Thanks and Welcome! non-partisan Society that provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in On behalf of the Vancouver Tennis Association, the Greater Vancouver Area. welcome to beautiful Vancouver, BC for the VIP 2008 tournament and the kick-off of Vancouver Pride Week! Aside from making new friends, renewing old acquaintances and playing plenty of tennis this weekend, we invite you to enjoy all that our amazing city has to offer. Vancouver is a dynamic, multicultural city set in a spectacular natural environment, and we’re also the proud Finally, I would like to extend a huge Thank You host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. to Charles Friesen and his VIP Team for their If you have time between matches, check out the dedication and hard work in organizing the VIP. Pride Society’s Picnic in the Park from This tournament would not be possible without 11:00am — 8:00pm at the Brockton Oval in Stanley the efforts of our volunteers and tournament Park. In addition, the United States competes in committee. Tasty Singaporean cuisine the Celebration of Light fireworks competition We hope you enjoy your time in Vancouver and on the evening of July 26 at English Bay. If you’re experience an exciting weekend of camaraderie, into watching professional tennis, check out the competition and fun! in the heart of the downtown. early rounds of the Vancouver Open at the Hollyburn Country Club. Details about these events are listed in this program. Sincerely, All proceeds from this year’s tournament will Khai Ong benefit A Loving Spoonful, a volunteer-driven, PresidenT, VAncouver TEnnIS Association Kam’s is proud to support the Vancouver Tennis Association and welcomes all participants in the 2008 VIP Tennis Tournament! 1043 Davie Street 604-669-3389 Official Printer of VIP 2008 VolunTeers CoorDInator . Charles Friesen, 778-808-5679 AdvisorS . Dave Surette, Tim Crowell, Khai Ong Referee . Todd Quesnel, Brian Bella Website mAnager . Jason Lau Volunteer coordinator . Kerry Armstrong FUnDraisinG . Louis Chang, Kevin O’Brien Site ManagemEnT . Brian Bella, Doug macDonald, michel Alsharidah, Dave Surette, Edgar Alvarado, Tom Davis, Sally Shamai Raffle OrganIzEr . Dave Surette BBQ/Social OrganIzEr . Herb Da Silva Draw Creation . Jason Lau, Dave Surette Medals . Brian Bella Shirts . Jason Lau Site liaison . Chris Westcott ProgrAm Production . Kevin O’Brien PrInT Producer . Heidi nucklaus Registration night . Shelley Sluggett, Kelly, Ken Scammell, Bill mcClintock Balls . Keith Kron Logo . miles Linklater Book WAREHOUSE AG Hair Cosmetics offers you a way to get healthy, beautiful looking hair with its collection of rich and creamy shampoos with no added salt, superior moisturizing conditioners and creative styling and finishing products. For more information on AG Hair Cosmetics, please visit www.aghaircosmetics.com ParTiciPanTs Alaniz, Carlos De Wet, Joss Leong, Kirby riekert, Johann Alsharidah, michel Digiovanni, Carmine Little, Terrence robutka, ryan Anguelov, raytcho Ehrlich, Howard Louie, Dustin rosen, Lenore Aslebiza, Daryoush Eisenbud, David Louko, Dan Scammell, Ken Bella, Brian Fremont, ron Lui, Spencer Schuettinger, Eric Boucher, Denis Friesen, Charles makiri, Glen Scott, Warren Centeno, Vincent Gagnon, Denis marcial, marlon Shamai, Sally Cham, Jennifer Gillard, Kevin mcConachie, Barron Sorensen, michele Chang, Louis Greiner, Darcy murphy, Frances St Onge, Francois Cheng, Eugene Haines, richard O’Brien, Kevin Surette, David Cherniuk, Philip Hemingway, ricky Oliver, matthew Taylor, Gregg Choy, Bruce Herrera, Leo Ong, Khai Clermont, Ben Jirapongpan, Ekko Paradis, ricky Truang, Hau Colbert, Oliver Komba, mitsu Parmar, Bobby Villagomez, Phil Cosby, ricky Kron, Keith Pascoe, ron Vu, nam Welcome Crowell, Joe Lau, Jason Pelz, Joshua Westcott, Christopher Dang, Quang Le, Tien ramos, rodel Wood, John and good luck Dasilva, Herb Lee, ming resch, ryan zack, rob to all VIP competitors! SCORE ON DAviE SpoRts LOUNGE 1262 Davie Street 604.632.1646 www.scoreondavie.com TournamenT SCHEDULE Friday, July 25: 6:30 – 9 pm, Draw Party & registration, Oasis Cocktail Lounge saturday, Jul 26: Tournament matches, 8 am to 10 pm, Sportstown, and