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The 2017 Tennis Tasmania Awards<\/strong> winner were announced in a special Celebration of Tennis<\/strong> presentation<\/strong> at the Henry Jones Art Hotel last night.<\/p>\n The Tennis Tasmania Awards celebrate the contribution made by players, coaches, clubs, communities, volunteers and officials for their service to the sport.<\/p>\n These awards align with the prestigious Australian Tennis Awards \/ Newcombe Medal<\/strong> to be held on Monday 27 November. Winners are now eligible to nominate for an Australian Tennis Award in their respective categories<\/p>\n A highlight of the night was when 84-year-old Max Byrne<\/strong> was inducted into the Tennis Tasmania Life Membership<\/strong> in recognition of the significant contribution he has made to the sport throughout his life.<\/p>\n Max not only has had strong individual accolades including medal finishes at the ITF World Senior Championships, but for more than 55 years, he has dedicated a large part of his life to improving Tennis in Tasmania at a state, regional and club level.<\/p>\n Tennis Tasmania President Philip Bowden<\/strong> was delighted to recognise Max and his achievements.<\/p>\n \u201cMax has a rich history in Tasmanian tennis and we couldn\u2019t think of a more deserving person to induct into life membership tonight,\u201d Mr Bowden said.<\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of our sport, I\u2019d like to extend our gratitude to Max for his invaluable contribution to Tasmanian tennis this past 50 years.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d also like to thank the wider Tasmanian tennis community, including players, members, volunteers and coaches for their excellent contribution year-round to our great sport\u201d Mr Bowden continued.<\/p>\n Tennis Tasmania CEO Darren Sturgess<\/strong> was thrilled to be involved in his first awards night.<\/p>\n \u201cOur celebration of tennis incorporating the Tennis Tasmania Awards night is a great way to recognise the significant contribution of members within the tennis community,\u201d Mr Sturgess said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe received a high calibre of applications, which is a testament to the number of people who go above and beyond in their roles.<\/p>\n \u201cTennis is truly a sport for life and appeals to all ages, genders, and abilities. It is built on the hard work of volunteers, clubs, coaches, officials, players and members, and this night is a great way to celebrate the valuable contribution of all.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so pleased and grateful for the support of the wider tennis community in recognising and celebrating the great achievements of all our winners tonight. I look forward to many more opportunities to celebrate and recognise the Tasmanian tennis community for years to come,\u201d Mr Sturgess continued.<\/p>\n Seven time Grand Slam champion and former Davis Cup Captain John Fitzgerald<\/strong> attended the event as a guest speaker and fondly recalled his days growing up in a small tennis community and how it helped shape his successful tennis career.<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up in a small town in SA, you realise just how important the role every member of the tennis community plays to ensure the viability and success of our sport,\u201d Mr Fitzgerald said.<\/p>\n Devonport Tennis Club (Devonport)<\/strong><\/p>\n Leigh Titmus (Devonport)<\/strong><\/p>\n Tony Blom, Ace Tennis Coaching (Hobart)<\/strong><\/p>\n David Vernon (Launceston)<\/strong><\/p>\n Shaun Summers (Burnie)<\/strong><\/p>\n Goulburn St Primary School (West Hobart)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2017 Tennis Tasmania Awards winner were announced in a special Celebration of Tennis presentation at the Henry Jones Art Hotel last night. The Tennis Tasmania Awards celebrate the contribution made by players, coaches, clubs, communities, volunteers and officials for their service to the sport. These awards align with the prestigious Australian Tennis Awards \/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6039,"featured_media":7944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6039"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Tennis Tasmania Awards Winners<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Most Outstanding Club or Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Volunteer Achievement<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Coaching Excellence \u2013 Club or Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Excellence in officiating<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Most Outstanding School<\/strong><\/h3>\n