{"id":27411,"date":"2025-09-30T13:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?p=27411"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:34:46","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2025-tennis-nsw-award-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/news\/2025\/09\/30\/congratulations-to-our-2025-tennis-nsw-award-finalists","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our 2025 Tennis NSW Award Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tennis NSW are delighted to announce the finalists for the upcoming annual Tennis NSW Awards in 2025. The Awards recognise clubs, organisations and individuals in the NSW tennis community. These awards align with the national Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards. Winners of a Tennis NSW Award, for which there is an equivalent Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards category, will be the Tennis NSW nominee for that category.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>We are thrilled to invite the entire tennis community \u2013 volunteers, administrators, players, coaches and officials \u2013 from all across the state to join us at the 2025 Tennis NSW Awards. The event will be co-hosted by Olympians and Grand Slam champions Casey Dellacqua and John Fitzgerald, bringing together the tennis community to acknowledge and reward the outstanding performances and positive contributions within the NSW tennis community.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>AWARD CEREMONY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday 16 October<br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6:00pm &#8211; 10:30pm<br \/><strong>Where:<\/strong> Le Montage, Lilyfield<br \/><strong>Dress code:<\/strong> Cocktail<br \/><strong>Event type:<\/strong> 3-course gala dinner including beer, wine &amp; soft drink<br \/><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $175pp or $1,650 for a table of 10. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/events\/landing\/1432210\">Tickets can be purchased here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See below a full list of our 2025 Finalists!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;height: 1617px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px\"><b>Award Category:\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px\"><b>Finalist Name:\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Coaching Excellence \u2013 Club\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Nexia Australia\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aimy Chen, Strathfield Sports Club\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dane Propoggia, Voyager Concord\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olivia Rich, Alstonville Tennis &amp; Pickleball Club\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Excellence in Venue Operations\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Mapei<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evolve Tennis Academy\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grand Slam Tennis\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strathfield Sports Club\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue \u2013 Country<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Light Up Sports<\/span><\/i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alstonville Tennis &amp; Pickleball Club\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scone Hardcourt Tennis Association\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Wagga Tennis Club<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue \u2013 Metro <\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by California Sports Surfaces<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collaroy Tennis Club\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northern Suburbs Tennis Association\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North West Sydney Tennis\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Most Outstanding Growth Initiative\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Synthetic Sports Group<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Women\u2019s Tennis\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Castlecrag Tennis Club\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Narromine Tennis Club\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Most Outstanding School\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forbes Public School\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunter Sports High School\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meriden School<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Most Outstanding Tournament <\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Prodeuce<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NSW Hardcourt Tennis Association\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024 Premier $10k Manly Seaside\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024 Premier $20k KIA North Shore Open\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 174px\">\n<td style=\"height: 174px\"><b>Tony Podesta Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 174px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City Community Tennis\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collaroy Tennis Club\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vivability Diversity &amp; Inclusion Program, Bathurst Tennis Centre\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Volunteer Achievement\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Staying Alive Health<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kirsty Cole\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelle Lusty\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tricia Sanford\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Young Volunteer Achievement\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Pride In Sport<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alexander MacPherson\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kai Ryan\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sebastien Stuart\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 142px\">\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><b>Female Junior Athlete of the Year\u00a0<\/b>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proudly sponsored by Greenset<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 142px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renee Alame\u00a0<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Giselle Isabella Guillen\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jizelle Sibai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2025\/09\/2025-Award-Sponosrs_EDM-Tile-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2025\/09\/2025-Award-Sponosrs_EDM-Tile-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2025\/09\/2025-Award-Sponosrs_EDM-Tile-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/files\/2025\/09\/2025-Award-Sponosrs_EDM-Tile.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis NSW are delighted to announce the finalists for the upcoming annual Tennis NSW Awards in 2025. The Awards recognise clubs, organisations and individuals in the NSW tennis community. These awards align with the national Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards. Winners of a Tennis NSW Award, for which there is an equivalent Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards category, will be the Tennis NSW nominee for that category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6323,"featured_media":27412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6323"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}