{"id":35433,"date":"2023-11-22T03:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=35433"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T04:46:33","slug":"celebrating-tennis-victoria-pennant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/celebrating-tennis-victoria-pennant","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Tennis Victoria Pennant\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The players and clubs of Tennis Victoria Pennant were celebrated on Saturday 18 November at the inaugural Tennis Victoria Player Awards.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its 140th season, Tennis Victoria Pennant is an integral part of the tennis landscape in Victoria and members of the tennis community gathered to recognise the Pennant Players of the Year across all grades. These players are the standouts from over 3000 competitors playing at 140 clubs across the 22 grades.\u00a0 Congratulations to all the winners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/09\/20\/2023-state-grade-pennant-players-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> for a recap of the Players of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>To top off the return of the Tennis Victoria State Grade competition, the ultimate Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s teams were selected in the 2023 State Grade Team of the Year based on the player performances across the season.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the following players selected and recognised:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Women&#8217;s Team of the Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Men&#8217;s Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Player<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Club<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Player<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zoe Llewellyn<\/td>\n<td>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Chanchai Sookton-Eng<\/td>\n<td>Fawkner Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eliza Dunbar<\/td>\n<td>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Jack Bruce-Smith<\/td>\n<td>Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grace Darcy<\/td>\n<td>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Ken Cavrak<\/td>\n<td>Fawkner Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sayaki McCulloch<\/td>\n<td>Diggers Rest Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Jackson Varney<\/td>\n<td>Grace Park Hawthorn Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miranda Poile<\/td>\n<td>Grace Park Hawthorn Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Thomas Patton<\/td>\n<td>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Madison Ashley<\/td>\n<td>Harkaway Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Brandon Laubser<\/td>\n<td>MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/celebrating-tennis-victoria-pennant\/attachment\/untitled-8-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35437\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-8-1-1024x703.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-8-1-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-8-1-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clubs who have demonstrated exemplary engagement and commitment to the Tennis Victoria Pennant competition were also recognised with Community Engagement Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grace Park Hawthorn Club<\/li>\n<li>St Christopher\u2019s Airport West Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Fawkner Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Eildon Park Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Essendon Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>HE Parker Reserve Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Aintree Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>North Ringwood Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Moomba Park Tennis Club, and<\/li>\n<li>Harkaway Tennis Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those in attendance were also treated to an inside look at the life on the tennis tour and a preview of the Tennis Victoria Premier League Grand Final from special guest panellists Jaimee Fourlis, Aaron Addison and Thomas Fancutt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.hightail.com\/space\/QHUpcofgCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view images from the morning celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The players and clubs of Tennis Victoria Pennant were celebrated on Saturday 18 November at the inaugural Tennis Victoria Player 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