We hosted a successful and inspiring awards evening at The Queens Club on Saturday 14th March.
A huge thank you to Marcus Buckland for acting as host and winners interviewer for the evening and adding a lot of laughter to proceedings.
We were delighted that he could be joined by 4-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Roger Taylor who shared some fond memories of the game and his achievements despite never having had a tennis lesson!
Thanks also to Trustees Anne Nicholls, Mark Keothavong and Matthew Robinson for reading the citations.
When we presented our LTA Award winners, it was great to see such strong categories and winners across the awards.
LTA AWARDS
Valerie Piper
Heather Bickerton
Harrow Weald LTC
Ryan Jones
Corina Mirea
Jonathan-Pierre Lyon
Finsbury Park
Green Team Initiative
DS Open at Thistleworth
St Augustine’s Primary School
The following nominees in the University of the Year and President’s Award categories have also been passed through for LTA National Award consideration:
LTA University of the Year Award
Imperial College London & King’s College London
LTA President’s Award
Kate Maurici (Queen’s Club Foundation) & Nicky Maxwell (International Para-Standing Tennis Association)
MIDDLESEX TENNIS AWARDS
Joshua Paris
Sam Zlotnik
Mika Stojsavljevic
Kaya Stojsavjlevic & Sahara Baptiste
Paul French
June Pearce
10U Boys
William McKay
Stuart Wilkinson & James Mott
Emily Craven
We also took the opportunity to recognise our Competition winners throughout the year:
Middlesex County Closed 18U Champions:
Karim El Sayed Ahmad Gonzalez (Boys) and Katerina Kirk (Girls)
Play Your Way to Wimbledon County Winners – 14U Singles
Nikolas Ryazhenov-Siems (Boys) and Holly Brewester (Girls)
National Champions
9U Boys Team * 9U Girls Team * 10U Boys Team * 11U Girls Team * 12U Girls Team
County Cup (Men) Over 65s
Richard Budgett (Captain)
Ricky Philip, Jan Kovar, Paul French, Nigel Mann, Phil Veasey
County Cup (Women) Over 50s
Captain: Anneka Els
Samantha Spry, Natalie Bella, Frances Brewester, Lena Keothavong, Barbara Griffiths, Toni-Ann Barclay, Cybele Cortina, Susheel Gulati, Ryoko Yomoda
County Cup (Women) Over 40s
Captain: Jane Hart
Barbara Griffiths, Toni-Ann Barclay, Susannah Dart, Juliet Huggett, Susheel Gulati, Libby Lyons, Cybele Cortina
We are delighted to announce that four of our LTA Award winners have been shortlisted to go through to the National Finals in April. Congratulations to:
- Corina Mirea – Coach of the Year
- Finsbury Park – Park Venue of the Year
- Middlesex Green Team – Protect Where We Play Award
- Metro Blind Sport – Tennis Opened Up
Finally, huge congratulations to our Chair, Phil Veasey, who was presented with the LTA Councillor Award for Excellence.
Photos from the Awards Evening will be available in a short while. Keep your eyes on our social channels and next weeks Memo!
