U18 as she was away in Europe]
U18 & U16 Sasha Gorchanyuk
U18 - Rita Colyer
U18 - Eric Cherniy
U14 - Jessica Alsola
U14 - Sarah Liu
U12 & U14 Vicky Mboko |
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VICKY MBOKO - Finalist U12, 7th Place U14
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Vicky seen here with her Finalist Award and with her fellow competitors in Mont -Tremblant, Quebec.
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U10
PROVINCIAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Ace hosted the U10 Provincial Championships at the Burlington Tennis Club downtown Burlington - September 1st - 4th. Close to 70 young players came from all over Ontario to compete in this event. The event was sponsored by ACE REPLAY.
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Boys Champion - Filip Radulovic
Boys Finalist - Lev Sherifali
3rd Place - Chris Bulgaru
4th Place - Tom Gao
5th Place - Mikail Iqbal
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Girls Champion - Sarah Gutkowski
Girls Finalist - Nadia Lagaev
3rd Place - Sophia Anna Stoica
4th Place - Megan Kaiyue Mao
5th Place - Zoya Chulak
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10th City of Toronto Tennis Championships - part of ACE Super Series for U10, U12-U18*** + August 25th-September 4th.
The $5000 Harold Green City of Toronto Championships MS Open (1000 WS)
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ACE hosted the 1
0th City of Toronto Tennis Championships - part of ACE Super Series
for U10, U12-U18*** (Juniors) at Toronto Tennis City,
August 25-28th.
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BOYS U12 SINGLES
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BOYS U16 SINGLES
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U14 GIRLS DOUBLES AND SINGLES IN RED
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Winners Women Singles OPEN
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U18 GIRLS SINGLES
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Is your child ready to compete?
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Kyrylo Tabunshchyk
Director
Progressive Tennis
Head Coach Futures and Champions Program
ACE Tournament Director
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ACE STARTS ITS COMPETITTIVE STREAM with the Mini Tennis/Little Aces program - for young players 5 -7 years of age who have already been exposed to the fundamentals of tennis, are able to rally over the net and is ready to dedicate more time to the sport.
In this year-long program, young players commit to further work on their fundamentals to learn how to consistently rally, serve and keep score. The next level in the competittive stream is the Futures program where players generally start to play in tournaments with the 3/4 court U9 Orange Ball and then progress to U10 Green Ball and finally to U12 Yellow Ball.
So, is your child ready to play Tournaments? Answer these 3 simple questions to find out! 1. Serve - Can they get 50% or more of their serves in? 2. Rally - Can they sustain rallies of 4 shots or more? 3. Score - Do they know how to keep score? If yes to all 3 questions then they are ready to play tournament tennis!
ACE runs over 50 tournaments a year including many Future Stars and Rookie tournaments that are designed to bridge the gap between entry-level tennis and the provincial competitive junior circuit .
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
Early morning committment
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The morning program has started out successfully with a group of dedicated players meeting at 6am for an intensive on court tennis and fitness curriculum. Here with fitness director Derek Bennet in Burlington.
Click HERE for more details |
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Craig Mercer
Tennis Director
ACE Toronto
It is a great start to the new year with a lot happening at the club. We have exciting new changes to our staff, a new partnership for our fitness and programs bustling more than ever.
STAFF
We have a dynamic and diverse coaching team this year with the addition of new coaching staff. I am proud to say that we now have almost a 50/50 split between male and female coaches.
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Here is our coaching staff:
Left to right: Craig Mercer, Natalie Araya, Luis Gomez, Erika Perez, Benajamin
Cayuela, Brad Thorpe (Fitness Director), John Cairns, Isabella Baston, Morgan Lever, Jessica McEachern (Fitness Trainer) and Madeline Dinunzio.
FITNESS
As mentioned in the last newsletter we have a new partnership with Striation6. ACE Toronto players can now purchase a membership at the Striation6 for only $10 per month. Players who are interested in joining first need to contact Brad (owner of Striation) and me for approval.
ACE Toronto New Partnership with Striation 6 Exercise and Performance Centre
We are excited to welcome in a new era of fitness training at ACE Toronto. Effective September 2017 Brad Thorpe and his team from Striation 6 Exercise and Performance Centre will oversee the fitness training division at our Toronto facility.
With over 25 years in the sports performance and personal training industries Brad has consulted with the Toronto Blue Jays, Volleyball Canada Centre of Excellence, Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence, Pakmen Volleyball Club, University of Toronto's Family and Community Medicine Program, and the Stop Concussions Foundation. In addition to his consultant work, Brad's methods are used by a number of professional athletes competing in the NBA, MLB, NFL, UFC, FIVB and the NCAA as well as a number of Team Canada and Provincial Team athletes.
Irfan is no longer coaching at ACE Toronto and will continue to coach at the Granite Club. We would like to thank Irfan for his great work here at Toronto Tennis City and wish him all the best in his coaching career.
