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29 November 2016 | Tennis NSW

NSW took home six of the top gongs on offer at last night’s Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards, capping an outstanding year for the NSW tennis community.

Victoria’s dual Paralympic gold medalist Dylan Alcott took home the Newcombe Medal, the first athlete with a disability to win Australia’s most prestigious tennis accolade.

Des Tyson, who coaches Newcombe Medal finalist Jordan Thompson, took home the Coaching Excellence – High Performance awards, with Jordan’s dad Stephen Thompson (Coaching Excellence – Talent Development) and Parkes’ Helen Magill (Coaching Excellence – Club) completing a NSW sweep of the coaching awards.

Rising star and Sydneysider Alex De Minaur was crowned Male Junior Athlete of the Year, while Troy Deighton claimed the Excellence in Officiating award and Leanne Swaysland won the Most Outstanding Tennis Senior.

Read about Dylan Alcott’s win here.

Full list of winners:

Newcombe Medal
Dylan Alcott – St Kilda East, Victoria

President’s Spirit of Tennis Award
Angie Cunningham

Coaching Excellence – High Performance
Des Tyson (NSW)

Coaching Excellence – Club
Helen Magill (Parkes, NSW)

Coaching Excellence – Talent Development
Stephen Thompson (Cherrybrook, NSW)

Junior Athlete of the Year – Female
Kimberly Birrell (Hope Island, Qld)

Junior Athlete of the Year – Male
Alex De Minaur (Rhodes, NSW)

Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability
Dylan Alcott (St Kilda East, Vic) & Heath Davidson (Rosebud, Vic)

Volunteer Achievement Award
Kathy Brummitt (Katherine, NT)

Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior
Leanne Swaysland (Illawarra, NSW)

Excellence in Officiating
Troy Deighton (Engadine, NSW)

Most Outstanding Club presented by Medibank
East Malvern Tennis Club (Vic)

Most Outstanding Australian Ranking Tournament
Ferntree Gully Kia MUSTA Silver AMT (Vic)

Most Outstanding Professional Tournament
2015 Canberra International (ACT)

Most Outstanding School
Wembley Primary School (Wembley, WA)