Buckland and Ross defeated the team of Frank King and Grant McCharles in
straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. They also bested Sammy Carter and Eric Krause, 6-1,
6-1.
Buckland and Ross are undefeated in four matches and haven’t dropped a set.
Saturday, the duo bested the team of Richard Lorway and Kevin MacNeil, 6-1,
6-0, and also defeated Gary Ferguson and Mike Tobin, 6-1, 6-1.
Also on Monday, Richard Lorway and Donald (Slammer) MacKinnon bested Frank
King and Grant McCharles, 6-1, 6-4. Claire Rogers and Helen Xia got past
Jane Fifield and Carol Richardson, 6-2, 6-0. Patricia Johnston and Betty
MacVicar won in straight sets against the team of Alana Hastings and Doug
Hastings, 6-0, 6-2.
The remainder of the schedule will be played later this week, when champions
will be crowned.
Eric Krause, event organizer, said the tournament began Saturday with
perfect weather, only to be followed with a wash out on Sunday. Sunday's
schedule was played Monday, despite a few rain delays.
Krause said a highlight of the tournament is the children's clinics that are
taking place each morning of the tournament.
"It was fantastic," said Krause of Saturday’s clinic. "We had all four
courts filled with children and a line up of kids and adults there."
Krause said there were about 30 children registered for Saturday's program,
which featured beginner tennis players and those who have never played
before.
"Many others were quite young, and it is from this group that we will grow
tennis on the island," said Krause.
*Scores, page B4
Published on September
2, 2013 -
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/2013-09-02/article-3372584/Buckland-and-Ross-continue-to-roll-at-Cromarty/1
MONDAY
SCORES
Bill Buckland and
Norman Ross v Sammy Carter and Eric Krause: 6-1, 6-1
Richard Lorway
and Donald "Slammer" MacKinnon v Frank King and Grant McCharles:
6-1, 6-4
Jane Fifield and
Carol Richardson v Claire Rogers and Helen Xia: 2-6, 0-6
Bill Buckland and
Norman Ross v Frank King and Grant McCharles: 6-0, 6-0
Alana Hastings and
Doug Hastings v Patricia Johnston and Betty MacVicar: 0-6, 2-6
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
Senior tennis tournament to continue
Monday
Submitted by CCITC
Children ages six to 16 are taking part in
tennis clinics at the
Cromarty Tennis Club in Sydney, in conjunction with a senior tennis tournament
at the club.
SYDNEY — Unruly weather has postponed the second
day of an outdoor senior tennis tournament taking place at the Cromarty Tennis
Club.
In total, 14 local teams are competing at the
inaugural three-day National Living Healthy Senior Team Tennis Doubles
Tournament.
Eric Krause, event organizer, said the tournament
began Saturday with perfect weather, only to be followed with a wash out on
Sunday. Sunday's schedule will now be played Monday, weather permitting.
Krause said a highlight of the tournament is the
children's clinics that are taking place each morning of the tournament.
"It was fantastic," said Krause of Saturday's
clinic. "We had all four courts filled with children and a line up of kids and
adults there."
Krause said there were about 30 children registered
for Saturday's program, which featured beginner tennis players and those who
have never played before.
"Many others were quite young, and it is from this
group that we will grow tennis on the island," said Krause.
Already Krause has received positive feedback from
parents eager to bring their children back to the courts to learn more about the
sport.
A children's clinic will be held again on Monday at
9 a.m. Any new, additional child not yet registered is welcome to attend.
The clinics are for children ages six to 16.
Published on September
1, 2013 -
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Other-Sports/2013-09-01/article-3371378/Senior-tennis-tournament-to-continue-Monday/1
SATURDAY SCORES:
Terrence Black and Bill Fiander v Patricia
Johnston and Betty MacVicar: 7-6, 7-5
Dave Clemens and Kelly MacNeil v Claire Rogers and Helen Xia: 3-6, 0-6
Greg Spencer and Kevin Thomas v Frank King and Grant McCharles: 6-0, 6-0
Alana Hastings and Doug Hastings v Jane Fifield and Carol Richardson: 6-1,
4-6, 10-8
Bill Buckland and Norman Ross v Richard Lorway and Kevin MacNeil: 6-1, 6-0
Ian MacDonald and Mark Steadman v Sammy Carter and Eric Krause: 6-0, 6-1
Greg Spencer and Kevin Thomas v Gary Ferguson and Mike Tobin: 6-1, 6-3
Dave Clemens and Kelly MacNeil v Tanya Fifield and Lanying Zhao: 1-6, 1-6
Alana Hastings and Doug Hastings v Tanya Fifield and Lanying Zhao: 1-6, 2-6
Bill Buckland and Norman Ross v Gary Ferguson and Mike Tobin: 6-1, 6-1
Ian MacDonald and Mark Steadman v Frank King and Grant McCharles: 6-2, 6-2
Richard Lorway and Kevin MacNeil v Sammy Carter and Eric Krause: 6-3, 6-0
Jane Fifield and Carol Richardson v Patricia Johnston and Betty MacVicar:
1-6, 0-6
Terrence Black and Bill Fiander v Claire Rogers and Helen Xia: 1-6, 6-3,
5-10
[AUGUST 31, 2013]
CAPE BRETON SPORTS
Cape Breton Post, ]August
31, 2013]
AUGUST 31, 2013
TOURNAMENT POSTER
Published: Cape Breton Post
AUGUST 27, 2013
Submitted by Eric Krause
Norman Ross, left, and Bill Buckland are
two seasoned tennis players
who will be competing at the upcoming Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre's
National Living Healthy Senior Team Tennis Doubles Tournament.
