A N N U A L R E P O R T 2017 - 2018

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Table of Contents

3 About Tennis BC

4 Message from the CEO & President

6 Tennis BC Board of Directors & Staff

7 2018 Tennis BC Excellence Awards

8 Membership

10 Tennis Development

14 Junior High Performance

16 Coaches & Volunteers

17 League

18 Events

21 Partnerships

22 Financial Statements

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About Tennis BC Tennis BC is the official governing body of tennis in British Columbia. We are a non-profit organization and our main goal behind everything we do is to inspire and enable the growth of tennis throughout the province.

Committed to growing the game we love.

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Member Clubs

10,000+ Individual Members

22,000 Participants

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We are excited to watch the incredible growth and momentum of our sport throughout British Columbia and across the country. The excitement surrounding Canada’s best young players has interested even the most casual fans of the sport. Municipalities across the province are adding indoor tennis courts for their residents which will further the growth even more.

We are incredibly thankful for the amazing volunteers, organizers and officials who host so many top-level events throughout our province. These events attract both professional and amateur players to the province, and provide our players and fans exposure to some of the best players in the world. In particular, we thank the Lee family for bringing back the Vancouver Open to our province and congratulate them on winning the award for the best challenger event in the world.

We have several partners who assist us in delivering our mandate across the province. We would like to thank viaSport, the Province of British Columbia and their gaming grants, the City of Vancouver and their hosting grants, our municipal governments and of course our closest partner, Tennis Canada.

Last year, we proudly announced the launch of our Community Youth Fund, and this year, we are excited to announce the launch of the Ed Siemens High Performance Fund. The fund has already provided four bursaries to our up and coming juniors who best represent the ideals for which Ed Siemens is remembered. We encourage our members to please contact us to learn more about these important funds and how they could become a part of your charitable donation tax plan.

This is the final year of our 2015-2018 Tennis BC strategic plan. We are very pleased to have achieved many of our objectives. The most significant achievement has been the announcement of the Western Canada National Training Centre. This objective has been a key component of the strategic plan for many years. We thank all past and present board members for the hard work they have all contributed to achieving this milestone.

Message from the CEO & President

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“We are incredibly thankful for the amazing volunteers, organizers and officials who host so many top-levels events throughout our province.”

Another key objective in our strategic plan has been to update our governance model and bylaws. After three years of consultations and preparation we are now confident that the new documentation is both relevant and forward looking to support our society’s future. We want to thank Mark Braidwood and John McMurchy for their great work in achieving both of these key strategic objectives.

Looking forward, in addition to developing our new strategic plans, the board and management will be focusing on three main priorities:

• Continued focus on the development of a new indoor facility • Further development of our entry level programs, with a goal to work

with municipalities on public court programming • Develop more high-performance programs and pathways for our

junior players

Finally, we would like to thank our retiring board members, Yevgeniy Meshcherekov and Patrick Caffrey for their great work and commitment to serving our members.

Sincerely,

Rick Hastings, President Mark Roberts, CEO

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Rick Hastings President

Mark Braidwood 1st Vice President

Karen Clarke 2nd Vice President

Yevgeniy Meshcherekov Secretary

Denise Wong Treasurer

Justin Kates Director

Winston Pain Director

Patrick Caffrey Director

Roger Skillings Past President

Mark Roberts CEO

Sarah Kadi Director of High Performance

Jeannie Rohr Membership, League & Coaching Certification

Chloe Sher Community Development, Schools & Team Tennis

Anissa Chung Sanctioning, Ranking & Future Stars

Khristina Blajkevitch Communications & Marketing

Chee Ng Director of Finance

Board of Directors

Tennis BC Staff

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2018 Tennis BC Excellence Awards

The Tennis BC Excellence Awards acknowledge the incredible contributions made by communities, coaches, clubs, officials, volunteers and players in helping to grow the game. Congratulations to the 2018 recipients!

