October 2025 Team USA triumphs at the IC of Canada’s 60th anniversary event The IC of Canada celebrated its 60th anniversary in Toronto, Canada from 1-5 September 2025. Six countries joined the Canadian team, as follows: Argentina Barbados Bermuda Great Britain Mexico USA In total, more than 90 people participated in the event, with the USA taking home the winner’s prize. Great Britain came in second place, with Mexico very close behind in third. Because the IC of Canada wanted the event to be as inclusive as possible, and because there was a wide range of ages, team numbers, and player abilities, they used a modified round robin format, mixing and matching players to create matches that were as competitive as possible. The week started off with some fun and informal padel games at a pop-up padel site near the Distillery District in Toronto on 31 August. Practice day followed on 1 September, when most participants arrived at the host club, the historic Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (circa 1876). Day 1 of match play began on the club’s Har-Tru courts under glorious late-summer sunshine, and they continued all day with a break for a sumptuous buffet lunch on the upper balcony. Very quickly the team from Barbados set up “camp” at one end of the viewing deck, where all week long the sounds of laughter and the telling of tall tales could be heard. The second day of the event saw the most matches, and by the end of the day there were many sore shoulders, knees, and hips, but smiles all around. The post-match Happy Hour helped to soothe the aches and pains, and goodwill remained high. Thursday 4 September dawned under heavy skies and torrential rain making outdoor play impossible, but the committee worked hard to shift matches indoors to the Queen’s Club, where some outstanding tennis was on display. Rumour has it that it was also the occasion of a rare mixed doubles pairing between Peter Harding and his lovely wife, Sue. Fortunately, they were both seen smiling broadly at the end of the day, so all was well. The Gala Banquet took place on Thursday evening in the Philpott Room of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, where a fabulous dinner was served, followed by speeches and the bestowing of honorary memberships for the Event Director, Karen Clarke, and the IC of Canada President, Dale Kozicz. In turn, the Canadian IC gave honorary memberships to Rob Principe and Paula Myslivecek (USA), Miguel Angel Reyes Varela and Alfredo Riefkohl (Mexico), Jimmy Tasker (Barbados), Fernando De Marinis (Argentina), Michael Toyer (Bermuda), and Peter Harding (Great Britain). The event wrapped up with a day trip to Niagara Falls on Friday 5 September, where teammates donned the iconic red plastic ponchos for a memorable trip on the Maid of the Mist to see the Falls up close. A little shopping and sightseeing followed, and then everyone headed to Reif Estate Winery for an afternoon of wine tasting and lunch before returning to Toronto at the end of the day. In all, the IC of Canada’s 60th anniversary celebration was a wonderful success, where many old friendships were renewed and many new ones forged in the spirit of “hands across the net, friendship across the ocean.” The IC of Canada wishes to express its deepest gratitude to the IC Council for its generous support of our event. Many thanks to all those who travelled from near and far to help the IC of Canada celebrate its milestone 60th Anniversary! Documents to download IC of Canada 60th Anniversary Event Report_September 2025(.pdf, 204.74 KB) - 128 download(s) IC 60th Anniversary FINAL FACT SHEET_For IC Council Report(.pdf, 498.51 KB) - 142 download(s) Combined Rosters_For IC Council Report(.xlsx, 65.54 KB) - 129 download(s) Letter to 60th Participants_For IC Council Report(.pdf, 213.25 KB) - 134 download(s) Previous Article A tribute to Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE, IC of Great Britain Event Date TBC Load last 23 media item(s)Loading...
July 2017 September 2017 La Carreta Event, entries still open and additional IC nations needed The 2017 La Carreta event will be held at the Bulgarian National Tennis Centre in Sofia during the 20th – 24th September 2017, in conjunction with the IC of Bulgaria’s 10th anniversary celebrations. Thus far the IC of France, GB and and Belgium are the only nations to have expressed an interest. With an ideal number of 8 teams, we need some more support from participating IC Nations. For more information please see the below information or attached factsheet and information document, and please get in touch with Katerina Guenova at your earliest convenience to discuss - kguenova@bgtennis.bg Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Center Borisova Gradina; Nezabravka 3-5 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: + 359887500600 Tournament Rules Participating ICs – up to 12 Teams: 1 Lady 50+, 1 Lady 60+, 1 playing or non-playing captain Matches per tie: 2 singles (60+ and 50+), 1 double (50+/60+) Matches: best of 3, 3rd set match tie break (10 points) Balls: HEAD ATP Wednesday- 20.09.17 Arrival, practice, captains meeting at 19:00 Thursday- 21.9.17: First round matches Friday- 22.9.17: 10:00 a.m.: Quarter finals and Consolation Saturday- 23.9.17: 10:00 a.m.: Semi finals and consolation Sunday- 24.9.17: 10.00 a.m.: Finals and consolation Tournament Committee t.b.a. Social events: Thursday- Welcome party at the Bulgarian National Tennis Center Friday- Sightseeing trip, Free evening Saturday- 7:00 p.m.: IC dinner Sunday- 2:30 p.m.: price giving ceremony Players´ hotel: Park Hotel Moskva, Nezabravka str. 25, Sofia Bulgaria Entries: Entries have to be sent by 30 May 2017 with the registration form to IC Bulgaria, Vesselina Doneva, via e-mail to : vdoneva@bgtennis.bg If less than 12 teams want to participate, there maybe change in the number of competition days and the tournament may finish on Saturday. Entry fees: For teams with 2 players only (1 double room): 450,00 € For teams with 2 players + 1 captain (1 double + 1 single room): 800,00 € For teams with 3 players + 1 captain (2 double rooms): 930,00 € For teams with 3 players + 1 captain (1 double + 2 single rooms): 1.100,00 € The entry fees cover following services: Hotel with breakfast for 4 nights (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) Welcome party in the club (Thursday), 4 lunches in the clubhouse and the IC dinner on Saturday evening The entry fee has to be paid by 30 July, 2017 to the following bank account of IC Bulgaria: D Bank Bulgaria BG32DEMI92401000178525 BIC:DEMIBGSF If the entry fee is not paid by the deadline date above, we reserve the right to substitute the IC in delay by another IC team. La Carreta 2017 Factsheet La Carreta 2017 Bulgaria La Carreta 2017 -Registration Form Previous Article Guidelines for Staging Major IC Events Next Article 2017 IC AGM