Volume 10 | October 2021
The Baseline
your tennis community news

We're going into a 5th set!

The days are shorter, the nights are longer and the leaves are just beginning to change. That said, we're not done yet! As baseball goes into extra innings, hockey goes into overtime...we're going into a 5th set. How will that 5th set play out? Well, tomorrow we have our AGM, and then we'll have another two to (cross our fingers) four weeks of tennis.

As we acknowledge the season coming to an end its worthwhile to reflect back. Perhaps the anticipation of seeing an old friend on the court after lockdown stands out. Maybe it was being introduced to a new member and the promises of memories to come. Possibly it was the friendly competition of the House League or Club Championships that you'll look back on most fondly. Whatever it was, we hope you enjoyed the season as you will the "5th set" to come.

On behalf of the Board we thank you for your love of tennis and choosing the Credit Valley Tennis Club.

See you on the courts...and see you in 2022!

Your CVTC Executive Team
News & Events
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Board Members

The Credit Valley Tennis Club 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday, October 2nd at 2pm via Zoom. During the meeting the 2020 AGM Minutes will be approved (and/or amended), several members of the Executive Team will provide updates and answer questions, and an election will be held to determine the Board for the 2022 season. While the meeting is in session, the Club will be closed.

To register for the AGM Zoom call please click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

To download the CVTC Notice of AGM and proxy form (with instructions) please click here.

To see the 2021 CVTC AGM Agenda click here.

To review the 2020 CVTC AGM Minutes click here.

Nominations for Board positions (Executive and Director) can be received up to and during the AGM. To see a description of each role, click below on the role. As of September 30th the people listed below have accepted nominations. For some you will find a link to a profile outlining their candidacy.

Secretary - Alex Korabov
Junior Development - Perry Loh
Facilities - Les Banski
Tournaments - Cindy O'Doherty
Membership - John Leonard
Communications - Daria Agius

Director - Ivan Balic
Director - Dan DeAngelis
Director - Bill White

We hope you plan to attend and show your support for the Club.
Petya's Place

Thanks for a great season! Watch this video for some season highlights and end of year message.
Community Corner


Congratulations...

...to all of the winners, participants and spectators of our 2021 Club Championships.

Be sure to click on the category title to see the respective picture and "certificate of achievement".

Winner: Andrew Chappell
Finalist: Lindsay Wilson

Consolation: Joseph Sesek def. Mihail Peev

Winner: Selin Vakalapudi
Finalist: Jennifer Mesterom

Consolation: Bella Muere def. Tanya Vanderploeg

Winner: Michael Arthur
Finalist: Dan DeAngelis

Consolation: Jack Olsen def. Kevin Liu

Winner: Stefan and Theo Bololoi
Finalist: Mark and Charlotte MacDonald

Winner: Selin Vakalapudi, Rajeev Vundru
Finalist: JenniferMesterom, Emeka Great

Consolation: Dianne Soucy & Rhett Blair

Winner: A. Karpacheva, Selin Vakalapudi
Finalist: Orffa Villanueva, Iwona Kuras

Consolation: Bella Muere, Pamela Leung def. Jennifer Mesterom, Tetyana Dudnyk

Winner: Pavel Otchkassov, Jibade Thomas
Finalist: Ivan Balic, Dan DeAngelis

Consolation: Qasim Ali, Asad Mangla def. Mihail Peev, Alex Korabov

Winner: Ivan Balic, Dan DeAngelis
Runner-Up: Steve Mayer, Mark Kraczynski

Thank you to Merchants of Tennis, Flavio's Hair Salon, Violeta Jost, Vivian Xiao and Sven Rowaeret for their donations of prizes and food for the tournament.

Belated Congratulations!

In last month's newsletter we highlighted the success of many of our members in various OTA tournaments. We were remiss in not mentioning that at the Credit Valley Tier 1 Championship held at the Club in August:

George Virich, Winner, O45
Dan DeAngelis, Finalist, O45

Congratulations to both Club members on their significant accomplishment!



Special Thanks to:

Petya, our Board members, House League Captains, volunteer grounds keepers, volunteer court maintenance workers, tournament helpers and all those who so meaningfully contributed to the Club in so many different ways. It takes a community to create a great member experience!
Players Past & Present




Hubert Hurkacz



Not many players can say they beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon where he reigned champion eight times. Even fewer can say they won a set against him without even losing a game. Hubert Hurkacz is one of those players. A 24 years old and 6’5" the hard serving player from Poland is currently ranked #12 on the ATP Tour with his career high ranking being 11th obtained in July of 2021. For the last couple of years Hurkacz has been considered one of the up and coming young players that will soon dominate the men's Tour. Always a dangerous opponent his breakthrough came this year at Wimbledon when after defeating Federer, Hurkacz booked his spot in the semi finals where he lost to Mateo Berretini. Most recently he finally won his first ATP Tour event, the Moselle Open where he won the title not only in singles but in doubles as well. It will be very interesting to watch what 2022 will bring for this young player.