25 November 2014 | Tennis Queensland

Morningside Tennis Centre (Queensland Community Lawn Tennis Association) has been named 2014 Club of the Year at the Queensland Tennis Awards in Brisbane.

The club has undergone a number of changes in recent years including a major overhaul to its facilities and program offerings. Membership is booming and the centre is now a bustling and thriving tennis hub servicing Brisbane’s eastern suburbs. The centre also went on to win Most Outstanding Club at the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards.

The night also acknowledged the achievements of our top players with The Ashley Cooper Medal for Athlete of the Year going to Samantha Stosur. Stosur competed in 25 tournaments over the year including two Fed Cup meets against Germany and Russia. She also won the Japan Women’s Open for the third time without dropping a set throughout the entire tournament.

Sixteen year-old Kimberly Birrell (pictured) won the Wendy Turnbull Medal for Junior Athlete of the Year after a tremendous year on court. Birrell has an ITF ranking of 20 and a WTA ranking of 972 which peaked this year at 18 and 779 respectively.

The full list of award winners:

Regional Shield
Callide Valley Tennis Association

Excellence in Officiating
Les Killer

Geoffrey E Griffith – Volunteer of the Year
Kate Casswell

Coaching Excellence – ANZ Tennis Hot Shots
Dominic Andrew

Coaching Excellence – Club
Fred Lay

Coaching Excellence – Talent Development
Graeme Brimblecombe

Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability
Archie Graham

Most Outstanding 35+ Senior
Lee Taylor

Most Outstanding Tournament
2014 Hutchinson Builders Toowoomba International

Eddie Machin Trophy – Junior Regional Athlete of the Year
Mikayla Zahirovic

The Wendy Turnbull Medal – Junior Athlete of the Year
Kimberly Birrell

The Ashley Cooper Medal – Athlete of the Year
Samantha Stosur

Queensland Club of the Year
Morningside Tennis Centre (The Queensland Community Lawn Tennis Association)