The Tevlin Challenger lately wrapped up in Toronto and the event was marked by extra than simply crowning new champions on the court docket.
The occasion additionally hosted a number of Sport. Set. Fairness. (GSE) actions additional highlighting Tennis Canada’s dedication to offering equitable alternatives for ladies and women to develop and advance inside tennis.
Not solely did 30 coaches participate in a Girls in Management skilled improvement occasion, however 14 gamers additionally participated in a Women. Set. Match. Crew tennis occasion alongside 4 younger ladies leaders from our Women Management Program who had been keen to place their management expertise into observe, and several other younger members of the Jane/Finch Group Tennis Affiliation had the possibility to shadow ladies event workers to be taught concerning the completely different management roles out there to them by tennis. They had been impressed by Match Supervisor Nicole Artuso who impressed upon them the significance of caring for the well-being of the gamers and making them really feel at dwelling whereas competing. All whereas studying a few of the behind-the-scenes particulars of what it takes to placed on a world-class event. They had been additionally inquisitive about studying a few of the technical points of sport images with event photographer Neena Channan who positively will get the very best seat in the home throughout the matches. Not solely had been the individuals buoyed by the expertise, however their mother and father additionally got here away excited concerning the prospects for his or her daughters.
An Necessary Platform for Girls’s Tennis in Canada
It’s becoming that GSE shared a few of the highlight throughout the Tevlin Challenger given the event’s legacy as an important stepping stone for therefore a lot of Canada’s prime WTA gamers. Living proof, 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 once they first determined some twenty years in the past to donate a serious reward to Tennis Canada, particularly to advertise and facilitate the expansion of girls’s tennis throughout the nation. Their unbelievable assist continues at present 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 numerous doorways it has opened for our Canadian gamers who we like to comply with all through the tennis season. The addition of Sport. Set. Fairness. initiatives give extra causes to have a good time ladies and women within the sport, each on and off the court docket, and showcases the optimistic influence that tennis can have on their lives.”
Mike Tevlin
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