FREDERICTON (CNB) - A total of 19 young New Brunswickers have been selected for the provisional provincial tennis team for the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island. Eleven boys and eight girls will train during the winter before resuming outdoor training in the spring of 2009.

The team will be coached by Mark White, with the final selection being made in June 2009. Players were chosen based on the results of various tournaments held during the summer of 2008.

  • The provisional team consists of:
  • Patrick Haché, Bathurst
  • Alex Lavoie, Moncton
  • Stéphane Lavoie, Moncton
  • Daniel Blake, Hampton
  • Geoff Wilson, Hampton
  • Callum Stewart, Quispamsis
  • Colby Craig, St. George
  • Rene Comeau, Fredericton
  • Simon Comeau, Petit-Rocher
  • Murat Memiche, Bathurst
  • Benoit Paradis Jr, Rothesay
  • Lynda Rogers, Rothesay
  • Gabrielle Surette, Dieppe
  • Mélika LeBlanc, Moncton
  • Marie-France Paré, Dieppe
  • Audrey Kim, Fredericton
  • Hilal Memiche, Bathurst
  • Pamela Paradis, Rothesay
  • Nathalie Murphy, Dieppe

The 2009 Canada Summer Games will be held from Aug.15 - 29, 2009. For more information on Team NB, visit http://www.gnb.ca/sport/.

25-09-08