Tennis Pro
Thornhill Golf & Country Club is proud to announce that Dale Power has assumed the position as Tennis Professional effective April 2007.
Dale has earned a well deserved reputation as both a tennis player and teacher. Dale began his tennis career winning the 1967 Canadian National Junior Championship. Dale played #1 singles and doubles for the Oklahoma City University tennis team where he was inducted in the school's Sports Hall of Fame.
Following university, Dale was a seven time member of the Canadian Davis Cup team and was the Canadian National Singles and Doubles Champion in 1979. He was ranked in the top five singles players for twelve years and was ranked the #1 player in Canada in 1979 and 1982. Dale then toured internationally on the A.T.P. professional circuit for ten years and was a former assistant Davis Cup coach for two years and served as National Touring Coach for three years.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame as a player.
Dale Power
Head Tennis Professional
Ph: 905-881-3000
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New Assistant Tennis Professional
Introducing Matthew Halder!
Matt has over 25 years of coaching experience. Most recently he spent 8 years at the Granite Club where he ran try-outs and coached the Ladies B2 winter team, Entry level winter team and Evening Division 4 summer team. He also coached and supervised the Toronto junior league team.
We are pleased to have Matt join our team and bring with him his tennis history: In 1980 he was Ranked No. 1 in Ontario under 21- singles & Ranked No. 1 in Canada under 21- Doubles. From 1977-1979 he was a Nationally Ranked Top Ten Junior in Canada Under 16 and Under 18 Divisions. Matt's Canadian Men's Open Highest Ranking was 12th.