Mission Tennis Club

Hello, everyone. We hope this message finds you all well and still enjoying these last weeks of summer. Apologies for the delay in our communication, but it’s been a challenge to determine Mission Tennis Club’s fate for the season. We would like provide you with an update in regards to club play. Considering the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and the lateness of the season with noticeably reducing daylight, we are left with limited options to get the club... running. We cannot emphasise enough how much we miss our tennis family, and we are hopeful that if we are in a similar situation next spring, we will have discovered a means to facilitate our endeavours to play tennis. We hope you continue to enjoy tennis that you arrange independently, and look forward to seeing you on the courts soon. Stay safe. Be well. See more

Hi everyone! Hope you are all safe and well. Barry recently did a fun video for Tennis Canada so I thought we might all enjoy watching it. Take care and fingers crossed we can all get on the court soon

Greetings Mission Tennis Club Family! We hope you and yours are as well as can be and managing in these unusual times. Mission Parks and Rec has asked us to relay the message, that they have locked the courts at Centennial Park. For obvious reasons, MTC's plans for the upcoming season are indefinitely on hold. We expect many changes affecting our health and well-being to come into effect, so all we can do for now, is wish everyone well and good health. ... Yours in self-isolation, Marval

In October, our own Barry Henderson competed in the Chicago Wheelchair Classic and won the Consolation side in Singles and made it to the Semis in Men's Doubles. Barry has had a break out year, rising more than 150 spots in the International Tennis Federation rankings and has established himself as a threat to win a national title. So it is no surprise that at the Birmingham National Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Montreal this month, Barry posted outstanding results, placing third in Singles and earning a Doubles title with his partner, Thomas Venos. Mission Tennis Club would like to extend a huge congratulations to Barry and wish him continued success in his next tournament. Way to go, Barry

Thanks to all who attended our year end dinner on Thurs., Oct. 10th. Congratulations once again to all the tournament winners and a special shout out goes to our president, Mark G. and club secretary, Val G. It has been a great year for our club with the addition of the 4th court at Centennial Park, the youth program offered in the summer, our team win at the Maple Ridge/Mission tournament, the extra coaching provided by Andrè Dutoit,our new website (www.missiontennisclub.weebly.com), the inauguration of the singles tennis ladder and the famed "Fossil Cup"! A big welcome as well to all our new members. Our season is finished for 2019 but we are already looking forward to our 2020 season, starting in May. Take care, everyone, and see you on the court!

Congratulations to Jane T., John B. and Betty K. on their performances at the B.C. Senior games held in Kelowna on Sept. 10 - 14, 2019. Jane took home a gold medal in ladies' singles, John and Betty scored a gold medal in mixed doubles and John received a silver medal in mens' doubles. Way to represent Mission Tennis club!

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2019 mixed doubles winners, Mark and Val G. and to the runners up, Jeff W. and Anne-Marie H. Although the weather on Sunday dictated a location change, the day was enjoyed by all. The 2019 Mission Tennis Club tournaments have now been completed and we wish to thank everyone for their participation and great sportsmanship!

The men's singles tournament was held last Sun., Sept. 1st and once again, the weather held steady so the event could be completed. Although it was a small field of entries (4 competitors), it was a fun day and fantastic sportsmanship was displayed by all! Congratulations to the 2019 champion, Brandon W. and the runner up, Roger B.!

The men's and women's 2019 doubles tournament was held last Sun., Aug. 25th. In spite of doubtful weather, the tournament was completed with no interruptions and conditions were quite pleasant. Congratulations to Betty K and Anne-Marie H (2019 winners of the ladies' doubles event) as well as the runners-up, Val G. and Jane T. The men's doubles was a hard fought match and congratulations go out to Ian M. and Brandon W. (2019 winners) as well as runners- up, Jeff W. and Trevor M. Thanks to everyone who brought yummy snacks and a HUGE shout out goes to Mark and Val G., our fearless leaders, for organizing and executing another great tennis tournament!

UPDATE for Sunday's doubles tournament: start time is 9:30. Crossing our fingers for co-operative weather!!

Barry H. recently attended a Tennis Canada event in Burnaby, which included a few hits with Genie Bouchard!

Our club hosted Maple Ridge in our third annual interclub tournament. It was a fun morning filled with great tennis and sportsmanship, and even though the weather didn’t permit us to complete every match, we came out the victors for 2019. Although we wish it would be possible to include everyone, we really appreciate everyone’s understanding with the disruption of normal Sunday club hours. Next up will be the men's and women's doubles tournament on Sun., Aug. 25th. Check out our website http://missiontennisclub.weebly.com/ for more details!

We hope everyone enjoyed the Fun Tournament and has recovered from playing in the extreme heat. Thank you all for your camaraderie and great sportsmanship. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful tennis 'family'. It was very thoughtful of those who brought snacks and extra food, and thanks to Dasha for helping set up the table for dinner. As always, your generous donations to the food bank are sincerely appreciated. A big thank you to Mark and Val for their time and effort in organizing this event, which wouldn't happen without your hard work and perseverance!

On July 8th, Mark Gervais (Mission Tennis Club president) and Carol Hamilton (Mission District Councillor) held the ribbon as Mayor Pam Alexis cut it, thereby celebrating the official opening of the newest court at Centennial Park! Come on down and check out this beautiful facility

Our annual Fun Tournament will take place Sunday, July 21st from 1:00 until 5:00-ish; followed by pizza in the park. All games are doubles play, and different partners will be assigned every game. The event is open to all CLUB MEMBERS and everyone will play 3 or 4 sets.... COST is $5/player and tennis balls will be provided. Non-playing spouses/partners are welcome to join us for pizza for $5/personkids are free. Please let us know though, so we order enough. Don’t forget a blanket or chair(s), and of course, plenty of hydration. Those who bring a wooden tennis racquet will be eligible to play in the Nostalgia Challenge. Costumes are optional. Consider reviewing Rules and Etiquette posted on our website - http://missiontennisclub.weebly.com/rules-etiquette-and-ski or these from Tennis BC - http://www.tennisbc.tenniscores.com//The_Code_for_Unoffici DEADLINE to enter, including fee, is THURSDAY, JULY 18th.

NEW THIS YEAR! We would like to advise everyone, that there is a new time slot on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. dedicated to mixed doubles play. Interested players need to arrange their own partners ahead of time. In addition, although our official time slot is 9:00 - 11:00 am, play often doesn't get started until 9:30. For more information, please contact Val or Mark Gervais at 604 826-2586. See you on the court!

Join us Monday, July 8th @ noon at the Centennial Park courts for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially debut our fourth court. We are thrilled to finally return to Centennial Park to use the new court as well as the shiny, refurbished ones. We are very grateful for everyone’s patience, but think you’ll agree that it has been worth the wait!!

Check out our budding tennis stars! Thanks to those who ran our free tennis lessons for kids on June 29th at 10 am. Next lessons will run on Sat.,July 6th and 13th from 10 - 11 a.m. Come on out for a fun-filled morning!

Welcome to the Mission Tennis Club! We are a small, community based tennis club who welcomes adults of all abilities. For further information please go to www.missiontennisclub.weebly.com. See you on the court!!

UPDATE: We are back at Centennial Park! Club times will be the same as at Hillside....Tues/Thurs. 5pm - dusk (5 - 6 pm reserved for singles), Sun. 9am - 1 pm. Photos of the new courts coming soon For more information, please go to the "missiontennisclub.weebly.com" website and be sure to check out our new singles tennis ladder while you're there!