PARENTS MEETING
We will host a meeting for parents and coaches in our competitive stream on
Wednesday, October 11th
from
7-8pm
at Toronto Tennis City so that parents can get to know the coaches, our philosophy and goals for the year, and to ask any questions you may have.
BUBBLE UP
Our bubble will be going up from Sept 30th-October 6th. This means that we will not have
access to the courts during this time and will use this time to provide additional fitness training and fitness and tennis education for the players in the competitive stream. Players in the International Team will play tennis at Davisville Tennis Club that week. Please bring your son/daughter to training at their regular times that week as it is an equally important part of their year long training program.
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ACE TENNIS IS
GOLD
DESIGNATED
BY
TENNIS CANADA
17 YEARS
IN A ROW
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HURRICANE RELIEF
Clothing and Supply Drive
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In partnership with Cedar Springs and The
Rotary Club, ACE Tennis is collecting used clothing and supplies for the Little League Youth Program in St. Maarten following Hurricane Irma. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, displacing families and ripping apart infrastructure and nature. As you begin to discard summer clothing and prepare for the winter months, please consider donating any used clothing, canned food and cleaning supplies to the cause.
Bins will be available at the Cedar Springs location as of Wednesday September 20th.
We will be sending contributions directly to the Rotary Clubs in St. Maarten, who will supply to the families of youth enrolled in the Little League Program, which is an after-school program that combines both academics and athletics for local children.
Please contact Laurence Lamarche at
289-681-7533 /
[email protected] if you wish to make a monetary dontation. Any donation, big or small, is appreciated.
Sincerest thank you from all of us at ACE Tennis, Cedar Springs, and the Rotary Club.
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EXCLUSIVE INVITATION - LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Complimentary 2hr mobility workshop geared towards improving prerequisite ranges of motion and movements for tennis. Learn how to warm up each joint in order to prepare the body for the specific demands of the sport.
The session will focus on how to maintain joint health through detailed movements in order to expand and control range of motion while improving tissue resiliency and force absorption capacity. These concepts will help
decrease risk of injury and improve performance.
Registration Deadline: Saturday October 21, 2017
Date of Workshop: Saturday November 11, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: High Point Wellness Centre - 5110
Creekbank Rd. Suite 700 Mississauga, ON, L4W 0A1
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Dr. Bryon Weinberg is the Chiropractor for the Toronto Argonauts in addition to working out of High Point Wellness Centre. He was a NCAA Division 1 tennis player and a hitting partner for the likes of Roger Federer and Venus Williams. Dr. Weinberg has treated and currently treats numerous tennis players including Olympic medalist and former world ranked top 10 player Maria Kirilenko. Dr. Weinberg is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Function Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist, and Co-Founder of Athletic Movement Assessment.
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Complimentary SAT tutoring with Helen Donohoe will continue every Saturday at 11am at the Cedar Springs Club in Burlington; starting this coming Saturday, September 23rd.
If you are interested in attending, please email Helen at [email protected] |
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ACE TENNIS BURLINGTON operates out of Cedar Springs Health, Racquet and Sportsclub. The Cedar Springs Club boasts state of the art fitness facilities that compliment its 11 indoor tennis courts. It also offers full member recreational services including access to pools, a basketball gym, and a restaurant. Physiotherapy, medical services and massage therapy are also available on site.
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Toronto Tennis City is Toronto's most unique tennis destination located at Yonge and Davisville. The club provides its members with year round access to red Italian clay
courts with state of the art LED lighting, a beautiful club house and a complimentary REPLAY video analysis system. The club offers first rate adult programs and service
oriented staff. Toronto Tennis City is also home of ACE Tennis Academy, Canada's #1 school for junior players.
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Ace players and coaches benefit from the Ace Replay system which provides them with the opportunity to access a video replay of the player's practice, lesson or match play. The Ace Replay system provides an opportunity for match analysis, an understanding of player's behavior in pressure situations and evaluation through analytics.
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All Canadian Sports Management Inc. is a 40 year old company which has specialized mostly in the field of tennis through strategical planning for tennis development, creation and management of sport facilities, the creation and operation of events, research and development. All Canadian also operates Canada's top tennis developmental school ACE Tennis and has ownership in ACE REPLAY, a new video replay system.
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ACE has been a Gold Designated Tennis Development Center 16 years in a row. The TDC "Go for Gold" Program is a "support program" designed by Tennis Canada to work with junior competitive development programs across Canada. The TDC program is a key component of the overall player development plan of Tennis Canada and its mission of developing world class players. The TDC program designates indoor clubs/academy's meeting minimum program requirements with a gold, silver, bronze or basic designation.
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ACE TENNIS BURLINGTON
Cedar Springs Health, Racquet and Sportsclub
960 Cumberland Avenue
BURLINGTON
ON L7N 3J6
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ACE TENNIS TORONTO
Toronto Tennis City
185 Balliol Street
TORONTO
ON M4S 1C2
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