Davis Cup Trophy is coming to Aforza

Mark your calendars, the Davis Cup trophy is making its way across Canada and Aforza has been selected to host the Calgary stop on April 24th.

Take your picture with the Davis Cup, participate in special programing, and say hello to our guest of honor, Rico Policarpo, founder of Aforza in 1974 (formerly The Tennis Academy). Also on location will be Aforza's Academy Director, Youssef Miled, who was Davis Cup Capitan for Tunisia, and Jeff Spiers Co-owner of Aforza and one of Alberta's best advocates for tennis.

watch our website and social media for more details, hope you see you there.

Employee of the Month, Brett Krauss

Brett is our Front Desk personnel and our Digital Media Coordinator.

Brett has greatly improved our Social media output including starting our new tiktok channel! He is also reliable and willing to cover shifts when others call in sick. Brett also volunteered to help shovel snow away from the bubble walls and he participates in our safety committee.

Everyone is raving about Brett's great work, give him a high-five✋and thank him for making us look so good when you see him next.

Summer Camps

Our Summer camps are open for registration

We has something for all levels, from very beginner to high performance/international level.

With the best coaching staff, before & after care, and lunch options; our summer tennis camps are the best in Calgary.

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Shoe storage: As the pro shop renovations are finishing up, we ask that you store your shoes in a locker, under a bench in the locker room, or under a bench in the waiting area, if you are in a hurry.

The parking lot is icy as we go through the steady circle of melt and freeze. Please watch your step.

Thanks to all who use the overflow parking lot, off of 19th street, and we always appreciate those who follow our request for to not idle in the parking lot.

Aforzians Dominated the Indoor Season 💪

Major success on the world stage with 13-year-old Elicia Lin qualifying for the prestigious Orange Bowl back in December and with 5 of our juniors earning ITF international rankings.

Jolene Fernandes - 669

Aurora Pedwell - #1,402

Sara Kostic - #1,813

Katherine Liu - #2,290

Kerrigan Spiers - #2,437

Our Academy juniors capped off an amazing indoor season this past month by winning 11 out of 16 Provincial titles

Aforza has captured more titles than all other clubs combined. This is the result of the quality of coaching and level of training since the beginning of the 2022-23 season. Academy Director and all Academy coaches are extremely proud of the tournament results and of all the hard work the juniors have put in.

Achievements were celebrated last weekend with a super fun go-karting team event.

Congrats to all the juniors and coaches. This has been a team effort from the beginning and it has been a special season to say the least. Now lets gear up for the outdoor season!!

Indoor Provincial Titles

Boys Singles U10 (Jaden Han )
Girls Singles U12 (Karina Berski)
Boys Singles U14 (David Horvath)
Girls Singles U14 (Elicia Lin)
Boys Singles U16 (Enock Lin)
Girls Singles U18 (Sara Kostic)
Boys Doubles U12 (Alex Noana)
Girls Doubles U12 (karina Berski + Kendra Zhang)
Girls Doubles U14 (Elicia Lin+Raya Didrova)
Girls Doubles U16 (Sara Kostic)
Girls Doubles U18 (Sara Kostic)

Next up ...

ITF Tour!

After having obtained their first points in the international ranking during the previous period our 3 amazing players Kerrigan Spiers, Sara Kostic, and Katherine Liu are scheduled to compete in ITF Junior Tournaments in Honduras where they will live another new experience and aim to improve their ranking.

Good luck to our Athletes!

Nationals!

14 of our juniors earned a spot to Canada's most coveted tournament (more than any other club in Alberta).

Good Luck to the Following Players:

Enoch Lin - U18 & U16 Boys

Jolene Fernandes - U18 Girls

Kerrigan Spiers - U18 Girls

Katherine Liu - U16 Girls

Elicia Lin - U16 & U14 Girls

David Horvath - U16 & U14 Boys

Andreas Mjeda - U14 Boys

Raya Didrova - U14 Girls

Alex Noana - U12 Boys

Karina Berska - U12 Girls

Kendra Zhang - U12 Girl

Pro Shop New Items

We have new Babolat and Asics products in our Pro shop. With the renovations coming to an end we will be stocking our proshop with new and exciting products. Stay tuned.

And we now carry Tourna Grips, one of the most popular grips in professional tennis! Come by and browse our new stuff!