{"id":10631,"date":"2013-05-24T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T03:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=10631"},"modified":"2013-05-24T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T03:53:53","slug":"victorian-tennis-awards-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2013\/05\/24\/victorian-tennis-awards-finalists-announced","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Tennis Awards finalists announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victorian tennis clubs, players, coaches and administrators were given a major boost this week when the finalists for the Victorian Tennis Awards 2013 were announced. After the success of the inaugural Victorian Tennis Awards it is a sign of the strength of Victorian tennis in the list of the nominee\u2019s below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victorian Spirit of Tennis Award <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner to be announced on the night<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Most Outstanding Club, Centre, Association or School<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bendigo Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>Burwood Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Eildon Park Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Elsternwick Park Tennis Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Volunteer Achievement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Baldwin \u2013 Frankston Tennis Club\/Peninsula Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>Beth MacDonald \u2013 Melton District Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>Judy Scarrott \u2013 Bendigo Tennis Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coaching Excellence &#8211; Club or Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danielle Borle &#8211; Melton South Tennis Club\/Melton District Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>Craig Haslam &#8211; Warrandyte Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Paul Vassallo &#8211; St Luke&#8217;s Thomastown Tennis Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coaching Excellence &#8211; MLC Tennis Hot Shots<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danielle Borle \u2013 Melton South Tennis Club\/Melton District Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>Vicky Lee \u2013 Doncaster Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Rob Urquhart \u2013 Warrnambool Indoor Tennis Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AAMI Classic \u2013 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>AGL Loy Yang International \u2013 Traralgon Tennis Association<\/li>\n<li>William LOUD International \u2013 Bendigo Tennis Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glenn Busby \u2013 Eltham<\/li>\n<li>Nola Collins \u2013 Frankston<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Rae \u2013 Mt Eliza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniela Di Toro &#8211; Melbourne<\/li>\n<li>Glen Flindell &#8211; Heidelberg<\/li>\n<li>Luba Josevski &#8211; Thomastown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gordon Moffatt Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Male<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Codey Gunn &#8211; Narre Warren<\/li>\n<li>Connor Di Marco &#8211; Mill Park<\/li>\n<li>Marc Polmans &#8211; Maribyrnong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gordon Moffatt Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Destanee Aiava &#8211; Narre Warren<\/li>\n<li>Zoe Hives &#8211; Kingston<\/li>\n<li>Jaimee Fourlis &#8211; Preston<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the award winners will be announced at Tennis Victoria\u2019s Championships Dinner on Monday 24 June, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Join our host, Ian Cover and special guest interviewer Gerard Whateley, as we celebrate the esteemed Victorian Tennis Awards.\u00a0 It will be an evening of great fun and entertainment and to ensure you don\u2019t miss a minute of the action at Wimbledon w e will feature a live stream of the first day\u2019s play throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>We will congratulate and honour the community people that define Victorian Tennis and will be joined by some special tennis identities including the 1952 men\u2019s singles, three times doubles and two times mixed doubles Wimbledon Champion, Frank Sedgman.\u00a0 Also recently added to the guests on the night are Australian Fed Cup Captain Alicia Molik and former Australian Davis Cup player Wayne Arthurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Monday 24 June, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>MCC Members Dining Room<br \/>\nMelbourne Cricket Ground<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>6:30pm for a 7 pm start<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dress:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Lounge Suit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Affiliate\/member table of 10 $1400<br \/>\nTable of 10 $1500<br \/>\nIndividual $150 per person<\/p>\n<p>More information is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/about-us\/championships-dinner\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victorian tennis clubs, players, coaches and administrators were given a major boost this week when the finalists for the Victorian Tennis Awards 2013 were announced. 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