{"id":30340,"date":"2023-12-01T23:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=30340"},"modified":"2023-12-02T00:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:29:23","slug":"eight-finalists-to-represent-south-australia-at-newcombe-medal-australian-tennis-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2023\/12\/01\/eight-finalists-to-represent-south-australia-at-newcombe-medal-australian-tennis-awards","title":{"rendered":"Eight finalists to represent South Australia at Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record equalling eight finalists are set to lead South Australia at the upcoming\u00a02023 Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian Tennis Awards will celebrate the achievements and contributions of tennis clubs, volunteers, officials, coaches, schools, and talented junior players across 13 award categories\u00a0at a gala event to be held at the Palladium Crown<\/strong> in Melbourne on Monday 11 December<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Helen Rice<\/strong> has been announced as a finalist for the Coaching Excellence Club award, while Domenic Marafiote<\/strong> will be a finalist for the Coaching Excellence Development award for the second time. Darren Cahill<\/strong> will also represent South Australia in the Coaching Excellence Performance category.<\/p>\n

Casey Jackson<\/strong> will be in the running for the Excellence in Officiating award, while Martin Richards<\/strong> has been announced as a finalist in the Most Outstanding Tennis Master category.<\/p>\n

Torrens Valley Christian School<\/strong>\u00a0will be vying for the Most Outstanding School award, with Seacliff Tennis Club<\/strong> looking to win the Most Outstanding Event for their Junior Development Series tournament held in February. Golden Grove Tennis Club <\/strong>will look to claim the title of Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to congratulate our eight South Australian finalists,\u201d Tennis SA CEO Debbie Sterrey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese finalists are fantastic ambassadors for our sport. Their selection is a wonderful recognition of their tireless efforts and commitment to ensuring that tennis continues to thrive in our state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish our finalists the very best of luck, we can\u2019t wait to cheer them on.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Australian finalists for the 2023 Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Coaching Excellence – Club
\n<\/strong>Helen Rice<\/p>\n

Coaching Excellence – Development
\n<\/strong>Domenic Marafiote<\/p>\n

Coaching Excellence – Performance
\n<\/strong>Darren Cahill<\/p>\n

Excellence in Officiating<\/strong>
\nCasey Jackson<\/p>\n

Most Outstanding 30+ Tennis Master
\n<\/strong>Martin Richards<\/p>\n

Most Outstanding School
\n<\/strong>Torrens Valley Christian School<\/p>\n

Most Outstanding Event
\n<\/strong>Seacliff Tennis Club<\/p>\n

Most Outstanding Tennis Club or Venue
\n<\/strong>Golden Grove Tennis Club<\/p>\n

Past South Australian award winners at the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2022<\/strong>
\nDavid Grainger (Coaching Excellence – Club)
\nRobyn Tucker (Excellence in Officiating)
\nEdward Winter (Junior Athlete of the Year – Male)
\nJulie Polkinghorne (Volunteer Achievement Award)<\/p>\n

2021
\n<\/strong>Domenic Marafiote (Coaching Excellence – Club)
\nSam Wall (Coaching Excellence Development)
\nCobdogla Primary School (Most Outstanding School)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020
\n<\/strong>Event not held due to COVID pandemic<\/p>\n

2019
\n<\/strong>Darren Wunderer\u00a0(Volunteer Achievement Award)
\nElizabeth North Primary School (Most Outstanding School)
\nCity of Playford Tennis International (Most Outstanding Professional Tournament)<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Henley South Tennis Club (Most Outstanding Club)
\nDarren Cahill (Coaching Excellence – High Performance)
\nJohn Pick (Volunteer Achievement Award)<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Helen Rice (Coaching Excellence – Club)<\/p>\n

2014
\n<\/strong>Thanasi Kokkinakis (Junior Athlete of the Year – Male)<\/p>\n

2013
\n<\/strong>Lleyton Hewitt (Newcombe Medal)
\nDavid Grainger (Coaching Excellence – Hot Shots Tennis)<\/p>\n

2012
\n<\/strong>Luke Saville (Junior Athlete of the Year – Male)<\/p>\n

2011
\n<\/strong>Luke Saville (Junior Athlete of the Year – Male)
\nLleyton Hewitt (President\u2019s Spirit of Tennis Award)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A record equalling eight finalists are set to lead South Australia at the upcoming\u00a02023 Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards. The Australian Tennis Awards will celebrate the achievements and contributions of tennis clubs, volunteers, officials, coaches, schools, and talented junior players across 13 award categories\u00a0at a gala event to be held at the Palladium Crown in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5736,"featured_media":30350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5736"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}