ABOUT THE TENNIS TEAM
The U of C Dinos Men's tennis team was founded in 1989, with a Women's team being established in 1991. In the early 1990's, the U of C Dinos were integral in establishing university tennis in Western Canada, founding and hosting the inaugural Western Canadian University Tennis Championships, which both the Men's and Women's teams went on to win many times throughout the 1990's. The Dinos teams also regularly went to the US, where they played against American NCAA and NAIA teams, posting many victories over these teams. Unfortunately, in the early years of this century, the Dinos teams weren't as competitive for a variety of reasons, not least of which had been a vast improvement in the programs at some other Western Canadian Universities. In 2012, therefore, a group of Calgary Tennis aficionados, including ex-Dinos players, formed the Dinos Tennis Society (DTS) to rejuvenate and improve Dinos tennis, not just to the stature the team held in its early years, but hopefully to even greater heights and achievements.
Currently, players practice Saturday and Sunday evenings as well as a Wednesday morning practice at the Alberta Tennis Centre and are eligible for a wide array of athletic scholarships.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Located in northwest Calgary, the University of Calgary campus occupies a beautiful, park-like setting covering more than 200 hectares, or an area larger than Calgary’s entire downtown. The U of C is home to scholars in 16 faculties and 36 research institutes and centres.
The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university–a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university has a clear strategic direction–Eyes High–to maintain it's position as one of Canada’s top five research universities which is grounded in innovative learning and teaching while being fully integrated with the community of Calgary.
As a comprehensive research institution, the University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. The multidisciplinary research themes that will guide the university towards its top five goal are: brain and mental health; human dynamics in a changing world; engineering solutions for health; energy innovations; infections, inflammation and chronic diseases; and new earth-space technologies.
The University of Calgary attracts and nurtures the talent that drives new knowledge creation, improves lives and betters our world. In this rich learning environment, the university serves nearly 31,000 students in more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, and provides the community with diverse lifelong learning opportunities. International study, volunteer, work, and research programs give graduates global context while promoting diversity and innovation in teaching and research.
The University of Calgary stands out among Canadian universities in how it actively engages students in leadership development in all areas–the arts, athletics, science, medicine, engineering, volunteerism and business. It is also a leader in sustainability–living a set of values embraced by the campus through teaching, leadership, and campus operations.