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

JANET JANG

CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY TENNIS

KELLY HUBBARD

COMMUNITY COACH OF THE YEAR

STEVE MANLEY

CONTRIBUTION TO SENIORS TENNIS

SENIOR WESTERN INDOOR NATIONALS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR

ZACH OHLIN

MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

VASEK POSPISIL

FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

REBECCA MARINO

JUNIOR MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

CHIH CHI HUANG

JUNIOR FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SOPHIA HO

EXCELLENCE IN OFFICIATING

CLAIRE ALLAN

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Tennis BC continues to provide a variety of programs, events and professional development opportunities including certification, workshops, conferences in educating and engaging our members, coaches, officials, parents and volunteers. With your help, we collaborated with and collectively serviced 22,000 participants in these aspects. Tennis BC values the opportunity to work with our many stakeholders such as Tennis Canada, viaSport, international federations, government, corporate, media and community partners who are all catalysts in the success towards the growth and exposure of tennis.

As a member of Tennis BC, there are a variety of benefits that are associated with being a member. We offer preferred rates on club insurance, tournament software support, as well as, Rogers Rankings, and access to Coaching and Officiating certification programs.

Membership Tennis BC would like to thank all member clubs and individual members for their continued support and contribution to growing the game of tennis in the Province of BC.

10,000+ Individual Members of Tennis BC

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Gold Clubs BC Wheelchair Sports AssociationBear Mountain ResortBurnaby Tennis ClubCapilano Tennis ClubChilliwack Tennis SocietyComox Valley Tennis ClubGreat West Fitness and Tennis ClubHazelmere Golf and Tennis ClubHollyburn Country ClubJericho Tennis ClubKamloops Tennis AssociationLangford Tennis ClubMurdo Frazer Tennis ClubNorth Shore Winter ClubOak Bay Tennis ClubPeninsula Tennis ClubRichmond Country ClubSaanich Tennis ClubShaughnessy Golf and County ClubStanley Park Tennis ClubSunshine Hills Tennis ClubTsawwassen Tennis ClubVancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton ClubVancouver Tennis AssociationVictoria Tennis Club

Facility ClubsArrowsmith Tennis ClubCoquitlam Tennis ClubGlobal Fitness CentreKitsilano Beach Tennis Club

Ladner Tennis Club Lakeshore Racquets Club Nelson Tennis Club New Westminster Tennis Club Okanagan Mission Tennis Club Penticton Tennis Club Prince George Tennis Club Richmond Tennis Club Salmon Arm Tennis Club Salt Spring Tennis Association South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club Steve Nash Tennis Club Suncoast Racquet Club The Tennis Centre – Surrey The Tennis Centre – Coquitlam Tennis Yukon The Arbutus Club The Vancouver International Tennis Academy Vernon Tennis Association West Vancouver Tennis Club White Rock Tennis Club

Recreational Clubs Campbell River Tennis Club Cedar Hill Recreation Centre False Creek Tennis Club Kimberley Indoor Tennis Club Lakeview Heights Tennis Club Maple Ridge Tennis Club Merritt and District Tennis Club

Mill Bay Community Tennis Mission Tennis Club North Vancouver Tennis Centre Panorama Recreation Centre Port Coquitlam Tennis Club Shuswap Lake Estates Tennis Club Steveston Community Centre UBC Tennis Centre Whistler Racquet Club

Tennis Associations BC Secondary Schools Tennis Association BC Senior Women’s Tennis Association Lohas Tennis Club Mayne Island Tennis Association Recreation Oak Bay Senior Tennis Society of Maple Ridge Senior Tennis Association of North Shore Society For Kids At Tennis South Island Tennis Association - SITA South Island Tennis League - SITL

New Member Clubs Steve Nash Tennis Club Vancouver International Tennis Academy The Tennis Centre - Coquitlam

2017 - 2018 Member Clubs List ‣ 76 Member Clubs ‣ 25 Facility Clubs ‣ 10 Tennis Associations

‣ 25 Gold Clubs ‣ 16 Recreation Clubs ‣ 3 New Member Clubs

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Tennis Development As the official governing body of tennis in British Columbia, Tennis BC’s main goal is to inspire and enable the growth of tennis among all ages and levels throughout the province.

One way Tennis BC achieved this goal in 2017-2018 is through partnering with organizations in the community to host events such as:

▸ Olympic Day

▸ Canada Day

▸ Odlum Brown Vancouver Open Community Open

▸ Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open Community Day with CAN

▸ Canucks Autism Network Multi-Sport Summer Camps

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Tennis For Schools Program

Over 10,000 children across the province participated in a combination of in-school programs, “first-hit” try-it days, after-school programs, kids team tennis, and camps implemented by community champions, coaches and volunteers.

