After a whirlwind year of lockdowns, online training classes and not knowing when or if we would be able to return to the courts this year, tennis made a big comeback just in time for the 2021 outdoor season.
Summer was in full swing with programs and camps at capacity at all our locations, a feeling of competitive excitement in the air as tournaments resumed and our players dominated the courts, and all of our coaches, players, and parents showed up to the courts with such positive energy, that we didn't miss a beat during lockdowns... tennis is back and better than ever!
We hope that each of you feel the love for the sport more than ever, just as we do here at ACE Tennis, and invite you to provide your feedback from our 2021 outdoor season by filling out our survey.
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It is full steam ahead with our 2021-2022 season at our indoor clubs Cedar Springs Club and Toronto Tennis City. Programs in both our Skills Development and Competitive streams are almost full and we continue to stage numerous tournaments of various levels and age groups; Provincial/National/International/Junior & Senior. A big thank you to the Milton Tennis Club for assisting in staging the recent successful National U16 Championships!
Special shoutout to our recent Provincial U12 Champion & U12 National Finalist Andrea Cabio (see below), and congratulations to all our hard-working players that qualified and participated in the recent various age group Provincial and National Championships including Bosko Boskovic, Darah Ross, Dennis Karabulut, Bianca Ceroni, Maria Youssef and Luke Basiji.
When I look around the world and see the issues that have arisen during this pandemic, I am very appreciative to our diligent staff and grateful to our loyal customers that we have been able to resume/continue tennis programs and activity at all levels; and we look forward to an exciting year ahead.
Doug Burke
ACE Tennis President
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Andrea Cabio Wins the U12 Provincial and is a Finalist in the U12 National
ACE’s own, Andrea Cabio, had an outstanding summer season winning the U12 Provincial Championships held at University of Toronto in Scarborough and finishing as the Finalist at U12 National Championships held in Laval, QC. MORE
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FALL BACK INTO THE
SWING OF THINGS
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We are off to a great start with our fall programming at Toronto Tennis City and Cedar Springs Club in Burlington. Toronto Tennis City players have been powering through fitness sessions with Ferris 360 while the bubble went up on October 9th, and Burlington players have been ramping up their skills with a new team of coaches.
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Severine Tamborero - Tennis Canada’s Director of High Performance Clubs & U10 Development Visited ACE Burlington Today - seen here with the Futures and Champions Teams & U12 Provincial Team with Coach Kyle Martin, Fitness Director Adrian Boubalos, Head Coach Walker Lamarche, Nathan Wong, Bodo Elakkad, Kirill Kudyma and Head Coach Brandon Alguire.
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CLUB VACCINATION POLICIES
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MEET OUR NEW ACE COACHES:
ANDY SUTTON
ADRIAN BOUBALOS
KYLE MARTIN
BODO ELAKKAD
LUIS PALACIOS
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A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR
COMMUNITY CLUBS
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Swish, swash racquets swinging everywhere, players making friends, and lessons being learned... what a wonderful 2021 outdoor season filled with smiles, laughter and fierce competition! Our partners and community clubs helped us to pull off an eventful spring and summer with our programs and camps at full capacity, a successful first year at our new location, All Canadian Tennis Centre in Hamilton, and another year of giving back to our community with the Greenwin Cares, "Growing the Game" initiative, which provides free tennis lessons for families in various communities. We invite ACE parents and players to give us feedback by taking two minutes to complete the 2021 customer survey.
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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ACE Players & Parents, your feedback is invaluable to us, and your input could help us make our 2022 season even better!
Please take two minutes and complete our survey:
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In partnership with the O.T.A, All Canadian Sports Management (ACSM) runs the majority of tournaments in the province, and many of your favourite Canadian stars have participated at Cedar Springs Club over the years, including Felix Auger Aliassime, Denis Shapavalov, Bianca Andruescu, Milos Raonic. and Leylah Fernandez.
Come play where our Canadian stars have played!
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ACSM HOSTS A SERIES OF TOURNAMENTS INCLUDING THE NATIONALS, PROVINCIALS
and the BLOMMEX CUP
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ACSM hosted the U16 Nationals at the Milton Tennis Club - Tournament Director Oubaida Ikharbine pictured with MTC President Susan Kitamura.
ACSM also hosted the U10 Provincial Indoor Event at the Cedar Springs Club with a draw of 80 entries and the Bloomex Cup outdoors at the Burlington tennis Club.
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ITF Event to be held at Cedar Springs Club in Burlington -
01 November 1st to November 5th, sign in October 29th - Qualifying Oct. 30.
The ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors gives players aged 18 and under the opportunity to travel the world and develop their talent.
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Coach’s Corner
I thought it would be a good idea to share an article talking about the Role of a Tennis Parent. Parents have a massive influence as to whether their child becomes a great player or not. I don’t think many parents even realize how much influence they actually have. In order yo have a long & positive career in tennis it’s important that a player continues to have passion and enjoyment for the game all their life. It’s this passion that players lose when they don’t feel supported enough from their parents. Enjoy!
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Brandon Alguire is Head Coach of the U12 Provincial Team in Burlington, a Tennis Canada Coach 3 and Tennis Canada Coach Developer & Course Facilitator.
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ACE TENNIS SHARES THE COURT WITH
SLOANE STEPHENS
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ACE Tennis coach Michal Kokta pictured above after a training session with the great Sloane Stephens!
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Kids leading by example and being role models for others is a powerful tool that will empower everyone around them! Deniz from the National Team program in Burlington visited the Futures Team program where the younger kids loved it and they want him back! Arjun Lailka from the Champions program organized a food drive with his friends, both encouraging leadership and role model qualities!
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Our Annual Parent Orientations were held on Zoom Saturday October 2nd for Cedar Springs, and on October 15th for Toronto Tennis City. If you didn't have a chance to attend - go here
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Our main focus is the world of tennis, at home in Canada but, will also highlight international insights when relevant to growing the game for our players and country. ONcourt will not only provide invaluable insights from coaches and experts, but will also share informative interviews, best practices, training regimes, and inspiring messages - valuable to all coaches, players, parents & lovers of the game.
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WANT TO WIN TICKETS TO THE NATIONAL BANK OPEN IN 2022?
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