Tennis Canada president and CEO Kelly Murumets to step down

Several reliable sources have confirmed to Eh Game that Kelly Murumets, who was hired as the president and CEO of Tennis Canada early in 2014 and officially took office in March of that year, is resigning for personal reasons.

No doubt further details will emerge whenever the news is officially announced.

Murumets, 53, was chosen to lead the organization after a three-month search to sift through a long list of applicants. She replaced former president Michael Downey, who had left the previous fall to take on a similar job with the British Lawn Tennis Association after overseeing the launching of the national development program with its headquarters at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal.

She didn't have any sort of a tennis background, but Murumets had come from a seven-year stint as the president and CEO of Participaction, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to get Canadians active.

Murumets was a high-profile presence at some of the best Canadian moments over the last few years, including Genie Bouchard's Grand Slam performances in 2014 and Milos Raonic's Wimbledon final last year.

But the news of the departure is sudden and certainly unexpected. Just a few days ago, Murumets was courtside at Canada's Davis Cup win in Halifax, laying hugs on the victorious players as Canada swept Chile 5-0.

Murumets also had been one of the nine representatives (three from the Americas) on the WTA's tournament council, with a term set to expire in 2019.

There are also unconfirmed rumblings in Toronto that the federation's national training centre there may be closed. Whatever is going on, it appears changes are on the horizon.