Kids Team Tennis

Tennis BC successfully grew the Kids Team Tennis Initiative in 2017-2018. Team Tennis events were available from the grassroots level to the competitive level. Team Tennis training programs were also available in communities such as Coquitlam, Salt Spring Island, Comox Valley, Victoria, and Fernie. This program will continue to be an area of focus and growth for the 2018-2019 year.

Girls in Action

In partnership with the Surrey School District, Tennis BC organized a multi-week tennis program led by female coaches and mentors who provide “at-risk” youth the opportunity to try tennis, yoga and other racquet sports in an encouraging, positive and fun environment. Through the program, young girls have the opportunity to build positive social and emotional resilience, self-confidence, self-esteem, leadership skills, and community engagement.

CAN

Tennis BC partnered with the Canucks Autism Network to bring together coaches and children with autism in a “try-it” day to provide children and their families the opportunity to try tennis in a fun and safe environment. A family day event with CAN was held during the 2018 Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open as well. Tennis BC further partnered with CAN to host multi-sport tennis camps in Vancouver, Surrey and Coquitlam.

SOAR Program

In partnership with Curl BC and BC Golf, the SOAR program (Sharing Our Activities and Resources) aims to bring introductory programming for each of the three sports at the Active Start/FUNdamental levels to Indigenous communities. In 2017, SOAR was held in Bamfield with twenty participants. Two facilitators were trained in the community, which now offers subsequent programming using curling, golf and tennis equipment.

Community & Kids Tennis Tennis BC community programs and partnership highlights from 2017-2018.

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The idea behind the Building Community Champions (BTC) Strategy is to bring more people into the game of tennis and to keep them playing for life — facilitating growth and sustainability. The approach is based on the philosophy that tennis has a role to play in community development and this, if seen by community leaders as a valuable asset to the community, will be supported accordingly.

Congratulations to the Community Champions in BC: Sy Silverberg (Victoria), Brenda Dean (Comox Valley), Marietjie Du Plessis (Salmon Arm), Charlotte Willis (Fernie), Marianne Banman (Salt Spring Island), Kiyo Breiting (Coquitlam), Matt Martin (Nelson), Jim Kocsis (Penticton), and Stacey Lewis (Tennis Yukon).

Community Champions

Rogers Rookie Tour U8 - U18The Rogers Rookie Tour is a national program designed to bridge the gap between entry-level tennis and the provincial competitive junior circuit. The matches are played with slower red, orange, and green balls on smaller courts, offering play opportunities for players U8 to U18. The 2017-2018 season saw an increase in both the number of participants and events on the Rogers Rookie Tour: 812 players in 45 events.

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Through a healthy and positive competitive environment, the goal of the Future Stars Tour is to create competitive opportunities for more advanced U9 and U10 players who have gone through at least three to five U8 and U10 Rogers Rookie Tour events. The 2017-2018 saw an increase in both players and events: 1,480 participants played in 68 Future Stars tournaments. The Tour also welcomed two new host clubs this past year: Salt Spring Island Tennis Club and Vancouver International Tennis Academy.

Future Stars Tour U9 & U10

From the Future Stars Tour, young players progress to the 2 Star Tour. This series of events is designed for players wishing to continue down the competitive track. These events transition young athletes from playing with a green dot ball to a regular yellow ball. The Competition 3 Star Tour is the next step along the pathway, and is geared towards young athletes in the Top 30 in BC. The Competition 3.5 Star Tour is for players looking to transition into Provincial and National Selection level events. In the 2017-2018 season, across the three tours 86 events were held with 1,953 participants.

2 Star, 3 Star & 3.5 Star Tours

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At the end of 2017, Team BC took part in the first-ever Little Mo U10 Prep,

Junior High Performance In the past year, Tennis BC has worked hard to provide more diversity in training and competitive opportunities for young athletes, specifically building our development programs to provide supplemental training opportunities for aspiring U12 players.

We would like to thank Davis Trading for supporting High Performance Junior Tennis in British Columbia.

