The Tevlin Challenger lately wrapped up in Toronto and the event was marked by extra than simply crowning new champions on the courtroom.
The occasion additionally hosted a number of Recreation. Set. Fairness. (GSE) actions additional highlighting Tennis Canada’s dedication to offering equitable alternatives for girls and ladies to develop and advance inside tennis.
Not solely did 30 coaches participate in a Ladies in Management skilled growth occasion, however 14 gamers additionally participated in a Women. Set. Match. Workforce tennis occasion alongside 4 younger girls leaders from our Women Management Program who have been keen to place their management abilities into apply, and a number of other younger members of the Jane/Finch Neighborhood Tennis Affiliation had the possibility to shadow girls event employees to be taught concerning the totally different management roles accessible to them by way of tennis. They have been impressed by Event Supervisor Nicole Artuso who impressed upon them the significance of caring for the well-being of the gamers and making them really feel at residence whereas competing. All whereas studying a number of the behind-the-scenes particulars of what it takes to placed on a world-class event. They have been additionally all for studying a number of the technical facets of sport pictures with event photographer Neena Channan who undoubtedly will get the most effective seat in the home through the matches. Not solely have been the contributors buoyed by the expertise, however their mother and father additionally got here away excited concerning the potentialities for his or her daughters.
An Vital Platform for Ladies’s Tennis in Canada
It’s becoming that GSE shared a number of the highlight through the Tevlin Challenger given the event’s legacy as an important stepping stone for thus a lot of Canada’s high WTA gamers. Working example, the checklist of previous singles champions contains 4 Canadian winners: Aleksandra Wozniak, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski, and Marina Stakusic simply final 12 months.
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That is precisely what Mike and Nicole Tevlin hoped for after they first determined some twenty years in the past to donate a significant reward to Tennis Canada, particularly to advertise and facilitate the expansion of girls’s tennis throughout the nation. Their unbelievable help continues as we speak because the event continues to thrive.
“Nicole and I are extremely proud to see the expansion of the Challenger 12 months after 12 months and the various doorways it has opened for our Canadian gamers who we like to comply with all through the tennis season. The addition of Recreation. Set. Fairness. initiatives give extra causes to have fun girls and ladies within the sport, each on and off the courtroom, and showcases the optimistic impression that tennis can have on their lives.”
Mike Tevlin
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