{"id":6661,"date":"2012-05-25T16:15:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T06:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2012-05-25T16:15:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T06:15:28","slug":"finalists-for-victorian-tennis-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2012\/05\/25\/finalists-for-victorian-tennis-awards-announced","title":{"rendered":"Finalists for Victorian Tennis Awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Victorian tennis clubs, players, coaches and administrators were given a major boost this week when the finalists for the Victorian Tennis Awards 2012 were announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Amongst the finalists is Elaine Tennis Club (Central Highlands), who is a finalist in the Most Outstanding Club, Centre, Association or School category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">\u201cTo get recognised like this is beyond our wildest dreams,\u201d said Shane Dunne, the club\u2019s Secretary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">This is a remarkable achievement for the club given it folded in 2000 and only reformed in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">\u201cWe couldn\u2019t have imagined it (receiving the nomination) when we started off, we didn\u2019t do this for any awards, we did this for the local kids.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><strong>Full list of awards and finalists: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><strong>Victorian Spirit of Tennis Award (<em>formerly Centenary of tennis)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Winner to be announced on the night<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Volunteer Achievement <em>(formerly Highly Commended Service Award)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Anne Baldwin \u2013 Frankston Tennis Club\/Peninsula Tennis Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Julie Fidler \u2013 Victory Park\/Tennis Coaches Australia-Victoria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Nicole Seckold \u2013 Kinglake Ranges Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong>Most Outstanding Club, Centre, Association or School<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Caroline Springs Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Elaine Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Frankston Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Waverley Tennis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Coaching Excellence &#8211; Club or Centre<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Aidan Fitzgerald \u2013 Bairnsdale Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Peter Joyce \u2013 Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Shane Scrutton \u2013 Eaglemont Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Coaching Excellence &#8211; MLC Tennis Hot Shots<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Danielle Borle \u2013 Melton South Tennis Club\/Melton District Tennis Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Vicky Lee \u2013 Doncaster Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Wes Horskins \u2013 East Malvern Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Most Outstanding Tournament<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Loy Yang International \u2013 Traralgon Tennis Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Tankworld-Rebound Ace Sports VCTA Country Week\u2013 VCTA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">William LOUD International \u2013 Bendigo Tennis Association<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Andrew Rae \u2013 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Judy Hancy \u2013 Tennis Seniors Victoria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Terry Smith \u2013 Bendigo Tennis Association<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Glen Flindell \u2013 Bundoora Tennis Club\/Deaf Tennis Australia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Zvi Schweitzer \u2013 Maccabi Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Stephen Swann \u2013 Glen Iris Valley Recreation Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Gordon Moffatt Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Male<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Daniel Guccione \u2013 Hadfield Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Jacob Grills \u2013 Ocean Grove\/Geelong Lawn Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Marc Polmans \u2013 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2;font-size: 13px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Gordon Moffatt Junior Athlete of the Year \u2013 Female<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Eliza Long \u2013 Spring Gully\/Dendy Park Tennis Club\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Jaimee Fourlis \u2013 Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Zoe Hives \u2013 Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre\/Eaglemont Tennis Club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">All the award winners will be announced at Tennis Victoria\u2019s Championships Dinner on Monday 25 June, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Tickets are now on sale for the Wimbledon-themed night which will relive the 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Pat Cash\u2019s triumphant victory with the man himself (via video) and his former coach on the night. We will talk tennis with the Herald Sun\u2019s Mark Stevens, Ian Barclay, Scott Draper and Richard Fromberg and, of course, pay homage to the people that define Victorian tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><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<br \/>\n<\/strong>Monday 25 June, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><strong>Venue:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>MCC Members Dining Room<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Melbourne Cricket Ground<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><strong>Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>7 pm \u2013 11 pm<strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><strong>Dress:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lounge Suit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\"><strong>Tickets:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>Affiliate\/member table of 10 $1300<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Table of 10 $1500<br \/>\nI<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">ndividual $150 per person<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">More information is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/about-us\/championships-dinner\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Championships Dinner page of the Tennis Victoria website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/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 2012 were announced. 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