By Erin Pottie - Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — Organizers of an upcoming senior tennis tournament hope to drum up
support for an indoor tennis facility in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The National Living Healthy Senior Team Tennis Doubles Tournament and Children's
Clinic will take place from Saturday to Monday.
Hosted by the non-profit Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre Society, the
tournament features local players over the age of 40 playing on 14 teams,
including seven men's division teams and seven ladies' mixed teams.
Tournament organizer Eric Krause said while the inaugural tournament is hosted
by the outdoor Cromarty Tennis Club, they're hoping to see people get behind the
proposal of having an indoor facility available to players in the region.
"We've got a lot of support, the problem is to get the funding for it," said
Krause. "We're trying to grow the game of tennis, so the more people we get
interested in playing tennis in Sydney the more (likely) that we're going to
have support for an indoor facility."
In 2006, Krause formed the non-profit and charitable group to raise funds and
promote interest in having an indoor tennis centre.
Krause said while there were efforts made to recruit players from across the
country for this upcoming tournament, there was a very limited response.
"We're trying to get teams from all over Canada to come here, and I've been
promoting it since January," said Krause. "Unfortunately, the teams from away —
it's like pulling teeth to have them to come here — we didn't get any from away,
unfortunately.
Krause said if organizers pull off a successful tournament, it's hoped that
maybe teams from away will see this and sign up next year.
Among those competiting in the upcoming tournament will be partners Bill
Buckland of Sydney and Norman Ross of North Sydney, who finished with a silver
medal in last year's Canada 55 Plus Games held in Sydney.
"It's fun to have a local tournament and try to grow it nationally," said
Buckland. "I think it's encouraging to see the local participation and hopefully
we'll grow it in the years to come."
Buckland has played for Canada on the national team in South Africa and had a
national ranking as high as fifth for a few years while competing in national
tournaments. His world ranking in 2006 was 136th after playing in South Africa
at the world championships. He also has many Atlantic and provincial titles to
his credit.
Meanwhile, Ross is an inductee in the Nova Scotia Tennis Sport Hall of Fame and
has competed provincially and nationally for many years.
He also holds numerous provincial titles as a junior. As a masters player, he
has won at the Nova Scotia Open several times.
The upcoming senior tournament will follow a round-robin format, with players
guaranteed six matches over three days.
epottie@cbpost.com
The 2013 senior teams
Men's (45 plus)
1. Bill Buckland and Norman Ross
2. Greg Spencer and Kevin Thomas
3. Peter Cloake and Mark Steadman
4. Richard Lorway and Jim Nemeth
5. Sammy Carter and Eric Krause/Kevin MacNeil
6. Gary Ferguson and Mike Tobin
7. Frank King and Grant McCharles
Mixed teams (40 plus)
8. Alana Hastings and Doug Hastings
9. Dave Clemens and Kelly MacNeil (Saturday)/Donald MacKinnon (Sunday)/Rhoda
MacCormick (Monday)
10. Terrence Black and Bill Fiander
11. Jane Fifield and Carol Richardson
12. Patricia Johnston and Betty MacVicar
13. Tanya Fifield and Lanying Zhao
14. Claire Rogers and Helen Xia
AUGUST 24, 2013
TOURNAMENT POSTER - CHILDREN'S CLINIC
Published: Cape Breton Post
AUGUST 17, 2013
Cromarty offers free tennis clinic
Published on August 16, 2013
Staff ~ The Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — The Cromarty
Community Indoor Tennis Centre will hold a free children's tennis clinic for
children ages six to 16.