At the end of 2017, Team BC took part in the first-ever Little Mo U10 Prep, hosted by Tennis Canada for all Canadian Players attending the Little Mo International Event in West Palm Beach, Florida. A subsequent camp was held at the Little Mo California Event. In April, the BC vs AB Team event took place at the Kamloops Tennis Club. Eight boys and eight girls had the opportunity to get a taste of inter-provincial and team competition. In May, six girls from BC attended a training and matchplay camp with Team Alberta. The training camp was a week long and took place in Calgary.

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2018 Davis Trading Junior Tour Davis Trading was a big supporter of junior high performance tennis in BC for the second year in a row. The Davis Trading Junior Tour consisted of:

▸ U12-U18 Indoor Provincials hosted bay UBC, Burnaby, VLTBC and RCC

▸ U12-U18 Outdoor Provincials hosted by VLTBC, Bear Mountain, Burnaby & RCC

▸ U18 Davis Trading ITF G3 at Stanley Park

▸ U18 Davis Trading ITF G5 at NVTC We would like to especially thank Davis Tr a d i n g f o r m a k i n g t h e h i g h performance junior tour possible this past year. Tennis BC continues to work closely with Tennis Canada and the ITF to host more ITF events on the West Coast. In addition to the above Tennis BC run events, there are two more junior ITF events in BC, one women’s professional ITF event and one men’s professional ITF event. Tennis BC is also working with the USTA Pacific Northwest to add more team competition opportunities. National Championships Tennis BC once again hosted the U14 Indoor National Championships at UBC Tennis Centre in Spring 2018. Notable BC results at Nationals in the past year include: U12 Indoor & Outdoor Nationals ▸ Team BC finished 2nd & 3rd overall ▸ Indoor & Outdoor Singles Champion:

Danny Yassine ▸ Indoor Doubles Champions:

Danny Yassine & Denny Bao

▸ Indoor Doubles Finalists: Matthew Dubas & Connor Church

U14 Indoor Nationals ▸ Boys Singles 3rd place: Aron Pilbart ▸ Girls Singles 3rd place &

Doubles Champion: Danielle Tuhten U14 Outdoor Nationals ▸ Boys Singles 3rd Place:

Lachlan Robertson ▸ Boys Singles 4th Place:

Stewart Aronson U18 Indoor Nationals ▸ Boys Singles Champion:

Chih Chi Huang ▸ Boys Singles 4th Place: Raul Dobai

U18 Outdoor Nationals ▸ Girls Doubles Finalist:

Danielle Tuhten Jack Pedlar Fund The Jack Pedlar fund supports Team BC a s t h e y t r a v e l a n d c o m p e t e i n international events. This past year the fund was used to subsidize Team BC as they traveled and competed in the 2017 Eddie Herr Junior Championships and the Florida Little Mo International. Ed Siemens Bursary H o s t e d t h r o u g h t h e Va n c o u v e r Foundation and presented annually by Tennis BC to provide financial assistance to high performance junior athletes in access ing program development opportunities. The 2017-2018 bursary recipients were: Maryjjoe Crisologo, Grace Haugen, Henry Ren and Chloe Yoo.

Tennis BC continues to work closely with Tennis Canada and the ITF to host more ITF events on the West Coast.

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Over 100 coaches, community leaders and parents participated in a variety of professional development opportunities in the Province including the Wheelchair Instructor Course, Team Tennis and Summer Camp series workshops held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria, a mini conference featuring Louis Cayer and various high performance workshops.

Coaches During the 2017-2018 year, 81 new Tennis Canada Instructors and 16 new Club Professional 1 Coaches were certified in BC. Thank you to our team of dedicated Coaching Facilitators: Wayne Elderton, Robert Bettauer, Kelly Hubbard, Hassan Askari, Michael Loomer, Nick Coutts and Kai Shrameyer.

Volunteers

Volunteers A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers and coaches who have contributed their time and effort to make our events across the prince successful and enjoyable for our participants!