Pacific resort & racquet Club sunday, July 27: Tournament matches, 8 am to 6 pm, Grant Connell Tennis Centre BBQ Social, 6:30 pm to 10 pm, at Herb DaSilva’s home, 1760 Kitchener Street, Vancouver monday, July 28: B and C singles finals, from 11 am, Grant Connell Tennis Centre CheCk draw sheets for individual matCh times oFF-courT eVenTs Vancouver Pride Week events Celebrities night Club: Free VIP Saturday night Entry Pass included in your Draw Bag See www.vancouverpride.ca for other events Fireworks, saturday night, english Bay www.celebration-of-light.com/Event-Information Saturday, July 26 — US; Wednesday, July 30 — China; Saturday, August 2 — Grand Finale usTa Pro circuit Tennis Tournament www.vanopen.com July 26 – August 3 See professionals including: Sebastein Grosjean (France); Xavier malisse (Belgium); Bobby reynolds (USA); Kristian Pless (Denmark); Amer Delic (USA); robert Kendrick (USA) 9USB8FTU7BODPVWFS±T (BZ-FTCJBO#JXFFLMZ /FXT WJFXT JEFBTBOEDVMUVSF $IFDLVTPOMJOFBUYUSBDB 2VFFSOFXT WJFXT JEFBT DVMUVSF­BOEPQJOJPO ViP 2007 TournamenT rules The VIP 2007 follows the standards Tennis Canada and GLTA rules of play. attire: Proper tennis attire required. non-marking shoes required. Shirts required. Warm-up: 5 minutes. Strictly enforced. default/Being late: 0-5 min=loss of toss and 1 game; 5-10 min=loss of toss and 2 games; 10-15 min=loss of toss and three games; 15 minutes or more=default 1136 Hillside Ave., Victoria, BC V8X 4L7 Toll-free: 866-386-4265 www.courtsidesports.com check-in: required 15 min before match time. Early check-ins may be asked to play early. Any appeals will be decided by the tournament director. rest Breaks: 20 seconds between points (not counting tracking down balls; 90 seconds on changeovers; 2 minutes between sets. Players are allowed a reasonable amount of time for bathroom breaks. scheduling: Consolation matches will be scheduled as courts become available. Please check with the match desk for the consolation schedule. After completing a singles match a player is allowed up to 30 minutes before being required to play another match, 15 minutes after a doubles match. substitutions: none, unless approved by tournament director. scoring: main draw singles and doubles matches and consolation finals will be best of 3 sets, with a standard 7-point (first to seven by two) tiebreak at 6-all in games, unless the tournament coordinator or site desk manager deems it necessary to shorten the match because of time constraints to one of the following two options, at their discretion, 1) best of 3 sets, but if a third set is necessary it will be replaced by a 10-point (first to 10 by two) tiebreak, or 2) an 8-game proset (first to 8 games by two) with a standard 7-point tiebreak at 7-all in games. Consolation matches (except consolation finals) will consist of an 8-game proset (first to 8 games by two) with a standard 7-point tiebreak at 7-all in games. score disputes: If players cannot agree on the score, you must resume play at the last point all players agree. line call disputes: If disputes occur, you can request a line judge from the tournament desk, though this is not a guarantee. Any line judge assigned to a court will rule only calls that are questioned. The judge’s ruling is final. Balls: One can of balls per match. Any match reaching a third set may have a new can of balls for the third set. remember to have fun! call out the score before each point if you are serving. Tennis etiquette matters! PaciFic resorT sPorTsToWn & racqueT cluB 4991 number 5 road, richmond 10251 St Edwards Dr., richmond 604-273-7366 604. 276.1140 directions from downtown: directions from downtown: GranT connell BBq BanqueT Tennis cenTre sunday, July 27 280 Lloyd Avenue, north Vancouver 6:30 pm – 10 pm (604) 983-6483 Herb DaSilva’s home, 1760 Kitchener Street, directions from downtown: Vancouver directions from downtown: 604.721.2466 Pacific Spirit Therapeutics 201-1252 Burrard Street Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium 1238 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1N3 604-669-1753 www.littlesisters.ca Love is more than just the game. Proud sponsor of the Vancouver International Pride 2008 .