14 November 2013 | Tennis Queensland

The Queensland Tennis Awards were held on Saturday night, 9th November 2013.

It was a fantastic celebration of a very exciting year in tennis for Queensland. The calibre of finalists for each award was incredibly strong, leading to a high level of anticipation and excitement as we announced the deserving winners.

Gold Coast did extremely well with John and Ros Birrell taking out the Parent of the year title. Mike Ford took out the Seniors 35+ player of the year and Anne-Marie lawlor took out the volunteer of the year award!! Huge congratulations to all recipients.

Congratulations to this year’s Queensland Tennis Award recipients:

Queensland Club of the Year

Shaw Park Tennis Centre

Ashley Cooper Medal – Athlete of the Year

Ashleigh Barty

Wendy Turnbull Medal – Junior Athlete of the Year

Priscilla Hon

Coaching Excellence – MLC Hot Shots

Wayne Fielder

Coaching Excellence – Club

Danial Stredder

Coaching Excellence – Talent Development

Clint Fyfe

Excellence in Officiating

Simon Cannavan

Most Outstanding Parents

John and Ros Birrell

Most Outstanding 35+ Senior

Mike Ford

Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability

Mitchell James

Geoffrey E Griffith Order of Merit – Volunteer of the Year

Anne-Marie Lawlor

Most Outstanding Tournament

2013 Hutchinson Builders Toowoomba International

Eddie Machin – Junior Regional Athlete of the Year

Olivia Tjandramulia

We would like to once again congratulate each and every finalist for your efforts and contribution to tennis in 2013. Your support has helped tennis to grow and has ensured Queensland has been a leader in the sport. We wish everyone the best of luck in another great year of tennis moving forward.