Tennis Canada is happy to announce the group of athletes who’re learning on the Nationwide Tennis Centre offered by Rogers (NTC) all through the 2023-2024 season. This proficient class of 11 consists of 5 second-year college students and 6 new members. For the reason that NTC’s inception in 2007, the full variety of athletes who’ve skilled on the Centre now exceeds 60.
“We’re extraordinarily excited concerning the excellent class of junior athletes who’ve joined the NTC this season,” mentioned Guillaume Marx, Head of Efficiency at Tennis Canada. “They’ve proven an distinctive degree of dedication, dedication and talent, and we’re thrilled be capable to work with this nice group of gamers and take part of their growth.”
Surrounded by a few of the finest employees and coaches within the sport, the NTC offers its college students with unparalleled alternatives to develop and develop their skills. Marx continues to supervise the NTC and Tennis Canada’s high-performance packages. Noëlle van Lottum, who joined the group in 2023, leads the ladies’s professional and transition program and works carefully with Martin Laurendeau, the director of the lads’s transition program. Frank Dancevic, who additionally captain’s the Canadian Davis Cup group, is the top coach of the NTC, alongside his colleagues Sandric Barrere and Rodrigo Alvarez.
Class of 2023-2024
The NTC household grew considerably this yr with the arrival of six new members – Anastasia Malysheva (ON), Andrea Taylor (ON), Andy Tchinda (QC), Caden Colburne (NS), Joshua Adamson (ON), and Miko Lapalme (QC). They be a part of NTC sophomores Adam Farag Cao (AB), Addison Comiskey (ON), Emma Dong (BC), Finn Muller (ON), and Keegan Rice (SK) to kind the largest class in NTC historical past, matching the group of 11 college students in 2013-2014.
Adam Farag Cao
Delivery yr: 2007
Province: Alberta
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Addison Comiskey
Delivery yr: 2007
Province: Ontario
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Anastasia Malysheva
Delivery yr: 2009
Province: Ontario
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Andrea Taylor
Delivery yr: 2009
Province: Ontario
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Andy Tchinda
Delivery yr: 2009
Province: Quebec
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Caden Colburne
Delivery yr: 2009
Province: Nova Scotia
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Emma Dong
Delivery yr: 2007
Province: British Columbia
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Finn Muller
Delivery yr: 2008
Province: Ontario
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Joshua Adamson
Delivery yr: 2009
Province: Ontario
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Keegan Rice
Delivery yr: 2006
Province: Saskatchewan
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Miko Lapalme
Delivery yr: 2008
Province: Quebec
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Rice has already performed in 4 junior Grand Slam occasions, and most lately reached the quarter-finals in doubles on the Australian Open. He gained his largest title up to now in 2023, on the J200 occasion in Villach, Austria. Additionally successful ITF junior titles in 2023 had been Dong (J100 Bruchköbel), Farag Cao (J100 Quebec Metropolis, J30 Kamloops, J30 Burnaby), Lapalme (J100 Quebec Metropolis, J60 Langley, J30 Woodbridge), and Taylor (J30 Halifax).
In 2024, the NTC college students will proceed to compete and acquire expertise on the junior {and professional} circuits. The primary Canadian ITF junior occasion – the J200 Woodbridge – is scheduled to happen from April 7 to 13. Previous to this, many of the NTC athletes are set to compete on the Fischer Indoor Nationwide Championships in March and April.
The NTC by numbers since its inauguration
64 gamers skilled on the NTC (together with present gamers)
14 athletes play or performed on an expert tour
26 athletes earned a level from an American college
7 gamers at present compete on the NCAA school tennis circuit
1,000 coaching hours yearly
Over 600 hours of educational research yearly
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