Tennis Victoria has been honoured at the 2017 Victorian Sport Awards with General Manager \u2013 Participation, Belinda Kleverlaan, claiming the La Trobe Business School Victorian Sports Administrator of the Year.<\/p>\n
The event, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and hosted by Francis Leach, was an opportunity to recognise the outstanding achievements of athletes, teams, administrators, coaches and volunteers.<\/p>\n
As General Manager \u2013 Participation, Kleverlaan is responsible for increasing the participation across a variety of programs. Her success has translated to the enormous growth of students enrolled in the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program.<\/p>\n
Kleverlaan has dedicated many years to both Tennis Victoria and Tennis Australia but was quick to thank her support network for the assistance they provide.<\/p>\n
\u201cShout out to our CEO Matthew Kennedy who is always very supportive, the Participation team in particular at Tennis Victoria – an amazing crew \u2026 and a special shout out to my children Jasmine and Briley,\u201d Kleverlaan said.<\/p>\n
This particular award has been won by a host of notable names, including: Lindsay Gaze (1999), Andrew Demetriou (2012) and Kate Palmer (2013).<\/p>\n
Tennis Victoria also wishes to congratulate Luqman Latif who was awarded with the prestigious Southern Cross Trophies 2017 Victorian Young Volunteer of the Year.<\/p>\n
Latif is from the La Trobe University Tennis Club and has assisted the club in obtaining sponsorship from Prelli Tennis, Tennis Australia and cafes from La Trobe University.<\/p>\n