Tennis was the breakout star in the midst of the heavy portion of the COVID-19 pandemic in Yellowknife.
Could it be again this year? WhoSA国际影视传媒檚 to say but the Yellowknife Tennis Club is gearing up to start its season with opening night set for this coming Monday, May 31, at the McNiven Tennis Courts, the clubSA国际影视传媒檚 home base. Clinics will be the first order of business for the club this season with the juniors hitting the courts first.
Slavica Jovic, the clubSA国际影视传媒檚 communications co-ordinator, said the schedule has been changed from last year to reflect better scheduling.
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The club will be operating this season under the rules it had in place at the end of last season with no more than 50 people within one space at any time, including the patio. Distancing rules are in effect except for youth under the age of 12; they can be at any distance without having to wear a mask.
The club is encouraging people to bring their own balls for play or practice and avoid handling other tennis balls that are not their own, if possible.
The first tournament of the season is the Season Opener, which is scheduled to begin on June 4. There are a total of five tournaments scheduled to happen in town this year, including the NWT Open and Yellowknife Open in July and the Doubles Tournament in August.
Jan Martinek is back from Vancouver for his third consecutive year as the clubSA国际影视传媒檚 head professional and he exited his 14-day isolation period yesterday, said Jovic.
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The club will host two multisport camps this summer through Tennis NWT but Jovic said they wonSA国际影视传媒檛 last the entire month.
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In a previous interview with Yellowknifer, Tami Johnson, the clubSA国际影视传媒檚 general manager, said that sheSA国际影视传媒檚 hopeful there will be as much interest in the club this year as there was in 2020 with programs filling up fast.
Jovic said thereSA国际影视传媒檚 no way to know how well people have responded to programs as of yet.
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