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Congratulations to our League

Tennis BC continues to grow league play throughout the Province with over 3,500 participants in the 2017-2018 year. The Lower Mainland is active with 100 Ladies and 47 Men’s teams playing organized leagues. As the populations of both Vancouver Island and the Okanagan regions continue to grow, participation in team tennis is showing consistent growth with over 600 participants. Tennis BC hosted the 2017-2018 Provincial Team Tennis Championships with the Ladies event held at Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria and the Men’s at Predator Ridge Resort in Vernon. We wish to thank both host clubs for their generous hospitality and Head for their continued sponsorship and support. We look forward to wrapping up the 2018 seasons this fall with the Celebration of Champions dinner and awards night. Tennis BC Team Tennis Provincial Invitational Championships

Ladies 4.0 I Champions: Westwood I Finalists: Hollyburn Netsetters

Ladies 3.5 I Champions: Capilano Tennis Club I Finalists: Kamloops Krashers

Ladies 3.0 I Champions: Summerland Perseus I Finalists: New West Tennis Club

Men’s 3.0-3.5 I Champions: Okanagan Mostly Mission I Finalists: Kelowna Lakeview Red

Men’s 3.5-4.0 I Champions: Murdo Force (Murdo Fraser I Finalists: Kelowna - Kiss My Ace

League Number of Players: 3,793 Lower Mainland: 3,219 I SITL: 474 I Interior: 200+

Congratulations to our league Champions!

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E v e n t s 2017 - 2018

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Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open The 2018 Leith Wheeler Stanley Park Open successfully took place for the 87th time this past year. We thank our t i t l e s p o n s o r, L e i t h W h e e l e r Investment Counsel, for their support for a third year in a row.

This year the iconic Fish House restaurant was under renovation, which posed a unique situation for the event. Despite the resulting challenges, the event boasted a record number of entries this year. More short events were added, such as the Parent & Child event, creating more opportunities for players and increasing players’ ability to commit to more competitions during the 17-day long event. The Men’s Open featured a former professional and hometown hero, Philip Bester, who went on to win the event.

We thank our event sponsors and look forward to the newly renovated brew pub opening next year at the Park. Last but not least, thank you to our volunteer coordinator Aditya Madhavan and our invaluable volunteer team.

Open Summer Series The 2018 Summer Open Series had a total of 1,299 participants. Thank you to all the host clubs and tournament organizers for putting on a great 2018 Summer Series:

Richmond Open I Richmond Tennis Club I Kim Jensen Delta Open I Sunshine Hills Tennis Club I Ivan Wong Burnaby Open I Burnaby Tennis Club I Glenn Richards 3rd BC Clay Court Championships I The Tennis Centre I Larry Jurovich Island Open I Cedar Hill Recreation Centre I Nathan Bailey 25th Coquitlam Open I Coquitlam Tennis Club I Nathan Lee

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Senior Events The senior and NTRP tennis players community in British Columbia continues to grow annually. We are honoured to support and facilitate Tennis BC, Tennis Canada, and ITF sanctioned tournaments throughout the province for our Senior players. These tournaments provide players with the opportunity to compete for national and international ranking points, display their skills, forge friendships and create everlasting memories on and off the court.

We thank all the host clubs for their hospitality and their contribution to the sport in making events possible for our Senior members in BC to compete in.

2017-2018 Senior events included:

41st Annual VLTBC Masters Indoor Tennis ChampionshipsVancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club

Western Canadian Senior Indoor National ChampionshipsCedar Hill Recreation CentreOak Bay Recreation CentrePanorama Leisure Centre

2018 BC Senior Provincial ChampionshipsPresented by BlueShore FinancialVancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton ClubHollyburn Country ClubJericho Tennis Club

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Partnerships Thank you to our partners and sponsors for their generous and sustained support throughout the 2017-2018 year. Their belief and commitment to our mission is a driving force behind our success.

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2017-2018 Financial Statements

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Operation Revenues & Expenses

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14%

15% 19%

31%

Program and Support Fees 31%Tennis Canada Grants 19%Membership Fees 15%Government Grants 14%Sponsorship 11%Gaming Grant 10%MerchandiseInterest & Other

2018 Revenue: $1,434,121

2018 Expenses: $1,361,4871%

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6%

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9%

35%

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Salaries, Contracts, Benefits 41%Program Costs 35%Office 9%Coaching 6%Rent 6%Professional Fees 1%Amortization of Capital Assets 1%Dues & Memberships 1%Merchandise 1%

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