{"id":17430,"date":"2021-10-18T09:23:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T22:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/?p=17430"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T21:40:33","slug":"tennis-act-award-2021-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/news\/2021\/10\/18\/tennis-act-award-2021-winners","title":{"rendered":"Tennis ACT Award winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennis ACT held their 2021 annual awards on Saturday 16 October. \u00a0The event highlighted many significant achievements and local successes including club and competition growth, coaching talent, school pathways and player performances as tennis in the ACT and region continues to thrive.\u00a0\u00a0 The awards showcased the people and groups who were responsible for making it all happen with volunteers, clubs, officials and coaches all critical.<\/p>\n

Due to Covid-19 the event was held online, streaming to hundreds of viewers. The viewers were delighted to hear from special guests such as Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley<\/strong>, Todd Woodbridge<\/strong>, and the Minister for Sport and Recreation Yvette Berry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tennis ACT CEO Kim Kachel <\/strong>said it was a fantastic event to celebrate our wonderful tennis community, \u201cThis year has been like no other. Our tennis community have so much resilience and passion for our sport. This has shone through along with their collective teamwork.\u00a0 The past year has seen a total of \u00a030,868 players across the ACT and region<\/strong>, and as a tennis community we have reached many milestones\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kachel continued, \u201ctonight there were 15 awards announced across all facets of our sport. These awards included our promising junior athletes, our amazing officials, coaches, volunteers, schools and clubs, through to our high performance players such as Nick Kyrgios<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Thanks to our fantastic partners at ANZ, the lucky winner of the Volunteer Achievement Award, Terry Walker<\/strong> was awarded a $5000 cash prize to go towards his club, Reid Tennis Club<\/strong>. This investment will make a huge difference to the community club\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Tennis ACT Awards night traditionally also incorporates the Tennis ACT Walk of Fame<\/strong>. This year the inductee will be announced in December at an event at the Canberra Tennis Centre. More details around this event will be released closer to the date.<\/p>\n

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Award winners<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

PARTICIPATION<\/u><\/p>\n

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  • Coaching Excellence \u2013 Club \u2013 <\/em>Robert Jamieson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Most Outstanding School \u2013 Mother Teresa \u00a0<\/em>Primary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      • Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative \u2013 Pink Tennis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Excellence in Officiating \u2013 John Blom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior \u2013 Sue Willis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            • Most Outstanding Tennis Club \u2013 The Pines Tennis Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              • Volunteer Achievement Award \u2013 Terry Walker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                PERFORMANCE<\/u><\/p>\n

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                • ACT Adult Club Player of the Year \u2013 Sue Willis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  • ACT Junior Club Player of the Year \u2013 Wambui Taylor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    • Coaching Excellence \u2013 Development \u2013 Nathan Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      • Coaching Excellence \u2013 Performance \u2013 Alun Jones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                        • Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Male \u2013 Charlie Camus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                          • Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Female \u2013 Annerly Poulos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                            • Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability \u2013 Special Olympics Greater Canberra Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                              • ACT Player of the Year \u2013 Nick Kyrgios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                                Image: Winner of the Most Outstanding School – Mother Teresa Primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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