BCSWTA Amica Grand Prix Recap

By: BC Senior Women’s Tennis Association

Oh what fun it is to play tennis…

When it comes to making plans for the holiday season, a large number of women make sure to mark the ‘AMICA’ tournament on their winter calendar each year!

The AMICA Grand Prix, held December 6 – 9^th, is the annual year-ending BC senior women’s tennis event played on the indoor courts at the Arbutus Club in Vancouver.

Presented by the BC Senior Women’s Tennis Association, this popular event is sanctioned by Tennis BC and is a Provincial Tier 1 tournament, awarding ranking points* to women aged 35+ in both singles and doubles. Categories are every 5 years, ages 35 through 65+. Each category has a maximum of 8 singles players or 8 doubles teams.

Corporate sponsors also participate in the action. Title Sponsor AMICA at Arbutus Manor, Advantage Sponsors Dexter Associates Realty and Bancorp Financial Services truly help this tournament pack some extra punch with participants. Players receive swag bags with cool gifts, as well as cookies, bananas, and plenty of sweet snacks at the Tournament Desk.

“AMICA is always a fun and successful tournament” said Tournament Desk Manager Terry Buckley. “I received very positive comments about the brunch and the trophy plaques, players are thankful for all the treats, and overall they really enjoy themselves.”

Sunday saw spectators come out to watch some of BCs top players competing for their category championships, and… win or lose, it seemed like everyone had some fun along the way.

The next BCSWTA event is the LadySport Doubles Championships, held in February 2019.

*RANKING CRITERIA

To be eligible for a year-end ranking, a player must be a current member of Tennis BC and be a resident of BC. To be ranked a player must compete in a sanctioned event.

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Congratulations to everyone who participated and to all the AMICA Grand Prix Category Winners!