The clinic takes place from
Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 at the Cromarty Tennis Club.
Instructors will conduct the
six-hour clinic for two hours each day. There will be free healthy snacks
and prizes.
For more information
emailccitc@cromartytennis.ca with the following details:
1) name of child;
2) age of child;
3) parents telephone number;
4) email address.
http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2013-08-16/article-3353361/Cromarty-offers-free-tennis-clinic/1
MAY 15, 2013
TOURNAMENT
POSTER
Published: Cape Breton Post
May 8, 2013
SYDNEY — The
Cromarty Tennis Club is heading into their
summer season with a new executive and an upbeat
attitude.
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Topics :
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Bell ,
CCITC National Living Healthy 55 , Halifax ,
Cape Breton
“We’re all set
for the current year,” said club
vice-president Bill Buckland. “We have a pro
hired and an administrator. Kevin Hall is a
level two coach and he’s going to be running
our junior program. And we have an executive
for the year all set up.”
Registration
will be held Saturday and Sunday. There’s
learn to play and the regular junior
program. The club also offers team tennis,
seniors have tennis in the morning and
there’s a competitive night on Wednesdays.
The new
executive consists of Mike Pace, president,
Buckland, vice-president, Kevin Thomas,
treasurer, and David Clemens, secretary.
Club pro
Hall has already embarked on a busy season,
running the junior program, giving lessons
and encouraging people to take up the sport.
“I do a
spring program for the kids which we started
last year for the first time,” he said.
“We’re doing that again this year. It gives
them a head start since people in other
areas like Halifax play all year round
because they have indoor facilities. We
don’t have that luxury. We start in April
for all the competitive kids who want to
play in tournaments.”
To encourage
children to take up the sport, Hall said
someone from Tennis Nova Scotia will be
visiting several local schools from May
20-24. The club will also be home to several
tournaments this year including the Cape
Breton junior regionals, July 15-18; the
Bell and Grant Cape Breton Open Masters and
Class A, Aug. 2-4 and the
CCITC National Living Healthy 55+ team
tennis doubles tournament, Aug. 31 to Sept.
2.
“It would be
nice to see people give it a try,” said
Hall. “People are missing out because it’s a
really great game. You can play it your
whole life. You can play it at any skill
level, any age. There’s people here that are
over 80 who still play like they’re in their
teens. There are not too many sports that
you can do that.”
epatterson@cbpost.com
April
19, 2013
(On-Line)
April
20, 2013 (Newspaper)
Quest for
indoor tennis centre continues
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CAPE BRETON
POST
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Published on
April 19, 2013
By Elizabeth Patterson -
Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — It seems like a
natural, an indoor tennis centre for an area with lots of rain and chilly
weather for about two-thirds of the year.
Yet, those behind the Cromarty Community Indoor Tennis Centre have been
trying since 2006 to get funding support for their dream. And although the
idea is still just that, chair Eric Krause remains determined that some day,
the Cape Breton Regional Municipality will have its own indoor tennis
facility.
“We’ve applied everywhere
for infrastructure,” says Krause. “We’ve done everything we’re suppose to do
and so far, we didn’t get anything.”
Despite numerous attempts to
apply for funding, Krause says his group will simply keep trying.
“The closest we came was two
or three years ago when the Harper government had the infrastructure program
and we were eligible but then they changed the eligibility rules to only
existing clubs and we don’t yet have a facility,” says Krause. “So we were
put on Plan B and Plan B has never happened yet.”
The group wants to construct
and operate the island’s first indoor facility which would consist of one
doubles court for tennis. The cushioned court would be run by the centre and
would be open year-round with a focus towards young, old and those with
physical challenges.
For now, they are a
non-profit federal charity, which means they can issue tax receipts for
donations but it also means that they can’t make money by charging for
memberships, although they can hold projects to make money. Any facility
they build will be for public use.
While the building may not
be happening yet, the group is behind a major tennis tournament and
children’s clinics that will be held during the Labour Day weekend. The 2013
CCITC National Living Healthy 55+ Team Tennis Doubles Tournament is a
round-robin event that will be aimed at players 55 and older who will be
guaranteed six games each. The clinics will be for children between the ages
of six and 16. The events will be held at Cromarty Tennis Club, Sydney River
Tennis Club and New Waterford Tennis Club.
“We want to do it every
year,” says Krause. “We’ll be basing it on the 55 plus tournament that was
held here last year. We’re hoping to get some of those people to come back
and play.”
The event will be open to
about 56 teams and more information is available on the website,
www.cromartytennis.ca/ccitc
. [Defunct Website]
epatterson@cbpost.com
