Awards

 

 

ClubsACT Master Sportstar for February 2012

 

Congratulations to Ros Balodis on becoming the ClubsACT Masters Sportstar for February for her efforts in leading her team to a win in the final of the Mario Bueno Cup and on winning a doubles title at the ITF World Seniors Tennis Championships held in San Diego, USA. 

 

2011 Frank Thornton Player of the Year

 

Congratulations to Narelle Raftery on winning this award - pictured receiving the award from Pat Moloney. 

 

The award is given to the ACT member judged to have achieved notable tennis success over the past year.  This award was first presented in 1981.  It was given by Kath Thornton in memory of her husband.  Frank Thornton was the inaugural Treasurer from 1970 to 1978 of Tennis Seniors ACT which was then known as the Senior Branch of the ACT Lawn Tennis Association.  Frank also had a major involvement in the establishment and running of Lyneham.  He organised and involved himself in many working bees to ensure Lyneham was always kept neat and tidy and in a presentable condition.  The trophy has been awarded 30 times to 25 different members.

 

Narelle is a player who moved to Canberra at a very young age as part of a family shift. She showed a lot of potential as a junior in a couple of sports before settling on tennis. An unfortunate injury then stopped her from reaching top junior status. In fact injuries have continuously plagued her over the years. However over this last year Narelle has decided to give it a go and has:

·          came runner-up in the Australian championships in Newcastle

·          won our Easter tournament

·          came runner-up in the Queensland Championships

·          came runner-up in the NSW Championships

·          improved her Australian ranking to No 2

·          improved her ITF ranking from 71 to 10

·          gained selection in the Australian Team

·          was named as TACT's Senior Player of the year

·          has lost a lot of weight and is looking athletically fit.

 

2011 George Henshilwood Award

 

Congratulations to Mary Gormly on winning this award - pictured receiving her award from Pat Moloney.

 

The award is given to the member judged to have made a significant contribution to ACT Seniors over the past year. The award is made as a result of an endowment from the Henshilwood family in memory of their father.  George Henshilwood passed away in 2003 just short of his 90th birthday.  George was given a tennis racquet as a retirement gift at the age of 65.  He then took up tennis and joined the veterans.  A couple of years later he became editor of the then Vetset and carried out that task for 20 years.  The quarterly issues comprised at that time between 16 to 24 pages in a  booklet form.  Every single word was handwritten by George before going to the printer.  He also served as Assistant Secretary and contributed  in many other ways to seniors tennis. 

 

Mary has demonstrated the required attributes of a warm and friendly manner for the work carried out.  Also having the organisations skills for assisting in the running of social days, handling entries, withdrawals and cancellations; and the important aspect of ensuring sufficient eats and drinks for the after match discussions as well as the running of raffles. She has assisted at the Easter tournament and is the able and valuable assistant for the running of the Sunday mixed tournaments.

Glen Busby and Tom Hancy honoured at Newcombe Awards

 

At a glittering event at the Crown Paladium Entertainment complex in Melbourne on 5 December, Glen Busby and Tom Hancy were honoured for their respective contributions to tennis over the past twelve months.

 

Glen received the Newcombe Award for the "Most outstanding 35+ Senior". He is currently the number 1 world ranked player in the 55+ age bracket and has had a string of successes in Europe and Australia this year. He was also captain of the Austria Cup team which won in the World Titles in New Zealand earlier in the year

 

Tom was recognized for his 43 years of unbroken service in various capacities, predominantly to Ringwood and Park Orchards clubs where he is a life member, and of course also to Tennis Seniors Australia for the magnificent contribution he has made as Secretary over the past 3 years. Tom received the Newcombe "Volunteer Achievement Award"

 

Tennis Seniors Australia salutes these stalwarts of our game, and congratulates them on their achievements

 

Reg Trevaskis

6 December 2012

 

2011 Tennis ACT Annual Awards

 

The annual Tennis ACT awards night was held at the National Sports Club in Lyneham on Saturday 24 September in celebration of tennis in the Nation’s Capital.  The night showcased the players, coaches and volunteers within the ACT, with over 80 people in attendance.  Among the winners were two of our members, Narelle Raftery with the 35+ Senior Player of the Year award and Tim Harris, a mainstay in the Weston Creek Pennant team, the Adult Club Player of the Year

 

For the full list of awards, click here.