{"id":28779,"date":"2022-09-16T12:58:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T02:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=28779"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T02:58:48","slug":"tennis-victoria-announces-the-2022-victorian-tennis-awards-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2022\/09\/16\/tennis-victoria-announces-the-2022-victorian-tennis-awards-finalists","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Victoria Announces the 2022 Victorian Tennis Awards Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis Victoria are proud to announce the finalists for the <strong>2022 Victorian Tennis Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a virtual event held in 2021<strong>, the 2022 Victorian Tennis Awards will be held at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and online on Thursday October 27. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a nominations process, selection panels then chose the finalists across 14 award categories.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tennis Victoria CEO, Adam Crameri<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is looking forward to recognising the incredible efforts of the Victorian tennis community across the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cWell done to all of our finalists for the 2022 Victorian Tennis Awards, it\u2019s an honour to recognise the achievements of the Victorian tennis community each year and celebrate what these finalists have done to drive and support tennis in Victoria. We look forward to celebrating and recognising all finalists in October.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners of the Victorian Tennis Awards are eligible to be nominated (in some categories) for the Australian Tennis Awards (the Newcombe Medal).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Victorian Spirit of Tennis Award<\/strong> will also be announced on the night and two new awards in 2022, the <strong>Victorian Player of the Year and Coaching Excellence \u2013 Development.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the 2022 finalists:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Club or Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coburg Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Mornington Tennis Centre<\/li>\n<li>Officer Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Viewbank Tennis Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coaching Excellence \u2013 Club or Centre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kate Antosik (Mornington Tennis Centre)<\/li>\n<li>Luke Hodgkin (Aintree Tennis Club)<\/li>\n<li>Vicky Lee (Doncaster Tennis Club)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Coaching Excellence \u2013 Development\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Logarzo<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Lombardi<\/li>\n<li>Marc Sophoulis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Volunteer Achievement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robin Lowe (Sale Tennis Club)<\/li>\n<li>Jacqui Mackertich (Keon Park Tennis Club)<\/li>\n<li>Nadine Maloney (Hawthorn Tennis Club)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Supporting Tennis \u2013 Local Government Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>City of Boroondara<\/li>\n<li>Indigo Shire Council<\/li>\n<li>Maroondah City Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Most Outstanding Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2022 ALCTA Mornington Peninsula Easter Open<\/li>\n<li>Euroa Lawn Tennis Club Labour Day<\/li>\n<li>Victorian Junior Clay Court ITF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Most Outstanding School\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aitken Creek Primary School (Craigieburn)<\/li>\n<li>Christ Church Grammar School (South Yarra)<\/li>\n<li>Maribyrnong College (Maribyrnong)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Most Outstanding Inclusion Initiative\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advantage Autism \u2013 The Au-Tastic Tennis Program (Doncaster)<\/li>\n<li>Culture on Court Dungala Program (Anglicare Victoria)<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s Ace Autism Tennis Program (West Lalor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Most Outstanding 30+ Tennis Senior\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jarrod Broadbent<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Busby<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Hicks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heath Davidson<\/li>\n<li>Saalim Naser<\/li>\n<li>Ross Patterson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Male\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Riley Dumsday<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Errey<\/li>\n<li>Saalim Naser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Female\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isabella Crossman<\/li>\n<li>Roisin Gilheany<\/li>\n<li>Stefani Webb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Excellence in Officiating<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Dellas<\/li>\n<li>Luke Shi<\/li>\n<li>Tony Warland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Victorian Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dylan Alcott<\/li>\n<li>Heath Davidson<\/li>\n<li>John Peers<\/li>\n<li>Daria Saville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Event Information \u2013 2022 Victorian Tennis Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday October 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis Victoria are proud to announce the finalists for the 2022 Victorian Tennis Awards. 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