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More than 20 Yukon tennis players are in the midst of a playoff run this week.

The courts at Mount McIntyre were busy again last night as players took to the courts for Yukon Championship round robin matches.

The tournament is expected to wrap up Monday with the men鈥檚 singles and mixed doubles finals after rain Tuesday pushed the event schedule back by one day.

Winners of the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 doubles 鈥� as well as women鈥檚 singles 鈥� will be determined by final round robin standings, said Tennis Yukon head coach Jan Polivka.

In fact, Aline Halliday has already secured the women鈥檚 singles title, going unbeaten in round robin play. Five women competed in the category.

Polivka, meanwhile, is eyeing his sixth straight men鈥檚 singles title in Whitehorse, a streak that started after his 2008 championship loss to Kyle Marchuk.

Twelve players are competing in the men鈥檚 singles category in three pools.

Seven teams are battling in the mixed doubles event, while the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 doubles include four teams each.

As another competitive tennis season draws to a close, interest in the game continues to rise in the North.

Polivka said 140 players registered for Tennis Yukon鈥檚 shoetag program this season 鈥� allowing them to use the tennis courts at their own discretion.

鈥淭hat is 10 persons more than last year,鈥� the coach said.

While the annual territorial championships mark the end to Tennis Yukon鈥檚 competitive season, players will continue to use the courts into September, weather permitting.