{"id":21685,"date":"2026-04-24T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=21685"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:01:22","slug":"2026-tennis-west-awards-night-finalists-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2026\/04\/24\/2026-tennis-west-awards-night-finalists-confirmed","title":{"rendered":"2026 Tennis West Awards Night Finalists Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>After a\u00a0strong year of nominations, the finalists for the 2026 Tennis West Awards have been finalised.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The winners will then be announced at the 2026 Tennis West Awards Night presented by Theme Group on Friday 29 May at Optus Stadium.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The night will celebrate tennis in Western Australia and recognise\u00a0 the outstanding achievements of our state\u2019s junior and senior players, clubs, coaches, schools, volunteers,\u00a0officials\u00a0and administrators of our sport.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tennis West received a total of\u00a078 nominations from 14\u00a0categories.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are all the 2025\/26 Tennis West Awards Finalists and Inductees for each category:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that the\u00a0Pro Player of the Year,\u00a0Midland Trophies Outstanding Competitive Play\u00a0Event\u00a0and Perth Audio Visual Coaching Excellence Award \u2013 Performance\u00a0winners\u00a0will be awarded on the night.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PERTH AUDIO VISUAL COACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD \u2013 DEVELOPMENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Matt Wigham \u2013 Manning Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Hann &#8211; Cottesloe Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ARTHUR MARSHALL COACHING EXCELLENCE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Megan Henry &#8211;\u00a0Dumbleyung\u00a0Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anthony\u00a0Tamboriello\u00a0&#8211; Margaret River Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brad Millman &#8211; Dunsborough Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>KC AUSTRALIA VOLUNTEER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Julianne Hill &#8211; Brunswick Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Crothers &#8211; Claremont Lawn Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sri\u00a0Adiyanti\u00a0&#8211; Onslow Park Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEALTHWAY MOST OUTSTANDING LARGE CLUB\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alexander Park Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ocean Ridge Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Safety Bay Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEALTHWAY MOST OUTSTANDING SMALL CLUB\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eneabba Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kendenup\u00a0Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tom Price Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THEME GROUP EXCELLENCE IN OFFICIATING\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alireza\u00a0Chitgar<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Josh Carter<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rosario\u00a0Corvaia<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAWN HAY MEDAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parirokh\u00a0Ahmadi<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jill Sheridan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ken McIntosh<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOST OUTSTANDING SCHOOL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">St John&#8217;s Primary School &#8211; Geraldton<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Applecross Senior High School<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narembeen District High School &#8211; Narembeen<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATERDROP MOST OUTSTANDING INCLUSION INITIATIVE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tennis 4 All South Mandurah Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WA Top Spinners &#8211; Manning Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All Abilities Tennis &#8211; Break Point Tennis<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MIDLAND TROPHIES MOST OUTSTANDING 30+ TENNIS SENIOR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Harry Wilmott-Stanton &#8211; North Perth Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bobbie Edwards &#8211; Reabold Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CURRENT ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO TENNIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graham Johnson &#8211; Dandaragan Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Warren Davis &#8211; North Beach Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kellie Ryan &#8211; Tom Price Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THEME GROUP MOST OUTSTANDING ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tom Claydon &#8211; South Perth Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kaden Larney &#8211; South Mandurah Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wayne Arnott &#8211; Safety Bay Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tickets are still on sale\u00a0to the tennis community\u00a0through the button below and through\u00a0TryBooking.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tennis West Awards Night\u00a0Details:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: Friday May\u00a029, 2026\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: 6:00 pm until late\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue: Optus Stadium,\u00a0Riverview Room\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guests will enjoy a specially curated three-course plated dinner complemented by premium beverages, all within a vibrant and sophisticated setting that promises a truly memorable celebration of tennis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ticket prices will be $200\u00a0per ticket for\u00a0general\u00a0public and can be booked as singles or as a table of 10 for $1650.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/events\/1549826\/sessions\/6288527\/sections\/2983768\/tickets\">2026 Tennis West Awards Night | TryBooking Australia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Tennis West\u00a0sincerely acknowledges\u00a0and\u00a0thanks\u00a0our Presenting Partner, Theme Group, for their generous support of this year\u2019s Tennis West Awards Night. We also extend our appreciation to our valued partners Streamer, Front Row Screens, Perth Audio Visual, KC Australia, Maxiblock, Kinetic, Current Electrical, Midland Trophies, Dunlop, Wise Wines, CBH Group, Healthway, the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport,\u00a0Suss\u00a0X Sports, and Waterdrop for their ongoing support and partnership.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a\u00a0strong year of nominations, the finalists for the 2026 Tennis West Awards have been finalised.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6359,"featured_media":21686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}