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TENNIS
 As the "hub of the valley for tennis", Abbotsford is an excellent choice for the location of your next event. Great West Fitness is a fabulous facility with a devoted group of players and, has 4 indoor courts and 6 outdoor courts. It is also conveniently located near the Trans Canada Highway #1 and to services and amenities in Abbotsford. Our community features over 41 outdoor and 4 indoor courts.
The Abbotsford Community Tennis Association (ACTA) has a vision for an 8 court covered world class community tennis centre which will establish Abbotsford as the centre of excellence for tennis in the Fraser Valley. The focus of the tennis centre will be to deliver exceptional instructional programming, and to organize national and international tennis events.
| Director of Sport Hosting |
For more information about hosting an event in Abbotsford, please contact: Allison Longshore, Director of Sport Hosting at
604.864.5675, toll free at 1.866.572.7469 or by email at alongshore@tourismabborsford.ca |
TENNIS ORGANIZATIONS
Great West Fitness Tennis
Julia Harper
604.854.3284
abbytennis@greatwestfitness.ca | www.greatwestfitness.ca
Tennis BC
Doug Holman, President
604.737.3086
tbc@tennisbc.org | www.tennisbc.org
Tennis Canada
Michael S. Downey, President and CEO
1.877.2.TENNIS
msdowney@tenniscanada.com | www.tenniscanada.ca
USTA Abbotsford Organization
Tennis Administrator Member
604.854.3284
abbytennis@greatwestfitness.ca | www.greatwestfitness.com
ABBOTSFORD TENNIS FACILITIES
Great West Fitness Club
2550 Yale Court
four indoor courts | six outdoor courts | F & B | parking
washrooms | changerooms
Heritage Valley Resort
4709 Willet Road
two indoor courts | washrooms | parking
Abbotsford Secondary
2329 Crescent Way
six outdoor courts | parking
Bradner Park
28665 Haverman Road
three outdoor courts | parking
Columbia Bible College
2640 Clearbrook Road
two outdoor courts | parking
Delair Park
35570 Delair Road
two outdoor courts | lights | parking
Jubilee Park
2552 McCallum Road
two outdoor courts | lights | parking
M.E.I. School
4081 Clearbrooke Road
two outdoor courts | parking
MSA Arena
2323 Emerson Street
four outdoor courts | lights | parking
Mt. Lehman Park
6281 Mt. Lehman Road
two outdoor courts | parking
Robert Bateman School
35045 Exbury Avenue
four outdoor courts | parking
W.J. Mouat School
32355 Mouat Drive
four outdoor courts | parking
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MAJOR EVENTS HISTORY
- 2004 BC Summer Games
- 2006 Wheelchair Open
- 2006 Fraser Valley Open
- 2006 Wilson Rookie Tour
2010 EVENTS
- March Wheelchair Open
- June Fraser Valley Open
- June Wilson Rookie Tour
IN THE NEWS
ATHLETE PROFILE
Trudy Du Toit
 For Trudie du Toit, tennis runs in her family. Her father, Andre, ran a tennis academy in South Africa. And that’s not all. Her three siblings—Charles, Trudie and Riaan, were also into tennis.
Trudie and her family moved to Abbotsford four years ago. She has received the distinction of being BC’s top-ranked under-18 player. Also, Trudie is currently seeded among the top 300 under-18 tennis players in the world and recently received the Premier’s Athletic Award.
The South African-born tennis player currently trains at Great West Fitness in Abbotsford, as it is closer to prominent tennis tournaments in Washington, Oregon and California. Trudie has American universities offering her a scholarship. “It’s possible, even for Abbotsford kids (such as Trudie du Toit), to hit the international tennis scene,” said Andre du Toit, in a February 2007 interview with the Abbotsford News.
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